O' Be Joyful.
Once again this week, a two-year-old clip of a man in California nearly walking into a full grown bear because he was too busy texting, has gone viral. While it may be an oldie, it's still a much-needed reminder of how much stuff we often miss while we're fixated on our phones.
That in mind, maybe it'd be a good idea if we all tried to pay less attention to our mobile devices, and more to what the city has to offer this week. Unless, that is, you're reading this on your phone right now, in which case, you should totally carry on.
Sunday (1.25)
Tecmo Texas at Three Links (Early)
Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut, Hut.
Saint Motel at Three Links (Late)
They're just your type.
Beat Swap Meet at Dada (Early)
Wax on, wax off.
The Suffers, The Tontons, Fat Tony at Dada (Late)
It's a Houston takeover.
Duncan Trussell Family Hour at Sons of Hermann Hall
Hide yo kids.
Monday (1.26)
High Fidelity Book Club at Off the Record (Free)
This month they're discussing Patti Smith's Just Kids.
Recycled Cinema at CentralTrak
Lo-fi, yet high brow.
Tuesday (1.27)
The Ballad of Shovels and Rope at Texas Theatre
What's up, rock doc?
Deep Ellum Beer Dinner at Vickery Park
Make reservations ASAP.
Wednesday (1.28)
Shovels and Rope at South Side Music Hall
The devil is all around.
TV Girl at Three Links
Birds don't sing.
Shaping Sound at Bass Performance Hall
Just dance.
Thursday (1.29)
Rhett Miller at Kessler Theater
What's so great about a barrier reef?
White Arrows at Three Links
Can't stop now.
Donnell Rawlings at Arlington Improv
He's rich, bitch.
Quaker City Night Hawks, The Black Cadillacs at Dada
Run, run.
Friday (1.30)
Purple Rain at Inwood Theatre
Let's go crazy.
Marvel Universe at American Airlines Center
It's clobberin' time.
G-Eazy at South Side Music Hall
Let's get lost.
Acro-Cats at Stage West
Me-ow.
Saturday (1.31)
Baboon, The Deathray Davies, Corn Mo, Nervous Curtains at Three Links
Something good is going to happen.
Ragonka-a-Thon at Trees
With Son of Stan, Sealion, The Outfit, -topic, Bummer Vacation, Bobby Sessions and Azalea Project.
Kill Bill 1 & 2 at Granada Theater
Here comes the bride.
Christopher Titus at Texas Theatre
You say you want a neverlution.