Want a sign that Dallas is becoming an increasingly hot property as a concert city? Kraftwerk is coming to Dallas. Freaking Kraftwerk. How rare of an opportunity is this, exactly? Last fall, the German krautrock and electronic music pioneers played a pair of shows in Austin — where these sorts…
Off the Rails Country Music Fest With Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Sam Hunt and more Toyota Stadium, Frisco Saturday and Sunday, April 23 and 24, 2016 Half of a successful music festival is the venue. The music line-up is what gets people there, but it’s the venue that keeps its…
The Suffers With Sam Lao The Kessler Theater, Dallas Friday, April 22, 2016 On Friday night, the Suffers brought one of the loudest audiences the Kessler Theater has seen in a while. Lead vocalist Kam Franklin said they never expected to make it in Dallas on account of the…
Although nothing can even out the tragic loss of the artist formerly known as Prince, getting a surprise visual album from Beyoncé is as decent an opposite reaction as you could hope for. If you need help during these tough times, there are plenty of tributes in Dallas already in progress…
Duran Duran With Chic American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, April 19, 2016 “First there’s 1D and then there’s double D,” that is how Elizabeth Smith, a longtime Duran Duran fan, explained her 16-year-old daughter’s definitive “boy band” ranking. The pair were at American Airlines Center Tuesday night to catch Duran…
Smashing Pumpkins With Liz Phair Majestic Theatre, Dallas Monday, April 18, 2016 Heading into The Majestic Theatre for Monday night’s Smashing Pumpkins show, it would’ve seemed unlikely that a pair of cover songs would steal the show. With songs like “1979” and “Tonight, Tonight” to draw on, Billy Corgan and…
Poor Billy Corgan. He can’t seem to escape the press for too long. Whether he’s spotted frowning on a rollercoaster or starting wrestling tournaments, it seems like most days aren’t exactly the greatest for Corgan. But hopefully it can be one of your better days when you go see them at…
Old 97’s County Fair With Drive-By Truckers, Lucero, Deer Tick, Justin Townes Earle and more Main St. Garden Park, Dallas Saturday, April 16, 2016 There were times during the inaugural Old 97s County Fair when you felt certain the looming cloud cover was about to break loose all hell. Like…
Kurt Vile Granada Theater, Dallas Saturday, April 16, 2016 Participation in the Revelation of Kurt Vile wasn’t compulsory during his sold-out show at Granada Theater on Saturday night. Inviting people in wasn’t really the Philadelphia native’s objective. Much like his latest album, b’lieve i’m goin down, his goal seemed to…
Beach House The Bomb Factory, Dallas Saturday, April 9, 2016 On Saturday night at The Bomb Factory in Deep Ellum, Baltimore dream-pop outfit Beach House was all about prettiness. Each song was pretty. Victoria Legrand’s vocals were pretty. But there were too many aspects that fell pretty flat. It wasn’t…
Justin Bieber With Post Malone and Moxie Raia American Airlines Center, Dallas Sunday, April 10, 2016 Something interesting happened when a couch came up through the floor during Justin Bieber’s visit to American Airlines Center Sunday night. There on one of the cushions was a guitar, and for the…
Look, there’s really no excuse to not see a show this week. In the next seven days, Dallas will be hosting Korean and ’00s hip-hop, chillwave and chill indie rock, unforgiving punk music and fairly forgiving country music, and, well, DJ Snake. If you’re finding yourself uninterested in any of…
M83 With Yacht The Bomb Factory, Dallas Friday, April 8, 2016 Concerts don’t come with much higher feel-good levels than M83’s visit to The Bomb Factory did on Friday night. The French synthpop powerhouse rolled into town for the second stop on their Junk Tour on the exact day that…
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band The River Tour American Airlines Center, Dallas Tuesday, April 5, 2016 If you’re only as young as you feel, then Bruce Springsteen must have found the fountain of youth. For three solid hours on Tuesday night, the 66-year-old lit up the American Airlines…
Mumford & Sons Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Monday, April 4, 2016 Although hordes of soundalikes still somehow find audiences, Mumford & Sons’ moment is over. A large Dallas crowd at Gexa Energy Pavilion last night offered fairly steady enthusiasm for Marcus Mumford’s crew, but the reaction to the few songs pulled from…
Everyone, quick, roll out your best weed jokes. Because, frankly, what else are you going to say about the news that Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa just announced a co-headlining gig at Gexa Energy Pavilion on August 19? You don’t need to feel bad about it, either, because Snoop and…
Last November, thousands of Americans faced a moment of truth. While grooving to a song they’d never heard, they were unknowingly lured into the charms of Justin Bieber’s adult career. It’s impossible to deny that Bieber has come a long way to become the dance-pop crooner we can’t help singing…
Ludacris The Bomb Factory, Dallas Tuesday, March 29, 2016 You know you’re in for a special concert when Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is the one making the introductions. Cuban didn’t personally organize Tuesday night’s Ludacris concert at The Bomb Factory, but everything about the show — the first for…
Dalton Rapattoni Homecoming Parade Town Center Park, Sunnyvale Saturday, March 26, 2016 As Dalton Rapattoni followed his police escort to a stage at Town Center Park on Saturday afternoon, he looked a little freaked out. With thousands of people filling the streets of his hometown to get a glimpse of…
What’s that? Constant rain and 50 degree weather? That sounds like the Texas spring we all know and, uh, tolerate. But as Texans, it’s our duty to endure. So go dig out your heavy jacket and get ready to stand in line at Trees for Daughter’s sold out show, or…
Spillover Fest With Anamanaguchi, the Orwells, Les Butcherettes and more Deep Ellum, Dallas This weekend’s festivities at Parade of Flesh’s Spillover festival proved to be a satisfying alternative for Dallasites to the behemoth festival that is South by Southwest. Many of the acts already seemed a little tired from gigging…
Mercury Rev With Josh T. Pearson Dan’s Silverleaf, Denton Sunday, March 20, 2016 Mercury Rev played at Dan’s Silverleaf Sunday night and sounded better than ever. The orchestral indie rock band with cinematic melodies brought a surprising intensity to their 90-minute set. Prone to unpredictable performances and infighting between band…
