By MANUEL MENDOZA Special Contributor It may sound counterintuitive, but have you noticed how the mellowest music can be made when there are a whole bunch of musicians onstage, and the most intense when it's just one or two? That's...
Converge isn't for the faint of ears. The Salem, Mass.-formed band now based in both Salem and Brooklyn, N.Y., mixes punk aesthetics with a heart-pounding, rapid-fire syle of heavy metal. The four members -- Jacob Bannon, Kurt Ballou, Nate Newton...
Editor's note: We've been choosing Hot Tickets and spotlights in our print Guide section, and now we want to bring those same picks to the Playlist music blog on dallasnews.com. Basically, we go through the concert schedule so you don't...
Jay-Z has announced his full itinerary for his North American tour, and it includes a stop at our very own American Airlines Center. Jay is going all out in support of The Blueprint 3; right now, he's on his first...
This just in from AEG Live: Jet at the Palladium Ballroom has been postponed. We'll have more information for you as we get it....
This just in: Bon Jovi announced its world tour, starting in Seattle on Feb. 19 with a stop at Dallas' American Airlines Center on April 10. "The Circle World Tour" was announced today as Bon Jovi played at the new...
This show was not about Maxwell's voice, which was a bit compromised Monday night. Not in the least. This show was about Maxwell coming back to the place he owned for several years: the top. I kept thinking how much...
House of Blues announced several concerts today and earlier, with Queen Latifah's Persona tour on Tuesday, Nov. 10, the biggest surprise on the list. And I'm loving the tour stop of They Might Be Giants. It's billed as "an afternoon...
Concert promoter AEG Live has announced the KISS Alive North American tour to celebrate 35 years of "rocking the world like no other." And lucky Dallasites get KISS (with new costumes) on Dec. 6 at American Airlines Center. Of course,...
I'm sure tongues will be wagging about this pairing for years to come. Two of the most outspoken musicians in pop music have announced a combined tour: Kanye West and Lady Gaga will stop at American Airlines Center on Sunday,...
Mos Def signaled early on that he would march to the beat of his own drummer at House of Blues on Tuesday night. Literally. He began his almost 3-hour set behind the drum kit, beating the drums while rapping in...
Live Nation dropped prices last week on shows at amphitheaters. And now that sale is back for the second week in a row. Talk about a deal: Live Nation on Wednesday will charge no service fees on any tickets bought....
The fall tour dates for Maxwell and his BLACKsummers' night tour were announced today, with a stop in Dallas on Oct. 12. The venue has yet to be announced. When he came through here last November, he performed at the...
I learned two things at Superpages.com Center in Fair Park on Tuesday night. Don't believe anything you read about Chris Martin. And two, butterflies are free. Confetti in the shape of butterflies was in abundance as Coldplay finished a performance...
Perhaps there will be a monologue, too. Jamie Foxx, the singer, is bringing his concert tour back to Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets go on sale next Friday at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster. There's no...
Brad Paisley and his American Saturday Night tour will stop at Superpages.com Center On Sept. 12. Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne will also be on the tour date. Tickets can be bought at Live Nation and go on sale Saturday...
Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Mellencamp are touring minor-league ballparks this summer, and the tour stops Aug. 7 at Quik Trip Park in Grand Prairie, home of the AirHogs. And now, we get news that the Wiyos will join...
David Allan Coe's House of Blues concert, scheduled for this Saturday, has been rescheduled for Thursday, July 23. Tickets will be good for the new date. If you can't make the new date, though, you can get a refund wherever...
If you missed her in the spring, Britney Spears' "Circus" tour will be coming back to Dallas on Sept. 18. AEG Live announced today the second North American leg of Spear's tour, which started March 3 in New Orleans. So...
Maxwell announced the dates of his North American tour today, and sadly, Dallas isn't on it. Yet. The closest he'll come on this just-announced list of shows in Austin. I'm telling you, it'll be worth the drive. An exquisite showman...
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