"Dreaming," Jamal Vrno/Art MoCoJust a quick reminder for those in need of Saturday-morning plans: Tomorrow at 9:30 is the West Dallas "dreaming session" at the St. Mary of Carmel Community Center on Vilbig Road. Actually, since last we discussed this date, the event -- featuring "the man who built Vancouver" and currently serves as special adviser to the Emirate of Abu Dhabi as the day's star attraction -- now has a proper moniker: "West Dallas: A Time to Dream." Though, for something so flor
It's always a good sign for any scene to have shows where the local opening bands have just as much to say as the out-of-town headliners. Based out of Los Angeles, The Ettes is a charismatic trio that has previously been described as "trashy, disposable fun." And who am I to argue with that? Bits of Blondie, late '60s garage/punk and even some soul pops up and around in the sound of The Ettes. While it's not exactly a thinking person's fare, the band's most recent EP, Danger Is, contains such sl
