17 May 22 - 28, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Tiësto 9 P.M. FRIDAY, MAY 23-SATURDAY, MAY 24, SILO DALLAS, 1340 MANUFACTURING ST. $106.19+ AT SEETICKETS.US Dutch DJ and record producer Tijs Michiel Ver- west — better known the world over as Tiësto — has endured for 30 years, thanks in part to his proficiency as a maestro of the multitude of fla- vors of house music. While his career has occa- sionally drifted into view of the mainstream (Tiësto had a hit featuring vocals from Sarah McLachlan 25 years ago, and a decade ago, he bagged a Grammy for his remix of John Leg- end’s “All of Me”), his reputation has been made in the dancehalls and dark clubs of the world. Tiësto’s seventh and latest studio album, Drive, dropped in 2023, and overflows with bold-faced names: Charli XCX, Karol G and Tate McRae, among others, contribute vocals. SILO Dallas continues to cement its status as the go-to des- tination for EDM connoisseurs, landing this leg- end for a two-night stint. PRESTON JONES Patti LuPone 8 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 24, WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE, 2403 FLORA ST. $37.80+ AT TICKETS.ATTPAC.ORG Not that Patti LuPone needs any introduction, mind you, but the opportunity to see an artist of her caliber in such an intimate setting is one that should not be passed up. The Broadway legend is returning to North Texas for an encore of her “A Life in Notes” show, which she brought to Richardson’s Eisemann Center last spring. An evening billed as a “musical memoir,” the perfor- mance affords LuPone the opportunity to pull from a wide spectrum of American popular mu- sic — everything from the Shangri-Las to Ste- phen Sondheim — and doubtless leave those in downtown Dallas as gob-smacked as I was in 2024: “It was difficult to file out into the night feeling anything other than grateful for having experienced this particular moment, and bask- ing in the overwhelming power of a true mas- ter’s artistry.” PJ Allison Russell 8 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 24, TANNAHILL’S TAVERN AND MUSIC HALL, 122 E. EXCHANGE, SUITE 200, FORT WORTH. $39.75+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Canadian folk singer-songwriter Allison Russell has embraced the many different platforms her talent has afforded her thus far in her career. Whether it’s turning out Grammy-nominated al- bums, including 2023’s The Returner, which bagged Russell a Grammy for best American roots performance for the single “Eve Was Black,” appearing on Broadway as Persephone in the long-running musical Hadestown, or lur- ing Annie Lennox out of semi-retirement for her first vocal appearance on record in nearly a de- cade — Lennox joins Russell on the latter’s new single, “Superlover” — Russell, reportedly work- ing on both her third album as well as her mem- oir, is making a mark in multiple ways. “I really do believe that words are spells,” she told the Aquarian earlier this month. “Words are infi- nitely powerful. Words can heal. Words can also kill. How we wield them matters.” PJ Samara Joy 7:30 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $66.50+ AT TICKETS.ATTPAC.ORG Jazz vocalist Samara Joy — who cites legends like Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald as inspirations — has been singing professionally for just six years. And although she is only 25 years old, she already boasts a formidable resume. A five-time Grammy winner, most recently picking up Best Jazz Vocal Album and Best Jazz Performance trophies earlier this year, Joy is hitting the road in support of her third and most recent studio album, 2024’s Por- trait, a record she actually cut with her live band. “I think the main thing that I guess I try to trans- late from the stage to studio is keeping things energetic, keeping things authentic, so that when people hear it, maybe hopefully they have the same feeling in their headphones that they feel when they see a live performance,” Joy told Vibe magazine last summer. PJ Durand Bernarr 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, THE ECHO LOUNGE & MUSIC HALL, 1323 N. STEMMONS FREEWAY. $59+ AT LIVENATION.COM You’ve heard Durand Bernarr even if his name isn’t immediately familiar to you. That’s because, for much of the last two decades, the Cleveland native has contributed vocals to a multitude of popular projects, including works by Anderson . Paak, Kaytranada and Dallas’ own Erykah Badu, the latter of whom Bernarr cites, alongside Rick James and Little Richard, as formative influ- ences on his art. (Indeed, his 2010 EP 8ight: The Stepson of Erykah Badu first caught Badu’s at- tention, and she enlisted him as a backing vocal- ist the following year.) Bernarr’s 2024 EP En Route earned the singer-songwriter a Grammy nomination for best progressive R&B album, and he’s now touring behind his fourth studio album, the recently released BLOOM. Desz and Jack Freeman will provide support. PJ | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Whether on Broadway or on record, Allison Russell finds power in words. Carly May Gravely
