A Lifetime channel reality show that uses a team of relationship experts to pair strangers in wedlock is casting its next season in Dallas. Individuals who are “single and brave,” “appear to be between 26 and 35,” have “exhausted all dating options” and are “ready to find the love of…
Lukas Nelson, son of Willie, performed with his band, Promise of the Real, last week at House of Blues. His famous last name may the reason you attend one of his shows, but his talent is the reason you’ll stay. His star wan’t even dimmed when he stood next to…
If you were up late last night Googling that weird rash on your foot or reading conspiracy theories, you already know what we’re about to tell you: Google Doodle is all about iconic Mexican-American pop singer Selena Quintanilla. Twenty-eight years ago, Quintanilla — who grew up in Lake Jackson and…
Last week, a giraffe was sent home from the petting zoo at the State Fair of Texas after several visitors documented its poor condition on Facebook. One woman, Stephanie Coon, posted a video Sunday, Oct. 1, showing the giraffe — which came from Hedrick’s Exotic Animal Farm in Nickerson, Kansas…
After Sound on Sound lost a major investor, talent buyer Graham Williams was forced to pull the plug on the second year of the Austin music festival just five weeks before 73 acts were scheduled to descend upon the Sherwood Forest. “We are extremely saddened to announce today that Sound…
An offer to audition for the role of Prince in a movie would be a dream come true for any funk aficionado, but when Dallas-based musician Ronnie Heart got the email, he didn’t respond at first. A friend had seen an open call for actors by AMS Pictures and tagged…
It’s officially training season. Pre-sale for tickets to the 2017 Dallas Observer Music Awards showcase went on sale at 10 a.m. here, and the means it’s time to start stretching. We all need to be in fighting shape so that come Dec. 2, we can keep up a steady pace…
Marilyn Manson’s sweet dreams turned to nightmares Saturday when a large prop from the rock singer’s touring stage show fell on him during a performance at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York, bringing an abrupt end to the show. As news of the accident spread, some Dallasites wondered if Manson…
In May 2016, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio in Denton closed its doors after almost 20 years of business. The all-ages venue had been a place for Denton bands to practice and build a following. Owner Josh Baish needed out because he was in the midst of a messy divorce, and…
The Dallas Observer Music Awards are confronting their mortality. They’re finding new respect for the trials faced by awards ceremonies past. They’re contemplating quitting their 9-5, moving to the country and living off the land. In other words, the DOMAs are 29 this year. As in years past, the DOMAs will…
When you were growing up, Mom said to be yourself. But musicians are finding that it pays better to be someone else. Local guitarist Mike Mroz will be the first to tell you there’s no question that performing in a tribute band is more financially rewarding than performing original songs. “Even…
The Dallas Observer is headed to the big screen. “Analogue People in a Digital World,” a short documentary produced in collaboration with filmmaker duo Daniel Driensky and Sarah Reyes, is one of eight short films that will screen at Studio Movie Grill on Sunday, Oct. 8, as part of the…
Ripley’s Believe It or Not is living up to its name. The kitschy museum we pass by on Interstate 30 on the way to Fort Worth shockingly acquired something of real value to add to its hall of wax presidents and shrunken heads. Last November, Ripley’s bought the dress Marilyn Monroe wore…
Artist Jerrel Sustaita drives down Turtle Creek Boulevard often. When he first noticed the sculpture Robert E. Lee and Young Soldier, he didn’t see the riders’ Confederate uniforms. Instead, he saw the subject of his next painting. On Thursday morning, Sustaita was committing Alexander Phimister Proctor’s 1936 sculpture to canvas as…
Three years ago, it was Leon Bridges. Now it might be another old soul’s turn to put North Texas on the map. Local bluesman Charley Crockett announced on Facebook last night that he’s been signed by Thirty Tigers, a Nashville-based entertainment company that boasts heavy-hitters such as Sturgill Simpson as…
For the eighth year in a row, Lights All Night is inviting you to ring in the new year with two days of EDM-infused debauchery. And if you’re having second thoughts about walking into 2018 a hedonist, you can feel good about the ticket options the festival announced today, along…
Dallas is preparing to welcome thousands of people displaced by Hurricane Harvey to its shelters. Now local arts and culture organizations want the grieving families to know that they have a place for them, too. The AT&T Performing Arts Center (ATTPAC), Perot Museum of Nature and Science and Dallas Comedy…
This weekend, Irving’s new crown jewel, the 17-block Irving Music Factory, was set to open its music venue with an A-list lineup of shows by Dave Chapelle, Larry the Cable Guy, Jeff Foxworthy, Brad Paisley, Lifehouse, Switchfoot and Goo Goo Dolls. But yesterday Live Nation, which books the Pavilion at…
Last fall, we told you that Liquid Lounge, the small stage inside Curtain Club, was closing. Now we know what’s opening in its place: a bar called Will Call. Liquid Lounge has been a feature of the Main Street music venue since it opened in ’98, but the owners decided…
Last month, when we looked at Spotify’s map of the most popular songs in our region, we kept seeing one name over and over again: Cody Johnson. In Richardson, three out of the top five songs belonged to Johnson: “Wild as You,” “Dance Her Home” and “Me and My Kind.”…
Starfest’s doom has seemed certain since news spread yesterday that the city of Plano had terminated its contract to lease Oak Point Park. Even if organizers were able to pull together a lineup last minute — missing contracts were the reason Plano backed out — they’d have to overcome a…
The city of Plano terminated its contract this morning with pop-up music festival Starfest, scheduled for the weekend of Sept. 8 at Oak Point Park, saying only that “the cancellation of this contract is in the best interest of the city and our community.” The Dallas Observer has obtained copies…
