| LET’S DO THIS | t Music since 1978! The BEST place for Bachelorettes, Girls Night Out & Birthdays in the Metroplex @LaBareDallas Check Us Out On TikTok! 2102 W NW Hwy • Dallas, Texas 75220 (214) 696-8958 • labaredallas.com Mike Brooks IDLES 6 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, THE FACTORY IN DEEP ELLUM, 2713 CANTON ST. $35.50+ AT AXS.COM The last time IDLES came through Dallas was for a packed show at the Granada Theater. This time around, the band has booked a venue that can accommodate its massive underground fan- base. At the time of its last appearance, IDLES had only just debuted the lead single, “The Beachland Ballroom” off its 2021 album Crawler. This time around, the band is giving the album its proper support. The band has always had a penchant for writing deeply introspective lyrics without sacrificing the intensity of its music. De- scribed as post-hardcore, noise, powerviolence or even grindcore, IDLES’ music encompasses and transcends these genre labels. While many bands attempt to glossy up their words to evade specific interpretations, IDLES says it like it is and means it. Arizona-based hip-hop group In- jury Reserve provides opening support. DAVID FLETCHER Circle Jerks 7 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPT. 1, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $32.50+ AT PREKINDLE.COM As North Texas marches ever closer to its chance to see the Misfits in October, local punks can delight in knowing that yet another iconic and influential punk band is coming to town. Af- ter going through what seemed like about a bil- lion postponements because of the pandemic, the Circle Jerks show at the Granada is happen- ing at long last. Cirlce Jerks came into being af- ter singer Keith Morris left the band he had co-founded with Greg Ginn, Black Flag. The band was active throughout the ’80s but has played sporadically since it broke up in 1990. This reunion tour is both a celebration of the band’s 40th anniversary and the anniversary of its iconic album Group Sex. The Jerks will also be bringing fellow punk icons in 7 Seconds and Negative Approach along with them. DF Peter Hook & The Light 6 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, HOUSE OF BLUES, 2200 N. LAMAR ST. $32.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM If the name Peter Hook doesn’t sound familiar, perhaps his band New Order will. If that’s not enough, perhaps you’ve heard of his first band, Warsaw, later renamed Joy Division. It has been more than 40 years since Joy Division released its second and final album, Closer, just two months after the death of singer Ian Curtis, and in celebration of the band’s enduring legacy, Hook is taking the band’s songs out on the road. While this is not the first time Hook and com- Korn performs on Tuesday. pany have performed Joy Division’s songs live, the Joy Division: A Celebration tour is the larg- est tour the band has done. Peter Hook & The Light will perform both of Joy Division’s albums in full during Saturday night’s performance. The band will also play early Warsaw material, tracks from the Still compilation and “In a Lonely Place,” which was written by Joy Division but became New Order’s first single. DF Robert Plant & Alison Krauss 7 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPT. 3, TEXAS TRUST CU THEATRE, 1001 PERFORMANCE PL. $49.75+ AT AXS.COM In 2007, former Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant teamed up with country-bluegrass singer Alison Krauss. The pairing sounded strange on paper — Plant with a voice that defined stadium rock coupled with Krauss and her angelic coun- try voice. When critics heard what the two had put together, however, everything made perfect sense. The T-Bone Burnett-produced album Raising Sand was met with nearly universal ac- claim with critics lauding the surprising vocal harmony between the two and the overall craft of the album. In 2021, the trio of Plant, Krauss and Burnett worked together again to create Raise the Roof, which was released at the end of last year. Like its predecessor, the album in- cludes a collection of country standards. Unlike its predecessor, it contains one original penned by Plant and Burnett. Roots rock musician JD McPherson warms up the crowd. DF Korn 4:30 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPT. 6, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST AVE. $29.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Korn has had quite the evolution since its hey- day, but then again so have so many bands that were stuck with the label “nü metal.” Labeling aside, Korn’s music production from 1994 to 2001 was absolutely solid, turning out four clas- sic alt-metal albums. Through several lineup shifts, Korn pressed on, experimenting with dif- ferent sounds as a means to keep things fresh. Notably, the band released their MTV Un- plugged album in 2007, which was filled with uncommon acoustic instruments as well as du- ets with people like The Cure’s Robert Smith and Evanescence’s Amy Lee. The Path of Totality in 2011 featured production work from producers such as Skrillex and Excision. The band has since returned to form, releasing The Nothing in 2019 and Requiem earlier this year. Evanescence opens for Korn Tuesday night. Perhaps we will see another collaboration. DF ENTER TO WI VI AT , BEER S AMPLNG F I L ALA AR R ROM HUNDREDS OF L OCAL I DAL ASOBSERVER. COM/F P TI KT ,NTERNATI REE /VI S URDAY SEPTEMBE 0 H D LS F MES MARE R 1T ONAL & CRAF T BEERS PBREW2 2 N CKETS 1 19 dallasobserver.com dallasobserver.com CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS | CONTENTS | UNFAIR PARK | SCHUTZE | FEATURE | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | MOVIES | DISH | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | DALLAS OBSERVER DALLAS OBSERVER SEPTEMBER 1–7, 2022 MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2014
