Kettle Art’s walls were covered in love letters to aquatic subculture on Saturday night at the opening of “Ripple Effect,” the new group show curated by Amber Campagna. Like the best communal endeavors, “Ripple” turned me on to a couple of artists that I want to know more about, most…

The Modern Dance Festival begins today at the Modern in Fort Worth, and while all of its components look great, one of the biggest show-stoppers might be the Dance on Camera series. This weekend two films on street dancing are featured, “Check your Body at the Door” and “All the…

The day following a mid-week holiday should allow for coasting. We need HOV lane mannequins to place at our desks and recordings of typing sounds — think Ferris Bueller meets 9 to 5. Hang in there, kiddo. We’re going to get you drunk again in no time. There is no…

“Dude, we’ve got a crisis. We’re going to have to leave the apartment – our snack supply is, like, gone. We even used all of the flavor packets from the Ramen noodles for that MSG bong – which was badass, by the way. That was like, the most amazing thing…

By Friday your body has absorbed all of those little pieces of tension. Reports. Deadlines. A never-ending string of emails. It collects throughout your being — maybe in a ache in your neck or in a lack of patience for those around you. But it doesn’t have to. The Crow…

It’s going to take a humorously large amount of pies to make it happen, but on July 31st, three different clowning contingents will unite over a love of grand-scale slapstick in front of the American Airlines Center. You’re invited to participate, which means your life has finally turned out exactly…

Let your parents go to parades, petting zoos, dog shows and other boring crap: here’s where to party for the Third and Fourth of July. Now let’s do red white and blue Jell-O shots, get some bad tattoos and set this thang off, Dallas. Tuesday 7.3 The Devil’s Bowl –…

How I feel when I realize it’s the weekend. Alright! Reach tall and stretch high, you guys! It’s the weekend and we’ve got, quite frankly, a shitton to do. Have you heard about the live-action retelling of Jurassic Park over at Texas Theatre yet? No worries, it’s in this list…

Lucian Freud is the grandson of Sigmund “the couch whisperer” Freud, but through art he found an identity that was perfectly his own. Known for his cool-toned, realism-based portraits, Lucian developed and defined his style well before passing away in 2011 at the age of 88. Earlier in his career,…

While patriotism is the basic thread of July 4, the fuse wins out every time. Here in Texas, we take our pyrotechnics seriously because, let’s face it: Lighting things on fire and watching them explode is one of life’s greatest gifts. It’s science. Also, it’s childhood regression. Who cares? It’s…

Women learn the art of burlesque for many different reasons. For the highly extroverted it’s an opportunity to ooze sexuality and humor on stage. For the admittedly awkward and sheepish, it’s a chance to pull that emotional ripcord and loosen the hell up. Also it’s a chance to work out…

Here’s the great thing about psychedelic freakout parties: Coordination is irrelevant. Do you think Roky Erickson oozes seduction when he’s on the dance floor? I promise you, he does not. The Sonics? There’s a reason they perform with minimal choreography. The Zombies? Granted, they were in their 60s when I…

I have this theory that Dallas needs one great party to unite its creative classes. This Sunday’s RAW: Natural Born Artists seems like a page ripped straight from my dream journal. A new-to-Dallas showcase, RAW’s “Mixology” event features visual art from 20 local creatives, a spoken word poet, a band,…

This evening, the MAC and the Writer’s Garret launch an exciting new series of panel discussions called Spin Off. Over the course of the next few months, topics like “What the #$%& do you do With an Art Degree?,” “The Anxiety of Influence,” and “Graphic Text” will all be covered,…

For the heartbroken masses who missed out on last night’s announced, then so quickly sold-out Dallas show, a late performance has been added. As of moments ago tickets were still available. Get them here or be sad forever. Update: The late show is now sold out, according to Louis’ site…

You can buy it here or at at Urban Outfitters, if you want to look like an asshole. Follow the Mixmaster on Twitter and Facebook…

Update 2:06 p.m.: A second show has been added, later the same evening at the Majestic. Last night Louis C.K. sent out an email announcing fall tour dates, which included a now sold-out stop in Dallas. The correspondence was, in-part, an alert for fans to act quickly. It was primarily…

For the uninitiated, Thunder From Down Under is not your standard male strip show. It’s a Vegas-based hunkathon featuring a pack of high-kicking, bump ‘n’ grinding, pectoral pulsating Adonises. Also, they take their clothes off. I know what you’re thinking: “But Jamie, strange men always offer to take their clothes…

If you rush, you might still make it. Walmart at Skillman Street and 75 presents The Tumbler — the armor-coated scaly ride from Batman Begins, and the Bat-Pod, the crazy motorcycle from this summer’s to-be blockbuster, The Dark Knight Rises, until 6 p.m. today (Monday, June 25). We’ve got photographic…

Those folks over at Dallas have added a new, interactive time-suck to the show’s TNT website. Plug in your information and allow the data harvester to mine through your Facebook profile, bam! You and your friends will replace JR, Sue Ellen and the rest of the cast in the show’s…