Tue 3/28Los Fabulosos Cadillacs has been making a fine blend of reggae, jazz and ska for almost 40 years. The Argentinian eight-piece has had many different members over the years with plenty of albums and world tours to boot. If you’ve never heard of the band, know that this is…
Dallas Comedy Festival Dallas Comedy House 3025 Main St. Through Saturday $10 For the last eight years, Dallas Comedy House has been steadily growing its festival. This year they have more stages than ever before (three), and in the future they hope to expand to other venues in Deep Ellum…
Soon, the Dixie Wax Paper building in the Elmwood neighborhood of Oak Cliff will be home to Dallas’ newest co-working space, Tyler Station. But for now it’s just an empty building, and a local group called Fugitive Fitness took advantage of that fact last weekend for a free workshop that…
Cassandra Peterson, Greg Freres and Dennis Nordman will speak at 2 p.m. Saturday at the Frisco Conference Center Many actors setting out in their careers dream of someday tearfully accepting a shiny golden Oscar statue. But Cassandra Peterson, who became a pop culture icon in the early ’80s when she…
Morrissey plays Majestic Theatre on April 15 Few musicians inspire the adoration that English singer and songwriter Steven Patrick Morrissey does. Rising to fame using his last name since he rose to fame with the Smiths in the ’80s, Morrissey is regarded as one of the best lyricists of all…
A few years ago if you asked most people whether they’d pay money to be locked in a room by strangers, they would have said no. But suddenly “room escape” challenges are all the rage, and that’s exactly what they entail. Most places offer several challenges, many up to six,…
Tue 3/21 Paul Watson has an epic story to tell. If you haven’t pre-ordered the Pulitzer Prize-winning author’s novel Ice Ghosts, here’s your chance to take the bait: Watson will be discussing his book about the lost Franklin Expedition of 1845 at 7:30 p.m. on its release date, Tuesday, March…
All-Con Crowne Plaza 14214 Midway Road, Addison 10 a.m.-2 a.m. Thursday Free Everyone’s a fan of something. Don’t hide your fandom for Firefly, Back to the Future or the Power Rangers. Embrace it. Let it out. Share it with the world on Thursday at All-Con 2017, a fan convention that…
Tue 3/14 Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West follows an inspired affair between a man and a woman escaping violent dangers to find a new, safe place to call home. Shanthi Sekaran’s Lucky Boy examines what it means to be a mother, and what maternal rights really are when a mother is…
Three Links Anniversary Three Links 2704 Elm St. 9 p.m. Friday $10 Back in 2013, we talked to the guys who opened the Deep Ellum bar and music venue Three Links. “We want this to be a good spot to get a stiff drink and see a great show,” they…
Tue 3/7 If you’ve lived in Texas long enough, chances are you’ve driven through a tiny-ass town that makes you wonder exactly who lives in such a small corner of the universe. The award winning Tribeca Film Festival documentary Uncertain looks at the lives of a Texas town called, you…
Nightmares on Wax It’ll Do 4322 Elm St. 10 p.m. Friday $10 to $15 Despite the catchy name, Nightmares on Wax is neither an ’80s horror movie inspired tribute band nor a recreational party drug. It is the nom de plume of George Evelyn, a legendary English DJ and respected…
Tue 2/28When reality is too tiresome, entertainment becomes our salvation. It serves as an escape from the stressors of the news cycles, of our daily lives — and its effects are pretty magical. Especially in the case of The Illusionists, which brings a production chock full of sleights of hand, disappearing acts…
True South PDNB Gallery 154 Glass St., Suite 104 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday Free There are many colors to the South, specifically True South, a group exhibition at PDNB Gallery that runs through April 15. The show features diverse works — landscapes and environmental and classic…
Every year we find fun national acts to keep the party going after the Greenville Avenue St. Patrick’s Day parade ends. This year we’ve given Jimmy Eat World, Rooney and Fort Worth natives the Unlikely Candidates the job, but we haven’t forgotten about our local talent in putting together the…
Tue 2/21The Dallas Chamber Symphony presents “UnSilent Film: Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid,” which offers a double bill of music and film at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 21. First, the ensemble transports listeners to a dreamy fog-filled harbor with Ingram Marshall’s haunting and mesmerizing Fog Tropes before contemplating the oceans with…
Ascension Coffee on Oak Lawn is a bustling place. Pay a visit any afternoon and you’ll find most of the tables full with people deeply engaged in conversation, whether it’s business types sizing each other up for a deal, or friends catching up over cappuccinos and croissants. The customers are…
Elle Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. 8:30 p.m. Friday, 6:30 p.m. Sunday $10 It seems like writer/director Paul Verhoeven’s entire film career is dedicated to escaping from the long shadow of Showgirls. The psychological thriller Elle may be the movie that finally helps him shake it. The dark story…
Dallas Summer Musicals recently announced that it will bring the Broadway smash musical Hamilton, based on the life of founding father Alexander Hamilton, to the Music Hall at Fair Park sometime during its 2018-2019 season. Even without specific dates attached, this promise was enough to whet the appetites of Hamilton’s enthusiastic…
Yesterday, Homegrown released the full lineup for its eighth festival this May. While the reunion of the 17-years silent Tripping Daisy is still the biggest news, the announcement of MUTEMATH, Porches and Still Corners also reveals an interesting tweak to the festival’s vision, in that none of these three acts…
Tue 2/14 Famed astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson tells some pretty corny dad jokes, and it only adds to his charm. But aside from the adorable cosmic neck ties and one-liners, Tyson’s extensive knowledge in astrophysics and understanding of the universe has cemented him as one of the leading heads in…
The Lure Texas Theatre 231 W. Jefferson Blvd. Multiple showings Friday through Sunday $10 The directorial debut of Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Smoczynska, The Lure looks like a haunting, musical-horror fairy tale filled with glittery and splashy (no pun intended) music video aesthetics. In her debut, Smoczynska very loosely adapts Hans…
