In some cities, free music is literally everywhere. Musicians fill the streets and small coffee shops, and a walk by any park could mean getting drawn into a gratis impromptu performance from a popular local band. Unfortunately, because Dallas’ music venues are everywhere from downtown to far-flung neighborhoods, it’s not…
We’ll give AraabMuzik this much: At least he didn’t wait till the fans were already inside the door at Trees to cancel his concert. (Sorry, Young Thug, but not sorry.) In all seriousness, though, word came out this afternoon that the East Coast producer, who was scheduled to headline Trees…
Tim McGraw With Kip Moore and Cassadee Pope Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Friday, August 8, 2014 On Friday night at Gexa Energy Pavilion, Tim McGraw made his grand “Sundown Heaven Town Tour” entrance by simply walking out on the stage. There were no gimmicks, no over-the-top stage antics. It was…
Rockstar Mayhem Festival Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, August 9, 2014 This year’s Mayhem Festival was more than just a collection of metal bands like Trivium, Asking Alexandria, Korn and Avenged Sevenfold dominating the stage with mind-blowing music that warped the lines of metal genres. It was a festival to…
Most of the time, it’s pretty lame to say that a weekly concert lineup has “something for everyone.” This week, however, it’s kind of true. Or, better put, the shows that are happening in and around Dallas over the next seven days really run the gauntlet. There are staunch liberal…
Loretta Lynn Bass Performance Hall, Fort Worth Friday, August 8, 2014 It’s safe to say that the golden age of country music is long over, and we’ve lost so many formative artists in the last several years. Based on the current state of country, it’s clear that fans are in…
Dallas isn’t exactly renowned for being a bike-friendly city, but over the weekend that point was driven home to the music community when one of its own, drummer Trey Alfaro from the band the Phuss, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident while riding his bicycle Friday night. While Alfaro’s…
For anyone familiar with the fate of beloved Dallas rock band Spector 45, there are few things that could make the story any more tragic than it already is. Within a few weeks of each other, two of the band’s members, Frank Campagna (a gifted and charismatic young singer and…
Local band Home by Hovercraft has a flair for the dramatic. You hear it in their music’s melodious swelling and Seth Magill’s resonant vocals; It comes across in their live shows with the use of unconventional instruments, i.e. clogging as percussion; and last year, the band wrote and performed in…
Growing old means letting go. Love fades and friends move away. The people closest to you — mothers, fathers, grandparents, brothers and sisters, the whole nine — they depart this earth. And the places we visit, our old haunts, they come and go as well. Concert venues, much like restaurants,…
Tonight sees one of DFW’s favorite bands, Spooky Folk, play a release show for their sophomore album Youth Is A Notion, a follow-up to their much-acclaimed self-titled album from 2010. With various band members residing in different parts of the country, it’s become a rare treat to catch the band…
We’re going to see triple-digit weather this weekend and it’s most likely going to suck. A lot. But to make it suck less, might we suggest a cold beer and some of the best concerts Dallas has to offer this weekend? What do you say?…
Dallas-based Idol Records has long been a lighthouse for fans of local music. For the uninitiated, Idol’s roster of past and present artists is a great resource for anyone looking to get acquainted with some of the great rock bands to emerge from North Texas in recent times. In the…
Everybody has a story about Trees. It could be about one of the legendary punk shows from Deep Ellum’s quote-unquote golden years. It could be about Kurt Cobain. Or it could be from any number of nights spent there since the venue reopened five years ago. Regardless, those memories are…
One month ago, Matt Zoller Seitz visited his father Dave Zoller in Dallas after hearing his father had suffered a stroke. At the time, Zoller, a renowned jazz pianist, feared he may not be able to play piano again, but after a strong recovery he has not only returned to…
Katalyst has been a staple in the local drum and bass scene since the late ’90s. Originally a death metal and punk drummer, his migration to the high-tempo breaks of drum and bass was a logical artistic progression. For the second installment of our new DC9 at Night mixtape series,…
Antemasque/Le Butcherettes Trees 8/5/2014 We’ve all had friends who got married to each other. It’s strange when these friends fight with each other. It’s even stranger when these friends get divorced. What side do we take? Who do we support? Who do we boo? When it comes to Texas alt-rock,…
Every now and then Dallas gets a string of shows that make you forget that we live in a Southwest region that often gets passed over by underground artists. The month of August will feature plenty such reminders, with the new few weeks bringing some cornerstones of underground DJ culture…
By Jezy J. Gray What if I told you that the most sonically adventurous outfit in DFW music is a death metal band? If you’ve ever caught a live performance from Baring Teeth, you wouldn’t be surprised. Whether leveling cramped local DIY venues or opening for behemoths like Dillinger Escape…
Look, fellow smokers, it’s probably for the best we can’t smoke indoors at shows any more. It was pretty sad for everyone, and dry ice is much less life threatening, probably. If you want to have some of the ol’ tobacco, there are many solutions around Dallas, all of which…
With the announcement of Oscar winner and former rodeo cowboy Ryan Bingham being added to this fall’s Index Festival having been made today, we now know that this is the year the three year old Deep Ellum-located fest grew up into a major regional force. The three night affair taking…
We’ve now officially got our first taste of August. Between the weather and activities, it was a pretty perfect first weekend of the month. However, now that Monday is here, you might as well saddle up because there’s only looking forward at this point. So start planning ahead because this…
