Donald Glover, Atlanta, the critically acclaimed FX series starring? If so, you’ll be interested to know that Glover’s alter ego will soon be performing at the American Airlines Center. Are you eagerly anticipating warmer weather and the chance to leisurely stretch out on blankets under the stars? If so, KXT 91.7’s…
If you won’t be able to make it down to Austin this weekend for the music extravaganza at the annual South by Southwest Interactive Festival, have no fear, because King Camel’s Jeff Brown is bringing Austin to you March 12. This is the fifth year Brown has put on the…
Anything A Day To Remember does from here on is nothing more than a victory lap. The boys from Ocala, Florida, are now the kings of their hometown and for years, they’ve been the top dogs of the dwindling post-hardcore genre that’s often umbrella termed as Warped Tour or Hot…
Pop shows are fundamentally a visual spectacle. If you go to an arena show for the flashing lights and zealous flare, you likely won’t leave disappointed. Categorizing it as anything but fun is difficult. Look too long at some, however, and the natural conclusion you will come to is a…
The National Center for Education Statistics estimates that nearly half of American schools have zero full-time arts teachers, while1.3 million elementary school students don’t have access to music classes. But starting tonight, The Rustic in Uptown will recognize National Music in Our Schools Month with a series of concerts performed…
BackYard on Bell offers patrons the kind of live music experience Dallas wishes it could. With a huge beer garden, covered patio, pet waste stations, an oversized Connect Four game, food trucks, a great menu and a selection of 16 craft beers on tap, BackYard’s inviting atmosphere gives music fans…
Kevin Griffin has been coming around the Dallas area for a long time, but it’s usually been with his band Better Than Ezra. Thirty years after the band formed in Baton Rouge (and later based in New Orleans), Griffin will play a solo show in Dallas for the first time…
By now, most Texas Rangers fans know that if radio broadcaster Eric Nadel loves anything more than baseball, it’s music. Last summer, Nadel was eating at Cafe Momentum — a nonprofit restaurant that employs disadvantaged youth — where he talked about music with Chad Houser, founder, CEO and chef of…
St. Patrick’s Day comes a week early for us this week as Flogging Molly takes the stage as the Dallas Observer’s St. Patrick’s Day concert headliner on Saturday. Former Oasis frontman Noel Gallagher brings his High Flying Birds to the Majestic Tuesday; Demi Lovato plays her second gig in town…
You would never guess that the same hard-looking punks who stood in line for an event famous for its showcasing of emo music would later be sweating off their eyeliner, dancing to rap music and singing along to “Party in the USA” by Miley Cyrus. But this was the contradiction…
Is Blake Shelton good enough to put on a great show while recovering from the flu? When you’re arguably country music’s only A-lister and People’s Sexiest Man Alive and, well, just a solid performer, you can do just about anything. Shelton headlined the Country Music Freaks tour Saturday night at…
Dallas’ spring and summer concert calendars continue to grow. This week, a couple of legendary rock, pop and soul veteran acts wind their way into town. The Granada Theater offers some entertaining options, and one of music’s most charismatic voices brings a new project to The Kessler. Singer-songwriter Ray Lamontagne…
Editor’s note: Our writer was struck with a gas leak this weekend, so the review is a little late. You’ll live. For the past three years, Erykah Badu has invited friends, family and all of Dallas to the Bomb Factory for a celebration of her birth. This year’s affair, titled…
How does a single performer captivate a 4,000-seat venue? First off, she has to have a larger-than-life persona. Second, she has to have the music chops to carry a whole stage with no backing musicians. Three, it doesn’t hurt to look as good as Annie Clark, also known as St…
If you think local singer-songwriters take a back seat to touring acts this week, you’re wrong. Vandoliers frontman Joshua Fleming plays original music and introduces new musical talent to the stage at Fort Worth Live, folk and alternative country singer-songwriter A.J. LeGrand plays a set at The Rustic with a…
This week in local concert announcements finds the calendar continuing to fill up. A couple of big-venue shows are scheduled in alongside a multitude of club shows that promise to attract large and devoted crowds. Read ahead for all of the latest. Big summer touring plans have been confirmed for…
It’s a quiet night in Deep Ellum this Valentine’s Day. Everyone is out for a quiet evening with a date, wrapping the night up early to move on to more intimate surroundings. Such is not the case for this evening’s showcase at Three Links. For Deep Ellum’s favorite punk club,…
London Wulff, the 11-year-old daughter of our wonderful music writer Eva Raggio, reviewed the Grace VanderWaal show for us. Wullf is a straight-A student, singer, dancer and ukulele player who can kill a grown man with her karate moves. She enjoys live music and meeting artists — she has sat…
Seasoned Dallas-music devotees last month commemorated the 40th anniversary of an odd — or as Frank Campagna calls it, “off” — concert experience. It’s one that left Campagna bitter, a belligerent bassist bloody and musician Barry Kooda set to fight all four Sex Pistols after his blade-earring collection went missing…
About three songs into her set at the House of Blues on Friday night, Demi Lovato sat down on the stage, untied her white lace up heels, and threw them beside her. “Forget these heels,” Lovato shouted, drawing cheers from the audience. “I love playing intimate shows like this,” Lovato…
Boulders, tall grass, and palm trees created a beach bum’s grotto on the stage of American Airlines Center on Thursday night, and basking in the video projection’s faux waves was the quintessential nostalgic California crooner. Lana Del Rey only let her native upstate New York accent slip a couple of…
This week offers up local singer-songwriters and several national touring acts. The only problem is having to choose between them all. Catch Sleigh Bells as they kick off the week with a powerful show at Granada Theater on Tuesday night, followed by Alejandro Escovedo; Tyler, the Creator; Lana Del Ray…
