List Update - 10/22/2009

Lots of new shows, let's get right to it:

• Trees - The Donnas (10/22)
• Billy Bob's - Tanya Tucker (10/24), Travis Tritt (11/7)
  
• Lakewood Theater - Bruce Hornsby (10/27), Tracy Morgan (11/27)
  
• House of Blues - Wolfmother/Heartless Bastards (10/29), They Might Be Giants (10/31), Snoop Dogg/Method Man & Redman (11/8), Queen Latifah (11/10), Pete Yorn (11/19), Robert Earl Keen (12/29), Goodie Mob (Reunion)/Scarface (1/17), Anvil (1/26)
  
• Granada Theater - Warren G (10/29), Destroyer (11/6), Imogen Heap (11/17), Bill Callahan (12/4), Jay Reatard (12/10)
  
• Prophet Bar - Jello Biafra & The Guantanamo School of Medicine (10/29)
• WinStar - Alan Jackson (11/6), Willie Nelson (11/28)
• Allen Event Center - Reba McEntire (11/6), Styx/REO Speedwagon (11/17)
  
• Palladium Ballroom - David Cook (11/8), Rob Zombie (11/13), The Swell Season (11/14), Chris Brown (11/15), Megadeth (12/2), Tegan and Sara (2/25)
  
• Bass Hall - Jewel (11/15)
• Palladium Showroom - Metric (12/2)
• Nokia Theatre - 311 (12/5), B.B. King (1/3)
  
• Sons of Hermann Hall - Old 97's (12/27-12/30)
• American Airlines Center - Eddie Izzard (1/21), Taylor Swift (3/11)
  
• McFarlin Auditorium - John Prine (2/26)

And of course, many, many more on the full list.

List Update - 9/7/2009

Huge update today. Mostly because it's been 2 months since I last posted about one, even though I've been continuously updating. Eh, what are you gonna do. Here are the highlights:

• WinStar - Al Green (9/11), Roger Daltrey (10/22), Stone Temple Pilots (1/1)
  
• Palladium Ballroom - The Mars Volta (9/16), Moby (10/4), Arctic Monkeys (10/5), Insane Clown Posse (10/6), Alice Cooper (10/12), Tiësto (10/24)
• House of Blues - Thievery Corporation (10/4), The Dead Weather (10/5), Rodrigo y Gabriela (10/18), O.A.R. (10/21, 10/22), The Bravery (10/25), Drive-By Truckers (10/28), Kevin Smith (11/7), Mastodon/Dethklok (11/11), Elvis Perkins/A.A. Bondy (11/14), Peter Bjorn and John (11/14)
• American Airlines - Maxwell/Common (10/12), AC/DC (11/2), KISS/Buckcherry (12/6)
• The Cavern - Vivian Girls (10/15), Those Darlins (10/29)
  
• Lakewood Theater - David Cross (10/16)
• Granada Theater - Colin Hay (10/18), Butthole Surfers/Peaches (10/30), Son Volt (11/12), The Mountain Goats (11/19), Neko Case (11/23), The Avett Brothers (1/3 - rescheduled date)
  
• Nokia Theatre - Alice in Chains (10/23), R. Kelly (10/29), Regina Spektor (11/12)
  
• Hailey's - Why? (10/26), Melt Banana (11/6), Atlas Sound (11/7)
  
• Meyerson Center - Steve Martin (10/27)
• The Door - Gwar (11/8)
• Bass Hall - Rufus Wainwright (11/14)
• McFarlin Auditorium (SMU) - Puscifer (11/24, 11/25)
• The Loft - The Whigs (12/2)

Ok, that's it for now. Next update won't take so long. Promise. :)

