Have you ever wondered if beer makes you more fun to be around? Do you find yourself building an identity based on how other people treat you? Or is your job the most “you” thing about you? Identity is a tricky thing. Insecurities and egos are two of the biggest…
Between concerts the entertainment options for ancient Dallas stoners were frequently limited to midnight movies and the occasional laser light show at the planetarium. Those nostalgic for simpler times -or curious about the ways of their ancestors- can dig out their jean jackets, scrape the shake off of some King…
In a city with as many artists as Dallas, getting your name out can be a struggle. Hell, getting your work shown can be a daunting task even for seasoned artists. Luckily for Dallas’ starving artistic masses, RAW Dallas is putting on another show, at 7 p.m. Friday at the…
Most cringe comics who use shock and awe to draw a laugh out of their audience don’t always turn their verbal weapons on themselves. Renowned comic Jim Norton completely ignores that rule. Any fan of the Ope & Anthony Show (now with less Anthony) can tell you that no area…
Despite the recent heart issues afflicting drummer Joey Kramer that caused the cancellation of a recent show in California, the seemingly ageless Aerosmith make their way back to Dallas this Friday. Surprisingly, out of all of the bands that had their heyday in the ’70s, Aerosmith remains one of the…
Art can’t talk to you. But wouldn’t that be one hell of a conversation? Just think of Mona Lisa’s stories or the things Duchamp’s Fountain has seen. This idea of one-sided dialogue has become bothersome to Liberian-born artist Christopher Blay – currently in residence at CentralTrak. After all, he can…
1961 was a great year for wine. 1983 saw major advances in medical science, including the discovery of the AIDS virus. And 2013—well, it was a banner year for celebrity babies (North West, y’all!). Some years, the planets align and good things happen in clusters. Way back in 1939, good…
Horses haven’t had the best PR when it comes to maintaining status as an effective mode of transportation. We have so many infinitely better ways of getting from Point A to Point B: cars, bicycles, planes, trains, pogo sticks. Hell, we even have machines that can replace walking. This means…
As a species, we’ve made a lot of adaptations so we can deal with summer. Take the sno-cone, for example, and cut-off shorts and “Bachelorette in Paradise.” And while these things are all pretty fantastic (well, most of these things), they cannot ever equal the greatness of a pool on…
For 18 years, 3 Doors Down has been packing out venues with their blend of faux-Nirvana alt-rock that burst into the mainstream in 1999. You can’t begrudge an act for making a career for itself, so instead of slagging away at the band or making them the butt of some…
Running outside in August is not recommended by doctors. If I remember right, it has something to do with ozone levels, allergens, and….oh,yeah… the heat. But if you feel setting common sense aside or need to punish yourself for something, then Community Beer Company’s got your back. At 7:30 a.m…
The Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra is bringing some beautiful romantic music to the last hot days of summer with a special late-August, pre-season festival. Over the course of three concerts in one weekend, the FWSO will present the iconic sounds of two of classical music’s great romantic composers: Johannes Brahms…
I’ll let you in on a bit of semantics. When you read the word “intimate,” the writer actually means really freaking small. When you read the word “high brow,” the writer means pedantic and probably boring. And when a calendar editor tells you the best thing to do on a…
They were supposed to be somebodies. In 2007 when music blogs ruled the world (RIP Music Blogs 2005-Whenever Gorilla Vs. Bear dies) Black Kids took the world by storm with their Myspace-released EP The Wizard of Ahhhs, gaining major hype form blogs and traditional media alike, including an 8.4 out…
The summer is coming to an end, marking a beginning for the art season , which typically flourishes Fall through Spring. Of course, Kettle Art Gallery isn’t afraid of a little heat. The Deep Ellum space keeps artists on the walls year round and this upcoming exhibition might be titled…
The Chinese zodiac may indicate that 2014 is the Year of the Horse, but at the Wyly Theatre it’s opening night for Year of the Rooster. Upstart Production’s performance of this play about cockfighting kicks off a six-part series dubbed the Elevator Project. The project invites small, local companies to…
What is it about fantasy football that inspires such manic fanaticism? Each year, when it’s time for our fantasy football draft we drop everything, gather in front of our computers, often in groups, naturally, and enter into the fantasy world of fantasy football. Right. Welcome to the future, where we…
There’s a good chance you’ve found yourself humming along to the hit “Counting Stars” in your car in recent months. That’s because OneRepublic has been pretty much dominating the pop airwaves with that song and their most recent single, “Love Runs Out.” But this band didn’t come from nowhere. If…
There can’t be much to see in Garland, right? Wrong. Apparently. For years, a Web site called “Garland Eyes” has been documenting the unknown beauty of Dallas suburb. Photographers for the site have turned their lenses on nature, architecture, and the “Garlandites,” defying the stereotype that the best thing about…
It wasn’t that long ago that having a beer in a movie theater was a novelty if you didn’t count sneaking your own into the theater. These days, dine-in theaters are popping up almost as frequently as the giant megaplex cinemas that serve real alcohol. This is a wonderful innovation…
When we last saw Joe MacMillan, the mercurial Dallas salesmen at the center of the AMC computer drama Halt and Catch Fire, he was wandering into the Texas wilderness, seemingly without purpose, or direction, or even snacks. Considering the show’s meager ratings and uneven critical reception, it wasn’t hard to…
Celebrating its 27th year, the Dallas VideoFest (DVF) and the Video Association of Dallas (VAD)–an organization committed to the exhibition of independent, alternative, and non-commercial media–are ready to try something new. Since 1986, when they presented the inaugural program, Video As A Creative Medium, at the Dallas Museum of Art,…
