After watching Dallas cyclists fight for their city to catch up with the pack regarding bike lanes and general regard from fellow travelers, the idea of riding from coast to coast on a bicycle seems utterly insane and totally compelling. Completing the task — through the Mojave, Rockies, Appalachians and…
When you hear the name Jane Seymour, you think of one of three things: Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman, that snake-heart pendant thing of hers at Kay Jewelers (which immediately takes you to the jingle), or, um, Wedding Crashers. All well and good, we guess, but lesser known to the less…
High-five for rocking, Dallas. We are finally getting a Girls Rock Camp of our very own. Back in December, music editor Audra Schroeder discussed the Dallas arm of the incredibly awesome organization with its founder/executive director Rachel Michaud, who explained the vision behind Girls Rock Camp: “We want to send…
It’s a hot-point subject, salvation. Who gets it, how they get it, when, why. In a state where we wouldn’t have been shocked to see our governor #humblebrag tweet his capital punishment stats while campaigning, it’s an especially heated topic, and it’s not just an adult concept. In Jonathon Norton’s…
Last time we saw Kathy Griffin, she was doing stand-up in the Meyerson. It was cramped and strange and some of the people (possibly Meyerson regulars) were nowhere near prepared for her brand of comedy. And by brand of comedy we mean loud — especially given the acoustics of that…
Everyone knows there are two understood requirements for New Year’s Eve plans. The first: It has to involve laughter and fun. The second: There has to be a convenient seating option because the new shoes you wear (ladies or gents) are not going to be comfortable 20 minutes into the…
Four million lights? Seriously, four million? We’ve met the guy who invented the icicle light in the early ’80s. We’ve seen that special with Mr. Christmas and the lights contest on Food Network. We know about that East Dallas house that hires the live reindeer. We still can’t wrap our…
Got a zany aunt? At the very least you have a fun relative — and by “fun” we mean of the “beat of a different drum” sort. Well, leave your oddball with the more patient folk and get out for an evening on your own at Jubilee Theatre’s Auntee Explains…
If we don’t look too closely, The Women on the 6th Floor appears to be a lighthearted French- and Spanish-language romp, set in the early 1960s and centered on a bored, bourgie French businessman rekindling his life-spark in the flat of some Spanish maids. Look deeper, and it’s possibly another…
The holidays cast a glow of childhood wonder and innocence over everything, and in this glow a giant man-child in tights screaming that he knows Santa became a comical and endearing thing. In the instant holiday classic Elf, Will Ferrell’s Buddy can insult Peter Dinklage’s stature, pour syrup over everything…
When headed to the mall during the holiday season (or any season, for that matter), it’s not forefront in our minds to add “take cats and dogs with” to the to-do list right under “sharpen elbows” and “practice war face.” But given the price of quality Santa costumes these days…
Oh, they don’t want a lot for Christmas… just for you to lip sync your little elfin heart out on camera. But not just any lip sync: The Dallas Comedy House would very much like you to film your sync to a very specific song, and a specific version, by…
Are you there, readers? It’s me, Merritt. Did you finish Chuck Palahniuk’s Damned like a good Mixmaster Online Book Club member? Good! That’s exactly what we’d hoped for. Dilly dally no longer and get down there in the comments to discuss lying about causes of death, if you were feeling…
Today is World AIDS Day and just one of the ways we’re observing the 30th anniversary of AIDS — an issue important to many of us here at the Mixmaster, in the Dallas arts community, and, of course, everywhere — is creating our own little panel on the digital (2015)…
In 2003, artist Jeremy Red moved to Seattle, and the art world witnessed an unfortunate hiatus. The Dallas native and UNT grad had previously painted narratives incorporating pop culture elements, text, bold strokes of color and seemingly lighthearted drawings into engaging works that grabbed the viewer. Once out of Texas,…
You’re probably so used to seeing those red Observer boxes that you don’t really see them anymore. That’s why local artists Taro-Kun, Magnificent Beard, Lunch Buddies, Fur Face Boy & Sleepy Dan, Kyle Confehr & Favio Moreno wrapped some chosen dispensers with their incredible creativity. All that work (and so…
Pamela and Dylan, Dowdy Studio We are so very thankful for all the great holiday foods we’re about to pig out on, and also thankful that the menu won’t be including cat sandwiches, because they’re really tricky to prepare and would probably taste like fur balls…
A few months ago, I discovered that the show of the year was coming. Not Radiohead or Wilco, or even Warbeast. This was a little different. It was something that my 5-year-old niece and her posse are totally nuts over: Pinkalicious the Musical. Excitement started building weeks ago. I’m sure…
Saturday, the Cadiz Bridge, which sits just below the intersection of Cadiz at Lamar Street, experienced a facelift and makeover that rivaled the best in Dallas. After navigating design changes and logistics since March, digital marketing agency (and South Side resident) Imaginuity was finally let loose to create their homage…
Hey, what’s up? You been reading some crazy shit in the first half of this Chuck Palahniuk book, Damned? Yeah. Us too. Want to talk it out down there in the comments? We feel you. Head on down there. We can discuss the remote closing of curtains in Dubai, grimy…
While people everywhere try to figure out how to run the fastest or eat the most, we’re trying to figure if we could take the GWR for the most slowly chewed bite or painstakingly styled hairdo. If those fail, we have memories of Sam Merten and Pete Freedman competing to…
After seeing this snapshot of Dolly Python’s lovely Gretchen Bell with the legendary Jean Paul Gaultier pop up on the store’s Facebook page, we had to call the store. Mixmaster: “Is he still there?” Dolly Python’s Brian Green, without so much as a pause: “No, he left about 15 minutes…
