21 December 15-21, 2022 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Blue October 7 p.m. Thursday & Friday, dec. 15 & 16, Tannahill’s Tavern and music hall, 122 e. exchange sTe. 200. $67+ aT TickeTmasTer.com Dallas music fans know that Houston’s Blue Oc- tober would have never gotten as far as they have without 102.1 the EDGE putting the band’s 2003 single “Calling You” on its regular rotation. And while the band has yet to recapture the na- tional success of their 2006 album Foiled, with mega hits “Hate Me” and “Into the Ocean,” in 2020, Blue October was the subject of the doc- umentary, Get Back Up, which was shot over seven years while the band members dealt with the fallout from their various addictions. Now sober, the group members are back with a new album, Spinning the Truth Around, which is said to be the first in a three-part series of albums to be released over the year. The second part is due out in March 2023 with a third installment of remixes and alternate versions of songs from the first two parts due out later in the year. Blue October is scheduled to play two nights at Tan- nahill’s in Fort Worth, but the only tickets left are for the first night. david FleTcher Reverend Horton Heat 7 p.m. Friday, dec. 16, dan’s silverleaF, 103 n. indusTrial sT. $20 aT prekindle.com As far as North Texas music staples go, it really doesn’t get much bigger than Reverend Horton Heat. Since 1986, the man, the band and the leg- end has represented North Texas with pride while recording for prominent indie labels such as Sub Pop and Victory Records, finding a way onto the Billboard charts with every release since 1994’s Interscope Records release, Liquor in the Front, Poker in the Back. The principal members, guitar- ist Jim Heath and upright bass player Jimbo Wal- lace, have played together since 1989, keeping the Reverend Horton Heat name going with ev- ery new drummer. This Saturday, the band with 35 solid years of North Texas music history takes to the small stage in Denton for an intimate show at Dan’s Silverleaf. The opening act has yet to be announced. dF The Polyphonic Spree 6 p.m. saTurday, dec. 17, majesTic TheaTre, 1925 elm sT. $45+ aT prekindle.com Dallas collective The Polyphonic Spree has been making music fun and spectacular for over 20 years. Formed in the wake of singer Tim De- Laughter’s previous band, Tripping Daisy, The Polyphonic Spree rose to national attention in the mid-’00s on the strength of a few high-pro- file appearances and endorsements. The band’s song “Light and Day” was famously featured in a Volkswagen Beetle/iPod crossover commer- cial in 2003, which launched the band’s career, taking them to the set of the comedy series Scrubs, scoring the 2005 film Thumbsucker and recording for countless show and film soundtracks. This weekend, however, is all for the hometown crowd. Fans are encouraged to bring a canned good to benefit the North Texas Food Bank as well as a new and unwrapped toy for Toys For Tots. dF Soccer Mommy 6 p.m. saTurday, dec. 17, house oF Blues dallas, 2200 n. lamar sT. $25+ aT livenaTion.com Swiss-born singer-songwriter Sophia Regina Alli- son, better known by her stage name Soccer Mommy, independently released her first demo al- bum, For Young Hearts, just weeks after her 19th birthday in 2016. The album caught the attention of prominent indie record label Fat Possum, which put out Allison’s first studio album, Clean, in 2018. Soccer Mommy would release two more albums on Loma Vista records while touring the country opening for acts such as Mitski, Kacey Musgraves, Liz Phair, Phoebe Bridgers, Paramore, Vampire Weekend and Wilco. The singer’s most recent al- bum, Sometimes, Forever, came out this past sum- mer to universal acclaim and will likely be seen on many year-end, best-of lists in the next month. Ca- nadian indie rock band TOPS opens the show. dF Chris Isaak 6 p.m. Wednesday, dec. 21, house oF Blues dallas, 2200 n. lamar sT. $39.50+ aT livenaTion.com It may have been a while since you thought about Chris Isaak, but this is a great time to re- member him. Isaak’s best known song, “Wicked Game,” dominated airwaves and film scores in the late ’90s, but Isaak’s heyday came in the mid-’90s with a string of hits from his 1995 al- bum Forever Blue. That album would give the world the songs “Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing” and “Somebody’s Crying.” Isaak has since be- come just as well-known for his music as he has for his acting, having played Phoebe’s love inter- est on Friends in a 1996 episode and showing up in shows American Dreams and Hot in Cleve- land. Most recently, Isaak recorded an album of Christmas standards, Everybody Knows It’s Christmas, which is what brings him to town for an evening of Christmas songs as well as Isaak’s greatest hits and favorite covers. dF | Let’s do this t Music Mike Brooks the Polyphonic spree hosts its 19th Annual holiday extravaganza at the Majestic theatre. overset daily buffet Mon-fri 11aM-2PM stadiuM buffet Mon - fri 4PM-10PM Sat 11aM-10pM • Sun 12pM-10pM check out our new uPstairs bar watch the world cuP with us! cowboys watch Parties every week!
