| LET’S DO THIS | Jeff Tweedy t Music performs this Saturday. since 1978! The BEST place for Bachelorettes, Girls Night Out & Birthdays in the Metroplex @LaBareDallas Check Us Out On TikTok! Jack Barksdale 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, at The Kessler, 1230 W. Davis St., $18+ at prekindle.com Jack Barksdale is a true roots musician. Host of the Jack Barksdale’s Roots Revival Podcast, Barksdale has become one of the leading au- thorities on all things country, blues and Ameri- cana while crafting some of the most emotionally honest lyrics heard from anyone even twice his age. Barksdale is only 14 years old, and he has been at this since he was 7. This Friday, Barksdale celebrates the release of his new album Death of a Hummingbird at The Kes- sler in Oak Cliff with opening support from singer-songwriters Matt Gomez and Verlon Thompson. Recorded over three days in August 2021 with producer and percussionist Mike Meadows at the invitation-only 3Sirens studio in East Nashville, Barksdale’s new album has 11 tracks that find the young songwriter navigating his own mind while making his first real attempt at understanding the world around him. DAVID FLETCHER Nick Cave & Warren Ellis 7:30 p.m. Friday, March 4, at Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St., $59.50+ at axs.com Longtime collaborators on Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Grinderman, Nick Cave and War- ren Ellis released their first collaboration as a duo with last year’s critically acclaimed album CARNAGE. Recorded during the pandemic lock- downs, the album served as an outlet for the duo’s creative energy, resulting in a collection of songs with more spontaneity than anything ei- ther artist has ever produced. Critics praised the album as one of the best projects to come out of the lockdowns, placing it near the top of many year-end lists. This Friday sees the pair bringing their engrossing stage show to the Majestic The- atre in downtown Dallas. The show will include tracks from the new album as well as songs the two have worked on together throughout their careers. Cave has always been an undeniable stage presence, and with Ellis at his side with all of his electronics and instruments, it is sure to be an unforgettable night. DF Jeff Tweedy 7:30 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Majestic Theatre, 1925 Elm St., $45.50+ at axs.com Jeff Tweedy has never been one to let his song- writing be contained by the presence of any band in particular. After his first band, the quintessential alt-country group Uncle Tupelo, broke up in 1994, Tweedy formed Wilco and began to really push up against the limitations of the genre, composing masterpieces such as Summerteeth and Yankee Hotel Foxtrot. Tweedy made his first foray into solo work with Whitten Sabbatini 2014’s Sukierae after forming a band with his son Spencer. In 2017, Tweedy released his first proper solo work, Together At Last, which of- fered acoustic reworkings of Wilco songs, and the next year, he released his first solo album of all-new material with a full backing band that included Spencer. Tweedy brought in his son Sammy into the mix for his latest solo work Love Is King, which means that Saturday night’s show at the Majestic should be a real family af- fair. DF alt-J 6 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at The Factory in Deep Ellum, 2713 Canton St., $69.50+ Named after the symbol created when you push the “alt” key and the “J” key at the same time on a Mac computer (∆), English indie-pop band alt-J makes its way to The Factory in Deep Ellum Wednesday night on its co-head- lining tour. alt-J is touring in support of its lat- est album, The Dream, which was released in February to much anticipation. The band came out strong with its debut album, An Awesome Wave, in 2012 on the back of smoldering sin- gles “Tessellate,” “Breezeblocks” and “Fitzplea- sure.” From there, the band began a rigorous touring and recording schedule that didn’t re- ally let up until they were done touring for third album Relaxer at the end of 2017. It was almost four years later when alt-J finally returned with the single “U&Me” in September 2021. Portu- gal. The Man and Brooklyn indie-rock band Sir Chloe will open the show. DF Midlake 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 9, at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St., $20 at prekindle.com Currently composed of Eric Pulido, McKenzie Smith, Eric Nichelson, Jesse Chandler and Joey McClellan, Denton indie-folk pioneers Midlake make the first of two appearances at Dan’s Sil- verleaf celebrating their first release in nearly a decade. The band’s fifth full-length album, For the Sake of Bethel Woods, is due out March 18, but the band’s hometown will get an early pre- view Wednesday and Thursday night at Dan’s Silverleaf. Midlake’s preceding albums estab- lished the band as a fixture on the international music scene, each one incorporating different sound elements. Their 2004 debut, Bamnan and Slivercork, brought in shades of psychedelia, while breakthrough album The Trials Of Van Oc- cupanther added in some ’70s soft rock, and they infused Brit-folk into their sound on The Courage Of Others in 2010. The band’s 2013 al- bum Antiphon brought all of these elements to- gether, and it’s obvious from the first singles that For the Sake of Bethel Woods is going to push things even further. DF 2102 W NW Hwy • Dallas, Texas 75220 (214) 696-8958 • labaredallas.com HOTTEST LATIN ADULT CLUB IN DALLAS! 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