Joe Tone announced just over two years ago that he was leaving his position as Dallas Observer’s editor-in-chief to write a book about the drug war and horse racing. That book, Bones: Brothers, Horses, Cartels and the Borderland Dream, was released this month by One World, an imprint of Random House…
At Globe Life Park, just a couple of hours before the first pitch of the Detroit Tigers and Texas Rangers game, musician and baseball enthusiast Jack White announced he and his partners in baseball bat company Warstic are opening their first brick and mortar store in Deep Ellum. The store…
In December, we told you that musician Jack White has been making frequent trips to Dallas as lead investor and co-partner in a local company that makes designer baseball bats. So far his activities have been restricted to networking and a bit of shopping, but now it looks like we…
Yesterday, Elm Street Tattoo unveiled a new, even more adrenaline-pumping way to get inked. The store has stocked a coin-operated vending machine with images of tattoos. It costs $100 for a turn, and whatever comes out is what you’ll get. But you don’t have to worry about drawing a turd…
This week, people are raising eyebrows at an ambitious new music festival popping up in Collin County in just one month. And it already sounds like things aren’t going according to plan. Starfest Music Festival co-founder David Taylor deflects questions about how tickets have been selling since the event was…
“I’m not saying it won’t be Deep Ellum Live, but we’re still figuring stuff out,” Gavin Mulloy said last August when asked if owners Clint and Whitney Barlow intended to keep the old name of the venue at 2727 Canton St., which shuttered in 2004. Now we know the answer…
It’s natural to draw a connection between the new allegations R. Kelly is facing and the news that the R&B singer has canceled four dates on his After Party tour, including one at the Music Hall at Fair Park on Aug. 13. On July 17, Buzzfeed broke the story that…
If you’re into appreciating the majesty of nature, or you’re just a person who covets rare things, then you probably want to take a gander at the sky Monday, Aug. 21, when a total solar eclipse will be visible across much of the U.S. The last time this happened was…
If you’ve got an experience, Bruce Broughton can set it to music. The Los Angeles-based composer has done work for video games and theme parks, as well as more traditional television shows and films. He’s racked up 10 Emmys in the process and a 1985 Oscar nomination for scoring the…
Ten years after the release of his breakthrough album, On Promenade, folk musician Doug Burr is still on a quest for work-life balance. Dallas-based video producers of Globe Trek Productions met with the Denton songwriter on the University of North Texas campus for the latest installment of its busking series,…
Agustín Arteaga can consider his job very safe. In his first year as the Eugene McDermott director of the Dallas Museum of Art, he’s played an instrumental role in attracting 802,870 visitors to the museum, its best attendance in a decade and second highest in history. More than a sixth…
Last we heard, preservationists were working with Texas A&M to save at least part of the building at 3010 Gaston Ave., which has been the bar Elbow Room for the last 20 years. A&M seized the building, built in 1933, through eminent domain in December. “[Texas A&M] could go on…
Last week, Justin Bieber surprised us all when he announced that he’d be bringing his Purpose tour to Dallas … again. Even more surprising was the date: this Saturday, July 29. Bieber continues to jerk us all around emotionally with his latest news today — that actually, he’s decided to…
A handful of Dallas rescue pups got ready for their closeups this month when Bark, the company behind pet-oriented subscription service Barkbox, partnered with a local animal rescue service to promote its new line of toys. The company decided to forego “professional” dog models to market its “Lights,…
This week, NFLshop.com released data about its best selling jerseys in May. Two Dallas Cowboys, quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott, made the top 10. While Oakland Raiders running back Marshawn Lynch moved the most jerseys, Prescott came in third and Elliott came in fourth. Elliott was allegedly…
Chester Bennington, lead vocalist of nu metal, hip-hop fusion band Linkin Park, has died by suicide, according to a report by TMZ. Linkin Park is scheduled to play Starplex Pavilion in Dallas on Aug. 25. TMZ’s report, which has since spread to other outlets, including People magazine and the Associated Press,…
If you wander into the Dallas Museum of Art on Friday night and find a sea of people dressed in eccentric costumes more appropriate for a nightclub, don’t worry, you haven’t taken a wrong turn. This week’s Late Night, a monthly event in which the Arts District stays up late,…
Last week, Dallas native Demi Lovato embarked on a seven-city house party tour to promote her new single, “Sorry Not Sorry.” Now we know why: The music video for the song, which dropped Wednesday, has a house party theme. The video depicts a party that Lovato threw in Los Angeles a…
Earlier this week, 23-year-old pop star Justin Bieber announced new dates for his “Purpose” world tour, in support of his 2015 album of the same name. Topping the list is a visit to AT&T Stadium in just 10 days. Bieber has visited Europe, Latin America, Australia and New Zealand on…
Visitors to the Perot Museum this week are among the first people in the world to lay eyes on a mineral that has a “cult-like following in the mineral collecting community,” according to a press release by the museum of nature and science. On Wednesday, the Perot unveiled Eyes of…
What do Reece Witherspoon’s walls and your go-to pair of summer kicks have in common? They both sport photographer Gray Malin’s work. Hollywood’s favorite photographer, known for his bright, inviting and festive images of everything from glamorous beaches to exotic animals, got his start in the photo lab at the…
Last week, Kelly Clarkson made the news for her witty, self-confident response to someone who called her fat on Twitter. The hateful tweet that just said “you’re fat” was in response to a tweet Clarkson, 35, made July 4 in support of America’s troops. The original American Idol winner and…