Built to Spill & Dinosaur Jr. at the Granada

Who: Built to Spill (wiki), Dinosaur Jr. (myspace, wiki)
Where: Granada Theater
When: Thursday, October 22, 2009 7:00 PM
With: Lou Barlow & The Missingmen (wiki), Disco Doom (myspace)
How Much: $30.00
Tickets Available: Granada website, box office
On Sale: Friday, July 31, 2009 12:00 PM
Presale: ongoing now via Granada website

Wilco at the Palladium

Who: Wilco (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Friday, October 9, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $30.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, August 1, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "AllAccess Presale" (password required; starts Thursday, July 30, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

List Update - 7/10/2009

Main list has been updated continuously since the last time I posted, but I was too lazy to get around to doing a summary post. Because of my laziness, this will be a big update. Here are the highlights:

• House of Blues - Jessica Lea Mayfield (7/22), Method Man & Redman/Ghostface Killah (8/8), Psychedelic Furs/Happy Mondays (9/25), The Airborne Toxic Event (9/30), The Dodos (10/2), The Pogues (10/30)
  
• The Loft - Bat For Lashes (8/20), Dungen (8/22), Pinback (10/20)
  
• Palladium Ballroom - Broken Social Scene (8/7), Keith Sweat (10/2), The Black Crowes (10/16), Mutemath (10/29), Ghostland Observatory (10/31)
  
• Granada Theater - Clipse/The Cool Kids (8/12), Leon Russell (8/23), The Dandy Warhols (9/8), Living Colour (9/19), The Horrors (9/25), The Avett Brothers (9/27), ...And You Will Know Us By the Trail of Dead/Secret Machines (9/29), Sunny Day Real Estate (10/5), KMFDM (10/21)
  
• Bass Hall - Old 97's (8/21), Lyle Lovett (11/24, 11/25)
• Superpages.com Center - Lil Wayne/Young Jeezy (8/23)
• Nokia Theatre - Jason Mraz/G. Love & Special Sauce (9/14), Chickenfoot (9/21), Rob Thomas (10/5)
  
• American Airlines Center - Britney Spears (9/18), Kings of Leon (10/7), Miley Cyrus (10/18)
  
• Lola's - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (9/24)
• Rubber Gloves - Monotonix (9/24)
• Hailey's - Asobi Seksu (9/27)
• Meyerson Center - Ben Folds (with DSO) (9/30), John Legend (10/4)
  
• Longhorn Saloon - Reverend Horton Heat (12/19)

Whew. I'm not going to let it go that long again. As always, there are many, many more on the main list.

Motörhead at the Palladium

Who: Motörhead (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Saturday, September 19, 2009 5:30 PM
With: Nashville Pussy (myspace, wiki)
Notes: Reverend Horton Heat was originally listed for this show as well but now appear to be off the bill
How Much: $32.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, July 11, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "AllAccess Presale" (password required; starts Friday, July 10, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

Paul McCartney at Cowboys Stadium

Who: Paul McCartney (myspace, wiki)
Where: Cowboys Stadium
When: Wednesday, August 19, 2009 7:30 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $35.00-$250.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Monday, July 20, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "American Express" Presale (password required; starts Monday, July 13, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

Judas Priest (with Whitesnake) at Nokia

Who: Judas Priest (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Thursday, August 13, 2009 7:00 PM
With: Whitesnake (myspace, wiki), Pop Evil (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $59.50
Notes: Judas Priest will be performing the album British Steel in its entirety
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, June 19, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "All Access" Presale (password required; starts Thursday, June 18, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster)

De La Soul at House of Blues

Who: De La Soul (wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Friday, July 31, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $25.00-$50.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster, Live Nation
On Sale: Friday, June 5, 2009 10:00 AM
Presales: "MT Presale" (password required; starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Citi Cardmember" Presale (password required; starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Live Nation Presale" (starts Wednesday, June 3, 2009 10:00 AM via Live Nation)

List Update - 5/29/2009

More adds denoted in red on the main list. I'll also point out a couple of newsworthy changes/additions. I have added shows at the WinStar World Casino in Thackerville, Oklahoma for a few reasons: (1) it's only about 80 miles away from downtown Dallas (and a lot closer if you live north of town) just across the Oklahoma border, (2) they get pretty big name acts that usually won't also play Dallas on the same tour, and (3) the shows are almost always on a Friday or Saturday making them ideal for a weekend trip for some gambling and a show.

