21 May 16 - 22, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Hayes & The Heathens 6:30 P.M. THURSDAY, MAY 16, LEXUS BOX GARDEN AT LEGACY HALL, 7800 WINDROSE AVE. $34+ AT PREKINDLE.COM You may have seen this show billed as “Hayes & The Heathens,” but that does not mean that The Band of Heathens will be opening for Hayes Carll. Instead, this concert will see Carll on stage to- gether with The Heathens’ Ed Jurdi and Gordy Quist for a good ol’ family-style jam. Carll and The Heathens decided to join together back in 2014 for a holiday show in Little Rock after years of mutual respect for each others’ work. The two musical acts have continued to get together for select dates like their jam in Luckenbach, Texas back in October. This week, Plano has been se- lected for this musical treat. For these shows, Hayes & The Heathens play song-swap style, liter- ally taking turns playing each other’s songs alongside some covers and even a couple of orig- inals. Be sure to stick around after the show for the no-cover Late Night in the UABC Taproom lo- cated on the third floor in Legacy Hall. DAVID FLETCHER Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival 6 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 17, AND 11 A.M, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, MAY 18 AND 19, GALATYN PARK URBAN CENTER, 2351 PERFORMANCE DRIVE. $20+ AT WILDFLOWERFESTIVAL.COM/TICKETS Every year, the Wildflower! Arts & Music Festival in Richardson never fails to impress, and really, you have to look beyond the headliners to see it. The festival will see performances from GROU- PLOVE, Nile Rogers & CHIC, AWOLNATION and Sister Sledge, but one should also note that on Saturday, Mark Farner’s American Band is play- ing. That name should sound familiar to any Simpsons fan who remembers Homer Simpson’s puzzlement when nobody in the carpool re- sponded to, “You kids don’t know Grand Funk [Railroad]? The wild shirtless lyrics of Mark Farner?” Saturday will also see a set from disco legends KC & The Sunshine Band if you’re look- ing to put on your boogie shoes. And that really is just scratching the surface. Check the website for full details on everything you’re missing out in the suburbs. DF Hot Water Music 7 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 17, SOUTH SIDE MUSIC HALL, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $37 AT SEETICKETS.US Hot Water Music is one of those bands that is re- ally tough to classify. One could call it post-hard- core, but that’s really just a catch-all term for anything that almost sounds like hardcore music but isn’t. The band definitely draws from hard- core in its raspy vocals and aggressive guitars, but even the most casual listener will notice that the lyrics are more in line with Midwest emo than anything out of the hardcore world. But, it wouldn’t be right to call Hot Water Music an emo band either, certainly not by scene kid standards, but not by the earliest emo standards either. Rites of Spring and Embrace played hardcore ar- rangements with emo lyrics, and Sunny Day Real Estate and The Get Up Kids played slower, com- plicated arrangements with emo lyrics. Hot Wa- ter Music plays those slower arrangements hard with hard vocals as a way to almost mask the emotionality of its lyrics. Whatever you call it, it’s sure to be a gripping Friday night with opening acts Quicksand and Off With Their Heads. DF Real Estate 8 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 18, TANNAHILL’S TAVERN AND MUSIC HALL, 122 E. EXCHANGE AVE. STE. 200. $25 AT TICKETMASTER.COM Formed in New Jersey in 2008, indie rock band Real Estate has never really been the biggest name in the genre, but it has always been one of its most consistently good bands. You’ve never seen a Real Estate album climb the charts, though 2014’s Atlas did receive broader atten- tion on the strength of its single “Talking Back- wards.” That song is truly representative of the band’s whole approach to music. It’s jangly, al- most childlike in its sing-song chorus. However, the intricate guitar work and intelligent word- play show that the band has much more going on beneath its surface, and as fans of the band know, audiences are rewarded for listening closely. The band comes to town on its Infinite Jangle Tour supporting its new album, Daniel. The album faired well among critics. It’s another one that may not climb the charts, but it’s sure to be pleasing to your ears. DF Chris Isaak 8 P.M. SUNDAY, MAY 19, TANNAHILL’S TAVERN AND MUSIC HALL, 122 E. EXCHANGE AVE. STE. 200. $169.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM It may have been a while since you thought about Chris Isaak, but this season of year is a great time to remember. Isaak’s best known song, “Wicked Game,” dominated airwaves and film scores in the late ‘90s, but his heyday came in the mid-’90s with a string of hits from his 1995 album, Forever Blue. That album would give the world the songs “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” and “Somebody’s Crying,” both of which found their way on alternative and adult con- temporary radio stations. Isaak has since be- come just as well-known for his acting as for his music, having played Phoebe’s love interest on Friends in a 1996 episode and appearing in the shows American Dreams and Hot in Cleveland. Most recently, Isaak recorded an album of Christmas standards, Everybody Knows It’s Christmas, but what brings him to town this weekend is just a love of music and playing for fans. Expect to hear all your favorites. 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