20 August 3-9, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Killer Mike and The Midnight Revival 7 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 4, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $35+ AT LIVENATION.COM For the last decade or so, Atlanta rapper Killer Mike has been best known for his work with Brooklyn underground rapper El-P in the duo Run the Jewels, but before that, he was a highly sought-out rapper for nearly 20 years, appearing on Out- kast’s “Snappin’ & Trappin’” from Stankonia in 2000 — among many other features. This year, Killer Mike decided to return to his solo work for his most artistic effort to date, Mi- chael. The album offers listeners a more personal look at the outspoken rapper whose lyrics have always been tinged with ac- tivism and social justice. The new album also sees Killer Mike working with new sounds, in- cluding a full band and choir. To that end, Killer Mike is touring with a band and choir named The Midnight Revival, which the rapper debuted this past spring at SXSW. Killer Mike’s High & Holy Tour will have opening support from Trackstar the DJ. DAVID FLETCHER Rhett Miller 7 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 4, TEXAS THEATRE, 231 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. $35+ AT PREKINDLE.COM 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 5, Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 N. Industrial St. $30 at prekindle.com Rhett Miller, frontman for North Texas alt-coun- try institution Old 97’s, has always been a pro- lific songwriter. Aside from writing enough songs with his primary band to fill 12 albums over the course of 30 years, he has also spent plenty of time writing and recording his own material — eight albums’ worth. Miller’s solo ca- reer predates the Old 97’s, beginning in 1989 when he released his first album while he was still in high school. The Old 97’s was just one of several bands Miller played with between his graduation and 1993. Miller didn’t release an- other album until 2002, but since then, all but one of those solo albums has had the name of a different identity: The Instigator, The Dreamer, The Traveler and most recently, The Misfit, which was released last September. This weekend, Miller will be playing two solo shows in North Texas with Grady Spencer. DF Parliament Funkadelic 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, AUG. 5, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $29.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM For over 50 years, George Clinton and Parlia- ment Funkadelic have set the standard for psy- chedelic funk. Clinton entered the music world in the 1950s, heading a doo-wop group called The Parliaments, but after meeting Jimi Hendrix, Sly Stone and Frank Zappa, Clinton’s musical trajectory changed and music as we know it has never been the same. Parliament Funkadelic never held back in its creative exploration rotat- ing through a cast of literally hundreds of musi- cians in its quest to find the perfect groove. Clinton has kept a strict “no set list” rule for many years, keeping the band’s live perfor- mances fresh for every stop. The band has teased that the Just For the Funk of It! Tour with Dumpstaphunk, George Porter and Fishbone will be its final tour, but what does finality really mean to a band that has gone out of its way to defy space and time for decades? DF Post Malone 8 P.M. SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, AUG. 5-6. DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST AVE. $93+ AT LIVENATION.COM Making a two-night stay for the hometown crowd, Grapevine High School alum and Tarrant County College dropout Post Malone takes over Fair Park all weekend long on his If Y’all Weren’t Here, I’d Be Crying Tour. Malone’s fifth album, the guitar-driven Austin, hit shelves and stream- ing services last week to warm reviews. While Malone grew up and began his first musical en- deavors in DFW, it wasn’t until the rapper moved to LA and formed the group BLCKVRD that he began gaining any traction as a rapper. Still, Posty has kept his hometown close to his heart whether by wearing his beloved Dallas Cowboys jersey for the world to see, donating his signature Crocs to his old high school or set- ting a second date when the first show sells out. Going for the mellowest of vibes on this tour, Malone has asked indie dream pop band Beach Fossils to open the shows. DF Jimmy Eat World 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 9, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $30+ AT LIVENATION.COM At the turn of the century, Southwest Emo band Jimmy Eat World took a risk. After seven years and three albums of playing the record label game and seeing only a minor payoff, the band decided to record its next album without any label support, instead supporting itself with touring and sales from a collection of singles on indie label Big Wheel Recreation. When those funds ran out, the band members all took regu- lar jobs, gambling on the strength of its effort. The gamble paid off when the band finished Bleed American in 2001. The album took off with the release of its second single, “The Mid- dle,” which received significant airplay in its day and can still be heard regularly on the radio to- day. Jimmy Eat World is currently on a co-head- lining tour with Atlanta indie rock band Manchester Orchestra. Middle Kids, an indie rock band from Sydney, Australia, opens the show. DF Post Malone performs two nights this weekend at Dos Equis Pavilion. Natalie Perez | LET’S DO THIS | t Music
