Central Track Staff
Eat Your Way To A Happy Halloween At Fall-O-Ween Fest, Go Flex With Post Malone At The Bomb Factory And Put On Some Black Lipstick With Chicano Batman.
Neil Armstrong’s legacy for being the first to walk on the moon will go down in space and science history, alongside Buzz Aldrin, and even Laika, the first dog to launch into orbit. But what about Félicette, the first feline to experience weightlessness?
In 1963, Félicette, along with a dozen other cats, was put through intense space-like simulation tests to determine their comfortability to the unique forces on the other side of the atmosphere. The Centre National d’études Spatiales, France’s version of NASA, determined that Félicette was most suitable for space travel based on her positive reactions to these space tests, which included a ride in a device that spins so fast it creates a potentially strong force outward from the axis.
And off she was. A 12 minute ride, 97 miles above the Earth, with five minutes spent weightless.
So after all of this training, testing and orbiting, you’d think Félicette would come home to catnip and toy mice, right? Wrong. Our beloved astrocat was euthanized shortly after her valuable contributions to the knowledge of space so her body could be observed and studied. A true innovator, tossed aside with no recognition. And to twist the already deeply penetrated knife, the little remembrance of her existence is often misattributed to a male cat named Felix.
Luckily, British advertising executive, Matthew Serge Guy, has created a Kickstarter campaign to raise money for a statue in her honor. While you’re at it, get your friends together sometime this week to go out to one of these events and have a drink in honor of the lovely Félicette. — Lauren Keuning
Monday (10.23)
BNQT at Granada Theater
With White Denim, Motorcade and Members of Midlake. — Juan Betancourt
Kelley Baker at The Wild Detectives
Come see the The Angry Filmmaker. —JB
Maxo Kream & Trill Sammy at Club Dada
General Admission tickets will be donated to Hurricane Harvey relief. –JB
Practical Magic at Alamo Drafthouse Cedars
Screening of Practical Magic. — JB
Three Amigos Monday at House of Blues
Enjoy salsa dancing, mariachi’s and more. — JB
Travis Frederick’s Steak-Out For Hunger at Hilton Anatole Dallas
Come see Travis Frederick host Steak-Out for Hunger. — JB
Tuesday (10.24)
Cuco at Trees
Sold out show – moved venues to accommodate — LK
Skylar Spence at Club Dada
With Jonah Baseball and Ronnie Heart. — LK
Dubbest at The Prophet Bar
With Bum Lucky and Sensible. — LK
America Ferrera’s Out of Reach at Texas Theatre
Seating is first come first serve – RSVP, ASAP. — LK
Post Malone at The Bomb Factory
With Smokepurpp and Young Pinch. — LK
All Purpose Bottling Party at Deep Ellum Distillery
The most acceptable excuse to spend the day in a distillery. — LK
Wednesday (10.25)
Durand Jones & The Indications at Three Links
With Matthew Mcneal. —JB
The Afghan Wigs at Trees
With Har Mar Superstar. –-JB
Nick Murphy at The Bomb Factory
With Charlotte Cardin and Heathered Pearls. —JB
Chicano Batman at Granada Theater
With Khruangbin and The Shacks. —JB
Daniel Caesar at RBC
Show is sold out. —JB
Thursday (10.26)
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong at Club Dada
With Flamingosis. — LK
Zedd – Echo Tour at The Bomb Factory
With Grey and Lophiile. — LK
Riff Raff Halloween Concert At The Door
With DJ Afterthought. — LK
Slow Magic: Float Tour At Trees
Universal and inclusive. — LK
Texas Chainsaw Massacre At Texas Theatre
A Halloween classic. — LK
KXT 91.7 Denton Showcase At Dan’s Silverleaf
With Summer Dean, Raised Right Men, Ryan Thomas Becker & Tony Ferraro, The Southpaw Preachers and more. — LK
Bizzy Bone At Granada Theater
Of Bone Thugs N Harmony. — LK
Texas Chicken Fried Steak Day At Norma’s Cafe
For the seventh year in a row. — LK
Screaming Females At Three Links
With Street Eaters and Silk Shaft. — LK
Friday (10.27)
Ted Leo & The Phamacists at Club Dada
With Ian Sweet. —JB
Do It For The Records Halloweeen Show at Curtain Club
The 11th Do For it Records Halloween show. —JB
Chief Keef at The Door
With Warhol.ss. — JB
Walker at Three Links
With Folk Family Revival. — JB
Supersonic Lips at Main at South Side
With Frederick the Younger and Henry the Archer. — JB
Le Cure (The Cure Tribute) at Granada Theater
Enjoy tribute cover bands. — JB
Listener at The Dirty 30
With Levi the Poet, Comrades, Odd Folks and Grand Oak. — JB
Gondwana at Trees
With Fayuca and Positive Vibe Tribe. — JB
Fall-O-Ween Fang-Tastic Friday Fest at Longhorn Ballroom
Use code: CENTRALTRACK for 20% off your tickets. — LK
Kenny Glasgow at The Nines
With Residents Shree and Milazzo. — JB
Saturday (10.28)
Whyte Noyze At Curtain Club
With Tyler Sloan, Pierre Andrews, The Barnyartists and Alsace Carcione. — LK
Hunx And His Punx With The Gorehounds at Three Links
Lizzie Boredom, Nosferat II. — LK
Judah & The Lion At House Of Blues
Three very different people from very different places. — LK
G-Force Laser Tag At Noble Rey Brewing
You and yours vs. me and mine. — LK
Dia De Los Muertos Fiesta At Sundown At Granada
With DJs Souljah, Sober and Titan. — LK
Halloween Party With Blindwish At The Dirty 30
With Oh Weatherly, Clover The Girl, Donn Cham, Silent Rival, Recent Rumers and more. — LK
Daley The Spectrum Tour At Trees
All the way from the UK. — LK
Ghostland Observatory At The Bomb Factory
“Freddie Mercury-helms-Daft Punk.” — LK
Halloween Freakend Costume Party At The Nines
$2 tacos until midnight and prizes to be won. — LK
Fall-O-Ween Spell-Binding Saturday Night Soiree At Longhorn Ballroom
Use code: CENTRALTRACK for 20% off your tickets. — LK
Dallas Korean Festival 2017
At H Mart in Carrollton. — LK
Hellraiser 35 MM 30th Anniversary At Texas Theatre
With Buffalo Black, Trunk Rider, Jake Schrock and Cold Cuts. — LK
We Love Halloween At Sidebar
With Omnia Vegas resident DJ Fergie. — LK
Sunday (10.29)
Fright Night at Curtain Club
A fright night of music. —JB
CAAMP at Three Links
With The Wonderfool and Wesley Geiger. —JB
The Exorcist at Majestic Theatre
Witness an exorcist on screen. —JB
One Eyed Doll at Trees
Doll Skin, Scary Cherry & the Bang Bangs and Bastardvilles. —JB
Brand New at The Bomb Factory
With Nada Surf. — JB
Stranger Things Watch Party at Butler Brothers Building
Stranger Things binge watch party. — JB
Taps, Trucks & Tailgates at Oak Highlands Brewery
Use the special code “CT10” for up to $10 of on up to 10 tickets. — Obed Manuel
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