21 September 25 - OctOber 1, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Haim 7:30 P.M. THURSDAY, SEPT. 25, THE BOMB FACTORY, 2713 CANTON ST. $68+ AT AXS.COM SoCal sister act Haim — Alana, Danielle and Este — is back with I Quit, their first album in five years. Masters of self-deprecatory marketing and deeply savvy singer-songwriters (the lead-off track of I Quit, “Gone,” deftly samples George Mi- chael’s “Freedom! ‘90” while simultaneously evoking Sheryl Crow’s sun-dappled debut Tues- day Night Music Club), Haim has managed to walk the tightrope between critical acclaim and broad appeal. Despite its polish and danceable rhythms, I Quit is a raw document of bruised hearts. “I will say we did write a lot of the album, kind of in this moment where the three of us found ourselves to all be single for the first time in a long time,” Este Haim told The Current ear- lier this year. “There’s a lot of songs on there about heartbreak, but there’s also a lot of songs about kind of finding your independence as a single person, and being single and going out on the town, and we did that a lot, and that was ac- tually so fun.” Dora Jar will open. PRESTON JONES Freddie Gibbs and The Alchemist 8 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Indiana-born rapper Freddie Gibbs is a case study in playing the long game. He recorded a full-length debut after signing with Interscope Records in 2006; the project was shelved and never released, and then he was dropped from the label after a C-suite turnover. Undaunted, Gibbs, whose dexterous cyphers have earned him accolades from critics, linked up with Jeezy, dropping a series of revered mixtapes, which ul- timately led to him being signed to another ma- jor label, Warner Records. He’s kept up a steady output through all the ups and downs, including a handful of collaborative albums with influen- tial producers like Madlib and The Alchemist, the latter of whom helped Gibbs craft Alfredo 2, a 14-track opus which arrived earlier this year. With Jalen Ngonda, MAVI and Sven Wunder. PJ I’m With Her 8 P.M. FRIDAY, SEPT. 26, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $45+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Separately, Sarah Jarosz, Aoife O’Donovan and Sara Watkins are formidably talented, justifiably acclaimed singer-songwriters. Collectively, they are I’m With Her, a nominally folk- and blue- grass-inclined supergroup where the whole, in- credibly, is even greater than the sum of its parts. The trio’s new album, Wild and Clear and Blue, is its first in seven years, and from the opening moments of “Ancient Light,” the lattice- work harmonies of the three women is nothing less than a tonic for the soul. That the record is shot through with a wistful melancholy makes its transcendence all the more remarkable: “So much of this album is kind of ... accepting the fu- ture and real grief of losing loved ones or, in ad- dition to loved ones, heroes and people that have influenced you,” Jarosz told NPR earlier this year. Jon Muq will kick off the evening with an opening set. PJ Alabama Shakes 8 P.M. SATURDAY, SEPT. 27, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $43+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Alabama Shakes, a foursome anchored by the otherworldly voice of Brittany Howard, was on a meteoric ascent to the forefront of 21st-cen- tury rock — racking up Grammys, fans and criti- cal acclaim — when, in 2018, the band abruptly took a break in order for Howard to go solo. Af- ter a pair of lauded solo efforts (and the unfor- tunate legal trouble of original drummer Steve Johnson), Howard, guitarist Heath Fogg and bassist Zac Cockrell reconvened late last year to restart Alabama Shakes 2.0. Earlier this year, the now-trio dropped a new single, “Another Life,” and it’s hard not to hear the musicians’ renewed resolve in the impassioned chorus: “Can we try again? / Can we try in another life?” With Greyhounds. PJ Dua Lipa 7:30 P.M. TUESDAY, SEPT. 30-WEDNESDAY, OCT. 1, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $45+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Time hasn’t dimmed your humble correspon- dent’s opinion of pop star Dua Lipa’s third al- bum, Radical Optimism, the catalyst for her current global tour, which will stop over for two nights in Dallas. To shamelessly quote myself from a year ago: “In a here today, gone later to- day culture, it can often seem remarkable that any album is made with any intention beyond instant gratification. Radical Optimism is that rare experience: an intense dopamine rush crafted by an unparalleled pop star that will sound as spectacular a decade from now as it does right this second.” In keeping with the pre- cision and panache of Optimism, expect Dua Li- pa’s arena-filling performance to be every inch 21st-century pop maximalist overload — in the best way. Cil will provide support. PJ | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Tyrone Lebon Dua Lipa will perform two shows at American Airlines Center next week. ENTER TO WIN A PAIR OF TICKETS
