The Best Things To Do in Dallas Oct. 6-12
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.
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The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 29-Oct. 5
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.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 22-28
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.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 15-21
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.
Steve Burns from Blue’s Clues Did More Than Leave for College. Let’s Not Forget His Music.
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.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 8-14
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.
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The Best Things To Do in Dallas Sept. 1-7
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.
It Started as a Joke. Now Dentonpalooza Celebrates Quirky Locals With a Festival.
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.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas August 25-31
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’s Reputation Is (Slowly) Changing for the Better
Country music has long cast a shadow of white, heteronormative conservatism, wrapped in a Confederate flag and drowning in watered-down beer.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas August 18-24
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.
Helium Queens Take Their Space Pop to the Opera
Poppy Xander is currently melting styrofoam with a big wand, while discussing the band Helium Queens’ upcoming science fiction opera.
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The Best Things To Do in Dallas August 11-17
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.
How To Get a Catchy Song Unstuck From Your Head
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.
The Best Things To Do in Dallas Aug. 4-10
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.
20 Years Later, Bleed American Remains a Genre-Defining Masterpiece
Few bands have one album that stands the test of time and resonates with fans decades later.
The Best Things to Do in Dallas July 28-Aug. 3
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.
An Oral History of J&J’s Ol’ Dirty Basement
“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.
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Best Things To Do in Dallas July 21-27
It wasn’t that long ago that women would be institutionalized for being disagreeable among the (obviously sexist) men in their communities.
In Defense of Stadium Country Music, From a Goth Rock Fan
Blame it all on my roots, but I’ll be damned if there isn’t something special about the “second golden age” of country music, the neotraditional wave of line dancin’, hat tippin’ and boot scootin’ hillbilly music of the late 1980s to mid ’90s.
Best Things To Do in Dallas July 14-20
In a historical uprising, Parisians on Bastille Day ushered in the French Revolution when they stormed the Bastille, a state prison, and beheaded the prison’s governor who got in their way of stealing ammo.
How to Write an Effective Press Release
As music journalists, our email inboxes receive oodles of announcements, invitations to concerts and offers for exclusives on new songs and albums every day.