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  The 10 Best Concerts of the Week: Curren$y, Frankie Leonie and More

  December 17 at 4 a.m.

  National touring acts may have slowed down, but locals are giving us plenty to look forward to this week. Catch country teen Frankie Leonie, cover bands Queen For A Day and Raised Right Men, rock band Dead Mockingbirds and others. Curren$y and Playboi Carti top the national acts this week...

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  Elton John Gave Dallas a Mesmerizing Send-Off

  December 17 at 4 a.m.

  Lately, it seems as if nothing ever really ends in this era of endless pop-culture reboots, reimaginings and reconfigurings. Therefore, the notion of a definitive conclusion carries more weight these days than it might otherwise. That air of finality permeated Elton John’s Friday night performance at American Airlines Center, the...

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  Music News: Ariana Grande, Brandi Carlile and Hozier Highlight This Week's Concert Announcements

  December 14 at 4 a.m.

  A pop superstar, a six-time Grammy nominee for this year's ceremony and a legendary metal outfit are heading this way. All that and more in this week's edition of new concert announcements. Pop megastar Ariana Grande is bringing her worldwide Sweetener tour to American Airlines Center for a May 21...

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  Town Mountain Comes to Dallas To Feed Bluegrass Souls

  December 14 at 4 a.m.

  Music connoisseurs with a heart for bluegrass should make it a point to stop by The Rustic on Sunday to catch Asheville, North Carolina, outfit Town Mountain. The critically acclaimed bluegrass band is swinging through Texas and Oklahoma on a short stint with Tyler Childers, promoting their sixth studio record,...

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  Observer's Picks for the 10 Best Concerts of the Year

  December 11 at 4 a.m.

  What is there to say about Taylor Swift that hasn't been said before? She's the princess of pop, the queen of open letters to streaming services, the goddess of breakup and beef songs. There's nothing she can't or won't do at this point. But even with all she's accomplished, it...

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  A H.E.R. Performance Is An Art Gallery Put To Music

  December 10 at 2:38 p.m.

  Half an hour before the doors even opened at the Bomb Factory on Sunday night, the line had snaked back to the corner of Canton and Malcolm X. The snake grew larger with more arriving, shaking their head and making the journey to the end. The wind wasn’t kind and...