The 10 Best Places To Find Free Live Music In Dallas

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…

AraabMuzik Cancels Thursday Appearance at Trees

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 at Gexa Energy Pavilion, 8/8/14

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…

Mayhem Festival at Gexa Energy Pavilion, 8/9/14

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…

The Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 8/11 – 8/17

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 at Bass Performance Hall, 8/8/14

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…

The Phuss Drummer Trey Alfaro Seriously Injured in Hit and Run

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…

Frankie 45 Memorial Guitar Stolen from Club Dada

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…

Trees Throws Five-Year Anniversary Party Saturday Night

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,…

Win Free Tickets to Trees’ Five-Year Anniversary Party

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…

Dallas Jazz Pianist Dave Zoller to Be Celebrated Tonight at DMA

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…

DC9 at Night Mixtape with Katalyst

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,…

Texas Music Needs Cedric and Omar To Be OK

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,…

The Best Dallas DJ Events in August

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…

Baring Teeth Elevate Local Metal to New Heights

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…

The Best Smoking Patios in Dallas

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…

Our Concert Picks of the Week, 8/4/14-8/9/14

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…