Also, the upstairs venue at the House of Blues is back to its original name: the "Cambridge Room." As of Tuesday or so they were no longer calling it the "Pontiac Garage," which was inevitable in light of this news.

OK, so on to the highlights:

• WinStar Casino - Aretha Franklin (6/12), Dwight Yoakam (7/10), Journey (8/7), Heart (8/28), Kelly Clarkson (9/6)
  
• AllGood Cafe - Scott Miller (solo) (6/26)
• House of Blues - Clutch (7/14), The Cult (performing Love) (9/4)
  
• Bass Hall - Smokey Robinson (7/18)
• Rubber Gloves - Magnolia Electric Co. (7/24), Brightblack Morning Light (8/21)
  
• Palladium Ballroom - Reel Big Fish/The English Beat (7/26)
• Nokia Theatre - Counting Crows/Michael Franti & Spearhead (8/4)
• Granada Theater - Los Campesinos! (8/15), The Charlatans UK (10/8)
  

That's it for now. Go see some shows!

Blink-182 (with Fall Out Boy) at Superpages

Who: Blink-182 (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Wednesday, September 23, 2009 6:30 PM
With: Fall Out Boy (myspace, wiki), The All-American Rejects (myspace, wiki), Asher Roth (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $25.00-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster, Live Nation
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presales: "Fan Club Presale" (password required; ongoing now via Ticketmaster); "Citi Cardmember" Presale (password required; starts Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:00 AM via Ticketmaster); "Live Nation Presale" (starts Friday, May 29, 2009 10:00 AM via Live Nation)

Tori Amos at Nokia

Who: Tori Amos (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Friday, July 24, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $39.50-$49.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "iTunes Presale" (starts Thursday, May 28, 2009 10:00 AM); "All Access Presale" (password required; started Friday, May 29, 2009 10:00 AM); both via Ticketmaster

Bob Dylan, John Mellencamp & Willie Nelson at QuikTrip Park

What: "The Bob Dylan Show"
Who: Bob Dylan & His Band (myspace, wiki), John Mellencamp (myspace, wiki), Willie Nelson & Family (myspace, wiki)
Where: QuikTrip Park (Grand Prairie)
When: Friday, August 7, 2009 5:30 PM
How Much: $67.50
Notes: Seating is General Admission; Children 14 & under are free and do not require a ticket.
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 30, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "Internet Presale" via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Monday, May 25, 2009 10:00 AM)

Tool at Nokia

Who: Tool (wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Saturday, July 25, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $54.75-$80.25
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, May 15, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: N/A

Elvis Costello & The Sugarcanes at Nokia

Who: Elvis Costello (myspace, wiki)
Where: Nokia Theatre
When: Wednesday, September 2, 2009 8:00 PM
Notes: Costello's backing band for this show will be "The Sugarcanes" - Jim Lauderdale (guitar), Jerry Douglas (dobro), Stuart Duncan (fiddle), Mike Compton (mandolin), Jeff Taylor (accordion) and Dennis Crouch (double bass)
With: TBA
How Much: $49.50-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Monday, May 18, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "All Access" Presale via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Sunday, May 17, 2009 10:00 AM)

List Update - 5/9/2009

Lots of updates to the main list. Added lots of opening acts, fleshed out calendars for smaller venues, etc. As always, some highlights:

• Hailey's - The Dears (5/16), Margot & The Nuclear So and So's (5/22), Deer Tick (7/10)
  
• Prophet Bar - Brian "Head" Welch (5/19), Will Hoge (8/1)
  
