| LET’S DO THIS | t Music George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic 6 P.M. FRIDAY, JULY 22, AT WILD ACRE LIVE, 1734 E. EL PASO ST., $56+ AT DEFYTICKETS.COM In the words of George Clinton, “Retirement can go funk itself.” After a successful first leg in 2019, the One Nation Under a Groove tour and the 80-year-old funk master are back, playing Wild Acre Live in Fort Worth Friday night. The 2019 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award-winning group began formulating their signature funk sound in the late 1960s, combining elements of R&B, jazz and experimental rock. A collective of rotating musicians that has launched the careers of dozens of artists, the band was one of the most successful acts of the 1970s with over 40 singles reaching Billboard’s R&B chart and three platinum-selling albums, including the 1978 al- bum from which the current tour draws its name. Friday’s show will feature four more funk acts before P-Funk takes the stage: The Motet, The Soul Rebels, Pimps of Joytime and Blu Eye Extinction. DAVID FLETCHER Timothy Norris UPCOMING SHOWS Show Me the Body 7 p.m. Friday, July 22, at CheapSteaks, 2613 Elm St., $20 at etix.com Show Me the Body began making noise in the New York hardcore scene back in 2009 when singer Julian Pratt formed an early version of the band as a high school freshman. Over time, the band began to incorporate elements of hip- hop, noise rock, sludge metal and a banjo into their sound, creating something that is truly unique in hardcore circles. The band’s first al- bum, Body War, came out in 2016 and was praised for its chaos and creativity. While on tour in Poland, the band visited the Auschwitz- Birkenau Memorial and Museum, which influ- enced their second full-length album, Dog Whistle — a 30-minute outcry against the poli- tics and problems plaguing New York City. Show Me the Body is bringing Philadelphia hardcore hip-hop band Soul Glo back to North Texas after a May show at Andy’s Bar in Denton. D.C. rapper WiFi God opens the show. DF 214-350-1904 18 11AM TO CLOSE WEDNESDAY-SUNDAY 10261 Technology Blvd E, Dallas, TX CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE FOR THE MOST UP-TO-DATE INFO! www.amplified-live.com @AMPLIVETX @AMPLIVETX @AMPLIFIEDLIVETX Styx 6:45 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at Dos Equis Pavilion, 1818 First Ave., $34.50+ at livenation.com The Live and Unzoomed tour brings Styx, REO Speedwagon and Loverboy to town this week- end for a bit of ’70s nostalgia. This is the sec- ond tour Styx and Speedwagon have done together, the first being 2017’s United We Rock tour. Last year, Styx released its 17th studio al- bum, Crash of the Crown, and earlier this sum- mer, Styx was inducted into its home state of Illinois’ Rock & Roll Museum Hall of Fame. Styx’s fellow Illinoisians in REO Speedwagon haven’t done much in the way of studio-re- cording lately, but they have had plenty of suc- cess in the last decade touring the country, playing the hits with the same lineup the band has had since the late-’80s. As for Loverboy, the Canadian rock band that scored big in 1981 with “Working for the Weekend” recently dropped the new song “Release” before head- ing out on the current tour, making it the band’s first single in almost a decade. DF Kendrick Lamar 7:30 p.m. Saturday, July 23, at American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Ave., $69+ at ticketmaster.com As far as modern hip-hop goes, it really doesn’t get any bigger than Kendrick Lamar. In the last decade, the 35-year-old rapper rose from the streets of Compton to arena stages on the strength of three instantaneously classic al- bums and a fourth, Mr. Morale & the Big Step- pers, gaining the same kind of acclaim since its release this May. The album delves deeper into conscious hip-hop than Lamar’s previous works, blending together the sounds of psy- chedelic jazz, funk, blues, R&B, soul and trap music to create one grandiose album. The Big Steppers Tour had its official kick off in Okla- homa City and makes its way toward the AAC via Austin and Houston. Big Steppers collabo- rator Tanna Leone joins Lamar on this tour as well as up-and-coming rapper Baby Keem, who grew up just south of Compton in Carson, California. DF The Suffers 7 p.m. Wednesday, July 27, at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., $23 at prekindle.com Houston soul, funk and R&B band The Suffers returns to North Texas in support of the recent release It Starts With Love. Considering that the band had their gear stolen in Dallas after play- ing Homegrown Fest in 2019, we are always happy to have them back. “Nunya,” from the band’s new album, addresses the incident: “A couple thieves stole our shit in Dallas / For a second wondered if we’d get past it.” The Suf- fers have been at it for well over a decade now, but they’ve gained a lot of steam in recent years, finding themselves covered in the pages of Spin, The New York Times and Paste for their mixed sound of Cajun, Mexican and Caribbean music. Recently, The Suffers saw a lot of radio play for their ‘80s Miami Sound Machine-in- spired empowerment anthem “Don’t Bother Me,” which has been making the playlist on lo- cal KXT a lot as of late. Dallas soul singer-song- writer Maya Piata opens the show. DF Kendrick Lamar performs on Saturday. JULY 21–27, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS dallasobserver.com
