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Dozens of Dallas summer concerts go on sale for $20 a ticket

Tickets to Kesha's June 20 show will get snapped right up.

Photo courtesy of Kesha

Live Nation, the national concert promoter, is launching National Concert Week with what has become an annual ticket sale on dozens of concerts in summer 2018.

The event takes place April 30-May 8 with an exclusive $20 all-in ticket offer for fans to celebrate the kickoff to 2018's massive summer season.

The deal includes more than 1.5 million tickets to 2,000+ shows across Live Nation’s roster of summer tours including comedy, country, hip-hop, Latin, metal, rock, pop, and every other genre imaginable.

The $20 tickets will become available starting April 30 at 8 am and run through May 8 at 11:59 pm.

Buy $20 all-in tickets at NCW.LiveNation.com.

This year the ticket sale includes more than 60 shows coming to Dallas-Fort Worth. The offer applies to select shows and is only available while supplies last.

Participating venues include American Airlines Center, The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory, Dos Equis Pavilion (formerly known as Starplex Pavilion), South Side Ballroom and more.

Shows participating in Live Nation Dallas’ $20 All-In “National Concert Week” Ticket Offer:

5/3 - Juanes
5/4 - Sum 41
5/10 - Primus & Mastodon
5/11 - Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bad Company
5/21 - Tom Jones
5/22 - Tash Sultana
5/24 - Jake Paul
5/25 - Luis Miguel
5/25 - Steely Dan & The Doobie Brothers
5/26 - 97.1 The Eagle presents BFD 2018 feat. A Perfect Circle, Stone Temple Pilots, Theory of a Deadman & more
5/26 - Exodus Music and Arts Festival feat. Kirk Franklin, Erica Campbell, Marvin Sapp & more
5/31 - David Blaine
6/2 - Poison with Cheap Trick
6/5 - The Illusionists
6/6 - Shania Twain
6/8 - Ray LaMontagne with Neko Case – presented by KXT 91.7
6/10 - Bo & Jim Bash VII: Styx & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
6/16 - Enanitos Verdes & Hombres G
6/20 - Kesha & Macklemore
6/27 - Weezer and Pixies with The Wombats
6/29 - Chicago & REO Speedwagon
6/30 - Willie Nelson, Sturgill Simpson, Ryan Bingham, The Head and The Heart & more
7/1 - Chris Brown with H.E.R., 6lack and Rich the Kid
7/5 - Camp Nowhere feat. Louis the Child, TroyBoi, Big Wild & more
7/6 - Vans Warped Tour feat. Simple Plan, The Used, State Champs, Motionless in White & more
7/11 - Thirty Seconds To Mars with Walk The Moon, K.Flay and Welshly Arms
7/14 - Ludovico Einaudi
7/14 - Paramore with Foster The People and Jay Som
7/20 - Niall Horan with Maren Morris
7/21 - Foreigner with Whitesnake and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Evening
7/24 - Counting Crows with LIVE including Ed Kowalczyk
7/24 - Daryl Hall & John Oates and Train
7/25 - Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers with Ann Wilson of Heart
7/26 - Pentatonix
7/27 - O.A.R. with Matt Nathanson and The New Respects
7/28 - Bill Burr
7/28 - Jason Aldean with Luke Combs, Lauren Alaina, and Dee Jay Silver
7/29 - Logic with NF and Kyle
8/3 - Erasure with Reed & Caroline
8/4 - Five Finger Death Punch & Breaking Benjamin – presented by 97.1 the Eagle
8/4 - Coheed and Cambria & Taking Back Sunday with The Story So Far
8/8 - Gladys Knight & The O'Jays
8/10 - Dispatch with Nahko and Medicine for the People
8/10 - G-Eazy with Lil Uzi Vert, Ty Dolla $ign, and P-Lo
8/11 - Alison Wonderland
8/11 - Miranda Lambert & Little Big Town with The Steel Woods and Tenille Townes
8/12 - Shinedown & Godsmack – presented by 97.1 the Eagle
8/16 - Marilyn Manson & Rob Zombie – presented by 97.1 the Eagle
8/23 - Charlie Puth with Hailee Steinfeld
8/24 - The Russ Martin Show presents "Loudwire's Gen-X Summer" with Buckcherry, P.O.D., Lit & more
8/24 - Evanescence & Lindsey Stirling
8/25 - Rascal Flatts with Dan + Shay and Trent Harmon
9/1 - Avenged Sevenfold with Prophets of Rage and Three Days Grace
9/13 - Rise Against with AFI and Anti-Flag
9/16 - Game of Thrones Live Concert Experience
9/22 - Dierks Bentley with Brothers Osborne and LANCO
9/23 - The Australian Pink Floyd Show-Time 2018
9/26 - Ozzy Osbourne with Stone Sour – presented by 97.1 the Eagle
9/27 - 5 Seconds of Summer
9/28 - Need To Breathe with Johnnyswim and The Rocketboys
9/30 - Ms. Lauryn Hill - The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill 20th Anniversary Tour
10/16 - Alice Cooper
10/24 - Josh Groban with Idina Menzel
10/26 - Kevin Hart

