21 February 1 - 7, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Iron & Wine 6:30 P.M., THURSDAY, FEB. 1, TEXAS THEATRE, 231 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. SOLD OUT. This Thursday, the Texas Theatre will be hosting a night of film and music. The night will begin with the Sub Pop Records co-produced film, Who Can See Forever. The movie is partially a concert film and partially a music documentary, but mostly it is a meditative examination of singer-songwriter Sam Beam, better known by his stage name, Iron & Wine. The film was shot over the course of three years, covering the period of time between the artist’s two Grammy nominations when he was touring constantly. The film uses the tradi- tional concert film as a start before exploring the depths of the artist. After the screening, there will be a Q&A followed by a live, acoustic perfor- mance by Beam. This special tour premiered in New York City in December followed by two Cali- fornia showings in January, but this week’s Dallas date kicks off the tour proper, which will see se- lect dates in cities across the country. DAVID FLETCHER Tool 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, FEB. 2, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $180+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM It’s difficult to really know where to start with a band like Tool. Since 1990, the band has amassed a rabid, cult-like following that is known for digging deep into the hidden details behind each and every single note the band has committed to a recording. Simultaneously, the band has amassed an equally huge fanbase of folks who just want to rock out to something with a little more intelligence than the average rock band. Given the talent of each member in the band, Tool is able to court both audiences with ease, selling out shows whether promoting a new album or just putting on a show for the fans. Tool is also known for taking lower-level bands on tour who don’t exactly match the style but the spirit of the band. For this tour, stoner metal band Elder will be opening the show. DF Squid 7 P.M. SATURDAY, FEB. 3, CLUB DADA, 2720 ELM ST. $20 AT SEETICKETS.US English post-punk band Squid formed in Brigh- ton in 2016, sounding like just about every other darkwave band getting started in a local music scene, but by the time it released its first EP, Town Centre, in 2019, everything had changed. Gone were the spooky sounds and droning vo- cals, and in their place were wild beats, chaotic guitars, horns and the unhinged vocals of drum- mer Ollie Judge. The change in direction paid off, attracting the attention of iconic British in- dependent label Warp Records where the band has been ever since. The band played SXSW in 2019, but due to the pandemic, Squid has been unable to return to Texas to support any of its subsequent releases. Touring in support of last summer’s O Monolith, Squid plays its first-ever show in Dallas Saturday with an opening set from indie-pop duo Water From Your Eyes. DF Jamey Johnson 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, FEB. 3, WILL ROGERS AUDITORIUM, 3401 W. LANCASTER AVE. $45.95+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Alabama country artist Jamey Johnson was 30 years old before he ever signed a record con- tract. Before that, Johnson spent the first half of his 20s serving in the Marine Corps Reserve. It was toward the end of his time with the Marines that he began playing music in honkytonks around Montgomery. It wasn’t long after he had the opportunity to open a show for the legend- ary country outlaw David Allan Coe that John- son decided to move to Nashville and pursue country music full-time. He spent the latter half of his 20s taking any gig he could in Nashville before landing a songwriting contract and pen- ning, among others, “Honky Tonk Badonka- donk” for Trace Adkins in 2005. That same year, Johnson also released his own single, “The Dol- lar,” which remains one of his most popular songs. Annie Bosko opens for Johnson at the Fort Worth Stock Show & Rodeo. DF Oliver Tree 8 P.M. SUNDAY, FEB. 4, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $45 AT TICKETMASTER.COM Alternative hip-hop star Oliver Tree made his television debut in 2016, but the musician’s ca- reer actually began a few years earlier when the young artist started releasing dubstep music first under the name Kryph, and then using his middle name, Tree. In 2013, Tree released both an EP and an independent full-length record be- fore hanging up the dubstep and going back to school to study music technology at the Califor- nia Institute of the Arts. In 2017, Oliver Tree’s self-produced first single “When I’m Down” went viral, earning the singer a contract with At- lantic Records. Since coming into the public eye, Tree has been known for his comedic approach to music as well as his outlandish fashion sense. It is tempting to write him off as a novelty act at times, but the way he treats the subject of lone- liness in his latest, Alone in a Crowd, suggests that there is a lot more going on under the sur- face. FIDLAR and Jasiah open the show. DF | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Andrew Sherman Tool plays Friday, Feb. 2, at American Airlines Center. Hottest Latin aduLt CLub in daLLas! Free Menudo all day sunday Happy Hour everyday 11aM-7PM hours: sun-thur 11aM-2aM // Fri-sat 11aM-4aM 11044 Harry Hines boulevard // (214) 206-3820 chicasbonitas.business.site
