On Thursday, the Dallas Museum of Art will honor the life and legacy of the Thin White Duke himself, Mr. David Bowie. Every second Thursday, the DMA hosts an event titled “Second Thursdays with a Twist,” an occasion during which the Arts District staple modifies its programming and interactive experience…
If you were a season ticket holder for the Dallas Cowboys this year, you have my deepest sympathy. It may not have been the worst season in the franchise’s history, but the campaign to an 8-8 finish still felt abysmal and sad — like a wandering drunk who somehow finds…
Since 2015, local musician Bayleigh Cheek has hopped from one North Texas venue to another with her candy apple-red Gretch electric guitar to accompany her haunting vocals. For a while, she would stand alone onstage with her long hair draped down her shoulders, suited up in a bohemian-styled outfit, mesmerizing…
Classic video game soundtracks for titles like the original Contra, Metroid and the Mega Man series may just sound like simple beeps and boops, but these songs are so complex and meticulous that they’ve been performed as rock ballads and classical scores all over the world by everyone from suburban…
The new year is already shaping up to be a good one … if only for live music in North Texas. There are plenty of great shows throughout the week, but if you’re trying to get the most bang for your buck, you can be at the first four concerts…
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In North Texas, a prime central touring spot, we get our abundant share of big-name visitors. This past year was no exception, with stops by Donald Trump and Beto O’Rourke (on the same day), and by icons like Sir Paul McCartney, Cher and Billy Joel. Some stood out for their…
As the new year is now upon us, expect the concert announcements to start ramping up a bit. For now, as publicists and artists wind down from their vacations, it’s still a small sampling of upcoming shows heading our way. Some good things abound though, so read on for the details…
Living in Dallas makes seeing live music easy. With countless venues of various shapes and sizes thriving seven days a week, music fans have a litany of choices from which to choose. The fact that we’re a major media market also ensures that most global superstars will schedule at least…
Music festivals are a tough racket, and as conventional wisdom has it, they must incur serious financial losses before they reach a plane of success and longevity. As such, it should go without saying that when festivals don’t rake in the ideal numbers, many organizers and/or their financial backers get…
Do you have your calendar ready? A new year means a new slate of shows, and thanks to some local favorites and exciting returners, the new decade will get off to a promising start. As expected, a succession of stadium headliners will roll through town for big ticket shows at…
Many have tried, but few have succeeded in bringing a truly successful, long-reigning music festival to Dallas. Thanks to the rich DFW electronic scene, Lights All Night has been able to sustain a decade-long perennial party, celebrating a 10-year anniversary this past weekend. In true trap-style fashion, it exceeded all…
If you’re looking for a night out on New Year’s Eve, one where you can be around people, but don’t necessarily need to talk to them, this is the list for you. Skip the small talk at that house party — about how 2019 treated everyone — and instead enjoy each…
We’re just mere days from bidding this year and decade adieu. It’s tempting to prematurely publish a “Best Albums of 2019” list at the end of November or beginning of December, but every once in a while, some quality releases are missed because they are released right at the cusp…
2019 was a great year in local music; it was a time when many of our favorite North Texas artists made national headlines — albeit some for better reasons than others. At the Observer, we tried to keep our eyes and ears at every local stage this year, but it…
Before you get started on your resolutions, ring in the new year with these 10 shows. Kick off the week with local favorites Toadies at Billy Bob’s Texas this Monday. Then, you can listen to either Rosegarden Funeral Party, The Roomsounds and Atlantis Aquarius or Lynyrd Skynyrd as the ball drops and brings…
It’s common for electronic music fans to experience heightened inspiration after a festival. Some leave Lollapalooza Chicago and imagine themselves a world famous DJ like those they saw on the main stage. Others may pull out of Bonnaroo in Tennessee and think, “I’d like to create something like this.” That…
With a slow vacation weekend before New Year’s, the concert announcements are slower than usual this week. However, as you’re getting ready to toast in 2020, set aside some time to get tickets for three colossal music stars. Carrie Underwood is hitting the road for a pretty intensive North American…
It’s the last month of the year, but these North Texas artists are ending it with a bang — songs so hot you’ll forget it’s winter. Yella Beezy ft. Ty Dolla $ign, “Ay Ya Ya Ya” While his Chris Brown-featured “Restroom Occupied” soars to platinum status, Yella Beezy doubles down…
Counting from 2012, you’d be very hard-pressed to locate a more artistically ambitious project in the North Texas music sphere than These Machines Are Winning. Led by veteran Dallas rockers Dylan Silvers, Ryan Hartsell and Blake McWhorter, the group is really hard to define, at least in typically simplistic music…
Earlier this year, the a cappella sextet Pentatonix announced a Christmas tour. Covering Christmas classics is one of the group’s hallmarks, and fittingly, this tour concluded with two shows in Grand Prairie, a short drive from the band’s hometown of Arlington. Since my wife, a high school choir alum and…
From jazz to rock to Latin, you can pretty much hear it all in North Texas, especially if you’re going out this week. Kick off your week with some jazz provided to you by The Funky Knuckles at Three Links. You can continue this kick with Snarky Puppy’s Shaun Martin…
