The 10 Best DFW Venues To Catch An Indoor Summer Show

Let’s be honest, going to concerts at outdoor venues really sucks during the hot Texas summer. Not only is it still hotter than hell after dark, but you’re going to get eaten alive by mosquitos and have to share a crowded space with a bunch of sweaty strangers. Put simply,…

Music Picks: Say Anything, Peter Bradley Adams and More

Say Anything With the Front Bottoms, the So So Glos and You Blew It, 7 p.m. Friday, June 13, at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., 214-824-9933 or granadatheater.com, $23/$28 at the door Max Bemis, mastermind of Los Angeles’ emo rockers Say Anything, has battled many demons over the years. Whether…

The 10 Bands to Catch at Vans Warped Tour This Weekend

Oh, it’s that time of year again. It’s the time for all those sweaty punk and metal (and whatever bizarre blend of either) bands to descend on Fair Park under the banner of the Vans Warped Tour. This go-around features a lot of variety and many new(er) bands that should…

Paul McCartney Postpones Dallas Visit Until October

It hasn’t been a good month for Sir Paul McCartney. The 71-year-old icon and former Beatle fell ill with a virus while preparing to kick off a tour of Japan in Tokyo late in May, subsequently cancelling all of his scheduled appearances in Japan and South Korea. It had been…

Elm Street Music and Tattoo Festival Survival Guide

Starting Wednesday, Deep Ellum gets taken over by Oliver Peck and all his rowdy friends as the Elm Street Music & Tattoo Festival takes over programming at Trees, Wit’s End, Three Links, Club Dada and the Prophet Bar. Now in its second year, the event has grown to its most…

Panda Bear to Headline Gorilla Vs. Bear Fest IV in September

For the fourth year running, Dallas’ Gorilla Vs. Bear music blog will be teaming up with the folks at Lower Greenville’s Granada Theater to curate their very own music festival. Past years have attracted big-name indie artists like Danny Brown and Grimes as headliners, and this year’s installment, which takes…

The 10 Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 6/9 – 6/15

Now that the excitement of the record-setting George Strait sendoff is behind us, you’d think this week would be all about the comedown here in North Texas. Not even. The next seven days have great shows happening every night of the week. It helps, of course, that Elm St. Music…

George Strait Rode Away at the Top of His Game at AT&T Stadium

George Strait The Cowboy Rides Away Tour AT&T Stadium, Arlington Saturday, June 7, 2014 Last Saturday night, a massive crowd of dedicated country music fans crammed into AT&T Stadium to say goodbye to the king of country music, George Strait. After 30 years of making some of the best music…

The Best Concerts in Dallas This Weekend, 6/6 – 6/8

In case you haven’t heard, there’s a show going on in Arlington this weekend. It’s not all that big of a deal, really, aside from selling out a 100,000 tickets at the Cowboys stadium. Almost inevitably, the George Strait show should be a mecca for concertgoers come Saturday night (or…

Perfect Pussy Stopped Show Early, Railed Against Sexism at Three Links

Perfect Pussy With Potty Mouth, Stymie and Orgullo Primitivo Three Links, Dallas Thursday, June 5, 2014 No one should’ve come to a Perfect Pussy concert expecting it to last very long. A scorched-earth approach is just the commodity this Syracuse band trades in. But what was unexpected about their visit…

The Best Free Concerts in Dallas This Month

Hey, we get it: a music buff like you will probably be spending the summer traveling about to your favorite shows, festivals and get-togethers. With new acts constantly being updated in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, doing so can rack up plenty of expenses, from transportation to processing fees and everything…