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Dallas Observer Music is the music section of the Dallas Observer, a news and culture publication that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth area. The blog features news, reviews, and interviews related to local and national music scenes and aims to provide a comprehensive view of the music landscape in North Texas.
Dallas Observer » Music
5h ago
AB Quintanilla, musician, songwriter and brother and collaborator of the late Queen of Tejano, Selena Quintanilla, made headlines following an onstage outburst at Fiesta, an annual parade and festival held in San Antonio that he was headlining alongside his band, Los Kumbia Kings. In a video captured by Dallas resident Maria Perez, Quintanilla can be heard berating audience members he felt weren’t responding with enough enthusiasm and accusing them of acting like “they had a fucking gun to their head ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
5h ago
Neil Young’s North Texas fans are going to have to wait just a bit longer to be reunited with the acclaimed singer-songwriter. The rocker was scheduled to play Dallas' Dos Equis Pavilion on Thursday, May 2, but once again, Texas weather made other plans ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
20h ago
Last weekend, Coachella Valley was once again filled with fans for this year’s edition of Stagecoach, AEG’s annual country music festival. Headliners Eric Church, Miranda Lambert and Morgen Wallen wowed fans and critics alike — but one of the biggest surprises to come out of Stagecoach this year was thanks to Dallas’ own country crooner Paul Cauthen, who welcomed Lana Del Rey onstage to close his Friday evening set with a duet cover of "Unchained Melody" that brought the house down ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
20h ago
Dallas, are you ready for Bad Bunny to teach you to dance? King of Latin trap music and Spanish-language pop-crossover sensation Bad Bunny has a two-night engagement at the American Airlines Center (Thursday, May 2, and Friday, May 4) and it's one of the most anticipated concert events of the season ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
20h ago
PARTYNEXTDOOR is taking a break from Toronto and visiting Dallas in July on his 2024 summer tour. The performance marks the first time he’s had a show in Dallas since touring with Halsey on her 2017 Hopeless Fountain Kingdom Tour ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
2d ago
After the screening of the Bastards of Soul documentary at the Dallas International Film Festival on April 27, the teary-eyed audience at The Texas Theatre was present for a Q&A session with the film’s director and producer Paul Levatino and co-founder of DIFF Michael Cain. While speaking with Cain, Levatino spoke words emblematic of the documentary’s purpose ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
3d ago
The Dallas Mavericks' loss this weekend is having a ripple effect even among those who don't know squat about basketball. The Mavs, who lost to the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, are now tied at 2–2 and will play Game 6 in the series at Dallas' American Airlines Center on Friday, May 3 ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
3d ago
When Irish blues and folk-rock singer-songwriter Hozier played the Dos Equis Pavilion on Sunday, his song “Too Sweet” was at the top of the Billboard Hot 100, the first No. 1 song by an Irish artist in the U.S. since Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares 2 U.” This week, “Too Sweet” and the rest of the Top 10 will be curb-stomped by that new Taylor Swift album, but it was easy to see at his Dallas show why (Swift-mania notwithstanding) Hozier has become a rock star for this socially conscious generation ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
4d ago
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors returned to Dallas and the Longhorn Ballroom Saturday night midway through their "Find Your People" tour for an easygoing show that drew both adult fans and kids to hear his positive lyrics. Holcomb has been touring for 20 years and paid his dues on his early Dallas trips, performing first at AllGood Cafe and then at Opening Bell Coffee, where Charley Crockett and Maren Morris also played early in their careers ..read more
Dallas Observer » Music
6d ago
DJ Marshmello and DJ/producer SVDDEN DEATH will host a surprise pop-up concert on the roof of Rodeo Dallas today from 3 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. The surprise show will celebrate the last leg of the EDM duo’s MELLODEATH tour ahead of their show at The Factory in Deep Ellum tonight at 8 p.m ..read more