• McFarlin Auditorium - India.Arie (5/21)
• Rubber Gloves - Harvey Milk (5/25), Sir Richard Bishop (6/3)
  
• Rockstar Sports Bar - Adler's Appetite (5/20), Tracii Guns (5/27)
• Lizard Lounge - Hercules & Love Affair/Pat Mahoney (5/30), Paul Van Dyk (6/25)
  
• Sons of Hermann - Alejandro Escovedo (6/4)
• The Cavern - Au Revoir Simone (6/4), Neil Hamburger (7/16)
  
• The Loft - The Helio Sequence (6/5)
• Club Dada - Little Joy (6/9)
• Lounge on Elm St. - Holy Fuck (6/10)
• Dr. Pepper Arena - Bill Cosby (6/12)
• Lakewood Theater - Peter Murphy (6/19), Steve Earle (6/21)
  
• Granada - Starlight Mints (6/25), Patrick Wolf (6/30), Slobberbone (8/21)
  
• Pontiac Garage - John Vanderslice/The Tallest Man on Earth (6/25)
• Bass Hall - Yes/Asia (7/15), Randy Travis (9/26)
  
• American Airlines Center - American Idols! Live (7/23), Pink/The Ting Tings (9/23)
  
• House of Blues - Chris Isaak (8/9), Etta James (8/19), Sugar Ray (8/23), Stryper (11/4)
  
• Nokia - Dennis Miller (8/22)
• Meyerson - Air Supply/Christopher Cross (8/24), The Moody Blues with the DSO (9/2, 9/3)
• Superpages - Creed (9/22)

Go see some shows.

Aerosmith (with ZZ Top) at Superpages

Who: Aerosmith (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Sunday, July 19, 2009 7:30 PM
With: ZZ Top (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $49.50-$200.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Aerosmith Fan Club Presale now ongoing at Official Fan Club Website; other various presales ongoing now via Ticketmaster

Sonic Youth at House of Blues

Who: Sonic Youth (myspace, wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $25.50-$35.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, May 2, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "Album Pre-Order Presale" beginning Thursday, April 20, 2009; "Internet Presale," "HOB Member" and "Citi Cardmember Presale" beginning Friday, May 1, 2009 (Password required) (All via Ticketmaster)

List Update - April 22, 2009

Main list is updated as of last night. Some highlights:

• House of Blues - Snoop Dogg (5/5), The Crystal Method (5/20), B.B. King (5/31), Gomez (6/10), Santigold (6/18), Xavier Rudd (6/18)
  
• Pizza Hut Park - Edgefest 19 (Korn, 311, Blue October) (5/9)
• Granada Theater - Amos Lee (5/14), Brandi Carlile (5/29), St. Vincent (6/18), Jenny Lewis/Heartless Bastards (6/23), Ben Kweller (6/26)
  
• Nokia Theatre - The Offspring (5/20), Rod Stewart (7/26)
  
• Pontiac Garage - Butch Walker (5/21)
• Majestic Theatre - Bryan Adams (6/3)
• Ridglea Theater - Testament (6/4)
• Palladium Ballroom - Matisyahu/Les Claypool (6/7), Third Eye Blind (6/8)
• Bass Hall - Merle Haggard (6/10), George Jones (6/18)
  
• Meyerson Center - Joe Cocker (6/14), Gipsy Kings (6/16)
• The Loft - Camera Obscura (6/16)
• Superpages.com Center - Kid Rock/Lynyrd Skynyrd (7/1), New Kids on the Block (7/17), Allman Brothers Band/Widespread Panic (10/16)
  
• American Airlines Center - Beyonce (7/5)

And lots more on said main list.

New York Dolls at House of Blues

Who: New York Dolls (myspace, wiki)
Where: House of Blues
When: Wednesday, June 3, 2009 8:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $17.00-$45.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, April 24, 2009 10:00 PM
Presale: "HOB Member" and "Citi Cardmember" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

Get KISS To Come to Dallas!

