Drinking and inking usually results in one of two outcomes. One, you get tossed outta the tattoo parlor before you can even point at a flash and slur “That one” or two, you end up with a tramp stamp that will haunt you the rest of your days. As such,…
A lot’s probably changed since you last saw the Harlem Globetrotters. For one thing, they’re not cartoons anymore. You’ll also never see them hanging with those halfwits Scooby and Shaggy. There are also girls on the team now, so suck on that, WNBA. Plus they have an all-new show, it’s…
Sunday Peoples is ultimately a three-part celebration of bike life featuring bike art, repair and races. Are they liars because they call it Sunday Peoples but then invite you to do things on Saturday? Yes, they are. But aside from that teeny bit of mindfuck, free tune-ups while eating free…
Texas Theatre (231 W. Jefferson Blvd.) has really been stepping up its costume party game lately, and we’re thankful Dallas has responded in kind. On Saturday it’s giving the gussy-up treatment to a 35mm screening of the 2001 musical Hedwig & the Angry Inch, which has now become a modern…
Do you love the movie Clue, but wish there had been more synth and neon in it? Duh. The Murder Mystery Co. has you covered, when they roll out their Totally ’80s, Totally Murder show, in which you play a new wave detective. The premise: An unfortunately named band (The…
It’s time for tennis lovers of the metroplex to rush the net, because the 2013 Challenger of Dallas men’s professional tennis event is back. For 15 years, Challenger of Dallas has been a major stop on the United States Tennis Association circuit, bringing the best local, national and international players…
Exciting news broke out a few weeks ago that hedgehog cheerleaders would add to the womb-shaking adorableness of Puppy Bowl. Also, we’re told there’s a football game people are watching scheduled for roughly the same time — why the two parties didn’t coordinate their events for different days is beyond…
Tuesday, film dorks, you’ve got options. If you dig Werner Herzog, (you’re nodding, of course you are) then you’ll want to casually bro down with the gentle souls of the Unitarian Universalist Church of Oak Cliff (3839 W. Kiest Blvd.). They’re screening his 2011 release, which takes us deep into…
Hearing President Obama mention Stonewall — shorthand for the 1969 police raid on gay club Stonewall Inn in New York City — in his Inauguration speech was a milestone for gay rights, at a time when the legalization of same-sex unions is gaining traction. That will likely be discussed at…
A rodeo in Texas is always a big to-do, and Fort Worth Stock Show and Rodeo is perhaps the biggest to be done. Friday, you can hit up the indoor rodeo at 2 and 7:30 p.m. to take in bull riding, barrel racing and the long-awaited return of Whiplash, the…
Shortly after independant writer-director Coley Sohn learned that her first short film, Boutonniere, had been accepted for the 2009 Sundance Film Festival, a filmmaking friend of hers warned her: People will want to know what’s next. With that in mind, Sohn began work on a feature-length idea about a mascot,…
Prepare your Ferris Bueller/HOV lane/CPR mannequins now; you’ll need them looking their most efficient when they fill in for you at work on Tuesday, February 12. You’ll be cutting out early, waiting in line for tickets to see Gary Simmons kick off the Fort Worth Modern’s spring lecture series, which…
Every Wednesday, we find you five movies to watch over the coming weekend, from new theater releases to weird screenings to timely classics you can watch on your couch. Did we miss something? Let readers know in the comments. The Oscar Nominated Shorts Films 2013: Animated and Live Action Opens…
According to Mark Landson, “The reason people think classical musicians are elitist is because classical musicians are elitist.” As a former professional violist and current driving force behind Open Classical, a weekly open mic night for classical musicians and performers, Landson knows a thing or two about the sometimes overly…
Last week we mentioned that actor Christian Bale had made the day of an 8-year-old Dallas boy named Zach Guillot, who is battling leukemia, by calling him in his hospital room. It’s sweet. You can watch it below. Earlier today, Zach got another surprise: a robust Batman care package that…
I rarely chime in when it comes to happenings at Central Track, the side-scrolling music and culture web site, but yesterday the site did something so appalling that I’m putting my morning on hold to work through it. There’s a newish event in Dallas called Naked Girls Reading, and yes,…
In its inaugural exhibition, Fort Worth Drawing Center features 20 works by 20 artists under a very, very liberal definition of drawing. The gallery is the front room of Francisco Moreno’s studio in a cluster of warehouses on an industrial street. You will think you’re in the wrong place, but…
Special guest, World Champion pop locker, Poppin’ John will pull out all of the subtly explosive stops (and starts) at Phantasm. There’s an art show on Thursday night that’s making us polish our helmets and grab our cardboard. It’s Phantasm, a group show featuring the work of mig L Barjas,…
“I know there are comedians that think you need to know how to deal with it, but I don’t want to be good at it,” Kyle Kinane said of hecklers in his Mixmaster interview last week. On Sunday, his last night at the Addison Improv, he proved that whether he…
Growing up, I often spent summers in Jacksonville, Florida, where my aunt and uncle lived. Their neighbor two houses down was an older, widowed woman named Wyn, who had a spectacular talent for showing off her spectacular talents, and would often clean her house, cook dinner and garden in her…
“Public Trust, why does one love?” “Fur Face Boy, because loving only yourself would be foolish.” We’re digging this collaboration trend, especially when it translates into wearable art created by local designers. This Thursday, Ha Mai (who you know as Fur Face Boy) and The Public Trust will release this…
Over the weekend, the local Instant Film Society hosted one of its regular PolaWalk events, wherein photographers wandered the streets in search of scenes worth of their sepia-toned attention. Read about the PolaWalks here, and see some of the best photos from this weekend’s event below. See also: Share Your…
