On a sunny Sunday afternoon in April, Grady Don Sandlin walks toward the patio of Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton, forgetting he’s due on stage with country cover band Straight Tequila Night at that exact moment. His kids, 2-year-old Rita and 7-year-old Willie, have kept him and his wife, Jessica, more…
As a college town, Denton has long been synonymous with DIY concerts, 21-and-up bars and a lot of hangovers. And those who experienced this version of Denton in their 20s – or before having kids – may wonder why there would be a reason to make the 40-or-so-minute drive from Big D to come back for an afternoon. But lean in, because this is important: Denton is best experienced with our kids.
In 1982, a show about friends who work at a bar made its debut, and it opened with one of the greatest songs in television history.
Every Wednesday in October, Angelika Film Center Dallas and Plano will screen a classic Alfred Hitchcock film as part of its annual event, Hitchcocktober, celebrating the horror filmmaker.
If you can stomach the traffic, the parking fees and being around hundreds of other people, the State Fair of Texas is a fun place to snap photos near Big Tex and eat your feelings in corn dogs and funnel cakes.
Based on the book Tiny Beautiful Things: Advice on Love and Life from Dear Sugar by Cheryl Strayed, the Dallas Theater Center presents the play Tiny Beautiful Things.
It’s officially time for pumpkin patches and spooky fun as the Gaylord Texan Resort (1501 Gaylord Trail, Grapevine) hosts its second annual Goblins and Giggles now through Oct. 31.
Millennials are still wiping tears from their eyes after last week’s surprise video on Twitter from Steve Burns, the original host of the Nickelodeon series Blue’s Clues, in which he comes to us as though a long lost big brother who’s been away at college all these years, embracing us with a giant, warm collective hug.
If there’s anything the world needs now, it’s the understanding that we aren’t all that different. And National Anthems, part of the Elevator Project and presented by Verdigris Ensemble, will make its Texas premier on Thursday, September 9 at the Winspear Opera House (2403 Flora St.) embracing that very sentiment.
If secondhand shopping is your go-to for fine home decor, Dwell with Dignity’s Thrift Studio (175 Oak Lawn Ave.) offers just what you need.
Every town’s got its quirks and characters that make it unique, and Denton is no different with its own infamous flat-earther, haunted bridge and viral meme.
Based on the novel by L. Frank Baum and featuring music and lyrics by Harold Arlen and E.Y. Harburg, the timeless musical Wizard of Oz makes its way to the Driegert Theatre (770 N Coit Road, Richardson) now through August 29.
Country music has long cast a shadow of white, heteronormative conservatism, wrapped in a Confederate flag and drowning in watered-down beer.
If Andrew Dice Clay came on TV when you were a kid, your parents likely kicked you out of the room or swiftly changed the channel.
Poppy Xander is currently melting styrofoam with a big wand, while discussing the band Helium Queens’ upcoming science fiction opera.
It’s got to be hard being the sibling of a famous comedian while trying to earn comedic credibility of your own. But that’s what Tony Rock, younger brother of Chris Rock, has done with his career.
It’s been well over two months since comedian Bo Burnham’s musical comedy special “Inside” debuted on HBO. But if you’re like me – and watched it about a dozen times – you still find yourself at 2 a.m. humming songs about Jeff Bezos and FaceTiming with your mom.
Mimicking the great live radio plays of the 1930s and ’40s, Pegasus Theatre (521 E. Lawther Drive) uses their own RadioVizion technique of storytelling with era-appropriate microphones and costumes and a foley artist creating live sound effects throughout.
Few bands have one album that stands the test of time and resonates with fans decades later.
They say it’s all happening at the zoo, and the Dallas Zoo and Children’s Aquarium at Fair Park (650 S. R.L. Thornton Fwy.) have given us all the adorable animals to gawk at this week as they welcome a baby alpaca, two cheetahs and a baby giraffe.
“It leaks, it squeaks, it creaks” is how regulars describe a longtime cherished Denton venue, beneath a pizza joint in a basement, its musical history memorialized in the graffiti on its walls by local and touring bands and concertgoers over the years.
It wasn’t that long ago that women would be institutionalized for being disagreeable among the (obviously sexist) men in their communities.
