Built to Spill, Wooden Indian Burial Ground Granada Theater Wednesday, May 20, 2015 In this age where reunions are commonplace for notable bands of the 1990’s, Idaho’s Built to Spill offer a different take on Generation X’s need for nostalgia-replenishment. Unlike fellow so-called “Indie” acts Pavement, the Pixies and even…
Over the course of the past three years, Untapped has found itself a prime niche here in North Texas. Actually, it’s spread well beyond that, with events not only in Forth Worth and Dallas but also Houston, Austin and even Nashville, each time offering up whats seems like miles worth…
On New Year’s Eve 2014, Joshua Fleming inadvertently made one hell of a New Year’s Resolution. He’d already had an eventful and tumultuous year with his band, local punk trio the Phuss, where he plays guitar and is lead vocalist. While he was in the Double Wide’s outdoor space selling…
Last night at Clark Park on the University of North Texas campus in Denton, country singer-songwriter Zane Williams performed for a dancing group of co-eds. Five days ago, however, the McKinney resident was making his debut on the hallowed stage of country music’s greatest stage, the Grand Ole Opry in…
Between 2003 and 2006, the Burden Brothers ruled North Texas rock. The band’s full-length debut, Buried in Your Black Heart, from locally based Kirtland Records, made a splash nationally, and songs like “Shadow” and “Beautiful Night,” the ocean-sized anthem that had a nice run on the Billboard Rock charts, became…
Dallas has the Deep Ellum Arts Festival, Fort Worth has its Main Street Arts Festival and even Grapevine has Main Street Days and Grapefest. These are all long-running, multi-faceted family events where drinks can be enjoyed, art of a million kinds can be purchased and, yes, bands can be heard…
Five years ago, Doug Burr was on a roll. The Denton-based singer-songwriter and former Lonelies frontman had cranked out four albums in seven years between 2003 and 2010, each seemingly better than the last. The last of those, O Ye Devastator, was devastatingly beautiful and easily one of North Texas’…
On a recent, sunny Sunday afternoon, dozens of youth soccer teams were engaged in some pretty serious competition inside Plano’s sizeable Russell Creek Park. Driving into the park, the scene wasn’t unlike the one thousands of families from across the Metroplex witness every weekend. Youth soccer has long been a…
North Texas simmers with artistic vitality in a number of colorful manners. Dance, music, theatre, sculpture and galleries showcasing all sorts of fine works are well-supported here. Of course, we can all love to benefit from an artist’s vision, taking in the aspects of an individual creation that resonate with…
Film adaptations of books have long been the saving grace of lazy students tasked with book reports — the old watch-the-movie-instead trick has exposed many a high schooler, and even George Constanza, as a non-reading fraud. Big D Reads, a partnership between D Magazine and Half-Price Books, has been aiming…
These days, we can send random thoughts, meaningless musings and politically charged invective to countless people with just a couple of clicks on our phones. But there was a time when the tales, thoughts and wishes that made their way from generation to generation had to have some serious meat…
Bat Lanyard will never release another CD again. Never. Mind you the band, which is the brainchild of Dallas singer Matthew Glenn Thompson, will continue to release music. But you’ll never be able to find a physical copy of it, and you’ll never find it on iTunes or Amazon either…
For generations, the works of Shakespeare have been lauded as tales and tragedies that will forever remain relevant. It’s impossible to argue with that when modern works of all media set in realms that seem to be worlds apart from the Globe Theatre heavily employ the storylines ol’ Will brought…
Those who’ve been waiting for an Alamo Drafthouse location to open up in the comfy Dallas-proper confines south of 635, out of fear of the northern ‘burbs and their wood-paneled minivans, have missed out on quality film-geek entertainment. This weekend is a great opportunity to face your fears and have…
Just after noon on July 4, 2005, I was sitting under a blazing sun in a dusty, wide-open field behind Billy Bob’s Texas in the Fort Worth Stockyards. I had just unpacked my folding chair and settled in for the first of what would be over a dozen performances during…
This past summer, thanks in large part to the contagiously fun success of the U.S. Men’s National Team during the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, massive amounts of American’s either became new fans of soccer, or reignited a long lost love of the beautiful game. But to anyone paying close…
When watching soccer, it’s typically a fine idea to have a pint or two in hand, and it’s best to do it at one of DFW’s many European-style pubs. For the most part, these pubs are open early on Saturday and Sunday mornings, sometimes as early as 7, to accommodate…
For fans of most genres of music, it takes but only a few moments scrolling down our Concert Calendar, a Twitter feed or your Facebook page activity to stumble upon a local concert that interests you. Chances are you have a small handful of favorite venues that more often than…
Make no mistake; spelling bees are highly competitive events. In the splendid 2002 documentary Spellbound, viewers watched as a wide range of young students showed off their smarts and colorful personalities en route to the 1999 Scripps National Spelling Bee. So, what could be more entertaining than little geniuses spelling…
Dallas-based comedian Paul Varghese has been a bright spot on the local comic map for some time now. It would be easy to overlook him when so many so-called Big Names come to town regularly if he wasn’t so damn hilarious. Indeed, he’s made a name for himself outside of…
Chef Mat McCallister’s design district spot FT33 is as sizzling hot as it has ever been, which says a lot given the oft-fickle nature of foodie culture. The brash, inked-up McCallister knows that veggies can be more culinarily interesting than the proteins we worship in Texas, and he’s not afraid…
Despite the unforgiving bitterness of Russia’s winters and the country’s history of political unrest and oppressive social laws, Russians know how to have a good time. And you too can party Northern Asia-style, when Hotel St. Germain (2516 Maple Ave.) hosts its annual Russian Winter Festival. The fun begins at…
