26 April 18 - 24, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Mannequin Pussy and Soul Glo 7 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, TULIPS, 112 ST. LOUIS AVE. $63+ AT STUBHUB.COM It’s going to sound strange to say this with a con- cert from Social Distortion and Bad Religion hap- pening on the same night, but this show with Mannequin Pussy and Soul Glo in Fort Worth is going to be the punk show of the year. Reason being? Both bands have absolutely turned the punk and hardcore genres on their heads with al- bums that even have newcomers to the hardcore punk genre listening deep and finding new meaning where there were once strictly defined parameters. Mannequin Pussy has done this by bringing elements of early-’90s alt-rock into the mix, and Soul Glo has done it by adding hip-hop. These two bands have also been responsible for releasing two of the most interesting albums of the genre in the last few years: Soul Glo’s Dias- pora Problems in 2022 and Mannequin Pussy’s March release, I Got Heaven. The bands’ show at Tulips sold out quickly after Soul Glo became the first hardcore band to play an NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series, and the number of tickets on StubHub is dwindling. DAVID FLETCHER Social Distortion and Bad Religion 7 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $53+ AT LIVENATION.COM On any other day, Social Distortion together with Bad Religion would be the ultimate punk show, but alas Mannequin Pussy and Soul Glo are also playing this day in Fort Worth. Still, fans of classic punk can make the trek on down to Ir- ving to catch these California bands that broke the punk standards of their day. In the Orange County scene, Social Distortion stood out from the early hardcore sound of its counterparts in The Adolescents and Agent Orange by making a kind of story-based punk that is, at times, much more like country. Up in LA, Bad Religion was also responding to excessive and indulgent punk scene, crafting smart sociopolitical state- ments and actually singing them instead of shouting them. In 1980, the two bands’ worlds would first collide when Bad Religion traveled to Orange County for its first public performance, opening for Social Distortion in some forgotten warehouse. Thursday night, these giants of the punk world will come together again. DF The Crystal Method 10 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 18, STEREO LIVE, 2711 STOREY LANE. $23.99 AT EVENTBRITE.COM Once a two-piece act that defined the club sound of the late ’90s, The Crystal Method split in 2017 when Ken Jordan decided to retire from music. Since 2018, with the release of The Trip Home, founder Scott Kirkland has kept the beats going as a solo act. The Crystal Method’s 2022 release The Trip Out showed that, even as a solo act, the proj- ect could bring a lot of that same dark, big beat sound the group was known for when “Busy Child” and “(Can’t You) Trip Like I Do” dominated the air- waves on alternative stations in the ’90s, but there are also quieter moments for the older audiences to catch their breath. The Crystal Method’s Dallas show will have support from the legendary Tampa- based house group Rabbit in the Moon. DF Blue October 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $25.55+ AT LIVENATION.COM Dallas music fans know that Houston’s Blue Oc- tober would have never gotten as far as it has without 102.1 the EDGE putting the band’s 2003 single “Calling You” on its regular rotation. And while the band has yet to recapture the national success of its 2006 album Foiled, with mega hits “Hate Me” and “Into the Ocean,” in 2020 Blue October was the subject of the documentary Get Back Up, which was shot over seven years while the band members dealt with the fallout from their various addictions. Now sober, the group members came back with a new album, Spinning the Truth Around — the first of three albums. The second part was released a year later, and the third installment of remixes and alternative ver- sions of songs from the first two parts is due out later this year. Blue October will have opening support from lovelytheband, The Unlikely Candi- dates and Royel Otis. DF Ghostland Observatory 7 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 20, FERRIS WHEELERS BACKYARD & BBQ, 1950 MARKET CENTER BLVD. $35 AT SEETICKETS.US Mixing electro-dance, rock and soul, Austin duo Ghostland Observatory formed in 2004, coming up quickly in a music scene that was attracting a lot of national interest. By 2007, the duo was making the late-night talk show circuit promot- ing what would become one of its most well- known songs, “Sad, Sad City.” Ghostland Observatory would go on to see much success throughout the latter half of the 2000s, but around 2010, the duo took a step back from the limelight, going on hiatus in 2013, popping up for shows here and there until 2018 when Ghost- land Observatory came back with See You Later Simulator in 2018. The duo released its sixth stu- dio album, the cosmic soundscape Vultures, on drummer Thomas Ross Turner’s Trashy Moped Recordings in 2021. Dallas’ Black Tie Dynasty will open the show this Saturday. DF CJ Harvey Mannequin Pussy plays at Tulips in Fort Worth Thursday night with Soul Glo. | LET’S DO THIS | t Music 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