The activists have been working in their secret lair, drafting final details for Art Con 9. We don’t know the precise location of said war room, but imagine it to be a well-appointed Batcave, complete with remote-controlled giant rock entry. They’re artists, after all. They understand how to complete “a…
This year marks the 75th anniversary of actor, director and noted healthy eater Orson Welles’ infamous War of the Worlds radio broadcast. It famously led anxious Americans to believe that aliens were landing and sparked a height of panic and rioting that wouldn’t be seen again until Detroit’s last World…
Depending on your sense of humor and/or level of empathy, you might be amused to learn that a lot of the life and times of the tragic comic figure Karl Welzein, star of the @DadBoner Twitter feed and subject of the humorous journal novel Power Moves, comes from the real…
Sandra Bernhard is an actress, comedian, writer, singer, advocate and in general just kind of a badass bitch. And she knows it. Bernhard’s latest show, The Comedic Prophesies of Sandra Bernhard, is playing at The Kessler at 8 tonight. Tickets range from $25 to $300 and are on sale at…
Carmen opens in grand fanfare at the Winspear on Friday night, kicking off another big season for the Dallas Opera. There, the city’s elite will gather, gowned and adorned in feathers, furs and exotic skins you can’t afford at First Night. You’ll want to see Carmen during its run: It’s…
Comedians don’t like our Texas heat. It melts their humor, and that’s a puddle nobody wants to step in. Now that our city’s cooled off, we’re getting those big names back in heavy rotation. This week’s talent pool is exceptionally strong, so if you like great comedy (nod), here’s six…
When you interview comedian Kathleen Madigan, whose upcoming show at the Majestic happens Friday, there’s no cutting corners. Before making it big, she worked in print journalism for Suburban Journals of Greater St. Louis. A passion for journalism was lacking, but she could “write a sentence,” so it was something…
Put some masterminds together and you’re bound to ignite sparks of creative genius. Ochre House’s Matthew Posey and flamenco artist Delilah Muse both have been awardees in the Observer’s annual Masterminds round-up. Dancer Danielle Georgiou was a runner-up this year. You can experience the trio’s latest artistic collaboration this week…
If you drive up U.S. 75 long enough, you enter the most recently developed reaches of Collin County, home of the almost-arena, the Allen Event Center. Because it can seat more than 8,000, it’s usually used for indoor football, soccer and hockey. But on Saturday night ex-Saturday Night Live stars…
We gathered like moths to an LED flame on Friday night as Aurora lit up the Art District. The acreage filled with installations by local and international artists, merging dance, light, sound and video. Watching thousands of people strolling Flora Street in search of art is an interesting phenomenon: As…
“#skydive at #dallas #freefly #sky” Something is always going on in Dallas, so we thought it’d be fun to live vicariously through your adventures. Each week look for our #Dallas Instagram recap of people, places, events, food, and more. This weekend’s #Dallas photoroll turned up some extreme sports, a few…
One of the late 20th century’s most influential composers, Glass has collaborated with everyone from The Talking Heads to Leonard Cohen. His work has ushered contemporary opera and symphony into experimental territories. He’s even found pop-culture fame, thanks to a parody in a South Park holiday special. But when Philip…
This weekend the musicians of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra are being led by a familiar figure at the podium. Andrew Litton, the DSO’s Music Director from 1994 to 2006, returns to the Meyerson to conduct a program featuring Igor Stravinsky’s ballet scores. The Firebird was Stravinsky’s breakout hit. Composed just…
We’re a tech hub, an arts destination and a city willing to experiment. Tonight those qualities merge and surface at Aurora: Lights of Convergence, the multi-sensory spectacle set to illuminate the Arts District in a few, quick hours. 87 talents have created new media installations for the event. Some you’ll…
Dallas/Fort Worth has served as the home base for a number of major sports championships over the years. Since it doesn’t look like we’re going to get another Super Bowl for awhile because Lord Jerry Jones tried to cram more people into the stadium the way Cinderella’s step sisters tried…
This Saturday and Sunday Texas Theatre will be home to all manner of low-budget shocks and splatters. The DOA Bloodbath Film Festival is back for its fifth year, celebrating the Halloween season with independent horror films from around the world. At a glance one would assume that DOA stands for…
Try to imagine all the time you’ve spent playing video games. Sure they are good for hand-eye coordination and can help numb the pain of living in a violent world by desensitizing you to it, but the number of hours must reach into at least the thousands, even if you’re…
Photo by Jaap BuitendijkChiwetel Ejiofor in 12 Years a Slave.On this week’s Voice Film Club podcast, Village Voice film editor Alan Scherstuhl and L.A. Weekly film critic Amy Nicholson disagree on Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave — a beautifully shot film, contrasting the all-too-visible evil of mankind…
Aurora lights up the Arts District on Friday and Nasher Xchange puts the city on display Saturday, but beginning Thursday night the above-shown collection of house cats perform circus tricks in Fort Worth. There really is something for everyone. There’s more. Lot’s more. Like TEDxSMU, our local thinker salon; an…
(Click and drag the map around to find each Xchange location and project.) Dallas still faces a few hurdles before it can achieve its culture-hub destiny. The biggest of those are public perception and readiness: Until we want to be a city that engages with art, we’ll continue courting an…
The Lone Star Film Society has announced the lineup for its seventh annual film festival and its poised to be their biggest year yet. Along with big names like The Book Thief, directed by Brian Percival of Downton Abbey fame, and studios like Fox and Sony Classic Pictures, the 2013…
Being a sensible person, you’ve probably taken a liking to Benedict Cumberbatch, the actor, Dickensian beanpole and banana-fana name-game destroyer who has lately played everyone literate geeks adore: Sherlock, Smaug, Khan. And, as a sensible person, you probably were curious — even heartened — to hear that Cumberbatch would be…
