At each #radicalpotimism tour stop, @dualipa.bsky.social pays tribute to a local artist. For her 1st night in #Dallas, she looks west to honor Fort Worth’s Kelly Clarkson.

New for @dallasobserver.com: What a rip-snorting, kick-ass, gleefully unhinged encounter with @thehives.com. Rock gods without peer, as is photog Vera Velma Hernandez, who grabbed some truly phenomenal shots of the mayhem to go alongside my thoughts on it all. www.dallasobserver.com/music/the-hi...

16 years to the day after splitting up, #Oasis took the stage anew last night in #Chicago, reunited and in roaring form. It was absolutely mega, to borrow Liam’s adjective, and deeply moving to watch fraternal alchemy fuel a 2-hr reminder they do not make rock stars like these anymore. #OasisLive25

New for @kxt.org: Presley Haile’s voice completely knocked me sideways when I heard her debut EP earlier this year. Absolutely thrilled to connect with her recently for a conversation which only cemented my belief she’s going to be an enormous star.

New for @dallasobserver.com: Regina Spektor enthralled a near-capacity Majestic Theatre Wednesday night, her first North Texas gig in 16 years. Some words from me, and some loverly photos from Andrew Sherman.

New for @dallasobserver.com: It was a messy, meaningful Monday evening with Pete Yorn over at The Kessler. Some thoughts from me, and some fantastic photos from Andrew Sherman.

New for @dallasobserver.com: St. Vincent delivered an emotional, thrilling set for the hometown crowd in #Dallas last night.

In @stvincent.music-social.com.ap.brid.gy’s case, the hometown support is literal.

Some thoughts from me for @dallasobserver.com, via the very generous @bonnieraitt.bsky.social.

New for @kxt.org: Somehow, in nearly 20 yrs of writing about TX music, I've never gotten the chance to talk w/the prolific Will Johnson. So I was pretty damn happy the stars aligned, and we connected for a chat about his new solo LP, "Diamond City," out Friday on @keeledscales.bsky.social.

"There is a faintly defiant sense of liveliness coursing through these songs," writes critic Preston Jones.

New for @dallasobserver.com: Kicking off 2025 with a fascinating conversation with the great Bill Frisell, who’s making a rare North Texas appearance tonight at Arlington Music Hall. www.dallasobserver.com/music/jazz-p...

New for @dallasobserver.com: Last evening's Kacey Musgraves concert at AAC, her first of a 2-night stand, had it all — gorgeous songs; vulnerable convos; confetti; assorted woodland creatures; kick-ass openers; a ginormous replica of Saturn & a Leon Bridges cameo to top it off.

New for @dallasobserver.bsky.social: Went a little long on Leon Bridges’ big night, which was profoundly moving and a testament to how much both he and Fort Worth has grown over the last decade.

New for Dallas Observer: Really reconnected with my innermost self last evening at the ol’ Creed jamboree in Fort Worth.