This weekend upstairs at White Oak its A-Wall in his "Auto Pilot Tour". Last week the Tik Tok elevated artist sopke with the Dallas Observer.com.
(From Dallas Observer.com-Scott Tucker) On an ordinary day a year ago, 23-year-old Aaron Paredes woke up at his parents' house in Arlington. He checked his phone, just as he always did, and to both 
his surprise and that of his close friends, he was TikTok famous. He scrolled through text after text of friends commenting on which celebrities were using his single “Loverboy” as a soundtrack to their own videos in response to the trending tag, Who Got You Smiling Like That? Taylor Swift, The Jonas Brothers and Sylvester Stallone were now associated with "Loverboy," and Aaron Paredes became A-Wall.
(From all Music.com-Jason Ankeny) A hardworking road warrior who became an unexpected superstar when she entered middle age, Bonnie Raitt developed a distinctly soulful hybrid of blues, rock, and R&B, a sound that carried her through her long, varied career. The breadth of her vision was evident on her early albums, where she balanced her original tunes with covers of blues chestnuts and such 
singer/songwriter peers as Jackson Browne, John Prine, and Randy Newman. She'd maintain this template throughout her career, but perhaps perfected it on Nick of Time, the 1989 album produced by Don Was. Winning three Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, Nick of Time gave Raitt her first unqualified success in nearly two decades and, after its 1991 sequel Luck of the Draw consolidated her success with its Top Ten hit "Something to Talk About," she became an American roots rock institution. Over the next three decades, Raitt remained a popular concert draw and a fixture on the charts as she delivered a series of musically rich, mature albums that ran all the way until 2022's Just Like That.
(From All Music.com-Timothy Monger) In early 1991, an Ohio-bred songwriter with a soulful voice and folk-infused piano pop sound emerged seemingly out of nowhere with "Walking in Memphis," a heartfelt tribute to the land of the Delta blues that climbed to number 13 on the Billboard Hot 
100 and earned him three Grammy nominations, one of which he won. Subsequently, Marc Cohn's smart blend of introspective pop with detours through Americana, R&B, folk, and blues has earned admirers worldwide and, as sporadic as his releases may be, they generally arrive with a strong sense of purpose and craft. After burning brightly in the '90s, he survived a traumatic shooting in the following decade and returned with 2007's acclaimed Join the Parade, though it was a 2010 set of covers devoted to the year 1970 that ultimately returned him to the charts. Also known for his collaborations, Cohn penned songs for David Crosby, William Bell, and the Blind Boys of Alabama, the latter of whom teamed up with him again for the 2019 joint effort Work to Do. Read more @All Music.com (Click Here)
Alvvays moves into White Oak Music Hall Downstairs this Friday night.
Stereogum.com reported last weekend the group on tour was promoting their new album Blue Rev, "stopped in Los Angeles for a show at the Wiltern Theatre. "They got in the Halloween spirit by 
dressing up as ZZ Top, and they even covered “La Grange” as a way to pay tribute to the rockers." This weekend its the Bayou city's turn to hear the Canadians and their new music."
(From All Music.com-Scott Kerr) Toronto-based Alvvays' combination of jangly indie pop with infectious, sugary melodies and melancholy noise rock earned the band a devoted following and led to them being one of the flagbears of the ongoing popularity of the C86 sound. They first made a splash with the awkardly pretty single "Archie, Marry Me," which featured on their assured self titled debut from 2014. Future albums retained the building blocks of their early sound, with 2022s Blue Rev adding in elements of '90s indie rock and shoegaze.
(From All Music.com-Johnny Loftus) Orlando, Florida's Trivium are among the most provocative, restless, and influential bands to emerge from the American South's heavy metal explosion in the early 21st century. Beginning as a metalcore outfit, they 
have relentlessly combined and crossed styles including thrash, prog, technical, and melodic death metal, as well as alternative and groove metal. Trivium came by their global success the old-fashioned way: touring. Since issuing their first demo in 2000, they have been road warriors. They established themselves first in the South, and then across North America before conquering festival stages in Europe and Asia supporting their sophomore long-player Ascendancy in 2005. 2008's Shogun showcased epic storytelling abilities as well as a love for innovative riffs.
Formed in Chino, California in 2009, the quartet of siblings originally featured lead singer Sydney Sierota, guitarist/vocalist Jamie Sierota, bassist/vocalist Noah Sierota, and drummer Graham Sierota. Growing up, the kids were encouraged to pursue music from a young age by their father, songwriter and producer Jeffery David. By their 
eens they were writing songs together, taking inspiration from classic groups like the Echo & the Bunnymen and the Cure, as well as contemporary acts like the Killers and Coldplay. They eventually signed to Warner Bros. and in 2013 released their debut full-length album, Talking Dreams. Thanks to the Top 15 placement of the single "Cool Kids," the album reached the Top 40 in the U.S. and charted in ten other countries. Also in 2013, they joined Owl City on tour and played the Vans Warped Tour. In the middle of 2014, Echosmith returned with the five-song EP Acoustic Dreams, which featured acoustic reworkings of cuts from Talking Dreams. Read more @All Music.com (Click Here)