21 July 27 - August 2, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Yellowcard 7 P.M. THURSDAY, JULY 27, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $29.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Twenty years ago, in pop punk’s gilded radio days, Yellowcard released Ocean Avenue, the al- bum that would define the Jacksonville, Florida, group’s career. The album was the culmination of the band’s California dreams after its mem- bers moved to the Golden State in 2001. The al- bum peaked at No. 23 on the U.S. Billboard 200 after the video for “Walk Away” premiered on an episode of The O.C. and the band made the talk-show circuit on the back of the album’s most memorable song and title track. Though Yellowcard has nine other albums and four EPs, it has continuously honored Oceans Avenue, re- leasing a live video version in 2005, putting nearly half of the album on its Greatest Hits compilation in 2011, releasing a vinyl pressing in 2011, releasing an acoustic version in 2013, doing tours of the acoustic version in 2013 and 2014, reissuing the vinyl in 2014 and now going on an anniversary tour with opening acts Mayday Pa- rade, Anberlin and This Wild Life. DAVID FLETCHER Eric Church 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 28, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST AVE. $49.75+ AT LIVENATION.COM In 2014, Eric Church caused a stir when he told CMT that he thought genres were dead. That same year, Church released The Outsiders, an al- bum that straddled the imaginary line separat- ing country music from hard rock. The album cemented Church’s role as a standout act in popular country, earning him a place among country music’s outlaws like Merle Haggard and Waylon Jennings. Church has embraced the identity as an outsider and was even called the next generation’s Willie Nelson for his cannabis advocacy. Nearly 10 years after the release of The Outsiders, Church announced his Outsiders Revival tour with two Texas acts: neotraditional country band Midland from Dripping Springs, and North Texas’ own Ray Wylie Hubbard. DF ZZ Top & Lynyrd Skynyrd 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 29, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST. $95.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM As far as Southern rock goes, there aren’t any two bigger names than ZZ Top and Lynyrd Sky- nyrd. This will be Skynyrd’s second tour since its Farewell Tour, which was the last to feature the band’s last original member, guitarist Gary Ross- ington. The band is touring with Rickey Med- locke, who played drums and mandolin on Street Survivors, the last album recorded with original singer Ronnie Van Zant. Van Zant’s brother Johnny has been the vocalist since 1987. Texas boogie-rockers ZZ Top are touring with Elwood Francis, Dusty Hill’s bass technician, who was handpicked by Hill to replace him when Hill’s health took a turn in 2021. The Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour kicked off last week in Florida and will make its way through Fort Worth this weekend with Uncle Kracker. DF Lil Baby 7 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 29, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $209.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Not to be confused with DaBaby or Lil Bibby, rapper Lil Baby released It’s Only Me last fall. Though the album was met with mixed reviews from the critics, Lil Baby’s fans made it his third consecutive album to reach the No. 1 position on the Billboard 200 after his sophomore al- bum, My Turn, and his collaboration with Lil Durk, The Voice of the Heroes. As the subject of the documentary film Untrapped: The Story of Lil Baby, released on Amazon Prime Video last August, Lil Baby’s rise from teenage drug dealer to one of hip-hop’s biggest stars hap- pened through his dedication to the craft and his openness to accepting help from mentors like Young Thug, Gunna and Drake. Lil Baby’s Its Only Us Tour comes to town Saturday with opening support from a group of up-and-com- ing rappers: GloRilla, Gloss Up, Rylo Rodriguez and Hunxho. DF Sounds Of Deep Ellum 7 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 29, THE CAMBRIDGE ROOM AT HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $10+ AT LIVENATION.COM This Saturday, Deep Ellum 100 celebrates the re- lease of an album recorded last October, a por- trait of the neighborhood that has provided the soundtrack to the city for 150 years. It is a multi- genre collection of the emerging new sounds. Produced by Deep Ellum 100, a nonprofit dedi- cated to supporting the musicians, visual artists, service industry workers and small businesses in Deep Ellum, the album serves as a time capsule for 2023, featuring 10 of the area’s best musical acts. The release party will include live perfor- mances by funk rock singer-songwriter Ducado Vega, indie hip-hop soul collective Chilldren of Indigo, alternative jazz and soul duo Skinny Cooks, rapper Flower Child, Mexican-American independent singer-songwriter Jacks Haupt and “The Oak Cliff Princess” Muriel Argueta. The event will have a festival-like atmosphere with DJ Mike B on the 1s and 2s. DF | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Andrew Sherman Chilldren of Indigo plays Sounds of Deep Ellum record release on Saturday.
