Another one bites the dust. Denton will lose legendary house venue, Macaroni Island, this weekend. Well, technically on December 20, but if you’re not scheduled to record with Michael Briggs between now and then — and are not one of the lucky 100 ticket holders for Macaroni Island’s final show…
And there goes a regular. On Tuesday, news spread that long-time Denton bar and music venue Hailey’s Club will be closing their doors on December 31, 2015, and that news has been confirmed by the venue. After an adventurous 12-year run, Hailey’s has seen an ebb and flow of national…
With the 27th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards just around the corner — in fact, voting is open right now at 2015musicawardspoll.dallasobserver.com — we will spend the next several weeks highlighting some of the nominees for this year’s awards. And when we say these artists are the “Best,” don’t just…
Downtown Denton is now home to a 24-hour diner. Detroit based Dix Coney Island moved in to the Scripture building and offers a variety of traditional American diner foods. Want chili-cheese fries at 4 a.m.? No problem. (Well, maybe a problem when you wake up.) Blueberry pancakes at midnight? They’ve got you. Pastrami…
Dallas is terrifying for many reasons — traffic, SMU students, Uptown — and October really allows our city to shine with a nacreous glow from a plethora of haunted houses and scary attractions. Who doesn’t want to get chased through a field by a person screaming and waving a chainsaw? We…
When’s the last time you brushed up on your Texas history? Was it, say, over a couple of beers and on a Ghost Walk? No? Well, here is your opportunity to change that. I mean, what is more frightening that hearing scary stories that took place right where you are…
So, you say little Timmy isn’t quite ready for an all-day Halloween home video fest featuring all seven (!) Saw movies? Hmph. Well, you know your 5-year-old best, we suppose, but that doesn’t mean you and your children can’t enjoy Halloween and the arrival of fall. Your family can choose…
Matt Battaglia started Denton’s newest, and possibly biggest, music festival when he were just 23 years old. Once the city’s upstart festival, Oaktopia is heading into its third year with its biggest lineup yet and an opportunity solidify its self as one of the very best in North Texas. But…
When you’re out bar hopping in Deep Ellum, the bathrooms aren’t usually places you want to spend too much time. And no, we’re not just talking about the death trap bathrooms at Club Dada. You get in, you get out, and you probably spend way more time waiting to do…
Astronautalis has a hard time standing still. For more than 10 years,his life has been lived on the road, flying by the seat of his pants and on the move. If he’s not on tour, he’s traveling for the hell of it, probably on a Harley. He has the itch…
Fall Out Boy With Wiz Khalifa and Hoodie Allen Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas Saturday, July 25, 2015 Talk about an unusual pairing. Or was it? Fall Out Boy and Wiz Khalifa’s joint stop at Gexa Energy Pavilion on Saturday night for their Boys of Zummer tour followed a long tradition…
