21 December 29, 2022–January 4, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Classified | MusiC | dish | Culture | unfair Park | Contents Joshua Ray Walker 6 P.M. SATURDAY, DEC. 31, THE ECHO LOUNGE & MUSIC HALL, 1323 N. STEMMONS FWY. $27.50+ AT LIVENATION.COM For the last several years, folks in the North Texas music community have been saying that the next big thing in country music is Joshua Ray Walker. And the Dallas singer-songwriter has had quite the year. On Feb. 1, the 1.5 million viewers of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon found out why. Immediately following the performance, Walker went on a nationwide, six-month tour that showed the nation what a country singer from Dallas could do. Walker has a voice like caramel that’s as familiar to fans of country music as it is refreshing to those who aren’t. Walker’s New Year’s Eve performance will be co-headlined by Fort Worth Americana band Grady Spencer & the Work. The show will also feature Walker’s State Fair Records label mates, old school rock ‘n’ roll band The 40 Acre Mule and cowpunk band Otto- man Turks. DAVID FLETCHER Black Tie Dynasty 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Tulips, 112 St. Louis Ave. $22.50+ at prekindle.com FIT Black Tie Dynasty drummer Eddie Thomas died much too young on Christmas Day 2020 from complications of COVID-19 amid his larger fight against cancer. The band had reunited in December 2019 after a decade-long hiatus, played a handful of shows before the pandemic and were planning to reschedule shows that had been postponed. Thomas’ diagnosis had brought the band back together, and after his death, the group decided to keep going. In February, Black Tie Dynasty played a small show at Double Wide in Deep Ellum with Burning Hotels drummer Mike Ratliff taking over for Thomas, and the band played an official reunion show in Fort Worth over the summer. The band will cap off the year again in Fort Worth with a few of the hottest indie bands from all around North Texas. From Denton, Dome Dwellers open the show, followed by Fort Worth’s own Phantomelo and coming in from Dallas is band FIT. DF Doomfall 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Andy’s Bar, 122 N. Locust St. $12 at prekindle.com It’s been quite a while since we’ve heard anything out of the Denton doom metal band Doomfall. Two years have passed since the band’s last per- formance, but it will be closing out the year with a bang headlining a six-band mini-festival in the band’s hometown. The doors will open at 6 p.m. that evening with music from Denton alternative post-rock band Final Broadcast. Playing next is Denton sludge metal band Narcissist. Denton stoner metal band Wooden Earth will follow, and Denton punk band Party Hats will go on before Houston heavy grunge band Trembler fills the penultimate spot. Finally, Doomfall will ring in the New Year, playing what may be its first and only performance of 2022, but with so much to look forward to in 2023. DF Rosegarden Funeral Party 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Three Links, 2704 Elm St. $20 at seetickets.us If you find yourself in the heart of Deep Ellum this New Year’s Eve feeling just a little bit dark but also very much in the mood to dance, make your way to Three Links and see Dallas’ favorite darkwave band Rosegarden Funeral Party end the year with help from their North Texas friends. The night will also see the electronica- infused dream rock of Dallas band NITE, which released its latest EP, Hallelujah (Your Ego Is Gone), in October. Fort Worth noise-rock band Primo Danger will be there, ending a year that has seen the band grow to become one of the most sought-after live acts in the area. Round- ing out the lineup is the new project from former SEVIT frontman Jackie Legos, Happy Phantom, which released a debut album, Requiem, on Dark Entry Records in October. DF Cure for Paranoia 9 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 31, Double Wide, 3510 Commerce St. $20 at prekindle.com Double Wide has made it a tradition to toast with the Champagne of beers (Miller High Life) when the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, and this year it has invited some of the funkiest acts from North Texas to join the cele- bration. Doors will open at 9 p.m. Saturday night to DJs Gabe Mendoza and Charli Milk taking turns on the 1s and 2s to get people in the mood for dancing. For live music, things kick off at 10 p.m. with funk-rock three-piece Electric Tongues bringing the electricity for the evening. Bringing concertgoers to the midnight hour will be Dal- las’ own Dezi 5, who will be turning up the vol- ume with his ’90s-inspired club pop. The night concludes with a performance from Dallas’ be- loved jazz-infused hip-hop act Cure for Paranoia starting off your New Year with the most posi- tive of vibes and blessings. DF | LET’S DO THIS | t Music Kevin Porier Cure for Paranoia rings in the New Year Saturday night in Deep Ellum.
