With all of the sexual harassment allegations surfacing in the news, it’s appropriate that Nicole Stewart, founder of the storytelling series Oral Fixation, devoted the show Friday, Nov. 3, to women who have taken big risks. The theme for the program is “Jump Off a Cliff,” and former Fox News…
Bruno Mars American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 Bruno Mars and his backing band, the Hooligans, brought the house down Friday night. They had the crowd dancing in the aisles for nearly the entire time. But during some of the slower ballads, Mars’ drawn face flickered with hints…
The unofficial mother of Deep Ellum died of liver disease Oct. 2, leaving orphaned musicians and artists behind to mourn. Jeanne Blanton, 60, was a self-made millionaire who married into Don Blanton’s real estate empire. The Blantons’ holdings stretched across Deep Ellum; he was one of the original four investors who…
In its third year, the Nasher Prize is a fledgling, yet it’s as important to sculpture as the Academy Award is to film and the Grammy is to music. It’s the only international award dedicated to the practice of sculpture, honoring a living artist with a $100,000 prize and the…
Banks South Side Ballroom, Dallas Friday, Sept. 22, 2017 Jillian Banks, who goes by just her last name struggled to make her voice heard over the boisterous crowd at South Side Music Hall on Friday night. “Sometimes it’s still crazy that people know the words to my songs,” she murmured…
Skate or Die Fest is from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 22, at Gas Monkey Live. With all of the local music festivals — Homegrown, IndexFest, Spillover, Fortress Fest, Oaktopia and JMBLYA, to name just a few — it’s possible that North Texans have too many to choose from. Organizers…
Last year’s smash hit La La Land wasn’t just a big winner at the box office, grossing $445 million worldwide on a production budget of only $30 million. It swept awards shows as well, setting a record for the Golden Globes with seven wins, and tying with Titanic (1997) and…
Two musical icons filled up American Airlines Center on Thursday night as Lionel Richie took the stage to a nearly packed house, with Mariah Carey opening. But only one brought the chops to back up the fame. Carey was as divalicious as her reputation promises, strutting tentatively around the stage…
Imagine trying to secure a venue for a performance, work function or wedding and you can’t get a response from the booking manager. Or worse, after confirming, you find out your event has been double booked, leaving only days to find a new venue. Roy Vann found himself in that…
After the City of Dallas abruptly changed the way it issues temporary permits for food events, festival organizers say their cost for food permits have skyrocketed — Chefs for Farmers costs alone jumped from $3,000 per year to $34,000 per year, organizers say.
Hans Zimmer will perform at Verizon Theatre on Thursday, July 13. At nearly 60 years old, the prolific film score composer Hans Zimmer decided to try something he’d never done before. He’s the go-to guy in Hollywood for creating monumental soundtracks for some of the most-loved movies: The Lion King,…
In cities like Dallas, it seems there’s a CVS pharmacy on every corner. So it’s hard to fathom a medical desert where access to doctors and pharmacies is limited and getting birth control can be an ordeal. Yet that’s what millions of women in Texas face every year, especially in…
Last week, St. Vincent announced a new worldwide tour devoid of a show date in Dallas, her hometown. The 23-date tour kicks off Aug. 19 in Tokyo and ends Dec. 2 in Brooklyn. Presale tickets for the eight international dates opened today, and tickets for all dates go on sale…
“Once the developers are here, it’s too late,” said Monte Anderson, a local developer and principal of Options Real Estate — and a self-identified preservationist. Anderson redeveloped the historic Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff, opting to keep its small footprint and historic appeal. “The big developers are like vultures coming in…
Bottled Blonde, a new pizzeria/beer garden/nightclub that’s slated to open in Deep Ellum this summer, is already facing local backlash because of the chain restaurant’s troubles in Chicago, one of two markets in which the restaurant is already operating. The bar/restaurant is at risk of losing its liquor license after…
In DFW, a few sign painting artisans have made a living working on hundreds of signs for local businesses. It takes years of experience to become an expert sign painter — Sean Starr and Roy Warren Lunt explain the process of becoming a master and the highs and lows of the trade.
Despite the name, the band Teenage Sexx is mature beyond its years. Founding member and lead guitarist Caleb Lewis is only 19, co-frontman and bassist Kevin Adkins is 23 and newly added drummer Charlie DeBolt is 25. Teenage Sexx formed in Lewis’ bedroom in 2014 in a trailer park in…
When he was a kid, Byron Neal won poetry recitation competitions because he could remember verses verbatim after one reading. It’s a skill that no doubt primed him for a career in rap; he now performs as Lord Byron. His dense lyrics run together at an almost undecipherable pace. For the last eight…
“Oh my gosh, it has been so crazy! An emotional rollercoaster for me,” says painter Matthew Brinston over the phone at 10 on Tuesday night. Over the past whirlwind week, he’s been putting together a redo of his joint art show with his wife, Marie Boone, after their original show…
The brick building at 3010 Gaston Ave. sits empty except for debris like red Solo cups and scrap wood. A Dallas Observer newsstand, just inside the front door, stands alone, left behind when the owners of the Elbow Room bar moved out. All of the fixtures of the beloved bar…
Despite the seemingly endless construction of new high-rises throughout downtown, Dallas has long been associated with wide-open space. It’s always been a metropolis inside cattle-raising territory on the Great Plains, so it’s fitting that a new arts incubator would take on the name Open Space. “It’s not a gallery. It’s…
For one night only on a Saturday evening at the end of April, a private residential arts incubator at an undisclosed location in Dallas will host work by Los Angeles artist, Jay Stuckey, counterbalanced with a performance by Denton punk band, Thin Skin. Taking its name from the immediacy and…
