Evia Music is a record company based out of Sanger, TX of all places, a place I've never been. It does seem like a town that has one movie theater that only plays Clint Eastwood westerns. But, there is music. The sweet sound of music. On the bill: Victor Gann, a roots rock trio fronted by, you... More >>

Take notice Dallas avant-garde fans, we don't get chances like this very often. Aventures and its slightly more structured "sequel" Nouvelles Aventures are amongst Gyorgy Ligeti's most fascinating works. Composed for three singers and instrumental septet, these miniature anti-operas (what the... More >>

A little bit of New Orleans is hitting the Granada. The headliner is Galactic, a jazz fusion jam band that digs deep into the roots of the bayou incorporating funk, a smattering of bright horn and saxophone notes and bits and pieces of other genres like upbeat funk and hip-hop. Opening for... More >>

Have you ever thought to yourself, "Gee, these all-you-can-eat pancakes sure are tasty. But you know what would make them even better? A cash bar, art by over 50 emerging artists and live body painting demonstrations." Yeah, I didn't think so. But some weirdo genius did, and they turned that... More >>

Wanda Sykes is a funny lady. Her particular brand of DGAF comedy is smart, irreverent and well-informed, and by the way, she’s pretty much the only working comedian today that can boast a tenure with the NSA. That’s right—while many of her counterparts only have vocations in... More >>

When a record label goes forth and really tailors their roster to include artists and bands of a particular sound and vein, you gotta love it. The independent record label, Drag City packs their roster full of experimental indie rock bands. A lot of them loud. Some of them nostalgic. Dope Body... More >>

We know, we know. On top of picking out a Christmas tree, setting it up, and watering it, you also have to decorate it. It’s exhausting. Ornaments are typically just those glass or plastic things your parents store in a cardboard box in the attic and make you get out once per year to... More >>

Remember that time last year when you tried to go to the mall for your Christmas shopping? Actually, you probably don’t. Rage clouds memory. Let me refresh—you spent an hour circling the parking lot in an automotive version of “The Hunger Games”, except with higher... More >>

Shopping local is important, folks. We shouldn’t have to tell you that. But Deep Ellum Outdoor Market is making it easy for you with its appropriately named Fall Deep Ellum Market. Local musicians, including Richmond Punch, Justin Pickard and The Thunderbird Winos, and Sydney Wright, will... More >>

So, technically speaking, we should probably file this under Period Costume Events, but that file doesn't exist. But hey, there's a picnic involved and it sounds like an awesome time, so Food Event it is then. This event is sponsored by the DFW Costumers Guild (which are said to be a pretty... More >>

There are two tours of note happening on Saturday, November 16. The first, Taste of the Bishop Arts District Walking Food & Historical Tour, will come in handy if your parents are in town. Nothing says "I'm an adult now, see" like an educational tour peppered with provisions from the likes of... More >>

Last year, Art Con broke my heart. Dallas’ most dynamic charity arts event put a stunning painting up for auction that I coveted hard; it was right there at my fingertips and I lost it when the bids started to spiral past my mortgage payment. I took solace in the fact that I helped drive... More >>

The third annual Dallas Whiskey and Fine Spirits Festival will take place Saturday, November 15 at Centennial Hall in Fair Park. General admission tickets include entry to the event plus access to beer, wine, spirits and food samples. That's right, you get three different classes of alcohol... More >>

This trio of brothers from San Angelo have a unique blend of rock, blues, conjunto and Tejano. The brothers Garza started playing music in the '80s before they were even teens, backing up their father's solo project after the dissolution of his own band of siblings, the Falconers. Los Lonely... More >>

There is no person that is more quintessentially Texas than Willie Nelson. After a 50-year career in country, Americana and folk music, Nelson is as much a cultural institution as he is a musician. There has been no bigger influence on any of these genres than Nelson, and it's likely that even... More >>

On the same weekend that the city hosts the Dallas Faces Race conference, the Dallas Museum of Art presents Black Radical Imagination, "a touring program of seven short filmsthat delve into the worlds of new media, video art, and experimental narrative. Focusing on new stories within the... More >>

Art Art With a Side of Soup Soup dinners aren’t normally associated with high stakes, but Contemporary Art Dealers of Dallas will change that this Sunday when they host CADD FUNd: Winner Takes All at 3015 at Trinity Groves. The $40 price of admission will get you fed and the chance to... More >>

Deep Ellum’s newest bar-slash-record-store, Off The Record, stays busy. Apart from the luxury of drinking cocktails where you can also buy records, Off The Record offers an ever-growing list of social and cultural events too. It seems every week sees OTR add another installment to its... More >>

" Join us for a rare opportunity to experience one of Dallas’ most elegant architectural icons. Designed by Philip Johnson for Dallas construction magnate Henry C. Beck and his wife Patty, the home was completed in 1964 and features an exterior of arched colonnades, a double grand... More >>

In their earliest of days Blonde Redhead was your quintessential New York indie noise rock band, using their instruments and vocals to create something more along the lines of what the downtown cool crowd would consider art. They were most definitely not of the ilk of conventional... More >>

Regarded as the founder of the art music tradition in America, Charles Ives is arguably the most important composer the U.S. ever produced. Which means that anytime the man's work receives a stage, especially locally, it deserves attention. Despite being one of the modernist's less radical... More >>

Someday you'll say you saw them when. Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Dance Department presents Portraits, which an array of dance featuring the Dance Seniors of the Class of 2015. "Serving as both performance and audition, this one-night-only event presents... More >>

What started as two friends fooling around in a series of clever Youtube videos eventually grew into the hit Comedy Central show, Broad City. After years of the frat pack and stoner slacker comedy about 20-something dudes, Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer are currently lighting up the television... More >>

Math is making a comeback at the Perot Museum this fall. 2theXtreme: Math Alive! is a new interactive exhibit that strives to make math interesting, tangible, and fun for children. Spanning 5,000 square feet, this exhibit brings math to life with hands-on activities relating to sports, video... More >>

The Dallas Holocaust Museum's newest exhibition features the political cartoons of Arthur Szyk, a Polish-Jewish refugee, who came to the US during WWII. His work, which depicted the dictators who tortured the world in the early 20th century, was harsh in its criticism of Hitler and Mussolini... More >>