| LET’S DO THIS | t Music Gogol Bordello 7 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 28, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $35 AT PREKINDLE.COM For more than 20 years, Gogol Bordello has been a gypsy punk cabaret act that is as fun to see live as it is simply to listen to. Ukraine-born front man Eu- gene Hütz has led the eight-piece, international collective through eight breathless albums that defy listeners not to get up and dance to the sounds of accordions, violins, all kinds of percus- sion and of course, the singer’s trademark voice. The band’s latest album, SOLIDARITINE, has all of the humorous trappings of all of Gogol Bordello’s work, but as one may guess from the Ukrainian flag flying on the album’s cover, the band is also working toward something greater. Whether de- crying fascists or calling for more love and empa- thy between humans, Gogol Bordello never lose sight of music’s unique ability to heal. New Jersey xylophone-themed punk band Crazy & The Brains are set to kick the night off right. DAVID FLETCHER Lizzo 7 P.M. FRIDAY, OCT. 28, AMERICAN AIRLINES CENTER, 2500 VICTORY AVE. $65+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM In 2019, it seemed like Houston singer/ rapper Lizzo was an overnight success. Releasing the single “Juice” at the beginning of that year, Lizzo had her first commercially successful hit. Televi- sion appearances followed, then gold and plati- num albums and after that, it seemed Lizzo was absolutely everywhere. Her success was far from an overnight whirlwind. After studying classical The Misfits perform on Saturday. forming in Bloomington, Indiana, the band headed west to hone its garage rock sound in an environ- ment more fitting to its gritty and glamorous sound. After a few years on Permanent Records, the band moved over to Brooklyn’s Greenway Re- cords, which specializes in heavy psych recordings. The band is also working with The Reverberation Appreciation Society that puts on the annual LEVI- TATION festival in Austin. Like many heavy psych bands, Frankie and the Witch Fingers is prolific in its output, releasing six albums and countless sin- gles since 2015. The band most recently released its new, hard-driving song “Electricide” as a digital single just last Friday along with the smoldering B- side “Chalice.” Austin dream-psych band DAIIS- TAR opens the show. DF Scott Gries/Getty Images music concentrating on flute at the University of Houston, Lizzo moved to Minneapolis in 2011 and started a short-lived electro-pop soul group and later an R&B/rap trio before pursuing a solo ca- reer. While Lizzo’s works before Cuz I Love You garnered accolades from the underground, the mainstream wasn’t listening. In 2017, Lizzo played Club Dada in Deep Ellum. In 2018 and ’19, she played South Side Ballroom. Now, she is playing on the arena stage she always deserved. DF Misfits 6:30 P.M. SATURDAY, OCT. 29, DOS EQUIS PAVILION, 1818 FIRST ST. $49.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM The night North Texas punks of all ages have been waiting for is finally here. For the first time since 1983, the original Misfits — the “Jerry Only, Doyle Wolfgang von Frankenstein and Glenn Danzig” original Misfits — will be coming to- gether for a one-off show in Fair Park to teach ev- eryone the true meaning of Halloween. Alice Cooper will perform an opening set along with one of the many, many bands Misfits inspired, The Distillers. To say that Misfits was an influential band would be as big of an understatement as saying that The Beatles was an influential band. It’s hard to find anyone in the world of punk, metal, goth or really any kind of dark music that wasn’t in some way touched by Misfits’ work from 1977 to 1983. In just 50-something songs, each two-or-so minutes, Misfits changed the land- scape of all music. Now, it is Dallas’ turn to pay its respects. DF Frankie and the Witch Fingers 7 P.M. SATURDAY, OCT. 29, LOLA’S, 2000 W. BERRY ST. $15 AT PREKINDLE.COM Los Angeles-based heavy psych band Frankie and the Witch Fingers has been hypnotizing audiences around the country for almost a decade now. After Godspeed You! Black Emperor 7 P.M. MONDAY, OCT. 31, TEXAS THEATRE, 231 W. JEFFERSON BLVD. $34 AT PREKINDLE.COM Post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor plays a Halloween show at the Texas Theatre. From 1997 to 2002, the band released a string of albums of instrumental chamber rock compositions brim- ming with intense emotion, alienation and defi- ance. The band’s live performances often include multiple 16mm projectors showing looped reels with the same imagery found in the band’s enig- matic album art. In its 25-year existence, the band has only had two official photos, answered only a handful of questions with written interviews, has never had a website or social media accounts or made a music video. This is truly a band that lets its work speak for itself — dark, brooding and beautiful. Minimalist folktronica artist Marisa An- derson will be supporting supporting the band that night with her haunting and elegant approach to guitar music. DF HOTTEST LATIN ADULT CLUB IN DALLAS! Free Menudo All Day Sunday Happy Hour Everyday 11AM-7PM hours: Sun-Thur 11AM-2AM // Fri-Sat 11AM-4AM 11044 Harry Hines Boulevard // (214) 206-3820 chicasbonitas.business.site 1 21 dallasobserver.comdallasobserver.com | CONTENTS | UNFAIR PARK | SCHUTZE | FEATURE | NIGHT+DAY | CULTURE | MOVIES | DISH | MUSIC | CLASSIFIED | CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS DALLAS OBSERVER DALLAS OBSERVER MONTH XX–MONTH XX, 2014 OCTOBER 27–NOVEMBER 2, 2022
