| LET’S DO THIS | t Music The Doobie Brothers 6:30 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 7, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $461+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Are you ready to take it to the streets again? In honor of 50 years of writing and recording, Doo- bie Brothers’ original members Tom Johnston and Pat Simmons, longtime member John McFee and — though he did not appear on the band’s 2021 album Libertè — on-again, off-again member Michael McDonald, will perform with the band for a sold-out show at the Majestic Theatre. Sure, there are some verified resale tickets out there, but they are sure to cost you an arm and a leg. And it might be worth it. See- ing the Doobie Brothers reunited with the prodi- gal McDonald is something Doobie Brothers fans have waited for a long time. The singer had a prominent role in the group in the late ’70s and early ‘80s, but left the band in 1982 to pur- sue a solo career. While McDonald has made ap- pearances with the band throughout the ‘80s and ‘90s, this will be the first tour he has joined in over 25 years. DAVID FLETCHER Roger Waters 7 P.M. SATURDAY, OCT. 8, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $31+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Originally scheduled for the pandemic year, Roger Waters’ This Is Not a Drill tour will finally be making its way to Victory Park this weekend. Since it was originally scheduled to take place in America during an election year, the tour was first planned to be an even more political event than his previous Us + Them tour in 2017, which was already quite political in the wake of Don- ald Trump’s presidency. The politics of that tour became the subject of much criticism among Waters’ longtime fans who walked out of the show, prompting Waters to wonder what ex- actly they’d been listening from him for over 50 years. In lieu of an opening band, Waters’ per- formance will comprise two sets, each one teeming with Pink Floyd songs that have always been left-leaning. Anyone who shows up Satur- day night with anything else in mind will be sadly disappointed, but as Rogers told CNN, “Go see Katy Perry or watch the Kardashians. I don’t care.” DF Titus Andronicus 7 P.M. SUNDAY, OCT. 9, DEEP ELLUM ART CO., 3200 COMMERCE ST. $20 AT PREKINDLE.COM Titus Andronicus has been specializing in punk- rock solutions for your everyday problems since 2008, and still, it’s a tough band to classify. The New Jersey quartet has made a pattern of re- leasing a short, solid, straight-up punk rock re- cord followed by an album that pushes the limits of what punk rock can be. After The Airing of Grievances came the Civil War-inspired concept album The Monitor. After Local Business came the 29-song rock opera The Most Lamentable Tragedy and the piano-heavy A Productive Cough. Then came An Obelisk followed by The Will to Live, a concept album written partially as a response to the death of lead singer Patrick Stickles’ former bandmate and close cousin Matt “Money” Miller in 2021. The album released Sept. 30 is an examination of mortality and a celebra- tion of life. The band’s songs can be short or sprawling, but no matter what, they are deliv- ered with intensity. DF Roger Caldwell Roger Waters plays Saturday, Oct. 8, at American Airlines Center. Carly Rae Jepsen 7 P.M. MONDAY, OCT. 10, SOUTH SIDE BALLROOM, 1135 BOTHAM JEAN BLVD. $43.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Former Canadian Idol contestant Carly Rae Jep- sen has been a part of America’s pop conscious- ness since releasing her inescapable 2012 hit, “Call Me Maybe.” Ever since her introduction to American audiences, there’s always been some- thing about Jepsen’s music that’s made her as much a darling to indie audiences as she is to the mainstream. There’s really no explaining this. Jepsen’s music is as pop as it gets, but like Olivia Rodrigo, Jepsen’s appeal seems to rest in her unflinching honesty in delivering a pop song, whether that be in communicating happiness, hurt or just the desire to have fun. Jepsen will re- lease her sixth album, The Loneliest Time, in late October, which is said to be the singer’s “quar- antine album” and draws inspiration from pop composed through the decades. The album’s third single, “Talking to Yourself,” was released Sept. 16. L.A. dream pop act Empress Of opens the show. DF The Chicks 7:30 P.M. MONDAY AND TUESDAY, OCT. 10-11, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $29+ AT LIVENATION.COM Back in 1989, sisters Emily and Martie Erwin founded The Dixie Chicks in Dallas. Many older members of the Dallas music scene will be sure to about tell you about seeing them perform in small venues around town such as Poor David’s Pub. Well, an awful lot has happened since then. Like the band becoming a trio fronted by Natalie Maines; Maines’ word war with Toby Keith after saying she was ashamed that then- president George W. Bush was from Texas; the band’s hiatus and then dropping the “Dixie” from the band’s name due to its association with American slavery. Now, the Dixie-free Chicks are touring in support of their first al- bum in 14 years, the critically acclaimed Gas- lighter. Despite the controversy the band has suffered at the hands of people who claim to know what country music should be, The Chicks will be playing two nearly sold-out shows just outside the band’s hometown at the start of next week. Singer-songwriter Patty Griffin opens both shows. 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