Thirty years after seeing the Sex Pistols at Dallas’ Longhorn Ballroom, I returned to the same venue for another chapter in the band’s history—this time without Johnny Rotten.

Arlo Parks has always known how to make a room full of strangers feel understood. She brought her signature warmth and vulnerability to Dallas, pairing the poetic intimacy of her music with a new dose of synth-driven energy. At The Granada Theater, new songs from Ambiguous Desire brought bursts of momentum while Arlo’s older hits transformed a mellow Tuesday night into something closer to a collective exhale – proof that Parks can evolve her sound without losing the honesty and empathy that make her so compelling.

Dolewave and slacker rocker Courtney Barnett, currently on her Creatures of Habit Tour, stopped in Dallas, TX at the Studio at The Factory with special guest Truman Sinclair. Barnett gave a heady performance of 21 songs from the last decade during an intimate gig for indie rockers of all ages.

Kula Shaker’s Lucky Number EP serves as a tantalizing preview of their upcoming Wormslayer album, dropping January 30th.
Now in their third decade, Kula Shaker continues to to surprise us, blending eastern mysticism with Woodstock-era influences and quintessential BritPop sensibilities. From Jay Darlington’s *Doors*-evoking Hammond organ work in “Broke as Folk” to the militaristic march of “Charge of the Light Brigade,” the EP weaves through jangle-pop, psych-rock, and counterculture idealism with surprising dexterity.