Phoenix & Back @ Dos Equis Pavilion

August 22, 2023 in Concerts

Words by Susie Ramone, Phots by Dustin Schneider

We couldn't handle the heat that is Dos XX until the sun went down and even then it was still over 100°. However, with the sun behind the wall, a nice breeze, and fans, I was pretty comfortable when Phoenix took the stage at 7:45 on Monday evening. And it seemed that everyone else was too as they rose to their feet when the French band, Phoenix opened up with Lisztomania. Surrounded by multiple layers of high-definition LED screens, the band appeared at times like they were performing inside a Renaissance painting, a video game, or on another planet. The band performed a career-spanning set that ended with their big hit 1901 and a reprisal of Identical, during which lead singer, Thomas Mars went into the crowd. I know that it comes as no surprise to anyone that I got caught in the middle of his crowd interactions, much like mosh pits of yore.

The Mega Monsters Tour with Mastodon and Gojira 4.26.23

April 25, 2023 in Concerts

The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory in Dallas, Texas, reverberated with seismic energy on the night of April 26th, 2023, as the Mega Monsters Tour descended upon the city, featuring two titans of the metal world: Mastodon and Gojira. The anticipation had been building for months, and the sold-out crowd was primed for an unforgettable night of intense music and mind-blowing performances.

Mastodon & Coheed and Cambria @ Toyota Music Factory 07.5.19

July 06, 2019 in Concerts

Words by Matt Stubbs

Those loud noises coming from Irving, on the evening of July 3rd, wasn’t premature firework celebrations for ‘Merica. It was the muses of the Unheavenly Skye Tour. And the culprits of all the noise complaints made that night was Coheed and Cambria, Every Time I Die, and Mastodon. This guitar-driven shindig went down at the Toyota Music Factory.

Mastodon & Primus @ Southside Ballroom

May 12, 2018 in Concerts

My good friend Matt wrote the review for the show we covered, so I thought it would be fitting to include it below:

Mastodon and Primus at South Side Ballroom, Dallas TX.

By Matt Stubbs from the Jerry Jonestown Massacre Podcast Show

If there are two perfect matched bands to be on an early summer bill, Mastodon and Primus would be it. These two great bands played on Thursday night at the South Side Ballroom in Dallas, Texas. There was a third band that opened called, All Them Witches, but a stalled El Camino with a sweet wolf sunset decal on the tailgate kept us from getting to the venue in time for them.

Queens of the Stone Age @ The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory

April 26, 2018 in Concerts

Queens of the Stone age swung through Dallas for the first time in five years in support their latest album Villains. In an era of bands playing to synced video back drops and lights, the stage set up was pretty basic, with just a few flexible LED poles placed strategically around the stage. Having a stripped down setup like this allows for the band to change up their setlist from night to night. While the majority of the songs on the setlist came from from Villains, the eighteen song set covered the entire catalog, including the fan requested Mexicola. As a fan that has seen them on eight separate occasions, I will say this wasn't my favorite set of songs they have done, but that just makes me want to catch them somewhere else this summer.