The Best Concerts in Dallas This Week, 10/27-11/02
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The hottest ticket this week is of course Halloween. There's gonna be a shit ton of Halloween stuff for you to do this week and we know you started last week. Just couldn't resist. So of course our music picks for this week include a few Halloween-based ones as well as the usual civilian ones. Double Wide is dedicating three straight days to the holiday and on the other side of the spectrum the coolest band in rock, the Arctic Monkeys, head to Grand Prairie. Here's a list of the best shows for you this week.
PARTYNEXTDOOR
7p.m. Monday, October 27, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 2147411122 or treesdallas.com, $20$25
Drake is the best rap blogger in the world. The list of artists that he discovered while they were toiling around and killing it in the minors and the ones he recruited as diamonds in the rough is expansive. That list includes: Future, Migos, the Weeknd and most recently Makonnen, Young Thug and Dej Loaf. But, perhaps the biggest talent is PARTYNEXTDOOR. Two projects in and he's already solidified himself at the forefront of a legion of artists that further obfuscate and blur the lines of hip-hop and R&B. He's quite similar to some of the aforementioned names, but he's not as crass as The Weeknd, or as much of an oddball as Young Thug and Makonnen, or a goon like Future. What PARTYNEXTDOOR brings to the table is a perfect mix of debauchery and earnestness. That's probably what makes him the most interesting R&B artist out right now. H. Drew Blackburn
Melvins
With Le Bucherettes 7p.m. Tuesday, October 28, at Trees, 2709 Elm St., 2147411122 or treesdallas.com, $15-$18
Calling the Melvins a heavy metal band is a disservice to both the band and the genre. The colossal, droning, earsplitting sludge of doom produced by Buzz Osborne and crew is often referred to as heavy metal simply by default. The Melvins are also a lot weirder and quite a bit more intense than most metal bands. But it's their goofiness that certainly sets the band a part from just about everyone else. Add in the fact that these guys have been killing their eardrums for over three decades and you have what most would call a legendary band, metal or otherwise. Darryl Smyers
Arctic Monkeys
With Mini Mansions, 8 p.m., Wednesday, October 29, at the Verizon Theatre, 1001 Performance Place, Grand Prairie, 9728545111 or verizontheatre.com $40-$60
When Miley Cyrus covers your song, it might be an indication that you've strayed a little too far from the snarky, British indie rock darling you once were. That may well be in the case of Arctics Monkeys, but Alex Turner and co. have been riding a wave of ridiculous success in a mainstream capacity after bubbling at the surface of the indie rock world for more than 10 years. Their band's latest release, 2013's AM, has had mountains of praise heaped onto it, which is strange, considering that it might be one of their weakest albums overall. But still, a weak Arctic Monkeys album is akin to mediocre pizza: it's still pretty damn good. Keep an eye on the band's monstrous drummer, Matt Helders, as he tears through the drum tracks in a flurry on "View From the Afternoon" and "Pretty Visitors." For long-time Arctic Monkeys fans, you should bear in mind that with five albums out, it'll be harder to catch those deep cuts as they'll more likely focus on AM. But even if their latest release doesn't quite live up to their previous ones, tonight should be a ruckus (yeah), regardless of what's come before. Matt Wood
The Revivalists
With The London Souls and Naughty Professor 7 p.m., Thursday, October 30, at Granada Theater, 3524 Greenville Ave., 214-824-9933 or granadatheater.com, $19-$30
The Revivalists are an amalgam of a few different sounds. The New Orleans-based seven piece combines influences and characteristics from their Big Easy roots (there's a saxophonist and a trumpeter) and contemporary indie rock. That combination fosters a unique sound that's both soulful and gloomy. Their music sounds at once eerie yet comfortable. It's not at all a deliberate choice; they just play the songs they feel like playing. And that's at the true heart of soul, ain't it? HDB
Slipknot: The Prepare For Hell Tour
With Korn and King 810 7 p.m., Friday, October 31, at Gexa Energy Pavilion, 1818 1st Ave., 2144211111 or livenation.com. $15-85
Halloween is a night of traditions - trick or treating, pranks and letting our inner ghoul out for one night. Dallas, Texas has a tradition of its own as one of the premier metal destinations in the U.S.A. On Halloween Eve, Gexa Energy Pavilion welcomes two of the biggest names in modern metal history in the form of KoRn and Slipknot, who are currently touring together on their Prepare For Hell tour. Bakersfield's KoRn needs little introduction. Active since 1993, the band is responsible for making the nu metal genre a global phenomenon. KoRn has a lot to smile about these days both with the release of their most recent album, The Paradigm Shift, and the return of founding member Brian "Head" Welch to the band. Des Moines's Slipknot is smiling about a new album of their own in, .5: The Gray Chapter, an album named after fallen bass player Paul Gray. On the album the band has taken Gray's loss to heart displaying a new-found anger and ferocity that is sure to surface during their performance at Gexa. James Khubiar
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