Billy Bob’s Fourth of July Picnic With Merle Haggard, Ryan Bingham, Chris Stapleton and more Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth Friday and Saturday, July 3 and 4, 2015 At first, the news that Willie Nelson would be moving his annual 4th of July picnic to Austin seemed tragic. Every year,…
Fourth of July is over, and now there’s seemingly nothing to celebrate. No pool parties, no fireworks, no long summer days to spend relaxing in the sun. All that’s left is the heat and possibly some overeating. But fear not; the concert calendar is here to save us, and this…
Heartless BastardsWith Craig Finn Trees, Dallas Thursday, July 2, 2015 With all due respect to the Heartless Bastards, who were technically the headliners at Trees last Thursday night, the evening thoroughly belonged to opener Craig Finn. Performing solo with a friend on electric guitar, the Hold Steady frontman took advantage…
I’ve got a theory: Every American holiday is just an excuse for us all to get really, really, wasted and gorge ourselves with food. You can also hang out with family, but too. Over here, we like to celebrate with a little bit of live music. Especially the type of…
Are you tired of Skrillex yet? It probably doesn’t matter, because apparently he can’t get enough of Dallas. Amidst all the talk that EDM is dead or dying, the notorious beat dropper is about to make his second visit to North Texas in less than nine months. Last time he was…
Taco Libre Fest With Ozomatli, Deep Blue Something, TEAM*, Pinata Protest, Dustin Cavazos, Party Static and Valise Main Street Garden Park, Dallas Saturday, June 27, 2015 There’s a first time for everything. For instance, Deep Blue Something — back together again and getting ready to release a new EP —…
Kings of the Mic Tour WIth LL Cool J, Bone Thugs N Harmony and more Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, June 26, 2015 For a while on Friday night, it seemed that Mother Nature maybe didn’t want the Kings of the Mic Tour to happen. Ominous clouds had been threatening…
America Day is right around the corner. But before we pull out the grill and stock pile the illegal fireworks, there are a bunch of great shows leading up to the day itself. Cut Copy has a DJ set at It’ll Do. Bummer Vacation plays a free show at The…
Warped Tour Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, June 27, 2015 Warped Tour is a survivor. After 20 years of putting on festivals, there’s no other way to put it. The festival is just about old enough to drink now, and when it passed through Dallas on Saturday to set up…
This week has three festivals — yes, three — coming our way. The first of those is Boom 94.5’s hip hop fest, which brings in a bunch of old-school cats like LL Cool J and DJ Jazzy Jeff. The second is Vans Warped Tour which brings in a bunch of…
Brian Wilson Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Only three months have passed since Dallas was last swept in gleeful waves of Southern California nostalgia. Led by Mike Love, the Beach Boys’ visited Verizon Theatre for a performance highlighted with props and stage projections of the band’s more…
Best Coast Granada Theater, Dallas Wednesday, June 24, 2015 Bethany Cosentino of Best Coast has cultivated one of the most beloved personas in the alternative music world, but it’s been a good while since we’ve seen it come through in full clarity. The main exception these days is her consistently…
JMBLYA Fest Deep Ellum Outdoors, Dallas Friday, June 19, 2015 ScoreMore Shows’ JMBLYA Fest, in conjunction with Dallas organization Support Our Students, gave out 200 free tickets to high schoolers to attend the student-oriented festival last Friday. In honor of the occasion, we invited one recent high school graduate, Xavier…
Leon Bridges Scat Jazz Lounge, Fort Worth Saturday, June 20, 2015 Would you pay $250 (or more, if rumors are to be believed) to see Leon Bridges? That was the question that fans who didn’t have tickets had to ask themselves if they wanted to see the Fort Worth singer play…
Jodeci With Tony! Toni! Toné! and Troop Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie Sunday, June 21, 2015 It’s been quite a while since Jodeci released a studio album — 20 years in fact — but that’s exactly what the “Bad Boys of R&B” did this past March. The quartet’s fourth studio album, The…
Two festivals this week. Really, two that take place in the same location but couldn’t be for more vastly different crowds. But, that’s the beauty of music. There’s something for everybody. Kings of Mic, the old school hip hop fest with the like of LL Cool J, DJ Jazzy Jeff, and…
Neon Trees With Alex Winston and Yes You Are Granada Theater, Dallas Thursday, June 18, 2015 Last night, Neon Trees made me feel like a dad. Or at least feel for them. It wasn’t just when they closed the evening out with a limp cover of Dexy’s Midnight Runners’ “Come…
This weekend is looking very packed. Leon Bridges is performing one (actually, two) of his many shows leading up to the release of his debut album, Coming Home — all of which seem to be sold out but industrious folks know how to get their hands on sold out tickets in…
D’angelo and the Vangaurd The Bomb Factory, Dallas Tuesday, June 16, 2015 Eric Garner. Michael Brown. Tamir Rice. D’angelo dedicates the next song to those three lives deemed undeserving of justice by so called justice. We can throw in a few others for good measure as well. James Harrison. Walter…
97.9 The Beat’s Dub Car Show With Future, Kevin Gates, Mike Jones and more Dallas Convention Center, Dallas Sunday, June 14, 2015 “It smells like popcorn and weed in here.” “Oooooooh this my shit!” —Both overheard at the DUB Car Show on Sunday American car culture is a fascinating thing…
The messiah is coming. The Black Messiah, in D’angelo that is. He’s been a recluse a bit through the years but his surprise album was one of the best to drop last year and word on the streets is his live show is more than up to par. Stellar even…
The Sonics With Mind Spiders Texas Theatre, Dallas Saturday, June 13, 2015 The best things in life are often worth the wait, but in the case of the Sonics this was an unusually long one. The legendary garage rock band, who made their first run as a band in the…
