Dallas is home to VideoFest, the oldest, largest video festival in the United States. Since Bart Weiss started it in the ’80s, the annual event has screened all kinds of media, ranging from experimental films, to video art, animations, documentaries and features. And January 9, the Video Association of Dallas…
Don’t be threatened. Just because the list of musicians and artists involved with Artopia grows cooler, doesn’t mean you won’t belong. This rowdy little art party belongs to all of us. It belongs to the hipsters of Bishop Arts, the fratty guys in Uptown, the cool cats in the Design…
Here’s an idea. Maybe the government should torture terrorists with three hours of The Bachelor (including a red carpet arrival of past Bachelors and Bachelorettes) and then we’ll see if they learn their lesson. Last night was the premiere of The Bachelor and our eyes were graced with 30 women…
I’ve never seen so many uncomfortable people in an art gallery on a Saturday night. RO2 Art’s display of Joachim West’s Mother Earth Is a Dirty Whore had people crowding around his drawings, pointing at penises and asking questions like, “Is that her ass?” or “He’s licking her where?” Some…
Jeffrey Liles’ life story reads like a wide-eyed, music-loving teenager’s wet dream. Over the course of his extensive career he has done everything from manage The Roxy Theatre in L.A., to prevent a riot at Trees by pulling Kurt Cobain out of a closet. A North Dallas native, Liles was…
Did you wake up this morning with an extra hop in your step? Did you put an extra creamer in your coffee? Did you sing extra loudly in the shower? We’re sure you did. We’re positive you did because today is Monday, Jan. 5, the day of the premiere of…
Now that the holidays are finally over, most of us are slogging back into our regular routines as we throttle into 2015. Out with the holidays also go festive performances and shows. Now that the Dickens costumes and Santa suits have all been packed away, it’s back to business for…
Finding Sərj is a little bit tricky. It’s tucked into a downtown building on St. Paul just off the DART line. It’s not a heavily trafficked area, with no businesses in the surrounding blocks open past quitting time. It opened at the end of October 2014 and our food writer…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. You’ve seen his photography. Justin Terveen takes stunning pictures of the Dallas skyline. He’s got a knack for recognizing the opportune moment to capture an image and the drive to climb to the best vantage…
2014 was an incredible year for dance in Dallas, but it did have its ups and downs. We had the rebirth of the Dallas DanceFest, Ann Williams, who founded and ran Dallas Black Dance Theatre, retired after 37 years (not down, but sad); yet, we gained the experience and expertise…
Mixmaster presents “100 Creatives,” in which we feature cultural entrepreneurs of Dallas in random order. Susan Sargeant is a force in the Dallas theater scene. As the founder and artistic director of WingSpan Theatre, a company dedicated to producing plays by women or featuring strong female roles, she’s an advocate…
As the year in moviegoing draws to a close — and as critics busy themselves drawing up lists and handing out awards — it seems time at last to look ahead. Here are the 10 films to get excited about over the year to come. 1. Jauja (Dir. Lisandro Alonso)…
Get Your Football Fix Everyone loves a good football game on New Year’s Day. You’re hungover. The sun hurts your eyes and people are screaming in your ears for the men in padded jerseys to run faster. Who would want to miss out on all of that excitement? Big 12…
Sexy comic characters battle it out onstage in sexy burlesque routines. It will be Viva Dallas Burlesque’s last show at the historic Lakewood Theater, so you can’t miss it. Fri., Jan. 2, 8 p.m., 2015…
“Legends of Their Time, featuring the newly established Dicterow- deMaine- Biegel Piano Trio in their premiere concert performance. The concert will be held in the Renzo Piano Pavilion of the Kimbell Art Museum. The pre-concert discussion will begin at 1:15 pm prior to the concert.” Sat., Jan. 3, 2 p.m.,…
If you watched the one-night-only special of The Sing-Off this season, respond by modulating a quick pop vocal. Now, if you watched and — like us — were also impressed by that dude from Fall Out Boy despite missing Ben Folds on the judging panel (and not even 35 inane…
Few things can make you feel more alive than the bitter cold. While it’s hard to find that life affirming experience in a climate that barely musters 5 centimeters of annual snowfall, it’s not impossible. Hypnotic Donuts has come up with a great opportunity to push yourself to the edge…
After a full season of big, flashy films large on hype but small on substance, the folks at pop-up film series Family Movie Night have a refreshing antidote to your holiday, cinematic hangover. Their presentation of Sabbatical brings a mighty little indie sleeper to The Texas Theatre (231 West Jefferson…
There was plenty of cowardice and ass-covering in the Sony Pictures debacle surrounding the release of the slacker, bromance comedy, The Interview. Do I need to remind you that this is the movie about a TV personality who’s recruited by the United States government to assassinate Kim Jong-un? Hackers broke…
Odds are you could probably do a better job writing this calendar blurb. If you know anything about hockey beyond that it involves big, tough men skating on ice, using sticks to chase down a puck and slam it into a goal, then you know more than I do. Aside…
Way back in our late teens and early twenties, we all had that job that was a boring pain in the ass. And yet, we gave it our all, taking seriously the mundane tasks and associated workplace drama like it was all that mattered in the world. It was a…
You can spend all day at the museum looking at art that soothes and makes you happy. When most of us want an art fix, we’re hoping for something that’s frothy and fun, but not without substance — pieces that challenge us, but don’t provoke negative feelings. Still, there’s important…
