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Features

Taking Back Sunday Is Gonna Make Damn Sure You Get Lost in Irving

By Preston BartaSeptember 5, 2025

Singer Adam Lazzara talks Texas ties and the “real-world Harry Potter” moments fans can expect on their tour.

Critic's Notebook

Toto, Christopher Cross, and Men at Work Bless the Dad Rock Gods in Irving

By Preston BartaAugust 19, 2025

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory rewound the tape deck to the ’80s, delivering unforgettable sounds from rock legends.

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Features

Punk Rock Band The Gotten Are Jagged, Loud and Unbothered by Rules

By Jamie VahalaAugust 19, 2025

The Gotten was born out of boredom and a welder’s spark. The music is raw, unpolished and so rock and roll.

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Critic's Notebook

Heart Attack Man, The Dirty Nil Pump Punk Rock Blood Into Deep Ellum’s RBC

By Preston BartaAugust 6, 2025

Four bands, one rockin’ night: Global punk mayhem ignited in Dallas’ tucked-away venue.

Critic's Notebook

Dashboard Confessional Steals the Spotlight From Goo Goo Dolls at Dickies Arena

By Preston BartaJuly 17, 2025

In a night of nostalgia, Dashboard Confessional’s heartfelt energy outshone Goo Goo Dolls’ seasoned charm.

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Features

Kansas City’s Friendly Thieves Are Ransacking Dallas for Their Hot Summer Tour

By Sean StroudJuly 15, 2025

Friendly Thieves is a five-piece alternative funk rock band that promises to show you a good time.

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Features

Kansas Reflects on Decades of Rock, Anticipates ‘Very Lively’ Return to Dallas

By Preston BartaJuly 14, 2025

Two of America’s preeminent classic rock bands, Kansas and 38 Special, will turn The Pavilion into a rock wonderland.

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Critic's Notebook

Tripping Daisy Kicks Off First Tour in 26 Years With a Rapturous Hometown Performance

By Simon PruittJune 22, 2025

The iconic Dallas band is celebrating 30 years of their 1995 album I Am an Elastic Firecracker with a summer tour.

Features

How Love of Rock and Dogged Determination Made Heart One of the Last True Rock Bands

By Scott TuckerJune 11, 2025

Before their Texas date, Nancy Wilson of Heart spoke to us about the band’s extraordinary musical journey to rock icons.

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Concerts

Holy Shit, Turnstile’s North American Tour Is a Traveling Punk Festival

By Simon PruittJune 10, 2025

The best punk tour of all time? Turnstile, Amyl and the Sniffers and Speed unite for the Never Enough Tour.

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Critic's Notebook

Simple Minds, Soft Cell and Modern English Bring an ’80s Revival to Irving

By Preston BartaJune 2, 2025

From heartfelt anthems to synth-fueled singalongs, the Alive & Kicking Tour proved the ’80s never left-they just got louder.

Midlake Marks 15th Anniversary of <i>The Courage of Others</i> with New Vinyl Reissue
Critic's Notebook

Midlake Marks 15th Anniversary of The Courage of Others with New Vinyl Reissue

By Preston JonesMay 28, 2025

The acclaimed Denton folk-rock band glances back at its third album, which turns 15, as it readies a vinyl re-release.

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Rock & Brews in The Colony Is Closing. What Does It Say About Gene Simmons?
Critic's Notebook

Rock & Brews in The Colony Is Closing. What Does It Say About Gene Simmons?

By Chris WolfgangMay 22, 2025

Rock & Brews is shuttering its doors before summer begins. A critic’s take on what Simmons could’ve done to keep it open.

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Critic's Notebook

Chris Holt’s Album Release Show Finds Him Stepping Into the Spotlight

By Andrew ShermanMay 17, 2025

Holt’s Across The Milky Way is out now, and he performed with a nine-piece solo band (his first in 15 years).

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Concerts

Celebrate Slow Joy’s Debut Album Release at Spinster Records in Oak Cliff

By Eric DiepMay 16, 2025

The Dallas-based alt-rocker is throwing an album release party for A Joy So Slow at Times I Don’t Think It’s Coming.

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Critic's Notebook

Turnover Celebrates 10 Years of Peripheral Vision With Sold-Out Dallas Show

By Preston BartaMay 14, 2025

The Virginia Beach rockers lit up the Dallas crowd with jamming performances, proving indie rock’s timeless pull.

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Critic's Notebook

Billy Idol Screamed and Snarled His Way Through a Night of Revelry in Fort Worth

By Simon PruittMay 8, 2025

In Fort Worth at Dickies Arena, thousands of fans cried “more, more, more” to Billy Idol.

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Critic's Notebook

Scottish Rock Band Mogwai Closes Out North American Tour in Dallas

By Preston BartaMay 6, 2025

With three decades of music, Mogwai turned their Dallas finale into an unforgettable symphony of raw power and emotion.

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Features

Wilco Alt-Rockers Headed to Irving Will Not ‘Succumb to the Misery’

By Tyler HicksMay 6, 2025

Ahead of bringing the Sweet and Sour Tour to Irving, Wilco’s keyboardist reminisces on their longevity.

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Features

Dallas Rock Legend Chris Holt Is Living Every Star’s Dream

By Simon PruittMay 5, 2025

After accidentally deleting a solo album in 2017, the singer/songwriter found time to start from scratch again.

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Features

Fort Worth Band Dead Butterflies Are Screaming Into the Summer

By Diego HernandezMay 5, 2025

The Texas screamo band survives off loaning and borrowing instruments, rapidly rising as an exciting DIY act to watch.

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Critic's Notebook

Dallas’ Slow Joy Cries Foul for Fact Checking, Our Writer Stands by What He Saw

By Eric DiepMay 1, 2025

Slow Joy performed at Thin Line Fest last month and wasn’t happy with one of our critiques. So we fact-checked it.

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