Preston Jones

1 week ago | kxt.org | Preston Jones

North Texas has seen plenty of blockbuster musical performances on stages large and small thus far in 2024 — St. Vincent, Kendrick Lamar, LCD Soundsystem, Paul Simon, Post Malone and Katy Perry, to name just a few — but the summer months promise just as many highlights to come. Here are a few forthcoming performances worthy of your attention and your hard-earned concert dollars.

1 week ago | kxt.org | Preston Jones

In less than a year, the 2026 FIFA World Cup will dropkick its way into North Texas. While what the game will look like is a given, what will it sound like? Thanks to Grammy-winning, Dallas-based producer Tre Nagella, we know. The North Texas FIFA World Cup ’26 Organizing Committee recently revealed Nagella’s “Sonic ID,” a project spread across all 16 Host Cities throughout the United States, Mexico and Canada, and which is meant to give a sonic flavor of each city to those attending matches.

2 weeks ago | kxt.org | Preston Jones

From one angle, JAMBALOO is nearly finished. From another angle, JAMBALOO is just getting started. On May 23, the inaugural JAMBALOO will finally wind down: A headlining performance from Kolton Moore & the Clever Few at Tulips in Fort Worth, with support from Levi Ray and Garrett Owen, will take place, originally postponed in early February because of weather.

3 weeks ago | kxt.org | Preston Jones

In 2026, Maren Morris will mark a decade spent in the spotlight. The Arlington native’s major label debut, Hero, turns 10 next year. It’s mildly daunting to consider just how radically her profile has risen in such a relatively short span of time. The weight of living her life in the full glare of public view is an unspoken, but very much evident thread coursing through her fourth major label record, Dreamsicle, out now.

3 weeks ago | kxt.org | Preston Jones

The past decade has been anything but dull for Chris Holt. The Dallas-based singer-songwriter and guitarist released his last solo album, Stargazer, nine years ago. In the span of time between that record and his just released fourth and latest solo album, Across the Milky Way, Holt has performed with global (Don Henley, Mike Campbell, the Eagles) and local (Bastards of Soul) talents. Those commitments, while fulfilling, also proved a bit stifling to his own solo career.