21 April 25 - MAy 1, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents METZ 7 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, SONS OF HERMANN HALL, 3414 ELM ST. $20 AT ETIX.COM At its core, Canadian band METZ is a punk rock band, but in practice, the band’s noisy sound- scapes and post-punk aesthetic push the con- fines of the punk rock label to their limits. Since its beginnings in 2007, METZ has pushed that boundary further with every release. Earlier this month, METZ released its fifth studio album, Up on Gravity Hill, a taut, 35-minutes that are some- how both aggressive and bleak. Embracing their role as innovators in the punk rock genre, METZ invited fellow trailblazers Gouge Away to open on this tour. Gouge Away recently released its third studio album, Deep Sage, which shows the band fully embracing the Pixies sound that in- spired its name. Hardcore music is unquestion- ably undergoing a renaissance. The next time either of these bands come to town, they won’t be playing for $20. DAVID FLETCHER Say Anything 7 P.M. SATURDAY, APRIL 27, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $78+ AT LIVENATION.COM It has been 20 years since Say Anything re- leased ...Is A Real Boy, so get ready for the 20th Anniversary Tour leading up to the release of Say Anything’s next record, ... Is Committed, which will be released digitally May 24. To say the band has grown up these last 20 years would be an understatement. In the months leading up to the release of the band’s last al- bum, Oliver Appropriate, a sequel to ... Is A Real Boy, singer Max Bemis penned a letter to fans explaining how the narrator of ... Is A Real Boy was a character that had become confused with Bemis himself. In Oliver Appropriate, that char- acter struggles with his own identity and sexual- ity, mirroring Bemis’ personal journey. Oliver Appropriate was intended to be the last Say Anything album, but in 2022, the band reunited. This tour with AJJ and Greet Death will be a cel- ebration of the band’s past and its future. DF Hozier 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, APRIL 28, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST AVE. $97+ AT STUBHUB.COM Irish singer-songwriter Hozier was playing open mic nights around Dublin when he wrote his 2013 breakout single “Take Me To Church.” The song was an instant success and made Hozier an in-demand performer around the world. Hozier has maintained his status by taking the craft of songwriting seriously, ruminating over lines and rewriting phrases until the words accurately convey the feeling intended. This makes for a fairly slow songwriting process, which is why in the past 10 years, Hozier has only released two follow-up albums to his debut, the most recent, Unreal Unearth, coming out last fall. The latest is a concept album drawing on images from Dante’s Inferno with each song carrying deep meaning, which Hozier dissects in a “Behind the Song” series on his YouTube Channel. Canadian singer-songwriter Allison Russell opens the show. DF Steel Pulse 7 P.M. TUESDAY, APRIL 30, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $32.50+ AT PREKINDLE.COM For many people, reggae music begins and ends with Bob Marley’s Legend compilation. And while jamming out and not worrying about a thing is definitely one aspect of reggae music, this kind of one-dimensional view of the genre really negates its profound political nature — and it’s something even bigger than getting up and standing up for your rights. Steel Pulse is decidedly not about jamming. Since its begin- nings playing punk clubs in England, this Rasta- farian group has amplified the political message found in reggae. Both Island and Elektra Re- cords signed Steel Impulse, hoping to turn them into a more mainstream reggae band, and both were met with albums decrying racist institu- tions and warmongering governments. While the group’s membership has changed over the years, original singer and guitarist David Hinds and keyboardist Selwyn Brown still front the band. Maui music collective Chala will be there to warm up the crowd. DF Foo Fighters 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST AVE. $79+ AT LIVENATION.COM For a band that has gotten as big as the Foo Fighters, it behooves us to take a moment to consider their rather humble beginnings. Now, to say that the band that rose from the ashes of Nirvana has humble beginnings might seem like an odd statement, but consider that the music on Foo Fighters’ first album was played entirely by frontman Dave Grohl who only chose a full band name like Foo Fighters to hide his identity and make it seem like it was a full band. It wasn’t until after the music started getting some trac- tion that Grohl revealed his place in the album’s production and had to actually put a band to- gether. To do that, Grohl turned to bassist Nate Mendel and drummer William Goldsmith of emo legends Sunny Day Real Estate and guitarist Pat Smear of legendary punk band The Germs. Goldsmith would later be replaced with Taylor Hawkins, who died in 2022. The band’s 11th stu- dio album, But Here We Are, is dedicated to him, as well as Grohl’s mother, Virginia, who died a few months after Hawkins. The Everything or Nothing at All Tour will have support from Eng- lish alternative rock duo Nova Twins. DF | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Mike Brooks Foo Fighters bring Everything Or Nothing At All to Dos Equis Pavilion on May 1. Hottest Latin aduLt CLub in daLLas! Free Menudo all day sunday Happy Hour everyday 11aM-7PM open 11am-2am everyday 11044 Harry Hines boulevard // (214) 206-3820 scan for more info
