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Best Things To Do in Dallas July 7-13
If you shush your friends when an obscure song comes on at the bar just to impress them with your knowledge of who it is, when it came out, its track number and the inspiration behind it, you probably annoy your friends.
Best Things To Do in Dallas June 30 – July 6
The Reduced Shakespeare Company’s production of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) [Revised] is sort of like a humorous Cliff Notes version of Shakespeare’s entire library of work.
Best Things to Do in Dallas June 23–29
This summer, Legacy West (7800 Windrose Ave., Plano) hosts a free sunset movie series every Wednesday at 7:30 p.m.
Best Things To Do in Dallas June 16–22
Like most artists, Tokyo-based Tomoo Gokita spent life during the pandemic lockdown working on his craft, and breaking the boundaries of his own art by abandoning his usual monochromatic and grayscale figurative paintings for vibrant pastels — with motifs ranging from pin-up models and female wrestlers to Donald Trump and socially distanced individuals — for a series titled Get Down.
Don’t Panic, Morrissey: The Simpsons Is Giving You Cultural Relevance Again
Lisa Simpson isn’t the character Smiths fans thought they’d relate to this week, but thanks to an episode of The Simpsons that aired Sunday night called “Panic on the Streets of Springfield,” this is where we are. And, due to the incredibly satirical and irreverent nature of the show, heaven…
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Tyler Shields Discusses Dallas Silhouette Exhibition, Controversy and Cancel Culture
Photographer Tyler Shields is familiar with controversy and cancel culture; his widely controversial images included the “severed” Donald Trump mannequin head (famously held by Kathy Griffin) and a lynching of a KKK member by a Black man, earning him the nickname the Bad Boy of Photography. But his latest series,…
Britney Is Right: Stop Asking Entertainers to Babysit Your Kids
Many parents rely on kid-centric entertainment to get through the days, much of which involves screens and speakers. They’re the new and improved (and non-narcotic) mother’s little helpers: Sesame Street, Disney +, Kidz Bop, etc. Child-appropriate entertainment that lets mommy or daddy have a little time to relax. In fact,…
Nope, We’re Not Taking Fashion Advice From Unoriginal Gen Zers
We don’t know who hasn’t heard this, but Gen Z young’uns took to TikTok this week to shame millenials for our style choices. Side parts are soooo over, apparently, along with skinny jeans and the laughing emoji. We have an emoji for you, Gen Z, but we might get in…
No One Cares That You Hate The Beatles
There is a fifth dimension beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man’s fears and the summit…
‘Stand and Deliver’ Lies: Eric Clapton and Van Morrison Owe Everyone an Apology
We should’ve been able to make it through the year without something like Van Morrison and Eric Clapton’s “Stand and Deliver” hitting the music circuit and repopularizing the two privileged, out of touch old white dudes, but here we are. The 4.5-minute, call-and-response style diatribe is not just objectively bad…
Music News: Willie Nelson and Karen O Collaborate, Midlake Begin Work on New Album
Your week in music news, in case you missed it: Just in time for Halloween, Danny Elfman released a visually horrifying video this week for his first solo song in almost 40 years, “Happy.” The former Oingo Boingo frontman and voice of the singing Jack Skellington from A Nightmare Before…
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Music News: New Bohemians Drop New Single, Dolly Parton Makes Stephen Colbert Cry
Your week in music news, in case you missed it: Edie Brickell & New Bohemians released their first single, “My Power,” off the upcoming album Hunter and the Dog Star this Wednesday. This week we announced the 2020 Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees. The 32nd annual event will be a…
Music News: The Kessler’s New Concert Series; Chilldren of Indigo Premiere New Music Video
The Kessler announced a new music series that will take place on the lawn behind the theater. The Kessler Green will offer live music, drinks, food trucks and pop-up favorites. Catch Thomas Csorba and Jacob Metcalf later next week. Chilldren of Indigo premiered a new music video this week directed…
Music News: Dezi 5 and Cure For Paranoia Team Up, Smash Mouth Concert Costs Billions
In case you missed it: Indie darling Sarah Jaffe and multi-instrumentalist/producer Roberto Sanchez teamed up earlier this year in support of Jaffe’s latest EP Smut. Since then, they formed Golden Aquarians and released the debut single “High Enough” on Sept. 4. A gem in local music, multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and educator…
The Best Live and Livestreamed Concerts, Sept. 7-13
Catch a tribute show, three Denton acts and two new music series this week. If you’re itching to get out but still feel unsure about crowds indoors, Klyde Warren Park hosts a new weekly concert. The Ranch at Las Colinas and Haywire both start a weekly country music concert series,…
The Best Live and Livestreamed Concerts, Aug. 31-Sept. 6
We’ve got tribute acts in spades this week. Catch Forgotten Space play the best of Grateful Dead; Running Haggard play Merle Haggard hits; and ’64 play the best of the Fab Four. Deep Ellum Art Company celebrates three years as a fixture in the Deep Ellum live music scene and…
Black Lives Matter Is Bringing Out Artists’ True Colors – Every Shade of White
Last week, a sexist and racist Facebook post circulated the internet. While that’s sadly commonplace, this particular message was directed at none other than the queen of country music, Dolly Parton, which qualifies as treason. Stuart Baker, otherwise known as Unknown Hinson, thought the best use of his time was to…
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The Best Live and Livestreamed Concerts, Aug. 24-30
This week offers up some of the most exciting live music we’ve seen in a little while. Things sure are different around here, but if you’re paying enough attention, you’ll still find ways to enjoy good, local music. Catch Stevie Ray Vaughan tribute band Texas Flood for a special show…
Less Than a Year After Reopening, Denton’s Rubber Gloves Venue Struggles to Receive Aid
Concertgoers near and wide know Denton to have one of the most thriving and nurturing music scenes around, and Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios has been at the core of it since it first opened its doors in 1998. This year was expected to be no different for the venue in…
The Best Live and Livestreamed Concerts, Aug. 17-23
We’ve got a few ways to put your money to charitable use this week while enjoying live music. Poor David’s Pub’s virtual open mic benefits the Kerrville Folk Festival; Bowling For Soup’s Jaret Reddick hosts a regular virtual happy hour that benefits his guests’ charity of choice; and Armadillo Ale Works…
What The Umbrella Academy Got Wrong About Dallas
By now, fans of The Umbrella Academy have either binged the entire second season, which was released on Netflix on July 31, or they’ve practiced self control by spacing them out to last a little longer than a couple days. Either way, the second season of the comic book adaptation…