The time is here for stepping out of the comfort of your air-conditioned home and Netflix queue and into the wide world of roadshows. This week is jam-packed with names hotter than August temperatures. Lionel Richie’s rescheduled concert from earlier this summer kicks off a stretch of great shows, including…
ACL spillover time is nearly upon us. As the annual festival prepares to return for the first two weekends of October, Dallas venues begin to fill up with dates from artists looking to pass the time between appearances. This week brings us several examples of that festival bump. It’s all…
When you’re gazing at a poster slapped on the outside of a club, it’s the colors, streaks, patterns and utterly absurd imagery that usually grab your attention. Stunning graphics complement the music of local favorites and touring icons alike, luring fans into some of the best live music shows in…
DJ Bradlee’s face is one many will recognize; he mans the bar at Beauty Bar and It’ll Do. But there was a time when Bradlee spent more time behind the decks than the bar. His night jobs give him a front-row seat to the best of local DJ culture, and…
Grand Funk Railroad plays Billy Bob’s in Fort Worth on Saturday, Aug. 5. “We’re an American Band,” the 1973 No. 1 hit single by Grand Funk Railroad, has aged into a staple of classic rock radio. Although far more complex in reality, it’s common to romanticize the musician’s life on the…
Fit for a King frontman Ryan Kirby grew up in Arlington, but he isn’t familiar with many of the venues he’s now playing with the Christian metalcore band. It’s on the lineup for Warped Tour, visiting Starplex Pavilion this Friday, but Kirby never attended Warped Tour in Dallas as a…
Last we heard, preservationists were working with Texas A&M to save at least part of the building at 3010 Gaston Ave., which has been the bar Elbow Room for the last 20 years. A&M seized the building, built in 1933, through eminent domain in December. “[Texas A&M] could go on…
SIlas Nello releases his new record with parties at Spinster Records and Three Links this weekend. Silas Nello wears vests, silver rings, feathered folk hats and striped shirts — but he’s not playing the role of a Southern folk rock musician. You can tell when you’re around him that he’s…
Denton has a sound all its own. KUZU 92.9 FM.started broadcasting at noon Saturday with 24 hours of North Texas music. When Peter Salisbury and his crew of producers and volunteers announced the creation of the low-power station last year, they rallied the city’s artists to support the independent, noncommercial community radio…
Last week, Justin Bieber surprised us all when he announced that he’d be bringing his Purpose tour to Dallas … again. Even more surprising was the date: this Saturday, July 29. Bieber continues to jerk us all around emotionally with his latest news today — that actually, he’s decided to…
Mark Ehmann, a longtime member of the Beatles tribute act Hard Night’s Day, died Friday, July 21, in a hospital in Allen. He was 55. On Friday, the band released a statement with a bevy of pictures documenting Ehmann’s tenure with the group. A memorial show is being organized. “This…
Logic with Joey Bada$$ Allen Event Center, Allen July 22, 2017 When rapper Logic ended his set in Allen on Saturday with “Confess,” he noticed a fan keeping pace with the complex track, bar for bar. So he invited the fan onstage and introduced him to the crowd. The fan,…
The blues seeps into the very soul of North Texas. From the days of Blind Lemon Jefferson and Lead Belly to the heart-stopping melodies of Leon Bridges, the blues undeniably sings Dallas-Fort Worth’s original tune. Now the blues seems to be tucked away into Dallas’ small corners, but there are…
Sometimes narrowing down the 10 most interesting concerts happening in one week is tough. But it’s a problem we’re more than happy to come across because it means Dallas sees some amazing artists come through. This week’s best picks are exclusively roadshows (but don’t think that doesn’t mean locals aren’t…
Wearing shorts and shoes and not a whole lot else, the drumline crab-steps past gymnasts heaving flags. Others are dressed for yoga. It’s too hot for the elaborate, colorful uniforms they wear when they’re performing. It’s easily 100 degrees out, and with so much sun, it’s hard to tell whether…
Bieber is coming, and he’s bringing some pretty solid tour companions along, too. A slew of beloved indie rockers have scheduled appearances at various local venues, with one venue in particular, the soon-to-be-opened Irving Music Factory, making a strong impression as a vital component in our scene. Elsewhere, the Kessler…
Get ready for another throwback, Dallas. Homegrown rock sensation The Rocket Summer is at Trees Friday night, and it’ll be playing all 13 tracks from its 2007 album Do You Feel. The show is part of the band’s nationwide 10-year anniversary tour, which made its first of 28 stops in Austin on…
Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of nu metal, hip-hop fusion band Linkin Park, has died by suicide, according to a report by TMZ. Linkin Park is scheduled to play Starplex Pavilion in Dallas on Aug. 25. TMZ’s report, which has since spread to other outlets, including People magazine and the Associated Press,…
Legendary musician Patsy Cline took the stage for the final time over five decades ago, but starting this weekend, fans both old and new will be able to enjoy her music live in Plano. The Brick Road Theatre, founded and led by artistic director Noelle Chesney, will present Julie Johnson…
Ever wonder what the sound of a city or even an entire country might be? Thanks to the data wizards at Spotify, you can see that information plotted on an interactive map. Every week, the “Music Map of the World” gets an update with a list of songs played most…
DJs come in all shapes and sizes, varying from casual weekend raver to the career, full-time DJ. Mike Stewart is the latter. He makes people happy for a living by pulling from a wide variety of genres in the two DJ businesses of which he is part owner. Stewart is…
Last week, Dallas native Demi Lovato embarked on a seven-city house party tour to promote her new single, “Sorry Not Sorry.” Now we know why: The music video for the song, which dropped Wednesday, has a house party theme. The video depicts a party that Lovato threw in Los Angeles a…
