Critic's Notebook

Heritage offers fans a more intimate and acoustic take on the West African band’s signature blues style.

Lead singer and guitarist Gabriel Piñon released a new acoustic version of the March 2024 track for Inauguration Day.

Alex Alicea moved from Miami to break free from a toxic relationship and launch her musical career.

The chance to learn from a master guitarist in an intimate setting like this doesn’t come around too often.

Just weeks after being forced to move from its old location, the McKinney record store is reopening this weekend.

The North Texas hitmaker and Arlington native Catrise Johnson breaks down popular DFW lingo.

The Dallas singer is back onstage and releasing new music, but he urgently needs a kidney donor to save his life.

The legendary punk band’s penultimate set in Dallas in 1978 will be released on vinyl and CD in March.

The Denton venue is famed for its live music shows.

Some women belong in The Kitchen. The artist learned the trade while working at the legendary Dallas studio.

Emily Elbert, Casey Trela and Bobak Loftipour are Dallas-area natives who are among the thousands of displaced by the California fires.

The famed Ohio State University marching band might turn in the best performance we see at this year’s Cotton Bowl

After the pandemic derailed his rollout, Dev Lee Miller took his time getting back on stage.

Are you the next Lester Bangs or even a cool kid with bangs (with strong opinions and a solid reporting instinct)? Come write for us.

The “Fred Thirst” is now available at Celestial Beerworks in Dallas.

The North Texas star’s generous tip was “life-changing,” according to Houston server Renee Brown.

Live jazz is burgeoning around Dallas. Old or new, here’s where to go for it.

We could have picked any place to spend New Year’s Eve; we chose to spend it with Tripping Daisy.

From Erykah Badu getting dragged by Minaj fans to big-time concert reviews, here are the stories that captivated our readers this year.

The year 2024 was filled with great new music. From “brat” to Kendrick Lamar, here are our music critics’ favorite albums of the year.

Jason Niebaum is on track to have an endless collection of 8-track tapes signed by famous musicians.

A few lucky barflies caught a Christmas miracle of their own earlier this week when Kacey Musgraves crashed their karaoke night.