17 April 10–16, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents The Cactus Blossoms 8 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 11, TULIPS, 112 ST. LOUIS AVE., FORT WORTH. $25+ AT SEETICKETS.US To press play on a Cactus Blossoms record is to receive a mammoth dose of serotonin. Some- thing about the chemistry of fraternal collabora- tors Jack Torrey and Page Burkum — the duo expands to a quintet live, adding in bass, guitar and drums — and the pair’s deft evocation of rock ‘n’ roll from the pre-Beatles cusp is irresist- ible, amassing the Minneapolis-based group a healthy coterie of A-list admirers, including Dan Auerbach, JD McPherson and the late David Lynch. The songs, particularly on the band’s fifth and most recent studio album, 2024’s Every Time I Think About You, blur the boundaries be- tween alt-country, rockabilly, and folk, but each is anchored in their exquisite harmonies, which sound just as gob-smacking live as they do on wax. Lady Apple Tree will kick off the evening with an opening set. PRESTON JONES Tanya Tucker 8 P.M. FRIDAY, APRIL 11, LONGHORN BALLROOM, 216 CORINTH ST. $58+ AT PREKINDLE.COM For much of the last decade, Seminole native Tanya Tucker has enjoyed something of a re- birth, thanks in large part to the careful guid- ance of singer-songwriter Brandi Carlile. The “Delta Dawn” singer cut her 2019 album, While I’m Livin’, with Carlile and Shooter Jennings pro- ducing, and the effort netted Tucker her first- ever Grammy Award for best country album. Carlile also helped produce the 2022 retrospec- tive documentary The Return of Tanya Tucker, and reunited with Tucker to create 2023’s Sweet Western Sound. That same year, the Texan was inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame, hard-won vindication for the 66-year-old singer- songwriter who, although she’d never fallen off the radar, had not been properly acknowledged as a country music trailblazer. Angel White will open. PJ My Morning Jacket 7:30 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $54+ AT LIVENATION.COM On one level, it’s faintly baffling that the Louis- ville, Kentucky-formed My Morning Jacket has endured for more than 25 years. On another level, it’s utterly unsurprising, given the band has built its reputation on live shows that cata- pult attendees into another plane of existence (hey, as someone who attended the legendary 2008 Dallas gig at the then-Palladium Ballroom, where the Jim James-led collective played for more than three hours — and enlisted Erykah Badu as part of a 45-minute encore — I can at- test to this fact). For its 10th studio album, the just-released is, the quintet enlisted producer Brendan O’Brien to deliver one of its more con- cise collections (just 39 minutes from start to finish), which will undoubtedly be cracked open and expanded to spectacular effect in concert. With Grace Cummings. PJ Amos Lee 8 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 12, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $35+ AT AXS.COM Philadelphia-born singer-songwriter Amos Lee has, over the course of 11 studio albums, demon- strated his facility with fusing soulful vocals with a funky, folky style. That blend is evident throughout his latest record, last year’s Trans- missions, the impetus for his current tour. Last spring, ahead of Transmissions’ release, Lee passed through town for a one-off performance with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, an evening which added yet another layer — a clutch of ace classical players — to his already richly nuanced songs. Of the night, I wrote: “The result was a cohesive whole that amplified Lee’s songwrit- ing, enhanced his luminous singing and made for an evening that often felt like a waking dream, a blissful union of rock concert and re- cital.” Although he’ll be without the DSO this time around, expect no less of a contact high. With Emily Elbert. PJ AC/DC 7 P.M. MONDAY, APRIL 14, AT&T STADIUM, 1 AT&T WAY, ARLINGTON. $425+ AT SEATGEEK.COM Australian rock gods AC/DC have leveled audi- ences with their bluesy brand of hard rock for over half a century, and while the ravages of time have altered the core line-up — guitarist Angus Young is the only founding member still active; a great many others have either de- parted or died in that span — they can still drop the hammer like few other acts on the planet. It’s been a shade under a decade since the quin- tet last roared through North Texas, and almost five years since the band’s most recent studio al- bum, Power Up (which also provides the title of this tour). If this stadium gig is anything like the band’s 2016 stop at American Airlines Center — the Observer’s critic called it a ”barnburner” where “nothing was off limits” — then fans will be well and truly rocked. The Pretty Reckless will provide support. PJ Mike Brooks My Morning Jacket is one of the most thrilling live acts in rock music. | LET’S DO THIS | t Music
