| LET’S DO THIS | t Music Jamie McCarthy/Getty 10250 Shady Trail, Dallas | 214-358-5511 Abhi The Nomad 7 P.M. THURSDAY, NOV. 3, CLUB DADA, 2720 ELM ST. $20+ AT PREKINDLE.COM Born in Madras, India, and currently living in Aus- tin, conscious rapper Abhi The Nomad has been mixing hip-hop and dance music for the better part of a decade. With three albums and four EPs in his catalog, Abhi The Nomad’s output has been nothing short of prolific in the short amount of time he’s been releasing music. While the artist’s last album, Abhi vs The Universe, hit shelves and streaming services late last year, Abhi The Nomad has spent his time this year releasing a steady flow of singles, averaging one song per month since April. His most recent song “Without You” finds the rapper contemplating what life would be like without his beloved with a hazy backdrop of disco beats and backup singers. Now in the middle of his 20-date tour, Abhi The Nomad comes to Dallas with fellow rappers Charlie Curtis-Beard, Endgray and Norman Sann along for support. DAVID FLETCHER Foals 7 P.M. FRIDAY & SATURDAY, NOV. 4 & 5, TANNAHILL’S TAVERN AND MUSIC HALL, 122 E. EXCHANGE STE. 200. $47+ AT TICKETMASTER.COM Hailing from Oxford, England, indie rock band Foals has been wowing audiences with its mix of math rock, art rock and dance-punk since 2005. Drawing inspiration from a diverse array of musi- cians from Krautrock band Harmonia and art pop band Talking Heads, Foals has always been known to keep its music interesting. Considered one of England’s best live acts, frontman Yannis Philippa- kis has been known to jump off balconies and crowd surf during the band’s performances. In fact, Philippakis’ insistence on doing so has gotten him into trouble with security guards in the past. The band released its seventh album, Life Is Yours, in June of this year. The album was met with mixed reviews praising the musicianship but suggesting it might be a bit overwrought. Indie band Inner Wave and art punk band Gustaf warm up the crowd for two nights at Tannahill’s in Fort Worth. DF 24 Alvvays 7 P.M. SATURDAY, NOV. 5, THE STUDIO AT THE FACTORY, 2727 CANTON ST. $25+ AT SEATGEEK.COM Canadian indie-pop band Alvvays formed a little over a decade ago in Charlottetown, Prince Ed- ward Island. Now based out of Toronto, the woman-led band began taking over college radio stations and indie charts since the release of its de- but, self-titled album in 2014. That album and the band’s subsequent release, Antisocialites, took Al- vvays around the world on an almost-nonstop tour schedule that lasted until 2018 — the same year the band played the penultimate Homegrown Fest in Dallas. After that tour, the band took some Demi Lovato plays Sunday at The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory. much-needed time off, making very little noise un- til midsummer of this year when Alvvays dropped its first new single in five years, “Pharmacist,” fol- lowed by the fall release of Blue Rev. Witty and beautiful, the album has been met with nearly uni- versal acclaim. Chicago indie-pop band Slow Pulp opens the show. DF Demi Lovato 7 P.M. SUNDAY, NOV. 6, THE PAVILION AT TOYOTA MUSIC FACTORY, 300 W. LAS COLINAS BLVD. $50+ AT LIVENATION.COM Dallas-raised pop singer-songwriter Demi Lovato released her latest album, Holy Fvck, at the end of this last summer, surprising audiences with a total about-face on the pop music that had sustained her for the last decade. Lovato wanted to return to the rock sounds of her first two albums. While those two releases certainly found their audiences, Lovato didn’t start making a name for herself until 2011 when her album Unbroken sent the singer up the pop charts. Lovato’s history of mental health problems and substance abuse have been the subject of much media scrutiny, as have been her sexuality and gender identity. Given all of the tur- moil Lovato has braved through, it makes sense that she would come out with her darkest album to date. While the album is fundamentally pop at its core, Lovato brings in elements of metal, glam and punk to bring out the true depth of her emo- tions. Lovato’s opening act will be Los Angeles rock band Dead Sara. DF beabadoobee 7 P.M. MONDAY, NOV. 7, GRANADA THEATER, 3524 GREENVILLE AVE. $97+ AT SEATGEEK.COM Filipino-British singer-songwriter beabadoobee had released a slew of EPs and singles from 2017 until the release of her groundbreaking debut al- bum, Fake it Flowers, in 2020. Born Beatrice Kristi Laus in Iloilo City, Philippines, beabadoobee was drawn to start creating music after hearing Kimya Dawson and the Juno soundtrack, learning to play violin before switching to guitar and putting out her first single, “Coffee,” online later that year. Since 2020, beabadoobee’s music has been met with much more acclaim in the U.K. than in the U.S. When the singer released her second album, Be- atopia, earlier this year, English publications hailed the album as musically diverse and crowd-pleas- ing, while American publications criticized the singer’s lyrics as being more musical than mean- ingful — a criticism that one could easily place on any work from the grunge movement. Atlanta in- die band Lowertown opens the sold out show Monday night. DF NOVEMBER 3–9, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS dallasobserver.com
