21 May 8 - 14, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents The 60th annual Academy of Country Music Awards 7 P.M. THURSDAY, MAY 8, FORD CENTER, 9 COWBOYS WAY, FRISCO. $249+ AT SEATGEEK.COM Nashville descends upon North Texas for the third time, and the second year in a row, in an awards ceremony presided over by country icon Reba McEntire. While trophies are definitely a prominent concern for those gathered in Frisco (especially Ella Langley, who leads the field of nominees with eight nods), collaborative perfor- mances will be the engine of the evening. The roster of artists scheduled to appear reads like a who’s-who of 21st century country music: Jelly Roll, Shaboozey, Miranda Lambert, Kelsea Bal- lerini, Chris Stapleton, Cody Johnson, Lainey Wilson, Eric Church and Blake Shelton are just a few of the bold-faced names who’ll be on hand to mark six decades of ACM Awards. If you’d prefer to two-step in the privacy of your own home, the event will also be live streamed on Amazon Prime Video. PRESTON JONES Post Malone 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 9, AT&T STADIUM, 1 AT&T WAY, ARLINGTON. $60+ AT SEATGEEK.COM The Grapevine-raised juggernaut that is Austin Richard Post just keeps on truckin’. Having two- stepped from dominating the pop charts over into country music with the release of last year’s F-1 Trillion, Post Malone is now mounting one of 2025’s more sizable tours, titled, appropriately enough, “The Big Ass Stadium Tour.” He’s bring- ing along some high-wattage guests, including Jelly Roll and Sierra Ferrell, both of whom ap- pear on F-1 Trillion and are almost certainly guaranteed to pop up during Posty’s headlining set. Not content to provide all that bang for your concert-going buck, the tour also features “Post Malone’s Travelin’ Tailgate,” which will open at noon the day of the show, offering food, tail- gate-exclusive merch, tattoos, carnival games and sets from Tayler Holder, Mitchell Ferguson and North Texas’s own Angel White. Chandler Walters will kick off the evening with an opening set. PJ Lucy Dacus 7:15 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 9, WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE, 2403 FLORA ST. $51.90+ AT TICKETS.ATTPAC.ORG Singer-songwriter Lucy Dacus tumbled head- over-heels in love — she’s in a relationship with fellow musician Julien Baker, with whom she formed indie rock supergroup boygenius along- side Phoebe Bridgers — and that fluttery sensa- tion infuses her recently released fourth solo album, Forever is a Feeling, the catalyst for her current tour. “It’s been interesting, because I want to protect what is precious in my life, but also to be honest, and make art that’s true,” Da- cus told The New Yorker in March. “I think maybe a part of it is just trusting that it’s not at risk. Maybe a healthier way to think about it is that it’s not actually fragile.” Come to think of it, du- rable beauty is an altogether fitting description of the music Dacus makes — expect an intimate, transporting evening full of feeling. With Katie Gavin and jasmine.4.t. PJ Hermanos Gutierrez 8 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 11, LONGHORN BALLROOM, 216 CORINTH ST. $25+ AT PREKINDLE.COM The lineage of the Latin instrumental duo Her- manos Guiterrez is exotic: Alejandro and Este- van Guitierrez claim Ecuadorian and Swiss heritage, and formed the band a decade ago in Zurich. Yet, the intoxicating, atmospheric music they make, propelled by guitar, lap steel and percussion, easily transcends borders and boundaries. The pair cites everyone from Jack Johnson to Gustavo Santaolalla as influences, is signed to Dan Auerbach’s label, Easy Eye Sound, and has found a multitude of high-profile fans, not least of which is Fort Worth’s own Leon Bridges, who tapped the siblings to open for him on a run of dates last year, including his tri- umphant homecoming gig at Dickies Arena. This headlining appearance is in support of last year’s Cosmic Sound, Hermanos Gutierrez’s sixth studio album. With Adrian Quesada’s Trio Asesino. PJ Toro y Moi & Panda Bear 6:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR. $54.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Chaz Bundick has been at the forefront of chill- wave for the better part of nearly two decades, a figurehead of a subgenre more or less hiding in plain sight under the musical moniker Toro y Moi. Toro y Moi’s sound has subtly evolved as time has passed, with new colors and textures being added on an album-by-album basis. For his eighth studio album, last year’s Hole Erth, Bundick enlisted an eclectic mix of collaborators, including Don Toliver, Kevin Abstract and Ben Gibbard. “When I reflect on my trajectory and where I want Toro y Moi as a project to go, I want it to connect with the youth, and I want it to still be something that can bridge that age gap as well,” Bundick told Clash magazine in 2024. This tour has the added attraction of another influen- tial indie pop figure, Panda Bear (aka Noah Len- nox), a co-founder of Animal Collective, who’s got his own new album, Sinister Grift, to pull from. Kassie Krut will provide support. PJ Mikel Galicia Feel the love with Lucy Dacus at the Winspear Opera House. | LET’S DO THIS | t Music
