“Western Chill,” Keen’s first studio album in 8 years is out Friday.
Texas music titan Robert Earl Keen, retired from the road, still making records
April 14, 2023 by Preston Jones
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The Cactus Blossoms bring gorgeous harmonies, eclectic style to Fort Worth
April 13, 2023 by Preston Jones
There is a wonderful sense of dislocation as you listen to the music made by the Cactus Blossoms. They perform Friday at Tulips in Fort Worth.
UNT alum Kaela Sinclair returns to DFW with M83
April 13, 2023 by Preston Jones
She’ll be at the House of Blues on April 16 with the French synth-pop group.
Dallas icon Erykah Badu talks “woke,” cannabis, ChatGPT and more with MSNBC’s Ari Melber
April 11, 2023 by Preston Jones
As we noted a couple months ago, on the eve of Erykah Badu’s birthday, her world is ever-percolating, and rarely static. Near the end of March, Badu sat for one of her most expansive interviews in a while with MSNBC anchor Ari Melber, as part of his online series “Mavericks with Ari Melber,” which bills… Read more »
Fort Worth’s Psychedelic Panther Music Festival wants to blow your mind
April 6, 2023 by Preston Jones
The second annual event, spread over two days at Lola’s Fort Worth, brings audiences a curated selection of mind-altering rock music.
Denton music to be the focus of a week-long “World Cafe” series on NPR
April 3, 2023 by Preston Jones
Denton and its eternally fascinating music scene is ready for its national close-up. Beginning Tuesday, and continuing through Friday, the nationally distributed NPR program “World Café” will bring its listeners to the North Texas city for a look inside its eclectic, vibrant live music output. “World Café” airs at 11 p.m. weeknights on KXT 91.7… Read more »
Plano native GAYLE on opening for Taylor Swift: “The most unbelievable thing ever”
March 31, 2023 by Preston Jones
It’s about 39 miles, give or take, from the heart of Plano to the grounds of Arlington’s AT&T Stadium. For 18-year-old Plano native and rising pop star GAYLE, who will take the stage inside AT&T Stadium on Friday as an opening act for the first of Taylor Swift’s three sold-out nights there, it’s a journey… Read more »
Fort Worth’s Tatiana Mayfield named part of 2023 Next Jazz Legacy cohort
March 30, 2023 by Preston Jones
Fort Worth native Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield is one of seven women and non-binary jazz musicians who has been named as part of the 2023 Next Jazz Legacy cohort. The Next Jazz Legacy program was created, according to press materials, by New Music USA and the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice to “address gender… Read more »
Frisco will host The Academy of Country Music Awards with Dolly Parton, Garth Brooks
March 29, 2023 by Preston Jones
North Texans can purchase tickets to see the show live at The Star in Frisco.
From the Sex Pistols to Nat King Cole, 5 notable Longhorn Ballroom performances from the past
March 29, 2023 by Preston Jones
As the historic venue prepares to re-open on March 30, we look back at 5 notable performances from its more than 70-year history.
