Critic's Notebook

Live jazz is burgeoning around Dallas. Old or new, here’s where to go for it.

We could have picked any place to spend New Year’s Eve; we chose to spend it with Tripping Daisy.

From Erykah Badu getting dragged by Minaj fans to big-time concert reviews, here are the stories that captivated our readers this year.

The year 2024 was filled with great new music. From “brat” to Kendrick Lamar, here are our music critics’ favorite albums of the year.

Jason Niebaum is on track to have an endless collection of 8-track tapes signed by famous musicians.

A few lucky barflies caught a Christmas miracle of their own earlier this week when Kacey Musgraves crashed their karaoke night.

Tyler, The Creator just dropped a collab with the Dallas Cowboys and got internet creators RDC to model.

Meet our new music, food and culture writer, Simon Pruitt.

The singer, who suffered major losses in the last year, is putting all of his pain into an upcoming EP.

These North Texas artists – Gracen Wynn, Sam Cormier and Ella Red – are stepping into the spotlight. Get familiar with the sound of tomorrow today.

The “Drink A Beer” guy is working on an official version of the viral pop-country parody.

On Saturday, Resident Taqueria served up a secret menu of pop-rock tunes.

Maria Callas, Bob Dylan, the terrible Amy Winehouse movie: It was a big year in music biopics, so we have some suggestions.

As 2024 comes to a close, we look back at all the great albums and EP released by North Texas locals and legends.

Where do BigXThaPlug, Dorrough and Zillionaire Doe stand at the moment? Here are the 30 biggest stars of North Texas hip-hop in 2024.

North Texas artists have been killing it. Here are the local tracks we’ll have stuck in our heads until 2025.

When psych-metal band Catacosmic started the year, there was no way its members could have known that 2024 would be the best year ever.

Native to North Texas or not, these people made a profound impact on our musical community and its fans.

The acclaimed singer-songwriter is embracing her Southern roots, genre conventions and queer solidarity as the bassist of indie/country supergroup Julien Baker & TORRES.

Jackson, local rapper-producer and owner of the venue Creators Don’t Die, creates an anthem and short film celebrating the neighborhood that inspires him.

“Fever Dream” embodies The Robot Bonfire’s journey of growth over the past four years.

For his next release, the Dallas drummer know as Dos Negros opts for more substance than substance use.