The Kessler Theater

This was the 2nd sold out night at the Kessler for Hayes & Heathens -- a growing collaboration between Hayes Carll and The Band of Heathens. Save for a brief interlude when the Heathens took a brief break offstage (save for the keyboard player, the excellent Trevor Nealon), entire set consisted of both Hayes Carll and The Band of Heathens sharing the stage and trading off both Hayes Carll numbers and The Bank of Heathens numbers. The collaboration makes for an excellent set: the Hayes Carll numbers really stand out with the added layers of the excellent musicianship and vocals of The Band of Heathens, and The Band of Heathens numbers can focus on some of their standouts with the unique twang of Hayes Carll adding even more layers. The vocalists all complemented each other, and each had standout moments that highlighted their individual strengths as well as how well they all sang together. Really outstanding set for a highly engaged audience. Some of the standout numbers: "L.A. County Blues", "Jackson Station", "Look at Miss Ohio" (The Band of Heathens songs); "KMAG YOYO", "You Get It All", "Stomp and Holler" (Hayes Carll songs). The Band of Heathens is an excellent live band, with essentially two lead vocalists and lead guitar players who share the stage and complement each other very well, along with an excellent supporting cast. I highly recommend catching this band live whenever you can, and Hayes and The Heathens is a really excellent concert experience.

What an amazing show! A beautiful venue, an intimate experience, and a band in rare form who know how to bring the light. I did the Meet & Greet and it was something I will always remember. These are all beautiful, kind, warm people who genuinely love their fans. Great music and a great night! If you've ever enjoyed Sixpence, catch them on this tour!

Not enough stars to rate this show! Actually 2 shows...first she did an acoustic set and talked about her tribute album to the female guitar greats. Then we got to experience the debut of her new band The Pistolas. They added to her already megawatt energy. Blown away, hair parted, pinned to the wall fell off the chair, spilled my drink, done and done! Sue at the Kessler...always magic.

Avi Kaplan has such an amazing stage pressence. I feel like the Kessler was a perfect venue for him because he was able to interact with the audience in an authentic way. I absolutely loved everything about this concert! It is one of the best concerts I've been to, because the accoustics were perfect and the vibe was fantastic. Avi Kaplan also just seems like such a genuinely kind and awesome person. For someone who has traveled the world, he seems very down to earth and humble. I feel like I'd like to hang out with him around a campfire and exchange life stories.

Bruce Cockburn continues to become even more soulful as an artist. This show was a great mix of old and new with select hits from years past and numerous songs from his latest album "O Sun O Moon". My party really enjoyed seeing his mix of guitars that included a resonator and a unique 10-string mandolin. If you are a Cockburn fan, don't miss this show and if you want to see a great artist you've never heard, this will be a great experience.

Katie is such a stunning, heartfelt artist that connects with the crowd in a beautiful wway. She is down to earth, cool and emotional. I loved every second of her show! The whole band and team were in sync and fun thru the whole experience. Just lovely. Will see her again!!

Great show but that goes for almost every show I’ve been to at Kessler. When you are seated 10 feet from the stage with an adult beverage it’s hard to miss. Jesse Sykes is a huge voice contrast to Dave Alvin but it works for what the band is doing. She does all the singing except for Dave’s story telling and the encore of highway 61. So, if you’re counting on Dave’s big bass voice this ain’t it. Basically, a very different set than anything typical with Alvin but it’s a cool concept and a good show. Michael Jerome is incredible on percussion and David Immergluck do some serious guitar riffs.

John Craigie always delivers … Good tunes and colorful tales creating the best possible way to spend an evening out. :-) And I love The Kessler, a venue that sounds good, is clean and nostalgic, and doesn’t have a bunch of drunks talking over the music.

Absolutely phenomenal, as always! Nothing like getting to say thank you to an artist who's music changed your life and he actually hears you over the crowd. Thank you John Darnielle for all your work, craft and music has given me. Desolate hope in a bleak world but hope nonetheless!

Mike, Albert and their band put on the best show I have seen in Dallas in a long time. The Kessler was a great venue and I will be returning with my guests. Right now I’m looking forward to seeing the Blood Brothers as soon as we can.

Carolyn Wonderland will part your hair with her powerful voice and on fire guitar! In addition to her awesome musical abilities, she is a lot of fun on stage. A little story here and there or making fun of herself. It was a grand time in a great venue.

Hayes Carll was great as always!! Our second time to see one of his shows. This was our first time seeing Melissa Carper and her portion of the show was excellent as well. Staff at the facility were awesome! Great show at a wonderful facility. Thank you to all who made the event happen and also the performers and staff for a great evening!

William is a world class performer and artist on the cusp of really making it big. Each show of his that I’ve seen gets better and better and his voice is as rich as honey and smooth as silk. The Keesler Theatre was also a great venue that truly highlights the artists. Such a welcoming crew and great seating arrangements!

The synergy these three ladies have is mesmerizing. I have followed Marcia around Texas and Louisiana for over 25 years. Seeing her with Carolyn and Shelly just brought out the best in all of them. Musically they are all awesome, but together it's magic. They obviously love and respect each other and had a ton of fun during the show. The Kessler is a great venue for live music!

Was an incredible concert! Mason puts on a great show at 76, and still shreds on his electric guitar. Played most of "Alone Together", his classic album from 1970 (I still remember a friend's purple vinyl copy!) and several other hits. Had a really hot band. (For those youngsters who don't know who he is, look him up on Wikipedia and be amazed at all of the blue hyperlinks with names of bands and artists he's been associated with over over 50 years!) No pictures, unfortunately, since they announced at the beginning "no photos, no videos please".

I absolutely loved the environment of the theater. The sound was great! The opening performance, The Peterson Brothers, were nothing short of amazing and ended up being the backup for Miss Latasha Lee. Now she sounded even better in person!!! Her soulful sound is timeless and still modern and very relevant in today's music. I didn't sit down once throughout the show. She connects with the audience and obviously loves what she does. Fantastic show indeed...

The show was wonderful, from the opener Pat Bryant to Ms.Colvin herself. She shared many stories about how she evolved as a songwriting, creating her first album "Stead On" in the process. She had the audience at the first guitar rifs. I have to say that the sound was a bit loud, for an acoustic show. I am not sure why the sound folks seems to want to play everything extra loud in a small venue (it also happens in the larger venues, I've noticed). It's pretty bad when I have to carry ear plugs to everything. It was a wonderful birthday present.

Thoroughly enjoyed getting to see Joseph again in Dallas. The requests tour is an amazing idea and you could tell they tried to accommodate as many unique requests as possible. The Kessler is a great venue and the staff was outstanding. Can’t wait for my next time seeing Joseph!

Absolutely phenomenal, as always! Nothing like getting to say thank you to an artist who's music changed your life and he actually hears you over the crowd. Thank you John Darnielle for all your work, craft and music has given me. Desolate hope in a bleak world but hope nonetheless!

Did the meet and greet. Daughter went with me. We loved it. Deer Tick is just a fantastic band and they're great go be around. The music was everything we hoped for and more. Best night out I've had in a long time!! Kessler was a great venue as well!