For a full list of participating artists, visit NCW.LiveNation.com.

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Underground hi-fi 'listening bar' Shyboy opens in downtown Dallas

Photo courtesy of Shyboy

Shyboy lounge is new on Main Street in downtown Dallas.

A new lounge is turning up the volume beneath the streets of downtown Dallas: Shyboy, billed as Dallas' first "hi fi bar," will debut at 1313 Main St., in the subterranean level of The Drakestone building.

According to a release, opening weekend events will take place March 4-7.

The new nightlife concept comes from The Headington Companies, the folks behind the Joule hotel and other Main Street developments.

"Inspired by hi-fi listening bars around the world, with roots in Tokyo’s post-WWII 'jazz kissas,' Shyboy offers a social and listening experience unlike any other nightlife space, with progressive, genre-bending programming, signature hi-balls and cocktails, and two state-of-the-art OJAS sound systems, designed by Devon Turnbull," says the release. (Turnbull's speakers have been used in projects with Mark Ronson, Public Records in Brooklyn, and more.)

Jazz kissas are cafes that specialize in the playing of and listening to recorded jazz music; here, jazz is played for active listening rather than as background serenade.

Piggybacking on that idea, Shyboy will offer "an immersive environment where design, lighting, and atmosphere are treated as essential elements of the performance, inviting guests into a unique experience that blurs the line between listener and participant," they say.

The 3,000-square-foot underground space, once a bank vault in the historic Davis Building (renovated and rebranded as The Drakestone residential building in 2017), will house one of the most advanced sound systems in the city within its historic concrete "bones." Interiors were designed by acclaimed Dallas-based 5G Studio Collaborative.

The venue includes two distinct spaces. The main room functions as a social listening environment, where towering speakers double as sculptural focal points beneath curved underground ceilings.

A second chamber, called The Vault, is designed as a more intimate lounge for private events, sound classes, performances, and art exhibitions. The Vault’s entrance features an installation from artist Lachlan Turczan’s Optical Resonance series, which uses water and light to visibly respond to sound waves, the release says. The room also includes a newly commissioned reflective sculpture by Florentine artist Duccio Maria Gambi.

Shyboy’s inaugural month will include a lineup spanning house, deep grooves, soul, and global dance sounds. Opening weekend, March 4-7, will welcome talent like JT Donaldson (Shyboy music director), Dallas legend Red Eye, Sound Advice Vol. 1, Skeme Richards, Patrice Scott + Brandon Epocha, and Wamono Nights.

The calendar later in the year will feature appearances by celebrated DJs and producers such as Theo Parrish, Derrick Carter, Eli Escobar, Kai Alcé, and the Los Angeles-based listening collective In Sheep’s Clothing.

Shyboy’s cocktail menu starts at $13, and the bar will serve soft-serve ice cream.

Throughout March, there will be no cover charge for entry; for more information, visit the venue's website.

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