Critic's Notebook

Counting Crows are touring in support of their latest release, Butter Miracle, Suite One.

Mansfield-via-California TikTok star Parker James, 20, and his brother Caden Shea, 15, are sitting in their North Texas apartment surrounded by posters of Nirvana, Nine Inch Nails, and Cage the Elephant, discussing their new band Olive Vox, whose debut single “Bury Me Low” is out now.

Millennials are still wiping tears from their eyes after last week’s surprise video on Twitter from Steve Burns, the original host of the Nickelodeon series Blue’s Clues, in which he comes to us as though a long lost big brother who’s been away at college all these years, embracing us with a giant, warm collective hug.

Texas is renowned for producing a plethora of acclaimed singers, from Beyonce and Megan Thee Stallion to our own Leon Bridges, Erykah Badu and St. Vincent.

Dallas rock group Eleventeen have been playing music together since the late ’90s. Many of their old stomping grounds, such as The Galaxy Club and The Curtain Club, are long gone.

The idea of what can be labeled as “underrated” is usually dependent on many factors, but if you’re a singer who has had four top five hits (including a number one smash) as a part of three different bands and yet still few people know your name, then you’ve probably earned the term.

While many artists will tell you they’ve been playing music all their lives, this platitude rings true for 28-year-old Fats’e.

Before coming together, the three members of Dallas punk band Hard Detox were disillusioned by the way their previous bands had played out.

While Jon Randall’s name may not be instantly recognizable, you’re likely very familiar with his work.

Most people in the world would look at landlocked Dallas as one of the last places to be a mecca for yacht rock, but as we learned this week, the music genre has been the subject of a rather bold declaration.

The Dallas music community has lost one of its most powerful voices.

It’s been three years since North Texas rapper Heir MAX has been on tour, and he can’t wait to get back on the road this month.

Reggae/ska punks and potheads, rejoice! The High and Mighty tour featuring SoCal natives Sublime with Rome, Dirty Heads, and HIRIE – aka your Holy Grail lineup – is rolling into town this week.

In honor of both Guns N’ Roses’ return to North Texas on Wednesday, Sept. 1, two weeks ahead of the 30th anniversary of the release of Use Your Illusion, it’s worth revisiting the album that marked both the artistic peak and beginning of the end of Guns N’ Roses – and taking a closer look at the creative madman behind the album.

Every town’s got its quirks and characters that make it unique, and Denton is no different with its own infamous flat-earther, haunted bridge and viral meme.

Music streaming has made a lot of things easier, particularly when looking for obscure music picks.

Earlier this month when we learned that Kid Rock would be in town to perform for a crowd of fans, we made some predictions about the maskless attendance among his conservative fanbase.

When guitarist and recording engineer Alex Hastings first started making music, he had no idea what sounds he wanted to create.

Uncertainty is rarely explored in country music. The genre is usually defined by security and self-confidence, even in its saddest moments: “I’m sad,” “I’m angry,” “I’m happy.”

If anything about life is predictable, it’s that it isn’t. Not that he needed it, but Casey Hess was reminded of this pandemic-enhanced rule this week.

If there’s anything we’ve learned from Charlie Watts, it’s that the drummer is the most important member of the band. Period.

Dallas’s woman-fronted metal band Temptress had barely gotten their first demo EP out before the world shut down on them.