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To review, Spin Doc- tors scored two big hits in the ‘90s with “Two Princes” and “Little Miss Can’t Be Wrong,” Soul Asylum’s runaway hit was “Runaway Train,” Sis- ter Hazel had its moment with the folk-rock hit “All for You,” Dallas’ Deep Blue Something sang “Breakfast at Tiffany’s,” OKC alt-rockers The Nix- ons brought the melodrama with “Sister” and Sponge’s 1994 classic Rotting Piñata produced the hits “Plowed” and “Molly (16 Candles Down the Drain).” Now that’s what I call ’90s alterna- tive. DAVID FLETCHER Los Lobos 7 P.M. SATURDAY, AUG. 13, THE KESSLER, 1230 W. DAVIS ST. $38+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Los Angeles-based Chicano rock band Los Lo- bos had its biggest hit in 1987 when the band’s cover of Richie Valens’ “La Bamba” became an international sensation, topping the charts in countries around the world. Popular as the song was, the cover doesn’t do a lot to introduce un- informed listeners to Los Lobos’ signature sound. Beginning all the way back in 1973, Los Lobos became dissatisfied playing cover songs from Top 40 radio and began playing the Span- ish-language songs with which its members grew up. Over time, the band combined the sounds of South and North America into some- thing that was truly unique in the late ’70s, and found a home in L.A.’s early punk scene where all bands who didn’t fit the mold went to grow. Earlier this year, Los Lobos took home the Grammy Award for Best Americana Album for the band’s 17th album, Native Sons. Americana band The South Austin Moonlighters opens the show. DF THE DALLAS OBSERVER RESTAURANT GUIDE Your Best Resource for Dining, Takeout, & Delivery Recommendations Restaurateurs - You can now communicate directly with staff to request updates! SCAN HERE OR VISIT dallasobserver.com/guide/dallas-restaurants 24 Vince Gill 10 P.M. SATURDAY, AUG. 13, BILLY BOB’S TEXAS, 2520 RODEO PLZ. $40+ AT AXS.COM Vince Gill’s virtuosity as a guitar player has been his calling card since long before the singer took to the stage as a solo artist. Born in Norman, Oklahoma, a young Gill got his big break when he took over vocal duties for Southern rock band Pure Prairie League in 1979. Before then, Gill had done his time playing in small bands such as Kentucky’s Bluegrass Alliance and in backing bands for bluegrass giants Rickey Skaggs and Byron Berline. Though Gill’s time with Pure Prairie League would only last a cou- ple of years, he managed to sing lead on one of the band’s better-known tracks “Let Me Love You Tonight” in 1980. Gill moved from Pure Prai- rie to once again back singers such as Rodney Crowell and David Grisman before finally strik- ing out on his own as a solo artist in 1984 with his debut album Turn Me Loose. Releasing his 15th album Okie in 2019, Gill still knows how to write a good ol’ fashioned country tune. DF The Weeknd 6:30 P.M. SUNDAY, AUG. 14, AT&T STADIUM, 1 AT&T WAY. $110+ AT SEATGEEK.COM The Weeknd’s most ambitious production since spending $7 million of his own money on his Su- per Bowl LV halftime show appearance, the Af- ter Hours til Dawn Tour passes through Arlington with the singer supporting both his 2020 album After Hours and his 2022 album Dawn FM. The two albums form the first two parts of a trilogy, and the singer’s performance will piece together the story audience has seen in fragments in TV performances, music videos and short films. The Weeknd’s set will consist of songs from the singer’s entire catalog, including the early mixtapes where the artist established his indie street cred. The tour was originally scheduled with Doja Cat in the opening slot, but the rapper/singer withdrew due to a recent ton- sil surgery. In her place, The Weeknd brings Swedish singer Snoh Aalegra and hip-hop re- cord producer Mike Dean along to open the show. DF Local Natives 6 P.M. MONDAY, AUG. 15, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $33.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Indie rock band Local Natives came together in Orange County when, in 2005, three high school friends — Kelcey Ayer, Ryan Hahn and Taylor Rice — teamed up to start a band. The trio played together throughout their college years but didn’t start taking their music seri- ously until they graduated from college, picked up a bass player and a drummer and moved to a house in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles. After moving, the band went straight to work on its first release, titled Gorilla Manor after the nickname of the band’s house where all the music was written. Released in 2010, Go- rilla Manor was an immediate success in trans- atlantic indie music circles, earning a “Best New Music” rating from Pitchfork and a slew of positive reviews from U.K.-based magazines. Since then, Local Natives has released three more albums and an EP, never venturing too far from where it started but somehow never seeming to sit still either. DF t Music The Weeknd performs on Sunday. AUGUST 11–17, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS dallasobserver.com WE ARE OPEN!
