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  Smashing Pumpkins Plays the Hits, Minus the Albums Where Guitarist James Iha Is Missing

  July 19 at 11:40 a.m.

  The original Smashing Pumpkins were not able to reform in 2018, so Billy Corgan and company gave fans something worth remembering: a well-crafted three-hour, 31-song marathon walk down memory lane. After people found their seats to the sounds of Metric, the Great Pumpkin came out alone just shy of 8:30...

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  Paramore's Hayley Williams and Fans Didn't Stop Dancing Saturday Night

  July 16 at 12:39 p.m.

  The crowd that filed into Toyota Music Factory to see Paramore on Saturday was a particular group; if you didn’t know what band was playing that night, you could reasonably guess the lineup on the marquee from the attendees. The throng of people entering skewed heavily female, their brightly dyed...

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  Violent Femmes Make Nostalgic Noise at Toyota Music Factory

  July 16 at 12:03 p.m.

  Package tours are a hallmark of the summer concert season. Whether they're artfully curated with alternative scene-makers, skillfully assembled with corporate branding or nostalgically organized to appeal to fans' youthful past, these types of bookings populate the calendars of sheds around the country. Sunday evening's bill at The Pavilion at...

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  Warped Tour Founder Kevin Lyman Is Ready To Move On as Tour Comes to a Close

  July 9 at 2:43 p.m.

  Friday marked the last appearance of Vans Warped Tour in Dallas. The 24-year-old music extravaganza is the longest-running music festival in U.S. history. But aside from that, Warped always seemed to find a way to bring loads of bands, brands and important causes to the masses, consistently and affordably. So...

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  John Prine Delivers Sorrow With a Punchline at Winspear

  July 2 at 4 a.m.

  John Prine has a hell of a sense of humor. Spend a couple of hours in the same room with the guy, and it's hard to come away feeling any different. He's one of America's greatest purveyors of sad songs — the greatest, quite possibly — but that doesn't mean...

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  Weezer Took the Stage at Dos Equis to Play Hits and Create New Memories for Fans

  June 28 at 2:20 p.m.

  Enter Dos Equis Pavilion during the day, especially a day in June, and you’re making a statement that you truly love who’s going to be on the stage. You agree to shake hands with the devil, dress as loosely as possible, and take on the heat to see your favorite...