21 July 20-26, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Shania Twain 7:30 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 21, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST ST. $84+ AT LIVENATION.COM One of the most anticipated concerts of 2023 in Dallas, Shania Twain’s Queen Of Me Tour closes out the work week in Fair Park. The Queen of Country Pop announced her first tour in five years last October after signing with Republic Nashville and releasing the lead single, “Waking Up Dreaming,” from her sixth album, Queen of Me. In a move that was seen as divisive at the time, Twain made the crossover from traditional country music into pop music in 1997 with the re- lease of her now legendary album, Come on Over, especially with its back-to-back hit singles, “That Don’t Impress Me Much” and “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” Dallas is the third-to-last date on the first North American leg of Twain’s tour, but the singer will return to North Texas Oct. 13, play- ing the second date of the tour’s second leg in Fort Worth. DAVID FLETCHER X 7 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 22, THE STUDIO AT THE FACTORY, 2727 CANTON ST. $34.75 AT AXS.COM Punk music was missing something before X ar- rived on the LA scene. The band formed in the late ’70s and played in clubs alongside The Weirdos, The Dickies and The Germs. X shared its counterparts’ views on dropping out of main- stream society, but it did so with searing wit and a cast of identifiable characters. While other LA bands would scream their dissatisfaction through free association, X elevated the art of punk rock, inspiring countless others to break through the limitations of genre while keeping its rough edges. The band released its first stu- dio album in 27 years — and the first with its original lineup in 35 years — Alphabetland, in 2020, but the tour in support of the album will have its first Dallas date on Saturday with rocka- billy singer James Intveld opening. DF Boz Scaggs 8 P.M. SATURDAY, JULY 22, WINSPEAR OPERA HOUSE, 2403 FLORA ST. $39+ AT ATTPAC.ORG William Scaggs was a 12-year-old student at St. Mark’s School of Texas in Dallas when he met Steve Miller, who taught Scaggs how to play guitar and gave him the nickname “Boz.” Scaggs would sing in Miller’s first band, The Marksmen, in 1959. The two stayed friends after Miller was kicked out of St. Mark’s and went to the University of Wisconsin–Madison together and played in blues bands such as the Ardells and the Fabulous Knight Trains. The two parted ways in 1963 as Scaggs pursued his own career in music, though he would play on the Steve Miller Band’s first two albums. Scaggs’ biggest success came in 1976 with the release of Silk De- grees, recorded with session musicians who would go on to form the band Toto. Since his heyday in the ’70s, Scaggs has released music infrequently while maintaining a steady touring schedule. DF Sublime with Rome 5 P.M. SUNDAY, JULY 23, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $29.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Sublime gets a lot of internet hate for being over- played, generic reggae rock, but a lot of those haters seem to forget that Sublime emerged on the national scene at a moment in music history when alternative music was in a state of transi- tion. Grunge was all but gone and nu metal had yet to take its place, so when Sublime came out with its self-titled album in 1996, it sounded fresh — something totally different from what had come before and something that could never be repeated without someone saying, “That sounds like Sublime.” The band’s original singer, Bradley Nowell, died shortly before that album’s release, leaving its members to pick up the pieces, formu- lating new bands such as Long Beach Dub All- Stars to perform old songs. In 2009, the band began playing shows as Sublime with singer and guitarist Rome Ramirez, but changed the name to Sublime with Rome after Nowell’s estate sued them for using the name. Sublime protégé Slightly Stoopid, rapper Atmosphere and reggae band The Movement open the show. DF Erykah Badu 7:30 P.M. SUNDAY, JULY 23, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $46.45+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Every year, the people of Dallas are treated to a birthday bash in honor of the city’s resident Queen of Neo Soul, but this year, Erykah Badu’s hometown will also see the singer perform on the city’s largest stage. Dallas has always been central to Badu’s career, whether by recording many of her songs at the Dallas Sound Lab, col- laborating with Dallas artists such as Marc Rebil- let, walking the streets of Dallas near Dealey Plaza in the nude for her “Window Seat” video or headlining the annual Riverfront Jazz Festival benefitting Dallas’ Black Academy of Arts and Letters. Badu announced her Unfollow Me Tour earlier this year — her first tour of this magni- tude in the U.S. in over a decade. The 25-city outing has taken the singer all around the coun- try with rapper Yasiin Bey (formerly known as Mos Def). The tour concludes here in the sing- er’s hometown on Sunday. 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