| LET’S DO THIS | Dallas’ Largest Selection of ADULT NOVELTIES including adult toys, intimacy items & vapes! SMOKE CBD ACCESSORIES AVAILABLE! LIQUIDS 12045 Shiloh Rd. 214-327-0551 1966 W. NW Highway 972-869-1098 1720 W. Mockingbird Ln 214-638-0765 www.sexysite.com • Open 24/7! YOUR PLEASURE IS OUR BUSINESS Dale Watson & His Lone Stars 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JAN. 28, AT DAN’S SILVERLEAF, 103 INDUSTRIAL ST., $15 AT PREKINDLE.COM At around age 14, Texas country singer Dale Watson became an emancipated minor. Going to high school in the daytime and playing Hous- ton clubs and honky tonks at night, Watson spent eight years with his brother Jim in The Classic Country Band before moving off to Los Angeles on the advice of friend and fellow coun- try singer Rosie Flores. Between his singles, EPs, full-length records and live albums, Watson has put out nearly 40 releases since 1989, his most successful record being 2013’s El Rancho Azul with its classic country throwback “I Lie When I Drink.” He coined the term “Ameripolitan” to de- scribe his authentic country sound, and Wat- son’s music goes hand and hand with the outlaw country of Merle Haggard, George Jones and Waylon Jennings. Together with his band, The Lone Stars, Watson plays Dan’s Silverleaf on Fri- day night. DAVID FLETCHER AENTER TO WIN 20 Riverboat Gamblers 6 P.M. SATURDAY, JAN. 29, AT TULIPS, 112 ST. LOUIS AVE., $13+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Founded in Denton in 1997, punk rock band Riv- erboat Gamblers relocated to Austin after see- ing some success with its second album, 2003’s Something to Crow About. In its review of the al- bum, Spin magazine likened the band’s sound to a cross between Minor Threat and The Hives, which certainly made sense for the band at a time when it was rebelling against the sound of what was being called “emo” in the early- 2000s. The band released only a handful of songs between its last full-length record, 2012’s The Wolf You Feed, and 2016’s Massive Fraud EP. Then there was silence. In 2020, something changed. The band released the Riverboat Gam- blers Live with Orchestra EP, which saw the band’s sound moving away from the hardcore anthems of Minor Threat and more toward the melodic punk of Bad Religion, which is heard es- pecially in the band’s latest studio single, “Right Down the Line.” Riverboat Gamblers headline NOT STOCK at Tulips in Fort Wort after perfor- mances by A Giant Dog, Uncle Toasty, Olive Vox, Upsetting and Homewrecker and the Bedwet- ters. DF PAIR OF TICKETS DALLASOBSERVER.COM/FREE/JACKWHITE Falling In Reverse 7 P.M. SUNDAY, JAN. 30, AT SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD., $39+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Falling in Reverse lead singer Ronnie Radke was serving a prison sentence in 2009 when he re- leased the band’s first demo with the help of some contacts on the outside. Two years later, Mike Brooks the band had signed to Epitaph Records and re- leased its debut album, The Drug in Me Is You, which built upon the work in the demo. Radke attributed the album’s success to its origins in a prison cell, free of musical influences. The al- bum’s mix of hardcore and pop music divided critics, but it remanins influential. Radke is the only member remaining from the band’s classic lineup, but that hasn’t stopped the band from releasing a series of non-album singles since its last full release in 2017. Earlier this month, the band released the single “Zombified” from the upcoming Neon Zombie EP, the band’s first offi- cial release in nearly five years. Wage War, Jeris Johnson and Hawthorne Heights open the show Sunday night at South Side Ballroom. DF The Pauses 8 P.M. SUNDAY, JAN.30, AT THREE LINKS, 2704 ELM ST., $15 AT SEETICKETS.US Florida indie-rock trio The Pauses are taking a little weeklong trip across the South that in- cludes a date at Three Links in Deep Ellum Sun- day evening. From A Cautionary Tale, the band’s first release in 2011, to its latest cover of The Breeders’ “Off You,” The Pauses have been cre- ating a sweet brand of indie rock that’s nice enough to play in the background of a family gathering but still edgy enough to belt out on the highway when you think nobody is looking. Things kick off with the noisy shoegaze of Au- diobaton followed by the sultry synth-pop of Secrecies in its first show since guitarist Joey Noga moved to New York, leaving Rosegarden Funeral Party’s Leah Lane at the helm. Garage pop band Overshare will also be there to make sure the crowd is moving. DF Tool 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, JAN. 31, AT AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, $130+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM If you don’t know that Tool is an absolute must- see live band by now, then where exactly have you been for the past three decades? A great live show is to be expected. What is not ex- pected is the legendary progressive metal band’s opening act. Tool singer Maynard James Keenan explained in an Instagram post recently that he chose NYC alt-rock band Blonde Red- head to open for the band for its “Incredible melodies, complex & subtle rhythms, and non traditional arrangements” — elements the band shares with Tool while being nothing like Tool. It’s a bold choice made in the spirit of musical diversity, expanding one’s horizons and sticking a middle finger up to an industry that would prefer to choose opening bands based on stats and algorithms. DF NAUGHTY OR NICE? t Music Tool performs on Monday JANUARY 27–FEBRUARY 2, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS dallasobserver.com
