After paving their way through the ’60s and ’70s, transitioning through drummers, guitarists and other members and producing No. 1 hits, Earth, Wind & Fire and Chicago are out to prove that 40 years on, they can still rock–these aren’t just your parents’ favorite jams. Check out both, playing separately…
Carlos Alazraqui–made famous by his outrageously law-devoted character Deputy James Garcia on Comedy Central’s cult-hit show Reno 911!–brings his jokes to Dallas this weekend for three days of hilarity. When Carlos isn’t busting roller-skating prostitutes in Reno or recording “Yo Quiero Taco Bell” for one of the most recognizable commercial…
As if watching your roommates interpret DIY assembly instructions for IKEA cabinets couldn’t get any funnier, imagine a crew of Irving’s finest assembling a 3,000-piece model of one of China’s most famous displays of architecture. The Smithsonian Institute loaned Irving Arts Center its hand-carved, 9-foot-tall, one-to-five ratio model of the…
Warped Tour at Superpages.com Center on Sunday, July 5Anti-Flag, Bad Religion and Less Than Jake headlined the 15th annual Warped Tour. For $40, it offered something for all types of Hot Topic-clad teenage rockers, from the roots of punk to the MySpace man of glamour, Jeffree Star. That’s fierce…..
Paul van Dyk at Lizard Lounge on Thursday, June 25Although electronic music may have lost some ground in Dallas music scene since the 1990s, nearly 1,000 people made it out to Paul Van Dyk’s dance party set at the Lizard Lounge…
If you love cheesy, trashy, cult-inducing, B-rated horror films but can’t endure the anticipation of waiting for the next zombie chase or steamy sex scene, try Horror Remix at Studio Movie Grill in Addison. Horror Remix cuts out the filler and condenses the plot into 30 or 40 minutes of…
Kaboom Town is definitely an upgrade from lighting a string of Black Cats from a tree limb to celebrate Independence Day–though you can’t deny the hours of entertainment (or hospital trips) of lighting your own explosives on the Fourth. Hosted at Addison Circle Park for more than 20 years, Kaboom…
“Tell your Momma something’s gonna get her” because Little Shop of Horrors is in town. The 1950s sci-fi spoof will be featured Tuesday through July 12 at the Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth. Michael-Leon Wooley, who played the voice of the smooth-talking, blood-drinking Audrey II on Broadway will, once…
Jenny Lewis, Heartless BastardsGranada Theater June 23, 2009 Better than: The Gospel According to Patti LaBelle. For photos from the show, be sure and check out our slideshow too.If not for the crashing rumble of IPA bottles getting tossed into the trash punctuating each song throughout Jenny Lewis’ set at…
Jonas Brothers on Saturday, June 20, at Dallas Cowboys StadiumI heard today that Miley Cyrus and that one JoBro were back together. I wonder if the “dizzy” feeling was love or just a result from spinning the entire length of one of their songs? Either way, can we get an…
Even if the name Justin Bua doesn’t ring a bell, chances are you’ve seen New York City-raised artist’s work–most notably, his almost ever-present piece “The DJ.” It’s the image on which Bua made his name as a prominently hip-hop-centric artist, leading the way to his design work in recent years…
Dick’s Last Resort will be nothing but burgers, beer and balls, er…um, sports, from 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. Pick the brains of five of Dallas’ favorite sports media personalities headlining An Evening With the Sports Guys: Mike Doocy, Randy Galloway, Dale Hansen, Norm Hitzges and Brad Sham. While you’re…
Who can resist a concert with rhythms that leave your heart and lungs trembling hours afterward? The Gipsy Kings will bring their epic beats to the Meyerson this Tuesday. Come armed with a tall pair of heels and a spicy dance partner. After more than 20 years of playing together,…
