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10 Best Concerts of the Week: Pixies, Fall Out Boy, Emperor and More

By David Fletcher
Jun 22, 2023

Live out your pop punk fantasies this weekend with Fall Out Boy in Dallas, get hardcore with Gorilla Biscuits in Fort Worth or get groovy in Irving with the Dirty Heads.
Erykah Badu Called Blueface 'Trash' and Turned the Universe Against Him

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 21, 2023

Erykah Badu's power knows no limits. She turned the universe against cheating rapper Blueface.
The Re:SET Festival Needs To Re:TURN Next Year

By Garrett Gravley
Jun 20, 2023

The Re:SET Festival that opened in Grand Prairie with headliner boygenius, had a really bad third day. But we believe it can recover.
Garbage and Noel Gallagher Gave us Bittersweet Nostalgia on Saturday

By Scott Tucker
Jun 18, 2023

It was a Gen X and millennial alt-rock fantasy when Noel Gallagher and Garbage took to the stage on Saturday at Dos Equis Pavilion.
Love And Rockets Blasted Through Dallas After 24 Years

By Andrew Sherman
Jun 16, 2023

It had been a good while since we got to see Love and Rockets/former Bauhaus
10 Best Concerts of the Week: Garbage, Noel Gallagher, Logic and More

By David Fletcher
Jun 15, 2023

Gladys Knight and Patti LaBelle, Garbage and Noel Gallagher, Jill Scott and Logic. So many names are playing this week in Dallas.
Les Claypool Was Eccentric as Ever at His Tuesday Show With Harrison and Belew

By Andrew Sherman
Jun 14, 2023

This is one of the craziest rock shows we've seen: Sons of rock gods, pig masks, and Talking Heads and Pink Floyd albums with Les Claypool from Primus.
A New Surfing Bar Is Coming to Deep Ellum. No, Really.

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 14, 2023

Do California our Deep Ellum? Now we'll be able to actually surf at a Deep Ellum bar.
The Late Dennis Gonzalez Will be Honored With a Father's Day Tribute Show

By Christian McPhate
Jun 14, 2023

The late, great Dennis González forever changed the local music scene. His sons are honoring him with a tribute band which will play his music this Father's Day.
El Cucuy Will Take Over Music Venue Killer’s Tacos in Denton

By Ava Thompson
Jun 14, 2023

One of the coolest spots in Denton is closing, but not to worry; it will still have tacos and music.
Dallas' Video Bar, Which Played Music Videos MTV Wouldn't Dare To Air, Will Return For a Night

By Danny Gallagher
Jun 13, 2023

Listen up, Gen Xers: The Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff is bringing back a 1980s staple for one night only.
Fans Were Left Frustrated When Re:SET's Day 3 Was Canceled Mid-Show

By Carly May Gravley
Jun 12, 2023

Sunday night's storm caused a commotion at Re:SET. Fans were moved indoors and told much later that the festival's last day was canceled.
Day 1 of Re:SET Festival Was Wholesome, Inclusive and Filled With Abbott Hate

By Molly Mollotova
Jun 10, 2023

Boygenius (Phoebe Bridgers, Lacy Dacus and Julien Baker) is the supergroup we needed. The band headlined Day 1 of Re:SET on Friday at Texas Trust CU Theatre.
Van Full of Nuns Are on a Mission To Keep Pop-Punk Alive

By Alex Gonzalez
Jun 9, 2023

Pop-punk is not dead. At all. Dallas band Van Full of Nuns plays pop-punk classics and some originals for all you early aughts lovers.
10 Best Concerts of the Week: LCD Soundsystem, Duran Duran, Les Claypool and More

By David Fletcher
Jun 8, 2023

Topless sisters, a Talking Heads sorta reunion, and Duran Duran. The concert week hasn't started and we're already hungover in the best way.
Talking Heads Album Sees a Sorta Reunion Tour Thanks to YouTube

By Diamond Rodrigue
Jun 8, 2023

A Talking Heads member and guest player, plus Les Claypool from Primus performing a Pink Floyd album in its entirety. With Sean Lennon. This show will be nuts.
Texas Stars Leon Bridges and Miranda Lambert Share the Mic on the New Duet 'If You Were Mine'

By Danny Gallagher and Eva Raggio
Jun 7, 2023

Two of the biggest musical names ever to come out of the Texas music scene have teamed up to record a stirring new love song.
Shaquan Bivins Faced His Grief and Found a New Name

By Ryann Gordon
Jun 7, 2023

New name, who dis? Rapper Shaquan Bivins slightly changed his name, but he's a whole new person.
20 Years Ago, Fountains of Wayne Released the Consequential Welcome Interstate Managers

By Preston Jones
Jun 6, 2023

Fountains of Wayne showered us with a pop hit that won't quit. Name that tune.
Ashton Edminster Is Done Being Your 'Great Girl'

By Alex Gonzalez
Jun 6, 2023

Ashton Edminster has been planning her pop stardom since before she could speak. Her plan is working.
Jess Williamson Goes the Extra Mile To Arrive After Leaving Dallas Behind

By Michael Bialas
Jun 5, 2023

Singer-songwriter Jess Williamson, who was born in Lewisville, Texas, and grew up in the Dallas area, will be back in her hometown as a headliner at Sundown at Granada on June 8, the day before the release of her fifth solo studio album.
Rediscovering Indie Sleaze: 13 Dallas Bars To Live Out Your Lana Del Rey Delusions

By Valerie White
Jun 2, 2023

Get your leather jacket and your Lana Del Rey sadness and hang out at these Dallas bars for the indie sleaziest night of your life.