DALLAS — Unless you're a fan of techno, the whole Deadmau5 thing probably has scurried right by you. Read more

"Best, finest surgeon/Come cut me open," croons Annie Clark, not long into her third album as St. Vincent. Read more

For the past couple of years, Tom Urquhart and Tony Diaz of KTCU/88.7's The Good Show have been an integral part of the Mambo's webcast. The show, which features local musical acts, is broadcast live over the Internet from Mambo's Cantina on Houston Street and is hoste... Read more

Dallas — The tears began flowing midway through Bon Iver's set Monday night. Read more

Dallas — "I'm a 28-year-old self-made millionaire," said Lil Wayne, by way of introduction Saturday night. (He also allowed, jokingly, that he was "an a------.") Read more

Normally, it's a hard choice to make as to which show to go to on a given weekend. Funkytown is chock-full of good places to hear great music, and you just can't go to all of them. But last weekend, there was only one place that a local music freak like myself would want to be. We're talking the ... Read more

It was the last Saturday of the month. That means it was time for The Good Show Live Music Series concert at Lola's in Fort Worth, sponsored by KTCU's The Good Show and DFW.com. No need to debate my... Read more

With all the venues located along West Seventh Street in Fort Worth, why would anyone go to a cigar shop like Pop's Safari for live music? Read more

We may have gotten a slight break from the heat, but you could barely tell walking in Sundance Square on Saturday night. Between the crowds no doubt wanting to take advantage of the relatively cooler temperatures, and the unforgiving humidity, well, some of us went running right back indoors. Read more

The mystery surrounding most actors-turned-musicians' albums -- can they really sing? -- has already been dissipated for Jeff Bridges. After all, the 61-year-old thespian bagged an Oscar for his portrayal of washed-up country singer "Bad" Blake in 2009's Crazy Heart, a... Read more

I'd been hearing about this band, this unholy mixture of hip-hop and hillbilly music, for a long time now. Last Saturday night, the stars finally aligned properly, and I found myself over on Seventh Street at The Wild Rooster to hear Fish Fry Bingo. Read more

I did something with Jay-Z and Kanye West’s Watch the Throne I haven’t done with any rap album in a long, long time. Read more

FORT WORTH -- The songs weren't new, but Paul was. Read more

Last Friday night, I was looking to encounter a band that I hadn't heard of before. Such bands aren't very hard to find, but it can be a challenge to find a new band that's actually worth seeing. Enter the Moon Bar, which has a reputation for careful booking, and which had placed the Gypsy Bravad... Read more

Grand Prairie — One would be hard pressed to muster a more fitting metaphor for Katy Perry's show than what vendors were hawking around the Verizon Theatre Thursday night: Cotton candy, served on a lighted, blinking, multicolored plastic stick. Read more

Dallas singer-songwriter Madison King’s brand of rock lurks in a darkened alley, barely holding its rockabilly impulses in check. Put it another way: Miranda Lambert would listen to this LP with a big, knowing grin on her face. Gifted with a sultry voice that slides easily from a purr to a r... Read more

With a girlish voice and weakness for songs that put an aching vulnerability on display, Australian country rocker Kasey Chambers sometimes seems a little delicate. Read more

It was a hard choice to make: Davestock at The Wherehouse, or the Stella Rose DVD-release party at Lola's. Read more

DALLAS — Sade is an anomaly in the fast-changing world of pop music. Read more

This week found me making my way to the West Seventh Street area in search for some live music. I'd been hearing about JJ & the Rogues for a long time now, but I just never managed to cross paths with them. Read more

Dallas — Remarkably, there are still those among us who revere Britney Spears. Read more

After a lackluster response to 2008's Lessons in Love and departure from the label that gave him his start, The Inc., things were looking less than promising for Lloyd and his smooth falsetto. Read more

Saturday night found me hanging out at the Grotto, one of the best and most underrated places to see a live band. It's small, so it can get a bit cramped at times, but the people are friendly, the sound is first-rate, and you can generally get a table to watch the band. Read more

Dallas — At bottom, all concerts are, quite literally, one-night stands. Read more

Fort Worth — After 38 years, it’s understandable that Willie Nelson’s 4th of July Picnic engenders strong feelings of nostalgia for the way the event used to unfold back in the mid-‘70s and early ‘80s, freewheeling, tinged with drugs, booze and good friends. But in 2011, the reality is far... Read more

FORT WORTH -- Addressing the sweating, cheering masses in the Rodeo Plaza before him, Billy Joe Shaver summed up Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic, whether he meant to or not. Read more

Fort Worth — Whether Casey James sells 10 or 10 million copies of his eventual debut album, he'll be just fine. Read more

FORT WORTH -- It was the night of the living dead in the Fort Worth Symphony-sponsored Concerts in the Garden series Friday night. Read more

Dallas — Having taken their seats on the largely empty stage at the Meyerson Thursday night, singer-songwriters John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett peered into the darkness around them. Read more

There were all kinds of shows going on this weekend, but your rock 'n' roll dollars are usually best spent at the Good Show Live Music Series -- a monthly showcase, co-sponsored by DFW.com and hosted by Tom Urquhart and Tony D... Read more