22 OctOber 10 - 16, 2024 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents The Avett Brothers 8 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 11, TEXAS TRUST CU THEATRE, 1001 PERFORMANCE PLACE, GRAND PRAIRIE. $39+ AT AXS.COM North Carolina-formed folk-rock foursome The Avett Brothers — siblings Seth and Scott Avett, Bob Crawford and Joe Kwon — has been a go- ing concern for nearly a quarter century with not so much as even a brief hiatus in that span. Over the course of that time, they’ve found a sizable audience for their blend of country, pop, punk and bluegrass flavors while maintaining an admirably steady clip of studio projects. (The only time the Avetts really detoured from what’s made them successful was the peculiar applica- tion of synthesizers on 2016’s True Sadness, but they quickly steered back toward their strengths. The band’s latest, a self-titled collec- tion produced by frequent collaborator Rick Ru- bin, dropped earlier this spring and serves as the impetus for this current touring jaunt. James- town Revival will open. PRESTON JONES Zach Top 10 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 11, BILLY BOB’S TEXAS, 2520 RODEO PLAZA, FORT WORTH. $18+ AT AXS.COM For whatever reason, dudes who spell “Zack” with an “h” are really having a moment in coun- try and country-adjacent genres right now. (Lookin’ at you, Zach Bryan.) Onomastic con- cerns aside, Zach Top, a Washington-born singer-songwriter, is another fresh face rapidly ascending to the front ranks of Nashville’s next generation. For as much as the traditional mark- ers of the music business mean anything any- more, the fact that the 27-year-old Top is already headlining Billy Bob’s Texas on the strength of one EP and one full-length album (this year’s Cold Beer & Country Music) should give a strong indicator as to how the genre and the industry view his prospects. Although his first love was bluegrass, he’s now embracing a more mainstream sound. And hey, if it’s good enough for Alan Jackson (who has drafted Top as an opener for a handful of his farewell dates into next year), then shouldn’t it be good enough for you? Andy Buckner will kick off the evening with an opening set. PJ Ryan Bingham’s The Great Western 4:30 P.M. SATURDAY, OCT. 12, DICKIES ARENA, 1911 MONTGOMERY ST., FORT WORTH. $34.50+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Billed as “a curated experience of Western cul- ture,” Ryan Bingham’s inaugural The Great West- ern promises as much country music — in all of its dimensions — as a person can possibly handle. Headlined by Bingham (who’ll be backed, in a fantastic touch, by the Texas Gentlemen), along- side Shane Smith & the Saints and Tanya Tucker, the lineup will also feature rising star Shaboozey and Fort Worth-bred artist Louie TheSinger. On the outdoor plaza stage, Vincent Neil Emerson and Angel White will rep North Texas alongside Brennen Leigh, Scott Ballew and Cayuga All- Stars. If all that’s not enough, you can add on a ticket for the “Daytime Rodeo & Western Experi- ence,” which will offer bull riding, inter-tribal dances and more. Bingham is also hosting a sep- arate “fireside jam” at Heart of the Ranch at Clearfork on Oct. 10, as an appetizer. To all that, we can only add: Yee-haw! PJ Norah Jones 7:30 P.M. MONDAY, OCT. 14, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $41.75+ AT LIVENATION.COM The ease with which Norah Jones has navigated her two-decade (and counting) career is some- thing to behold. Embracing the polyglot sensi- bility inherent in most Texas musicians of consequence, Jones, who absorbed lessons at the Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts in Dallas and later the fertile classrooms of the University of North Texas in Denton, has breezed from the lush cocktail lounge jazz of her world-altering 2002 debut, Come Away with Me, to the more intro- spective, sophisticated pop of her latest long- player, Visions. Fresh from headlining this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival, Jones will re- turn home for her first solo headlining gig in North Texas in 12 years. With Emily King. PJ Lyle Lovett & His Large Band 7:30 P.M. TUESDAY, OCT. 14 AND WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, MAJESTIC THEATRE, 1925 ELM ST. $39.99+ AT AXS.COM If it’s fall in North Texas, you can be certain Lyle Lovett will soon appear for a multi-night stand at one (or more) of the region’s venues. Sure enough, the Houston-born singer-songwriter will set up shop at the Majestic Theatre for two nights this week before trotting over to Fort Worth for a turn on the Bass Performance Hall stage on Oct. 22. With his ever-astonishing Large Band at his back, there’s nowhere the 66-year-old Lovett can’t — or won’t — go. He’ll pull from his finely wrought back catalog, which expanded two years ago to include his superb new LP, 12th of June. If you’ve never experienced the potent musical stew that is a Lovett perfor- mance — country, folk, jazz, gospel and R&B mingle freely, anchored by his singular tenor — you’re denying yourself one of life’s truly restor- ative pleasures. With The War and Treaty. PJ | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Joelle Grace Taylor Grapevine-raised Norah Jones will headline her first North Texas gig in a dozen years Monday. Hottest Latin aduLt CLub in daLLas! Free Menudo all day sunday Happy Hour everyday 11aM-7PM open 11am-2am everyday 11044 Harry Hines boulevard // (214) 206-3820 scan for more info
