For September Moon, music has produced a rippling, magnetic effect. Musicians Daniel Brown and Katherine Rublein met during a singer-songwriter competition in the Fort Worth Stockyards several years ago, and the 30-year-old newlyweds have been making music together ever since. “That’s how this whole band thing kind of came together,”…
Mitch McLeod grew up watching fright flicks in a small town on the outskirts of Dallas. Now, the indie filmmaker makes the stuff of nightmares with his own work. “I don’t know if I’d even consider myself to be a horror person or horror filmmaker,” McLeod says, adding that his…
From exquisite fashion to somber recollections and colorful replicas of classic art built brick by brick, Dallas has enjoyed a remarkable array of art in 2019, and here’s a short list of six important exhibitions that are still on the radar. Dior: From Paris to the World at the Dallas Museum…
Known as “Lords of the Plains,” the Comanche Indians earned their reputation as fierce warriors and highly skilled horsemen. Quanah Parker is known as the last chief of the Quahada branch of the tribe. Parker was the son of Comanche Chief Peta Nocona and Cynthia Ann Parker, a white woman who…
When he’s not cranking out Texas gothabilly music with Ghoultown, “Count” Lyle Blackburn can usually be found writing about monsters, or chasing them. Fans can catch up with Ghoultown and the band’s founder, Blackburn, at their live performance Friday at the Curtain Club in Dallas, but this past weekend, the…
Whether it’s hosting a songwriter showcase in Fort Worth or trailing across the country collecting cowboy songs, it’s all just part of the job for a ballad hunter. After narrowing the focus of his weekly songwriter’s showcase specifically to cowboy ballads, Jeff Posey’s search for authentic cowboy music has led…
The Dallas Art Museum’s annual murder mystery, which took place this last Friday, was a sellout attended by hundreds of sleuths who were anything but clueless. Among those armed with helpful hints — on whodunnit with what weapon and in which room of the museum — were Sara Kazzi, 30,…
Hurtado Barbecue has been drawing long lines to their food truck at Division Brewing in Arlington with their Tex-Mex barbecue.
After studying at the prestigious Stella Adler Studio of Acting as a child in New York, Dallas Morning News columnist Dave Lieber homed in on journalism. “It was because of Watergate,” he says. “When Watergate happened, I realized that I wanted to be, like, a columnist and an investigative reporter.”…
What started out as a conglomerate of old buildings with project possibilities just north of the Union Pacific Railroad in downtown Arlington, is now an area drawing comparisons to the trendy Bishop Arts district in Oak Cliff. Some social media users are quick to point out that the area, known…
It’s a rainy Friday night and the two-man band, Chasing Rent, plays their own Southern-rock version of tunes like Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On” and Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues” at Stumpy’s Blues Bar in Arlington. Between sets, Andy Weaver, 43, talks about how he and 34-year-old Jeremy Norvelle met and…
Just inside the gates of Scarborough Renaissance Festival in Waxahachie, Kymberly Nielsen helps make magic by dressing and accessorizing a slew of dragons, fairies, nobles, woodsman, pirates and peasants. “We try to create a show,” says Nielsen, whose family owns Suit Your Fancie, a costume shop that rents attire for…
Keith Haring’s vibrant work will soon decorate the blank, cream-colored walls at Arlington’s Museum of Art. From June 21 until Sept. 15, visitors will be able to read Haring’s opinions, as told through his art, about things like the environment and health care, in Keith Haring: Against All Odds, which…
For artists who know their niche, it’s now easier than ever to share their skill with others. A well-known air mattress-for-hire company that went global has extended its reach into the arts-and-culture realm with shareable experiences. While Airbnb’s Experiences are not exactly new, they’re still fairly new to the Dallas…
Thousands of people will get a taste of Indian culture and vegetarian food when the Festival of Joy comes to Klyde Warren Park on Saturday. Kalachandji’s Dallas is preparing between 6,000 and 10,000 free, multi-course vegetarian meals to serve during the celebration’s second year in Dallas. A variety of other…
The Texas Rangers Golf Club opened last week in Arlington without a ticker tape parade, but those willing to brave the chill were welcomed with a double lineup of snazzy golf carts. The first tee time at the newly renovated course dodged a frost delay to open as scheduled at…
Dallas is one of the sexiest cities in America, and it’s not the first time we’ve been called that. Earlier this month, Dallas landed at No. 6 on a list, which was based on more than simply curb appeal, and created by Pink Cherry, an online sex toy vendor out…
Former Arizona sheriff Joe Arpaio might have flown under the radar into Arlington if it weren’t for social media. But now? Not a chance. The controversial 86-year-old was slated for Arlington Music Hall in April, and Jambo’s Barbeque Shack restaurant owner Ashton Stauffer, who’s running for mayor, was ecstatic. “A…
Grand Prairie is on the hunt for Texas artists to help transform lackluster traffic signal boxes into vibrant works of art. This year, the themes are “Celebrate the Environment” and “Celebrate Literacy and Libraries.” Artists from across the state can submit original work in the categories until 5 p.m. Friday,…
Launching an international film festival could mean that Mansfield has graduated from small town Texas. The city, which now boasts more than 70,000 people, is not only “minutes from everything” but also “second to none,” according to its website. And the inaugural Mansfield International Film Festival may set a stage…
A constantly ringing cellphone is not really unusual. Unless it belongs to a dead man. And when the dead man is involved in an overseas bodily organ trade, has a wife, a mistress – and is also in love with you – the tangled mess grows even more bizarre. Dead…
An upcoming Dallas ticket lottery means that some can watch The Book of Mormon while hanging onto a bigger chunk of their cash. Ticket prices at The Music Hall at Fair Park run the gamut from $46 to hundreds, and even thousands, of dollars. But the lottery will allow a…
