18 March 30–april 5, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Ladysmith Black Mambazo 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, MARCH 30, MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER, 2301 FLORA ST. $40+ AT DALLASSYMPHONY.ORG South African male choir Ladysmith Black Mam- bazo began singing as an isicathamiya group in 1964 after founder Joseph Shabalala heard cer- tain isicathamiya harmonies in a series of dreams he had in 1964. (Isicathamiya is an a cappella singing style that originated among South Arican Zulus.) From there, the group be- gan participating in isicathamiya competitions, but it was eventually banned from entering competitions for being too good, though they were still invited to entertain at the competi- tions. The group recorded its first album in 1973, and by the time Paul Simon asked the group to perform with him on 1986’s Graceland, the group had already recorded over 20 albums in its home country. The group would later be des- ignated “South Africa’s cultural ambassadors to the world” by South African President Nelson Mandela. Shabalala die in February 2020, but four of his sons, two of his cousins and two of his close friends remain in the choir. DAVID FLETCHER Taylor Swift 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY–SUNDAY, MARCH 31–APRIL 2, AT&T STADIUM, ONE AT&T WAY, $400+ AT STUBHUB.COM All the ticket-pricing controversy aside, the time for Taylor Swift’s long-awaited three-night resi- dency at North Texas’ largest venue has finally arrived. Swift’s Eras Tour will be the country- turned-pop star’s sixth headlining tour in her ca- reer, and it will be her first time supporting three of her albums, Lover, Folklore and Evermore. But this tour will cover more than just the albums Swift was unable to support during the pan- demic. Swift will be supporting every album from across her nearly two-decade career along with a couple of surprise songs and the possibil- ity of special guests. Swift has already per- formed two such concert weekends in Arizona and Nevada, and at her Nevada show, she brought out Marcus Mumford for a performance of “Cowboy Like Me” in the surprise portion of her show. No telling what Swift has in store for Dallas, but you can still get verified resale tickets to find out before the internet does. DF Old Crow Medicine Show 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY, MARCH 31, LONGHORN BALLROOM, 216 CORINTH ST. $34+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Everybody knows Darius Rucker’s hit song “Wagon Wheel,” but what you might not know about Rucker’s diamond-selling song is that it was first performed by Tennessee’s Old Crow Medicine Show. What you might also not realize is that the chorus of that song was written by Bob Dylan during the Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid sessions in February 1973. After hearing the standalone chorus melody on a bootleg record- ing, Old Crow Medicine Show vocalist and multi- instrumentalist Ketch Secor decided to add verses to it. The result was one of the most com- pelling songs about hitchhiking one’s way home written in this century, and as smooth as Ruck- er’s version is, it will never capture the loneliness and longing quite the same way Old Crow Medi- cine Show did it. The band will play Friday night at the newly reopened Longhorn Ballroom with opening support from local country singer Joshua Ray Walker. DF New Edition 7 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 2, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST. $129.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM It’s been about two decades since R&B group New Edition released any kind of new material, but that has not stopped the group from per- forming. In fact, the group has kept a consistent tour schedule since its return to the stage in 2002, which is made more remarkable by the fact that Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe continue to tour as Bell Biv DeVoe in be- tween New Edition dates. Formed in 1978 with the intention to be a “new edition” of the Jack- son 5, New Edition rose to popularity in the 1980s on the strength of hits such as “Candy Girl,” “Cool It Now” and “Mr. Telephone Man.” Though Bobby Brown was replaced with singer Johnny Gill in 1985, the group today tours as a six-piece group with both Gill and Brown on stage. New Edition will performed various songs from both their group and solo careers. DF Carcass 6 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 4, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $30 AT PREKINDLE.COM English extreme metal band Carcass has been at it since 1985 with founding members Bill Steer and Jeff Walker leading the band through multi- ple lineup changes and a 10-year hiatus. While Carcass was always more of a band that drew upon influences as opposed to influencing oth- ers, the band has been cited for its unique vocal- izing technique, which made an impression on Trevor Strnad, the late vocalist for The Black Dahlia Murder. Carcass’ use of medical terminol- ogy in lyrics and song titles was also picked up on by countless extreme metal bands to really amp up the shock value. These days, Carcass is playing as a three-piece band with drummer Daniel Wilding. Carcass plays a weeknight show with opening support from thrash metal bands Municipal Waste and Sacred Reich as well as Dallas’ own Creeping Death. DF Mike Brooks | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Taylor Swift performs this weekend at AT&T stadium. 214-350-1904 10261 Technology Blvd E, Dallas, TX @amplivetx @amplivetx @amplifiedlivetx 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