For KISS's 2009 tour, they are letting the fans pick what cities they visit:

All right, North America, you wanted the best... you got it!

The hottest band in the world, KISS, will tour this fall, and they want YOU, the KISS ARMY to choose which cities they'll play!

In the first-ever fan-routed tour, KISS will take votes straight from the KISS ARMY! The entire 2009 tour will be determined by the cities with the most votes. Watch the tour unfold in real time as voting continues and city rankings are updated!

If you want them to visit Dallas, go to http://eventful.com/kiss and vote!

Metallica at American Airlines Center

Who: Metallica (myspace, wiki)
Where: American Airlines Center
When: Tuesday, September 29, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $49.50-$69.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, April 3, 2009 12:00 PM
Presale: "Met Club" via Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Wednesday, April 1, 2009 10:00 AM)

Meat Puppets at Pontiac Garage

Who: Meat Puppets (myspace, wiki)
Where: Pontiac Garage at House of Blues
When: Friday, June 19, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Retribution Gospel Choir (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $14.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 27, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: "MT Presale" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

List Update - March 13, 2009

Huge update to the main list (long overdue at that). Here are the highlights:

• Club Dada - Valient Thorr (3/17), Brutal Juice (6/5)
  
• Billy Bob's - Billy Bob Thornton/ZZ Top (3/19)
  
• Bass Performance Hall - Bob Newhart (4/11)
  
• Sons of Hermann Hall - Mark Olson & Gary Louris (4/24)
  
• Poor David's Pub - Iris Dement (4/24)
  
• The Lounge on Elm Street - Man Man (4/24)
  
• Ridglea Theater - Napalm Death (4/29)
  
• Granada Theater - Jason Isbell (5/2), Peaches (6/12), Grizzly Bear (6/15)
  
• The Loft - Kevin Devine (5/13), The Thermals (5/21), Manchester Orchestra (5/27)
  
• Pontiac Garage - Elvis Perkins (5/12)
  
• House of Blues - Live (5/13), Gavin Rossdale (5/25)

And many more on the full list. Also, you might have noticed that I've changed the format of my announcements from a prose-based to a more straightforward facts-only type of post. Hopefully it will get me to make more special announcements. We'll see.

My Bloody Valentine at the Palladium

Who: My Bloody Valentine (myspace, wiki)
Where: Palladium Ballroom
When: Wednesday, April 22, 2009 7:30 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Friday, March 13, 2009 10:00 AM (Seem to be available to purchase now)
Presale: "All Access" via Ticketmaster (Password required; ongoing now)

Depeche Mode at Superpages

Who: Depeche Mode (myspace, wiki)
Where: Superpages.com Center
When: Saturday, August 29, 2009 8:00 PM
With: Peter Bjorn and John (myspace, wiki)
How Much: $35.50-$89.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 21, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Ticketmaster (Password required; starts Monday, March 16, 2009 10:00 AM)

Indigo Girls at the Lakewood

Who: Indigo Girls (myspace, wiki)
Where: Lakewood Theater
When: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 7:00 PM
With: TBA
How Much: $37.50
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: Indigo Girls Website (On sale now)

U2 at Dallas Cowboys New Stadium

Who: U2 (myspace, wiki, tour)
Where: Dallas Cowboys New Stadium (Arlington)
When: Monday, October 12, 2009 Time TBA
With: TBA
How Much: $30.00-$250.00 (per Billboard)
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster (link to come)
On Sale: Monday, April 20, 2009 Time TBA
Presale: TBA

David Byrne at the Majestic

Who: David Byrne (myspace, wiki)
Where: Majestic Theatre
When: Sunday, June 14, 2009 8:00 PM
How Much: $45.00-$55.00
Tickets Available: Ticketmaster
On Sale: Saturday, March 14, 2009 10:00 AM
Presale: N/A

