| LET’S DO THIS | t Music Frank Turner plays Friday, July 1, at House of Blues. JJ Medina WEEKLY BUFFET 1 CHECK OUT OUR $ DRINKS M- F: 11AM - 2PM | 4PM - 8PM *DALLAS LOCATION ONLY Free Buffet FULL MENU AVAILABLE *BOTH CLUBS OPEN DAILY 11AM-2AM & SUNDAY 12PM-2AM 10723 COMPOSITE DR | (214) 350 - 0303 24 DALLAS OPEN DAILY 11AM-2AM & SUNDAY 12PM-2AM 2711 MAJESTY DR | (817) 640 - 8555 ARLINGTON Frank Turner 5:30 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 1, AT HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST., $36.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Before Frank Turner embarked on his solo ca- reer in 2005, he had spent half a decade with London post-hardcore band Million Dead, re- leasing two albums and a handful of singles be- fore creative differences lead to the band’s break up. Since Turner set out on his own as a singer-songwriter, he’s kept his hardcore roots close to heart, mixing all those uplifting songs you might hear on your local independent radio station: folk-punk screeds against party politics and social decay such as “Thatcher Fucked the Kids.” On his latest album, FTHC (an initialism for Frank Turner Hardcore), Turner sought a more direct and raw approach to recording as seen in his earlier work, with the intent of build- ing songs to be played live. The album also ex- plores many personal elements of Turner’s life, such as “Miranda” about his father’s transition to life as a woman and “Haven’t Been Doing So Well,” which deals with addiction. DAVID FLETCHER 7oz WELL HIGHBALLS DAILY TIL 9PM Fleet Foxes 7 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 1, AT THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM, 2713 CANTON ST., $40+ AT AXS.COM For decades, being known as a Seattle band on Sub Pop Records basically meant one thing — grunge. All that changed, however, when Fleet Foxes burst onto the music scene in 2008 with its groundbreaking, self-titled debut album. Along with bands like Bon Iver and Blitzen Trapper, Fleet Foxes helped shift the definition of what it means to be an indie-rock band away from the garage rock sound represented by The Strokes, The White Stripes, and a whole bunch of other bands whose name started with “The,” to some- thing more atmospheric and pastoral. Fleet Foxes have remained a favorite for music critics since the late ‘00s, but have never quite been able to recapture the mass appeal of their first two al- bums. The band’s most recent album, Shore, was praised for its expansion of Fleet Foxes’ signature sound. Here, the songs are catchier than they have been in the past, and singer Robin Pecknhold sounds even more free. DF Rod Stewart 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 1, AT DICKIE’S ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST., $162+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM At the age of 77, Rod Stewart still knows how to draw a crowd. The singer’s six-decade-long mu- sic career began when young Stewart played with bands around London before joining the Jeff Beck Group in 1967 as a vocalist and song- writer. By the end of the ‘60s, Stewart had started his solo journey and was beginning to work with his band Faces. And while his time with Faces was short-lived, Stewart became quite prolific as a solo artist, releasing 32 albums over the course of five decades. Even as we en- ter what is likely the twilight of the singer’s ca- reer, Stewart released his most recent album, The Tears of Hercules, in November of last year, and though he might not be the hit-making ma- chine he was in the ‘70s and ‘80s, the album has generated three singles with “One More Time” making it to the adult contemporary charts. Stewart has invited pop rock band Cheap Trick to provide the opening support. DF Motion City Soundtrack 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 2, AT HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST., $36.50 AT LIVENATION.COM In 2005, Motion City Soundtrack released its soph- omore effort Commit This to Memory. The band had landed the opportunity to play Warped Tour and open for Blink-182 on the strength of the quin- tet’s 2003 release I Am the Movie. Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus took a shine to the band on that tour and offered to produce their next album. Maybe it was having Hoppus as producer or maybe the two years of extensive touring, but whatever it was, Commit This to Memory showed absolutely no signs of a sophomore slump. Critics hailed the al- bum as an instant pop-punk classic, citing its in- credibly catchy hooks and bright melodies that belied the heaviness of the album’s inner turmoil. Motion City Soundtrack is currently touring in cele- bration of its breakthrough album while promising fans that new music is in the works and on the way in the near future. DF Old 97’s 4 P.M. MONDAY, JULY 4, AT AT&T DISCOVERY DISTRICT, 208 S. AKARD ST., FREE What could be better than a Fourth of July bar- becue headlined by one of North Texas’ favorite alt-country acts, Old 97’s? How about free en- try? The Red, White, & Groove event taking place in the AT&T Discovery District in Down- town Dallas is set to be a full day of food and fun with music and digital fireworks. Event-goers can also expect a variety of yard games in addi- tion to drink specials, barbecue and other eats. Jaxon Beer Garden will have an all-day happy hour complete with $14 “Freedom-Ritas” and a crab boil while The Exchange Hall will be serving up the barbecue. Live music kicks off at 4 p.m. with local country artists Matt Hillyer and Sum- mer Dean, continuing with South Carolina native Nikki Lane and soul singer Devon Gilfillian from Nashville. Old 97’s will provide the finale to the evening with a digital fireworks show projected on a 104-foot media wall. 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