DISHWALLA IN CONCERT:Alt rock fans suffered a blow in 2006 when former Dishwalla frontman J.R. Richards left the group to pursue a solo career, a move that many worried would end the band's decade-long run. The heartbreak and concern didn't last long, however ñ singer Justin David Fox steppe...

Discovered by Sublime’s Bradley Nowell while they were still in high school, co-founders Miles Doughty and Kyle McDonald have turned Slightly Stoopid from adolescent upstart to one of the most successful summer festival bands on the circuit. Known for their  eclectic mix of rock, reggae, punk, funk,...

Dinosaur Jr. have a sound just as monstrously huge and playful as their name would suggest. Ticket buyers swoon for the monolithic volume, fuzzed-out riffs, tongue-in-cheek lyrics, and passionate angst these alt rock legends bring to the stage. Long-haired leader J.

DIIV IN CONCERT:Brooklyn dream-pop outfit DIIV have carved a niche for themselves among shoegaze fans with their beautiful wash of hazy vocals and melodic guitar lines. Inspired by the work of Malian guitar player Baba Salah, frontman and guitarist Zachary Cole Smith provides the anchor for DIIV'...

Depeche Mode, one of modern music's most influential groups with album sales in excess of 100 million, will bring the Global Spirit Tour to North America this summer.  As pioneers of the post-punk era and the most popular electronic band of all-time, they continue to draw legions of loyal fans t...

DEERHOOF IN CONCERT:The spirit of unbridled experimentation that launched seminal noise pop outfit Deerhoof to critical acclaim in the early '00s continues to find its fullest expression at their mind-blowing live shows. In concert the band leverages minimal gear to maximum effect, cranking out ...

DEEP BANANA BLACKOUT IN CONCERT:Jazz-funk collective Deep Banana Blackout brings an all-out party to every stage they invade. In the same booty-shaking vein as legendary bands like Parliament and Tower of Power, these top-notch musicians squeeze every last drop of funk out of their deep grooves whil...

Death metal masters Six Feet Under are guaranteed to get audiences moshing with their savage sound. Frontman Chris Barnes has a voice straight out of the underworld, alternating between guttural growls a hair-raising screams. As he whips his floor-length dreads in unison with his metalhead devotees,...

DEAP VALLY:LA duo Deap Vally puts a sassy, empowered spin on the bare-bones garage rock sound of bands like The White Stripes. At the pair's live shows lead singer and guitarist Lindsey Troy crackles with punk rock attitude, tearing into nose-thumbing anthems like "Gonna Make My Own Money...

DEAD KENNEDYS IN CONCERT:Few bands have mastered the art of the snarling, politically charged hardcore punk anthem as well as Dead Kennedys. For more than three decades, Jello Biafra and company have been the standard-bearers for compact punk tunes that blend sarcastic humor and serious political se...