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Triple Play: The Relatives, Pleasant Grove, SerynFriday, September 14, at Dallas City Performance HallTriple Play — in which KXT, the Observer and the Kessler Theater curate a three-band bill — was rolled out over a few months this past spring. This very special installment features the Relatives, Pleasant Grove and Seryn, and will take place at the grand opening of the Dallas City Performance Hall. We’re even giving tickets away, so chop chop.
BrewFest w/ Cody Canada & The Departed, Kirby Brown
Saturday, September 15, in the Arts DistrictThis show is part of the Observer-sponsored BrewFest, during which people will sample a zillion different beers. Cody Canada and Kirby Brown add to the sudsy, hiccup-y fun.
Twin ShadowThursday, September 13, at TreesCheck out our interview with buzzband
superpower. New Fumes opens.
Saint Vitus, FTW, GarudaThursday, September 13, at Lola’s SaloonDoom metal originators take to Fort Worth.
Asleep At The WheelFriday, September 14, at The Kessler TheaterFor more than 40 years, Austin’s Asleep At The Wheel has been making the same highly
respected and refined country music. Check out this intimate
performance at The Kessler.
Mission of BurmaFriday, September 14, at Dan’s SilverleafThe
first time I heard “That’s When I Reach For My Revolver,” it was Moby
covering the Mission of Burma song over the speakers of Mesquite’s CD
Warehouse, where I worked. CD Warehouse is gone, and so is Moby (pretty
much), but Mission of Burma is putting out some of their best records
yet.
Passion PitFriday, September 14, at College Park CenterDallas fans can breathe easy, as this is one of the Passion Pit shows on this tour that was not canceled.
Trees’ Three-Year Anniversary w/ Bowling For SoupSaturday, September 15, at TreesWhen
Trees first reopened three years ago, the bookings consisted mostly of
butt-rock bands mixed in with some bad dance acts. Now, the venue is
beginning to return to its former glory, and they’re inviting us to celebrate with them.
Jimmy WebbSaturday, September 15, at The Kessler TheaterGotta give it up for the guy who wrote “Wichita Lineman.”
Pinkish Black, The Angelus, Yells at Eels, Wild In The StreetsSaturday, September 15, at Lola’s SaloonThis
show is a bit of an art/metal free-for-all. You’ve got the poster art of
Justin Robertson, who painted skulls on torn-out book covers, and then
William Bryan Massey III reads something before Pinkish Black’s set. Wild In the Streets provides the between-set jams.
Dallas Reggae FestivalSeptember 15, 16, at Joe Pool LakeReggae is alive and well in South Arlington, which will see performances from the likes of Maxi Priest, Party Zone and Ras Tumba. Prediction: More than 100 hacky sacks will accidentally end up in bonfires.
Swans, Xiu XiuSunday, September 16, at TreesCheck out this interview with lead Swan Michael Gira.
