Central Track Staff
Don't Back Down.
According to new research, the key fighting off cravings for junk food when you're on a diet is to play a game of Tetris. Too much of your brain is simply taken over by the game, scientists claim, to continue thinking about food.
And it doesn't stop there: The same reasoning applies to fending off urges to drink or do drugs.
You might say, then, that we're kind of the opposite of all that. Per some other studies — ones that we, admittedly, just made up — continuing to read this post will increase your urges to get out of the house and have a little fun tonight, Monday night be damned.
Sometimes you've just got to indulge. — Cory Graves
Sam Smith at Verizon Theatre
Sam Smith's voice is powerful, which makes sense. His main influences are the great divas with powerful voices: Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. The Grammy winning singer/songwriter is taking the stage at Verizon Theatre tonight. It'll get emotional, so bring along a tissue of 50. — Diamond Victoria
The Cry at Three Links
Portland's The Cry bounces through '60s surf, '70s glam and '80s punk the way most folks feverishly shuffle through Spotify playlists. Fuck labels, though, let's just settle on good ol' rock 'n' roll. Houston indie-rockers Lost Element open. — CG
Summer Slaughter Tour at Gas Monkey Live
Sweedish death metal outfit Arch Enemy headlines this loud-ass marathon of a bill. Also slated to melt a few faces at this one are Born of Osiris, Veil of Maya, The Acacia Strain, Obscura, After the Burial, Cattle Decapitation, Beyond Creation, Splattafish and A Tragedy at Hand. — CG
House Party Theatre presents: THE GRAND SLAM at Ash Studios
Fair Park's DIY art space hosts three independent plays and an after-party featuring the tuneage of Rat Rios. The project's namesake, Samantha Rios also wrote one of the plays being performed beforehand. Some folks got all the talent. — CG
Street Fooder & Monkey King Pop-Up at Zoli'a NY Pizza Tavern
The pop-Up restaurateurs behind the brick and mortar-less Street Fooder concept are teaming once again with Deep Ellum noodle spot Monkey King to serve up some interesting dishes in Zoli's parking lot. Menu items include potstickers, ramen and Asian-inspired pizzas and hoagies. Just get there early, because Street Fooders' events tend to sellout quick. — CG
Free Week at Rubber Gloves
To help incoming UNT/TWU students settle into the fall semester, Rubber Gloves is kicking off its annual week of completely free, top-notch local shows to help acquaint the noobs to the Little D. Fear not, though, lifelong Denton residents: You are invited to tonight's Future Self, Felt & Fur, Prism Cloud and Slackbeat show, too. — CG
To find out what else is going on today, this week and beyond, check out our events page.
