Ahead of a sold-out, two-night stand at Dallas’ American Airlines Center, some facts about the wildly popular K-pop genre.
BLACKPINK brings K-pop energy to Dallas’ American Airlines Center
October 24, 2022 by Preston Jones
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The Jesus and Mary Chain knows Dallas wants the hits
October 24, 2022 by Preston Jones
The influential, Scottish alt-rock band will return to North Texas for its first show in three years, beloved singles in tow.
Nikki Lane finds balance with “Denim & Diamonds”
October 21, 2022 by Preston Jones
Like so many others in the music industry, Nikki Lane’s plans ran headlong into the realities of the ongoing pandemic. Rather than surrender to the stasis, and bide her time until things began to open up, the 39-year-old singer-songwriter picked up the thread of a song she’d written in 2019 — “Try Harder” — and… Read more »
Grapevine-raised Post Malone comes home to North Texas for two shows
October 21, 2022 by Preston Jones
To celebrate his Dallas and Fort Worth homecomings, here are some of Post Malone’s most engaging collaborations.
Willie Nelson pays loving tribute to his best friend in “Me and Paul”
October 18, 2022 by Preston Jones
Willie Nelson confounds the boundaries of memoir in a rollicking, poignant tribute to his late drummer and best friend, Paul English.
“Black Country Music” considers the progress the genre has – and hasn’t – made
October 12, 2022 by Preston Jones
In her new book, out now via the University of Texas Press, author Francesca T. Royster considers how country music has treated Black artists over the years.
Still stirring it up: Spoon brings sharp new songs to North Texas
October 11, 2022 by Preston Jones
The Austin rock band returns to Fort Worth Saturday, their first North Texas appearance in three years. Their new album, “Lucifer on the Sofa,” is superb.
Fort Worth DJ Boyblk wants to make you dance
October 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
As the saying goes, what’s past is prologue. For fans of house music, such a sentiment is especially true. For Boyblk, a vocal proponent of house music, and a resident DJ at the weekly dance party Meet Me Underground, the last several years have been gratifying, as one of the country’s largest markets has embraced… Read more »
Get ready for the Chicks’ first North Texas gigs in six years with these songs
October 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
Few other Texas-bred acts inspire visceral reaction — positive or negative — as The Chicks. When the band announced its first substantial tour dates in five years earlier this year, there was simmering outrage around the fact that the trio (Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire) hadn’t scheduled any stops in their home state.… Read more »
For the Kimbell’s 50th anniversary, rising star Abraham Alexander comes home to Fort Worth
October 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
Amid the heady swirl of the last few months — signing to Dualtone Records, touring nationally as an opener for artists like Mavis Staples, Black Pumas and Ani DiFranco, preparing his debut album for release — there’s a quote in which Abraham Alexander finds solace. “One of my favorite quotes is ‘Going and coming back… Read more »