Superpages' Summer Calendar Filling Up

Superpages.com Center (as it's been known for the past 2 years) - Dallas's outdoor concrete shed, er, amphitheater - has been filling up its summer calendar the past couple of weeks and I figured it was time for a comprehensive update. Here is what the summer holds for us thus far:

• Saturday, April 11: Nickelback with Seether and Saving Abel - Tickets $35-$75 (on sale now)

• Saturday, May 2: Dave Matthews Band with The Avett Brothers - Tickets $40-$70 (on sale now)

• Saturday, May 30: No Doubt with Paramore - Tickets $??-$80 (on sale March 7)

• Sunday, July 5: Vans Warped Tour (exact venue has not been named but Superpages seems the most likely place). Additionally, the specific artists performing in Dallas are also officially "TBA" but Bad Religion, Flogging Molly and NOFX are some of the bigger names on the tour announced thus far.
  

• Tuesday, July 21: Coldplay with Amadou & Mariam and Kitty Daisy & Lewis - Tickets $35-$97.50 (on sale now)

• Friday, July 24: The Fray with Jack's Mannequin - Tickets $TBA (on sale March 14)

• Saturday, August 8: Crüe Fest 2 with Mötley Crüe and other guests TBA - Tickets $29.50-$95 (on sale March 21)

• Friday, August 14: Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Slayer, Marilyn Manson, Bullet for My Valentine, Trivium and more - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Friday, August 21: Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick - Tickets $29.50-$125 (on sale March 14)

• Saturday, August 29: Depeche Mode - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Saturday, September 12: Brad Paisley with Dierks Bentley and Jimmy Wayne - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

• Sunday, September 20: 3 Doors Down - Ticket prices and on sale dates TBA

Those are all that have been announced thus far, with many more to be added I'm sure. Hopefully the Nine Inch Nails/Jane's Addiction co-headlining tour will make a stop through at some point. KISS is also supposed to do a full North American tour this summer so I wouldn't be surprised to see them play as well. And we'll get our fair share of Styx/REO Speedwagon-type classic rock packages too no doubt.

List Update - February 19, 2009

Most of these have been on the list for a while, but I've been slammed at work and haven't been able to make a post. So let's get right to the highlights!

• Rubber Gloves: Brightblack Morning Light
• House of Blues: Jodeci, Chris Cornell, Yonder Mountain String Band, George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic, TV on the Radio
  
• Dallas Museum of Art: M. Ward
• Granda Theater: Tricky, Robyn Hitchcock, Crystal Castles, Centro-Matic
  
• The Loft: Gavin DeGraw, Dr. Dog
  
• Hailey's: Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti/Vivian Girls
• Pizza Hut Park: Jimmy Buffett
• Nokia Theatre: Seal
• Music Hall at Fair Park: James Taylor
  
• American Airlines Center: Eric Clapton/Steve Winwood, Keith Urban
  
• Superpages.com Center: Coldplay

And that's not even mentioning all the tours that are stopping in Austin and completely skipping Dallas - Bruce Springsteen, Neko Case, Modest Mouse... I am looking in your direction.

Delicious CAKE at the Palladium

I'm about to make a list update, but this is a special post for a few friends of mine as I know they will be especially interested. CAKE (the band, not the food - although the food would be just as good if not better) will be playing at the Palladium on Thursday, April 30 as part of a short jaunt through Tejas and surrounding states. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 AM, but Ticketmaster is showing that tickets are currently are available in an "Internet Presale" which (interestingly) does not require a password. In any event, go get your delicious CAKE fix now!

Q: Are They Not Men? A: They Are Devo!

