Despite Dallas’ lack of a winter this year, Mockingbird Station is welcoming the spring season on Thursday with its annual What To Wear Spring Fashion Show. The vacation-themed runway show will showcase seasonal outfits from a few Mockingbird Station shops including American Apparel, Francesca’s Collections, LOFT, Movida, Relatively Outdoors, Sample…
When Jimmy Lee Lindsey Jr. (Jay Reatard) passed away in early 2010, Memphis’ soul-slab foundations crumbled. The reverberation spread well beyond the walls of Goner Records, through and past Austin and was felt worldwide. While a crushing blow to followers of Lindsey’s music, news of his death was not entirely…
Dallas’ contemporary art lovers have no shortage of fodder for their lust on Saturday night, with many Dragon Street galleries opening their doors and corking their wine in honor of new exhibitions. Conduit Gallery (1626 C Hi Line Dr.) is a quick step over and features the monochromatically hued landscapes…
Dude, it pays to be the king of the boob tube in Queens. It also pays to be a man named Albert, a zany zookeeper and a mad mall cop too. Just ask comedian Kevin James. A standup pro, James has been causing loud guffaws and gasps since the 1980s…
I spend a lot of time in parks these days, and while I’m running back and forth prying acorns out of a toddler’s mouth and regulating whose turn it is on the slide (before the hair pulling starts), I’m often staring wistfully at a field just south of the playground…
In Guatemala a movement is happening. A group called Hug it Forward has stepped in and is using discarded bottles to build schools in villages (trash architect Michael Reynolds would be so proud). In the last two years the organization has constructed 18 schools, allowing a classroom education to hundreds…
While some organizations are content with tipping their hats to Latino heritage every Cinco de Mayo, the Dallas Mavericks have opted for something more, namely their fourth annual Festival de los Mavs. The festival has its share of cultural activities, as well as free autograph sessions with former Mavs players…
You love Dallas. You value Dallas. You enjoy Dallas. Now, don’t you want to Savor Dallas? Get your chance from Thursday, March 29 through Saturday, March 31 as the 8th annual Savor Dallas festival celebrates the city’s food, wine, spirits and arts with a variety of events. Friday’s menu includes…
If quickly glancing at the Nasher’s announcement that it will host a performance of “Heard,” Nick Cave’s wearable, musical costumes, you might think Grinderman himself has moved into the visual arts. That is not the case. Internationally known for his Soundsuits, Cave’s wearable sculptures compose a unique and natural sound…
We’re hoping for at least a few Rick Perry punchlines at Backdoor Comedy April 1, since his expecting anyone with a vagina (or anyone who cares for anyone with a vagina) to respect him must surely be fall under the category of an April Fool’s joke. Zing! Rimshot and blue…
Any event that opens with “this year promises even more jackassery than ever before” is one of those things you don’t want to miss. The 6th annual Rockers vs. Mods is just such an event. Picture lots of dudes and dudettes riding around on their Euro bikes and Italian scooters…
While comedian and “Funny or Die” vet Sebastian Maniscalco’s question “What’s Wrong With People?” (also the name of his recent Showtime special and DVD release), is a bit generic, the way in which he seeks the answers are not only hilarious, but insightful and spot-on. On Leno, he lampooned dudes…
It’s freaking ABBA songs, y’all. That would be the entire write-up if it were left up to me. Set in 100-point font, but I understand you whipplesticks might need just a few more details so here we go – “The Music of ABBA” is “the world’s best ABBA tribute show”…
Last time Memphis and Dallas faced off, the Grizzlies mauled Mavs’ forward Dirk Nowitzki. Well, maybe that’s a bit dramatic. Nowitzki suffered back strain during the first half of the game and opted to sit out the remainder of the game, scoring only a single point, overall. This was just…
Let’s hope the turf is ready because this Easter some girls (athletes) won’t be walking on eggshells. And, even if they tried, their cleats would break them. From April 4-8, the Dallas Texans (2013 Wing Point Lane, Plano) are hosting the second annual Dallas International Girls Cup. Nearly 100 soccer…
Disney is nothing if not a multi-tasker. The fairy tale conglomerate has its hand in everything from juice boxes to dinnerware to upholstery to personal care items. It has TV shows and (obviously) movies, and a radio station. And just when you thought you could leave your house, get out…
If you’re still not over that time your asshole cousin ruined The Sixth Sense by divulging its “mind-blowing” ending before you could make it to the cineplex, we have a foreboding tale of ghoulish mystery that is beyond spoiling by voluble blowhards. In fact, the debatable “twist” of Henry James’…
Chances are most Dallasites have meandered through rural Oklahoma a fateful time or two, so few will be surprised by the plot of Tracy Letts’ Pulitzer Prize winning August: Osage County (2007). A black comedy filled with jaded intellectuals and familial dysfunction reminiscent of both Faulkner’s classic, The Sound and…
These are the coolest purses, ever. Designed to look like 2D cartoon paper sketches, they come in a variety of shapes and sizes and are entirely real. From laptop cases to small travel totes these are the perfect addition to any she-geek wardrobe. You’ve got to buy them online because…
There are so many things going on in this terrible (pronounced: “tur-bul”) ad for Dallas that I don’t even know where to start. Since I’m wading aimlessly in frustration, let’s begin with the tagline. “…And No, You’re Not Dreaming.” No shit. When I’m dreaming awesome stuff happens, like last night…
DIFF just informed us that a few more famouses will be in town for this year’s Dallas International Film Festival, which runs April 12 through the 22. Ms. Gabourey Sidibe (Precious, based on the novel “Push,” by Sapphire) has achieved much in her four-year career, and will be celebrated accordingly…
It’s day two of the Dallas Comedy Festival, the chuckle-rich lovechild of Dallas Comedy House. Tonight’s line-up features the bravest of all funnymen and -women, the stand-up comics. There are no props or pals to help these folks. It’s just them, a microphone and the will to make you buckle…
