This week marks another birthday for a country famous for its cookouts, fireworks and celebration of freedom in its simplest forms — from our right to purchase and consume three-liter bottles of wine in a single night to hitting snooze a dozen times before eating as many hot dogs…
Future with Torey Lanez, Zoey Dollaz, A$AP Ferg Starplex Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, June 24, 2017 When Future’s run from 2015-17 is discussed in history books, nights like Saturday — when Starplex hosted his Nobody Safe Tour — will be cited as proof of his supremacy in the rap world. Sure, there…
Iron Maiden with Ghost American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, June 23, 2017 Iron Maiden’s visit to Dallas on Friday night was its first in five years. And the British six-piece showed during its two-hour performance at American Airlines Center that there is no real end in sight for a long…
Texas talent is on fire this week, y’all. Six out of 10 of our top picks of the week are artists who call the Lone Star State home. Sam Lao opens Lizzo’s show at Club Dada on Thursday night, and then there’s Maleveller’s reunion show at Double Wide and Buffalo Black’s…
Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull with CNCO American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, June 16, 2017 Star power was anything but lacking Friday night as Enrique Iglesias and Pitbull performed the seventh show of their 2017 tour at American Airlines Center. At 8 p.m., after a quick set by Latin pop boy…
Metallica With Avenged Sevenfold AT&T Stadium, Arlington Friday, June 16, 2017 Thirty-one years ago, Metallica released its masterpiece, Master of Puppets. Not that you’ll see the group commemorate it with an anniversary tour: The Angeleno metal legends are on the road for their WorldWired Tour, promoting their latest album, Hardwired…to…
This week marks the start of summer, and with it come plenty of sunscreen and high electricity bills. Luckily, some shows this week take place in cool, air conditioned venues — which is not to say you won’t work up a sweat Wednesday night at The Bomb Factory when George Clinton…
Coming out of last week’s lull, things kick right back into gear this week. Isn’t that how it usually goes around here? In fact, it’s going to be pretty noisy, so earplugs may be a necessary part of the fun. From heavy metal to punk to glam rock, it’s going…
Sigur Rós The Bomb Factory, Dallas Wednesday, June 7, 2017 Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi opened his mouth in silent screams and bent his head nearly to the ground as he played his signature bowed guitar. The Icelandic post-rock trio played for a standing-room-only crowd in the Bomb Factory. The raw emotion…
It may be a slow time of year for big shows, but this week’s still guaranteed to get you movin’ and shakin’. Monday starts us off with some smooth jazz fusion from the Funky Knuckles, Sigur Ros takes over the Bomb Factory on Wednesday, and Dmitri Vegas and Like Mike…
Post Malone Free Press Summer Fest Eleanor Tinsley Park, Houston Saturday, June 3, 2017 If the show must go on, the star of Free Press Summer Fest last weekend was Post Malone. After severe weather delayed the show by nearly two hours Saturday, the Grapevine native took the stage in…
U2 with the Lumineers AT&T Stadium, Dallas Friday, May 26, 2017 In 1849, French writer Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr wrote, “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose.” The phrase essentially translates to: The more things change, the more things stay the same. Friday night at AT&T Stadium, U2 proved just…
As we celebrate the nation’s veterans and first responders Memorial Day, Monday also kicks off a great week of music in North Texas. After you’ve filled up on barbecue or enjoyed some fireworks, head to Club Dada for the inaugural New Math Fest, sure to inspire the performance artist in…
Last week was tough for fringe fans. Ahead of Soundgarden’s now-canceled concert this week at The Bomb Factory, the death of frontman Chris Cornell certainly came as a surprise to many. But as the sun rises Monday morning, with it come many other great shows from some pretty great artists…
Another Homegrown Festival has come and gone. And maybe this week you’re thinking things will slow down a bit. But the streets aren’t quieting down just yet. As we slowly begin our descent into the searing and steamy season that is summer in Texas, let’s enjoy the better days spring…
Tripping Daisy with Pearl Earl Club Dada, Dallas Thursday, May 11, 2017 Club Dada is packed shoulder to shoulder with Gen Xers. They remember Deep Ellum in the ’90s – when Kurt Cobain got in a fight with a bouncer at Trees and Butthole Surfers wrote songs about Dallas. But…
the xx South Side Ballroom, Dallas Monday, May 8, 2017 Fans of the xx, an indie pop band hailing from London, are an exuberant bunch. The xx’s blend of icy minimalism and arena rock brought out millenials and more seasoned concertgoers during an 80-minute set Monday night at South Side Ballroom…
There are two sides to Miranda Lambert. One minute she is holding up her fingers in the shape of a gun, singing about shooting an abusive boyfriend and the next she is alone with her acoustic guitar singing a soft, slow song about wishing away her broken heart. Lambert came…
JMBLYA Fair Park, Dallas May 5, 2017 Not even Chance the Rapper’s bum leg or his meandering headlining set could put a damper on hip-hop and dance festival JMBLYA’s extravagan fifth edition at Fair Park on Friday. Chance is known for putting on high-energy shows where he spends a lot…
This week, Dallas welcomes back one of its most popular bands after a nearly two-decade absence. Tripping Daisy, which formed in 1990, revisits its old stomping grounds at a pre-Homegrown Festival show at Dada Thursday night. They’ll also be headlining the festival, which takes place Saturday and also includes Mutemath,…
The Weeknd With Rae Sremmurd, Belly and 6lack American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, May 4, 2017 The Weeknd doesn’t seem like he should be a massive pop star. Sometimes, anyway. The Canadian R&B singer is a man of split personalities, an artist intent on presenting himself in an unedited fashion, a…
Fortress Festival with Run the Jewels, Purity Ring, Flying Lotus, Slowdive and more Fort Worth Cultural District, Fort Worth Saturday, April 29, and Sunday, April 30, 2017 Like any first-year festival, the two-day, two-stage Fortress Fest was not without its flaws. But last weekend it proved it could grow into…
