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Lake Street Dive
Dos Equis Pavilion — Dallas, TX
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About Lake Street Dive

Lake Street Dive is a Boston-based funk and soul band that somehow keeps getting better instead of calcifying into nostalgia. They started in the mid-2000s as a street busking group, which explains why their sound has this infectious, go-anywhere energy that doesn't care about genre lanes. Their 2013 album Bad Self Portraits introduced them to a wider audience, but it was 2015's Side Pony that made them unavoidable—tracks like 'Good as Hell' became the kind of song people who don't normally listen to funk actually sought out. Ssinger Rachael Price has a voice that can shift from breathy and intimate to absolutely commanding without breaking a sweat. The band treats every song like it's a negotiation with the listener, building grooves instead of just playing them, making arrangements that breathe and shift. They're serious musicians who refuse to sound serious about it.

Shows feel like a really good party where the musicians somehow have more fun than the audience, which is impossible but they manage it anyway. Price commands the stage without trying. Crowds move without being told to.

Known for Good as Hell, It Happened to Me, Bad Self Portraits, Side Pony, What Would a Wise Man Do

Lake Street Dive + Dallas

Lake Street Dive brought their funky, tight-knit energy to Texas Trust CU Theatre on September 19th, working through a set that proved they're as comfortable with deep cuts as they are crowd-pleasers. They opened with 'Good Together' and built momentum through tracks like 'Hush Money' and 'Small Talk'—songs that showcase their ability to blend horn-driven grooves with genuinely weird lyrical sensibilities. By the time they hit 'Dance With a Stranger' and 'You Go Down Smooth' late in the night, the room felt like it understood exactly what Lake Street Dive is about: precision, humor, and a kind of throwback funk that doesn't pretend to be anything it's not. They closed on 'Good Kisser,' which tracks as the kind of understated finisher this band would choose.

Lake Street Dive in Dallas News

Live Music in Dallas

Dallas has always been more interested in what it already knows—country legacies, blues history, rap dominance—than in welcoming outside funk. But there's a growing cohort here who actually want to hear a band that plays together, that locks in, that treats groove like a conversation. Lake Street Dive speaks that language fluently.

Dallas road trip to see Lake Street Dive?

Stay in Uptown or the Design District — both have actual walkability and better restaurants than most of the city. Hit Uchi for inventive Japanese food before the show, or Mister Charles for French-leaning bistro cooking. Spend an afternoon in the Nasher Sculpture Center if you want something quieter; it's genuinely good and way less crowded than you'd expect. Deep Ellum's worth walking through for the murals and general vibe, though keep expectations modest. The Sixth Floor Museum covers JFK's assassination if you want something weightier. Catch drinks somewhere in Bishop Arts before heading to the venue.

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