Being close to Austin certainly has its advantages at certain times of the year. In September, Dallas gets a lot of bands stopping through town on their way to and from Austin City Limits, and in March the same happens for South by Southwest. Usually for SXSW we just benefit from smaller bands, as the bigger artists hitting SXSW will just make special one-off appearances (whereas ACL is often in the midst of a summer tour). However, occasionally one of the big SXSW acts will also stop by Dallas and today we have just the announcement. New wave pioneers Devo - who will be headlining the BMI showcase Friday night of SXSW at Austin Music Hall - will be playing a tune-up show at the Palladium on Wednesday, March 18. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 AM though Ticketmaster, with a presale starting a day earlier (also at 10 AM).


A full list of SXSW "spillover" acts is coming soon.

Bonnie 'Prince' Billy at the Granada

Tickets for this one just popped up on the Granada's website today even though there hasn't been a formal announcement yet. In any event, singer/songwriter Will Oldham - performing under his Bonnie 'Prince' Billy moniker - is going to be playing at the Granada on Saturday, June 6. Tickets are $15-$20 and are available online here or at the Granada box office. The new Bonnie 'Prince' Billy album, Beware, is out on Drag City on March17.

Franz Ferdinand at HOB!

Fresh off the release of their third album (the excellent Tonight: Franz Ferdinand), Scottish post-punk revivalists Franz Ferdinand will make a welcome return to Dallas this Spring. On Friday, April 24 the band will visit the House of Blues in the midst of a large US tour. No word yet on ticket price or on sale date but based on the info for the Austin date, it'll probably be next weekend (the 13th or 14th). I'll post more info as I get it.

I'm not going to lie, this show makes me very excited. Not only because Franz Ferdinand is one of my favorite current bands (who I have never seen), but also because it's at the House of Blues and not at the Palladium.

Update: Tickets are $26.50-$50 and go onsale Friday at 10 AM through Ticketmaster, although there are various presales going on now.

Flight of the Conchords at Nokia

As rumored in my last post, the New Zealand comedy folk duo and stars of the HBO show of the same name, Flight of the Conchords are indeed coming to Nokia Theatre in Grand Prairie on Tuesday, May 5. All tickets are $38.50 and go on sale through Ticketmaster on Friday, February 6 (although there is a presale going on now through Thursday). Opening is comedian Eugene Mirman.

Rumor: Leonard Cohen at Nokia?

Here is an interesting one if it pans out. Singer-songwriter legend Leonard Cohen recently announced his first U.S. tour date in forever (February 19 at the Beacon Theatre in New York), and it is strongly rumored all over the net that he will begin his American tour in Austin at The Long Center on April 2, 2009. Being a decently big Cohen fan myself and noting the rarity of the event, my curiosity was piqued as to whether he would also play a Dallas show. After a few clever Google searches, I found the official site for Grand Prairie and the Event Calendar shows an April 3 listing for Cohen at Nokia Theatre. This certainly jibes with the Austin date, making both seemingly likely. I will post more when I know it.


Note: The Grand Praire calendar also shows a May 5 date for Flight of the Conchords at Nokia, which hasn't been officially announced either. This would also be a great show for Dallas to get.

Friday's Broken Social Scene Concert at HOB is Canceled

Just in - per the House of Blues website and their own website, tomorrow night's Broken Social Scene concert (with Lymbyc Systym) is canceled. Here is the post from their website:

Unfortunately we have had to cancel our show tomorrow night at the House of Blues in Dallas due to illness. We apologize to all of our fans who bought tickets and will be posting information on refunds or rescheduled dates very soon. The remainder of our dates will continue as planned starting in Austin this Saturday.

I really hope they reschedule the show, but I doubt it. I actually won tickets to this last week. Dag.

Early AM List Update

Wanted to finish this up before bed. I'm tired and there's lots to report so let's get right to it. Main list is updated and here are the highlights:

• Lola's Saloon (Stockyard's): AA Bondy, Charlie Louvin
  
• House of Blues: The Fray, Loretta Lynn, Los Lobos (they will kick your balls into outer space*), Animal Collective**
  
• Lakewood Theater: Richard Thompson
• The Loft: Handsome Furs
• Hailey's: Great Lake Swimmers
• Granada: Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Gaslight Anthem/Heartless Bastards
  
• Nokia Theatre: Fall Out Boy

*Oh wait, I guess that's Los Locos.
** The Animal Collective show will be a pretty hot ticket is my guess. Tickets go on sale Friday. Probably should get them sooner rather than later.

