Not that an evening with the country music icon is ever taken for granted, but it just seems like Willie's really fond of North Texas these days. Read more

Cerebral alt-pop prominently featuring the violin? In Daniel Hart's hands, it's sheer magic. The Orientalist, the Dallas-based Hart's debut solo effort, comes after years of the singer-songwriter-violinist performing with plenty of big indie s... Read more

In just a few weeks (Aug. 10, to be precise, at Magnolia Motor Lounge with Quaker City Night Hawks and the Apache 5), Fort Worth troubadour nonpareil Kevin Aldridge ... Read more

'R You on the List' Tour at American Airlines Center Read more

Plan on plenty of mind-expanding sounds Thursday at Lola's Saloon. The lineup is loaded with talent, including Fort Worth's Madras (seriously, if you haven't checked out the duo's debut LP, thingscanchange, you're mis... Read more

Dukes of September Rhythm Revue at Verizon Theatre Read more

Michael "Big Mike" Richardson is a staple in area venues, thanks to weeklies like Big Mike's Box of Rock and regular gigs with folks like Dazey Chain or Petty Theft. Richardson also pays regula... Read more

Catch '90s nostalgia Saturday at Billy Bob's or decidedly loud acts Tuesday at Gexa Energy Pavilion Read more

Old country and new folk come to Fort Worth this weekend Read more

Dallas native (and currently Austin-based) Ruby Jane Smith is 17 years old, and, incredibly, something of a music-biz veteran. The acclaimed fiddler and singer-songwriter began her career at the ripe age of 7, after a dazzling turn on the Grand Ole Opr... Read more

Break out the bandanas and dust off Trigger -- Willie Nelson's 4th of July Picnic is preparing to take over the Stockyards again this year. Read more

Chris Martin and his bandmates will have a two-night stand in Dallas Read more

Prepare to get lifted Friday at Lola's Saloon, with two of the area's spaciest (in a good way) rock bands. Fort Worth's the Cush and Dallas-based Menkena will pull from their most recent efforts (Be... Read more

The superstar rockers stop in Dallas on their abbreviated tour, and the Fort Worth band gears up for a busy summer Read more

Fort Worth native Bryce Avary, who performs as the Rocket Summer, is back with another album, the self-released Life Will Write the Words. It's Avary's fifth full-length effort (the Rocket Summer has an equal number o... Read more

Generally shows are worth seeing because of the bands playing them, but in this instance, it's more about the venue: Saturday, during ArtsGoggle on the Near Southside, the public will have its first chance to step inside Bill ... Read more

Dave Matthews Band at Gexa Energy Pavilion Read more

You may not have noticed -- although I don't know how that's possible -- but Denton-based singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe is having quite the moment. The burst of publicity is all thanks to her superb sophomore full-length, The Body Wins, which ... Read more

The Beach Boys at Verizon Theatre Read more

Fort Worth's the Royal Rhythmaires is, quite literally, a blast from the past. The sextet (vocalist Jai Malano, saxophonists Douglas Brown and Alex Hernandez, pianist Damian ... Read more