20 January 26–February 1, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents The Nixons 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JAN. 27, TREES, 2707 ELM ST. $25 AT AXS.COM This Friday, Trees hosts a night of real North Texas nostalgia with a set that is sure to raise an eyebrow or two. The night will be headlined by Oklahoma City alternative rock band The Nixons, who made a name for themselves in North Texas in 1996 when time-honored radio station The Edge began in- cluding the band’s song “Sister” on its regular playlist. Jaret Ray Reddick of Bowling For Soup — a band that blew up in Denton and Dallas before blowing up nationally — opens for The Nixons as a solo artist. Dallas alt-metal band Overscene will also be there to match the vibe of the night with an all-acoustic set. Nothing eyebrow-raising about the show yet, right? Well, there to put a hitch in the whole night’s giddy-up will be Denton’s sym- phonic brass punk collective The Wee-Beasties, who intend to go all-out on their tight, 30-minute time slot and prove their place among local leg- ends. DAVID FLETCHER True Widow 12 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, Tulips, 112 St. Louis Ave. $20+ at prekindle.com Fort Worth venue Tulips hosts its second an- nual NOT STOCK festival this Saturday, boast- ing some of the hottest acts between here and Austin. Dallas rock band True Widow headlines the evening, and considering that band doesn’t play around these parts that often, getting a chance to see them headline an all-day festival is not something you should pass up. True Widow formed in 2007 and built a reputation as a heavy and dreamy band alternating the male and female vocals of Dan “D.H.” Phillips and Nicole Estill. The group released four al- bums and two EPs over the next decade, but have not released anything since 2016’s Avvol- gere. Last year, the band only played one show in its hometown — one of only four hometown shows since 2017. The festival will also see per- formances by North Texas bands Pearl Earl, Sealion, Doomfall, Smothered, Sunbuzzed and Cool Jacket, as well as Austin bands Hey Cow- boy! and Big Bill. DF The Lone Bellow 8 P.M. SATURDAY, JAN. 28, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $32+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Brooklyn indie-folk trio The Lone Bellow was formed as an outgrowth from singer Zach Wil- liams’ diaries. Williams had taken to writing as a way to cope with his wife’s temporary paralysis following a horseback riding accident. After sharing his entries with friends, Williams fol- lowed the advice he should learn the guitar and turn his thoughts into songs, and after his wife recovered, the couple moved to New York and he started up the band. While the band takes a more collaborative approach to songwriting these days, Williams is still known for penning songs in tribute to his wife, which he has done across all five of the band’s albums. Their most recent, Love Songs for Losers, was written in Roy Orbison’s former (and supposedly haunted) home and is full of stories about love and death. Flagstaff, Arizona, indie-rock band Tow’rs joins the band on its winter tour. DF We Came As Romans 7 P.M. MONDAY, JAN. 30, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $27.50 AT LIVENATION.COM Michigan metalcore band We Came As Romans is the decades-old project of two high school class- mates: guitarist Joshua Moore and singer Dave Stephens. While the band has seen almost a dozen other members pass through its ranks, Stephens and Moore have kept the band going across six al- bums and two EPs. The band had its biggest suc- cess in 2013 with the album Tracing Back Roots, which cracked the Billboard 200’s top 10 and went to No. 1 on the Independent and Hard Rock Al- bums chart, bolstered by the success of the songs “Hope” and “Never Let Me Go.” The band is cur- rently on tour in support of its latest album, Dark- bloom, which was released last fall. The album is, in part, a tribute to former keyboardist Kyle Pavone, who died of a drug overdose in August 2018. We Came As Romans is currently touring with Ala- bama metalcore band Erra and Canadian metal band Brand Of Sacrifice. DF Soulfly 6 P.M. WEDNESDAY, FEB. 1, TREES, 2707 ELM ST. $25 AT AXS.COM Soulfly is just one of the many projects that Max Cavalera has spent his time fronting. While he may be more commonly known as the former singer for Sepultura, Cavalera has also led metal bands Nailbomb, Killer Be Killed, Go Ahead and Die and Cavalera Conspiracy — and all but the former have released music in the last five years. Soulfly, however, has been Cavalera’s primary focus since leaving Sepultura and has always been a project influenced by spirituality and dedicated to God. That is not to say that Caval- era is by any sense a religious man. The project is, rather, a study in spirituality juxtaposed with themes of violence and warfare. Soulfly released its twelfth studio album, Totem, on the Nuclear Blast record label and is by all accounts Soulfly’s heaviest album in years. The band will open the month at Trees with the help of Orlando stoner metal band Bodybox, Maryland post-progres- sive metal band Half Heard Voice and Fort Worth nü metal revivalists Killhouse. DF Mike Brooks Soulfly, with Max Cavalera, plays Wednesday, Feb. 1, at Trees. | LET’S DO THIS | t Music