Morrissey Ticket Info

We finally have some details on the previously-announced Dallas Morrissey show. The former lead singer of The Smiths will be coming to the Palladium Ballroom on Friday, April 10 in support of his new album, Years of Refusal (out February 17 in the US) - which, by the way, is a candidate for album cover of the year (see below). Back to the relevant info: Thursday, January 22, there is a presale allowing you to buy the album from iTunes and get tickets to the show a day early. Otherwise, the general on sale starts Friday, January 23 through Ticketmaster. All tickets are general admission and are $39.50.

Bastards, Bastards, Bastards!

Music fans all over the DFW area wanting to see Cincinnati's Heartless Bastards in the next few months are in luck. You will have not one, not two - but three! - chances to see them coming up... in the city of your choice to boot! On Friday, February 27, the new Longhorn Saloon in the Ft. Worth Stockyards will see the Bastards with opener Dove Hunter. Tickets are $10 and are available in advance through Frontgate. The next night, Saturday, February 28, Hailey's in Denton will host the band (with openers Record Hop and Will E. Lee). Again, tix are $10 and available via Frontgate. Lastly, for the Dallasites who missed their headlining gig last November at Club Dada, they will be returning on Tuesday, April 28 to play at the Granada - not as a headliner, but as opener for New Jersey's The Gaslight Anthem. Tickets for that show are $13-$17 and are available online through the Granada's website. A Death in the Family is also opening.

Now that the Bastards have relocated to Austin, hopefully we will be graced by their presence this frequently from now often!

Photo by Cambria Harkey

Fleetwood Mac at the AAC

Announced today - classic rock vets Fleetwood Mac will be hitting Dallas in the middle of the second leg of their "Unleashed" Greatest Hits North American Tour. Specifically, American Airlines Center will be hosting the band on Thursday, April 30. Unfortunately, the band will be without singer Christine McVie (who retired from the band in 1998), so don't expect to hear "Say You Love Me,""Dreams" or "You Make Loving Fun." Or maybe Stevie Nicks will sing those, I dunno. In any event, tickets run from $49.50-$149.50 and go on sale through Ticketmaster Monday January 26 at 10 AM. There are also various pre-sales starting this Saturday, January 17.

New Neko Case Song

This is an unusual post for me, but Anti- records is running a special promotion for the new Neko Case album - Middle Cyclone - that is being released March 3. For every blog that reposts this new song, Anti- will donate $5 to the Best Friends Animal Society. Details on how to post and make sure your donation counts are here.

Neko Case - "People Got a Lotta Nerve"

Download:http://www.anti.com/media/download/708

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New Year, New Shows

Well, I had an enough shows added to the list for a proper update before New Year's but there weren't too many big names of merit an actual post it seemed. Then the flu knocked me on my ass for about a week and a ton of shows were announced and now there are plenty to substantiate an update. So here you go. Highlights as follows, but as always, many many more on the full list.

• Rock House Films: Richie Havens (show sponsored by Bend Studio)
• Granada: The English Beat, Black Kids/Mates of State
  
• Minc Lounge: KRS-One
• Firewater Bar & Grill: Vanilla Ice
• Dan's Silver Leaf: Slobberbone (reunion show), Son Volt
  
• House of Blues: Tesla, Queensryche
  
• Double-Wide: A.A. Bondy
• Poor David's Pub: Guy Clark
• Hailey's: The Heartless Bastards
• The Loft: Kool Keith (Dr. Doom vs. Dr. Octogon), King Khan & The Shrines
• Lola's: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down