Dead Flowers’ fourth album, Let’s Get Angry, won’t be out until Jan. 11, but we have an exclusive premiere of the first single, “We Aren’t Satisfied.” As evidenced here, the band continues its punky style from the previous album, Let Me Be. The song won’t be available to stream everywhere…
On Sunday afternoon, a normally vacant Main Street Garden Park in Downtown Dallas was transformed into a fenced-off destination spot for bands, political figures and supporters of both. For 10 hours, the flat patch of grass and trees surrounded on all sides by concrete and glass became the Buffalo Tree…
Henry Rollins is coming back to Dallas, but instead of his usual spoken word, he’s showing pictures and telling stories from his travels all over the world. Dubbed the “Henry Rollins Travel Slideshow Tour,” the Kessler Theater will surely be packed for the former frontman of Black Flag and Rollins…
It’s a weekday just after work and Lon Rivers is sitting at a table at Cold Beer Company as the sun sets behind The Case Building, blocking out the last bit of heat as we enter the final stretch of election season. A white Dodge Journey passes by with a…
Plenty of rock ‘n’ roll to go around this week with former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr, Arctic Monkeys, Garbage and more. Bob Dylan makes a stop, local favorite Edie Brickell & New Bohemians comes through town, plus many more. Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions 10 p.m. Monday, Oct. 8, RBC, 2617 Commerce…
Hit song after hit song, giant snakes, sexy choreography, surprise performances and a whole lot of fire. For anyone who walked into sold-out AT&T Stadium skeptical of why Taylor Swift is the biggest pop star in the world, her two-hour show cemented her reputation. Right on time at 9 p.m., Swift…
The Rail Club was a place for the misfits, the outcasts, the forgotten. Black was the attire. Chains and spikes were optional. Located in far west Fort Worth, it was more than a live music venue in an old strip club. It was a home for the North Texas metal…
Several local Texas artists are securing dates for area performances as 2018 begins turning into 2019. Elsewhere, another holiday show hits the books, a Spotify concert series comes to town and a world music renaissance man bounds into Dallas. Richardson’s own Heather Morgan is coming Oct. 18 to The Kessler…
Seeing a professional singer in the wild does something to your brain that neither medical science nor Miss Manners could properly explain. You can’t just take their word for it. They need to prove their musical chops before your very ears. Sometimes it’s something as innocuous as asking if they can…
Don’t misunderstand John Paul White. He loves performing and appreciates the fact that many of his recent concerts have been selling out. “It means I must be doing something right,” he deadpans. It’s the being away from home part of the deal that he could do without. “It’s gotten harder…
Earlier this year, respected music writer Steven Hyden went on a rant after seeing The National play a show. Writing for Uproxx, the article was titled, “Dear Cool Dads and Moms: Stop Bringing Your Young Children To Concerts.” Hyden, with young children of his own, made some valid arguments about…
After three years of touring, writing and rewriting, singer-songwriter Natalie Prass released her second full-length album, The Future and the Past, in June. Her fall North American tour supporting the album will have her making a stop Oct. 6 in Dallas at Club Dada. The Future and the Past has…
Post Malone, Dallas’ favorite New Yorker, has finally unveiled the rest of the lineup for his upcoming day-long festival. The event dubbed Posty Fest, which was announced to take place Oct. 28 earlier this year, is already being headlined by Malone himself as well as Travis Scott. However the rest…
It’s been 20 years since the Goo Goo Dolls released Dizzy Up the Girl, an album that cemented them in the mainstream. Founders Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac remain active with touring and recording, but this fall, they’ve decided to play the songs from that album across the country. Rzeznik…
Metalcore is not for everyone. You have to listen closely and keep an open mind — especially when there’s so much screaming going on. And the guys of Fit For A King know that their fans are more than willing to do that. We caught up with frontman (and screamer…
Friday night’s performances at the Granada Theater were a celebration of women who know how to rock. In the midst of a Senate Judiciary hearing and an FBI investigation that has put sexual politics on national display, Speedy Ortiz and Liz Phair provided audiences with rock and catharsis. The night…
Fifty years ago a powder keg of rock ‘n’ roll exploded in Michigan, giving birth to the MC5 and The Stooges. Along with The Sonics, who only slightly preceded them, these Michigan bands took the rebellion that was already a foundation of rock ‘n’ roll and cranked it up to…
Catch Death Cab for Cutie as they tour in support of their latest album Thank You for Today, or Taylor Swift during her two shows at AT&T Stadium. David Byrne, Dashboard Confessional and others keep the music going this week. Death Cab for Cutie8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 1 at The…
NEEDTOBREATHE is “the biggest band that none of your friends know of,” said the band’s lead singer, Bear Rinehart, during their sold-out show in Irving on Friday. The group introduced themselves as a rock ‘n’ roll band, but truthfully they are often categorized as a Christian band. In an interview…
As can often happen during a Mavericks concert, the tequila shots materialized mid-set. Carried on a tray by a man clad in black, who weaved between the nine musicians onstage inside the Statler Ballroom, each member of the Mavericks picked up a glass, swallowed the clear liquid contained within and…
In an age of such concentrated, oppressive isolation — faces affixed to screens, individuals locked in cozy, self-selecting bubbles of comforting affirmation — it can be a remarkable, galvanizing thing to be reminded of the humanity of the person standing right next to you. Such weighty realizations might have been…
The Bomb Factory has many traits that work in its favor. The general admission floor area is spacious enough to provide ample sight lines of the massive stage. Its generous square footage allows for easy movement, perfect for when you need to escape noisy talkers or overzealous fans looking for…
