21 August 29 - september 4, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents JPEGMafia 8 P.M. THURSDAY, AUG. 29, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $35+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM To say JPEGMafia comes at hip-hop from a unique angle would be an understatement. It of- ten seems like he doesn’t rap so much as take all the genre’s ingredients, toss them in a Vitamix alongside an elephantine dose of LSD and glee- fully puree them. Born Barrington Hendricks in Brooklyn, the now 34-year-old rapper, singer, songwriter and producer has spent much of the last 20 years building an eclectic solo catalog while collaborating with fellow provocateurs such as Danny Brown. His experimental sound finds a new level on his just-released studio al- bum — his fifth overall — I Lay Down My Life for You. The record’s lead single, “Sin Miedo,” has a stuttering, gnarly hook, oscillating between rapid-fire rhymes and a squealing electric guitar lick, all mashed up against pummeling bass hits and a shout-out to the late Aaron Carter that might be as ironic as it is sincere. Jane Remover will open. PRESTON JONES Dan + Shay 7 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 30, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 3839 S. FITZHUGH. $32.55+ AT LIVENATION.COM Separately, they are singer-songwriters Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney. Together, they are Dan + Shay, a country-pop juggernaut that has lodged itself in heavy rotation on both pop and country stations — raise your hand if just read- ing their name has instantly made either “Te- quila” or “Speechless” materialize in your brain — alongside piles of industry accolades (the pair picked up a staggering three Grammys in a row for best country duo/group performance from 2019-21). Smyers and Mooney released their fifth studio album, Bigger Houses, last year and logged some time as coaches on NBC’s popular singing competition The Voice. While no track from Houses has yet caught fire the way “10,000 Hours” (which featured one Justin Bieber) did from the duo’s 2021 LP Good Things, there is more than enough goodwill among fans to sus- tain the current shed tour the pair find them- selves undertaking. Jake Owen and Dylan Marlowe will open. PJ Sexyy Red 7 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 30, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST., FORT WORTH. $75.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Sexyy Red — born Janae Wherry — has roared out of St. Louis to electrify the hip-hop land- scape, continuing a grand tradition of the Mid- western city producing rappers who infiltrate the mainstream and take over. Her meteoric as- cent to headlining arenas is even more impres- sive considering she has yet to release anything like a full-length debut. On the strength of a trio of mixtapes (the latest, In Sexyy We Trust, ar- rived earlier this year) and star-making features on tracks from artists such as Drake, Nicki Minaj, Chief Keef and Summer Walker, Sexyy Red has quickly made a name for her Southern-inflected style. Calling her current tour “Sexyy Red 4 President” feels less like a boast than a promise. Hunxho, Loe Shimmy, BlakeIANA and Kodak Black will provide support. PJ Riverfront Jazz Festival 7 P.M. FRIDAY, AUG. 30; 1 P.M. SATURDAY, AUG. 31; 1 P.M. SUNDAY, SEPT. 1, KAY BAILEY HUTCHINSON CONVENTION CENTER THEATER COMPLEX, 650 S. GRIFFIN ST. $85+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM The Black Academy of Arts and Letters’ River- front Jazz Festival has consistently brought a starry slate of acts to Dallas just as summer hits the home stretch, and its seventh annual install- ment is no exception. Over two-and-a-half days, a who’s-who of jazz, R&B, soul and blues music will pass across three different stages inside the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center. Fri- day will feature a second line jazz band and a headlining set from Ceelo Green. Saturday will showcase Fantastic Negrito, Maysa, Jeffrey Os- borne and Ginuwine, among others. Sunday will wrap up with Cassandra Wilson and Ruben Studdard alongside members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Sheila E. and Tower of Power, to name just a few. (The third stage will feature a dense roster of up-and-coming North Texas talents.) If all that wasn’t enough, after- party performances are scheduled for four dif- ferent festival-adjacent hotels each night. PJ Imagine Dragons 7 P.M. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 4, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 3839 S. FITZHUGH. $583.20+ AT LIVENATION.COM The facts and figures surrounding Las Vegas- formed pop-rock band Imagine Dragons are downright staggering. On the strength of sin- gles like “Radioactive” and “Demons,” the group has sold more than 74 million albums worldwide and stands as the first act to have four different songs surpass a billion streams each, as well as the only group in the Record- ing Industry Association of America’s 72-year history to have four different songs certified higher than diamond (more than 10 million units sold). A snarkier soul might observe such accolades are effectively rewarding the same song repeatedly, given Imagine Dragons’ somewhat, shall we say, repetitive musical pal- ette, but we digress. Front man Dan Reynolds and his bandmates are touring behind a new studio album, Loom, which clocks in at less than 30 minutes. Probably won’t be as lucky with the live show, though. With Cannons. PJ Rich Polk/Getty Images | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Imagine Dragons plays Sept. 4 at Dos Equis Pavilion. Hottest Latin aduLt CLub in daLLas! 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