27 April 20–26, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Everclear 7 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, BOX GARDEN AT LEGACY HALL, 7800 WINDROSE AVE. $22+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Alt-rock band Everclear hasn’t had a hit in years. Sure, “The Man Who Broke His Own Heart” from 2015’s Black Is the New Black was a minor hit on mainstream rock stations, but even that feat hadn’t been matched by the band since 2003. Here’s the thing, though: That same 2015 album with the mi- nor hit reached the 11th spot on Billboard’s Inde- pendent Albums chart. Though Everclear may just be that band you kind of remember and always see popping up on ‘90s nostalgia shows — like the one this Thursday with longstanding Houston in- dustrial rock band The Hunger in Plano — Ever- clear’s independent success only proves that the band remains as entertaining and engaged with its fans as it has ever been. Last November, the band released its first new song since 2015, a reflection on the year 2022, “The Year of the Tiger.” It may not have been a hit either, but it certainly hits you in the heart. DAVID FLETCHER Tyler Childers 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY, APRIL 20, PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $205+ AT LIVENATION.COM Kentucky singer-songwriter Tyler Childers has always drawn inspiration from his home state. A neotraditional country artist drawing heavily on the folk and bluegrass traditions of his home state, Childers had a slow come-up from the time he first started performing in 2010 to his breakthrough release, Purgatory, in 2017. During that time, Childers worked odd jobs to support himself and his music until a chance meeting with country artist Sturgill Simpson changed the course of his career. Simpson would produce Purgatory and its 2019 follow-up Country Squire, which included the Grammy-nominated song “All Your’n.” During the press circuit for his 2020 release, Long Violent History, Childers re- vealed that he had struggled with drugs and al- cohol for the better part of 11 years. The Send in the Hounds Tour with John R. Miller and Wayne Graham swings through Irving for a sold-out show. Verified resale tickets are still available. DF Emmylou Harris 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY–SUNDAY, APRIL 22–23, LONGHORN BALLROOM, 216 CORINTH ST. $75+ AT PREKINDLE.COM For both nights this weekend, the newly re- opened Longhorn Ballroom will host An Evening with Emmylou Harris. With a career spanning over five decades, Harris has been a ubiquitous figure in Americana music since long before that genre label even existed. As such, Harris’ work is respected in the worlds of country, rock and folk, and she has worked with artists from all corners of all of those genres since the very be- ginning of her career. Harris hasn’t released a studio album since her 2015 collaborative album with Rodney Crowell, but in 2018, she was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award alongside the likes of Neil Diamond, Queen and Tina Turner. Honestly, that seems like a small award for all that she has given to the history of modern American music. Tickets for Harris’ first night in Dallas are sold out, but there are still tickets available for the second night. DF The New Pornographers 7 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 23, THE STUDIO AT THE FACTORY, 2727 CANTON ST. $32.50 AT AXS.COM Canadian indie-rock band The New Pornogra- phers began as something of a regional super- group with members coming together from multiple different projects. Now, with the excep- tion of Neko Case who has had much success as a solo artist, the band has become something greater than the sum of its parts. The band re- leased its ninth album, Continue as a Guest, at the end of March and kicked off its supporting tour April 19. Released four years after its predecessor, the new album shows some expansion in the group’s musical repertoire, adding in angular and abrasive elements to the band’s pristine power- pop sound. The album also includes tracks that didn’t quite fit on past albums, like the opener “Really Really Light,” which was co-written by former member and current Destroyer frontman Dan Bejar. New York indie rock band Wild Pink will be there to warm up the crowd. DF Ween 7 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 25, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $49.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM After a five-year hiatus, Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo, better known by their stage names, Gene and Dean Ween, reunited with drum- mer Claude Coleman Jr., bassist Dave Dreiwitz and keyboardist Glenn McClelland in 2016. The classic lineup that recorded Ween’s art rock masterpiece, The Mollusk, got together for a couple of Colorado shows, which led to a spattering of shows here and there, including a career-spanning set at the Bomb Factory on Halloween in 2017. This year, however, the band is embarking on its first extended tour since that reunion. That tour starts this summer, but before then, Ween will be going out on a short run of dates in Texas and Louisiana to flex its tour- ing muscles a bit before the extended tour. With Dallas being the starting point, it’s tough to say ex- actly what we might be in for from a band that has dabbled in every conceivable genre, but it’s sure to be strangely satisfying. DF Jason Kempin/Getty | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Emmylou Harris performs this weekend at the Longhorn Ballroom.
