Jacob Besser
Hear Tales Of The Destinies With Baby Metal At House Of Blues, Experience Dallas’ Artistic Spirit At Array And Meet The Shadow People With Dr. Dog At Granada Theater.
Nothing like a souvenir to commemorate great day at the zoo, right? Maybe you’d take a stuffed version of an animal you saw that day or a T-shirt.
But if you were visiting the Detroit Zoo a few weeks ago, you would’ve headed home with a bucket full of poo’. Not a bucket full of cute Winnie the Pooh. A literal bucket of poop.
As a part of zoo’s Greenfest, the first 1,000 patrons to visit the zoo on April 14 would be able to commemorate their visit by taking home a five pound bucket of crap.
The animal hospital inside the zoo gets its energy from an anaerobic digester. They put organic waste, (i.e., poop) into the machine and it extracts methane that is then converted into power. The nutrient-rich fertilizer is just a smelly, convenient by-product that can then be used as fertilizer for the patrons’ gardens and compost piles.
And speaking of useful shit, below we’ve put together a list of the best things you can do in Dallas all week! While you may not be able to take home a bucket of poop from the concerts and events this week, you can take home great memories and maybe some T-shirts. Cheers!
Monday (5.7)
The Motet at Big Beat Dallas
Free show!
Franz Ferdinand at House of Blues
With The Priests.
The Motto Pilots at Main at South Side
With Rich Jones, CURTA , Tidals, Heir Max, Todd Faroe, DJ Databass.
Women Galore: The Argonauts at The Wild Detectives
The first book club meeting.
Tuesday (5.8)
Sons of Apollo at Canton Hall
With Sifting, Felix Martin.
Parker Millsap at Granada Theater
With Jillette Johnson.
Sofi Tukker at House of Blues
SOLD OUT.
Ramen Pop-Up at Texas Theatre
Ramen Heads with Justin Holt Ramen Pop-Up.
Wednesday (5.9)
King Tuff at Club Dada
With Cut Worms, Sasami.
Charly Bliss at Three Links
With Skating Polly.
The Ahhfuggyeahs at Deep Ellum Art Company
Prepare to see so many people on stage.
Haley Kiyoko at Granada Theater
With Allie X.
Bunbury at House of Blues
With Northern National.
Horchata Night: Oak Cliff Zoning 101 at Oak Cliff Cultural Center
Learn about local zoning code and how it’s impacting the neighborhood.
Thursday (5.10)
Emily Wolfe at Three Links
With Northern National.
WAX and Mac Lethat at Trees
With Whyte Noyze, Tyler Sloan.
Mike Dillon Band at Deep Ellum Art Company
With KastüK and Orchid Bloom.
TX Solo Artist Awards at Curtain Club
With W.A.V.E/Surf, Ashton Edminster, Slamuel Cunningham & The Sleven.
Andrew McMahon at Granada Theater
Allen Stone, Zac Clark, Bob Oxblood (of Jack’s Mannequin).
Dweezil Zappa at House of Blues
Son of the late, great Frank Zappa.
Yesika Salgado at The Wild Detectives
Book presentation and poetry reading.
Friday (5.11)
Jenny & The Mexicats at Three Links
With Holophonics, Sally Majestic.
Squeezebox Bandits at Double Wide
With Mike Randall.
Mushroomhead at Trees
with Vyces, Gabriel & The Apocalypse, Ventana, Project Rogue, Rivethead.
Matthew Mayfield at Prophet Bar
With D and Chi, Hayden Stanford, Drew Cooper.
Party Thieves at Deep Ellum Art Company
Heard Presents…
Dr. Dog at Granada Theater
With Son Little.
Babymetal at House of Blues
The World Tour 2018.
Grace Jones: Bloodlight and Bami at Texas Theatre
The long-awaited documentary…
Lynyrd Skynyrd at Dos Equis Pavilion
With Bad Company, Jamey Johnson, Outlaws.
Red Wanting Blue at Cambridge Room
With Liz Brasher.
BBCUE at The Nines
With Yung Wave.
The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus at RBC
With Rivals, Page 9, Nu-25.
Saturday (5.12)
Homegrown Music & Arts Fest
Best day of the year. Right in the heart if Downtown Dallas. With Explosions In The Sky, Black Angels and more!
Array at The Bomb Factory
With Nas, Kaleo, Big Gigantic, Jacob Banks, Cure for Paranoia, Zhora, members of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Dallas Mavericks Drumline, Booker T. Washington H.S. Gospel Choir, Dallas Neo-Classical Ballet and more.
EDM Rehab at The Parker’s Plantation
With 16 DJs!
Peter Bradley Adams at Three Links
Doors at 6:30 p.m.
Black Cassettes at Three Links
With Giant Kitty, Black Habits.
Seres at Double Wide
With Little Beards and Memory Keepers.
Prophets & Outlaws at Kessler Theater
With Ronnie Fauss.
Skizzy Mars at House of Blues
With Olive Tree.
Lone Star Bark at Lone Star Park
Race your Dog!
Josh T. Pearson Album Release at Andy’s
With Motorcade, Claire Morales.
Sunday (5.13)
Pink Mexico at Three LInks
With The Loafers, Teenage Sexx.
Dead Winter Carpenters at Big Beat Dallas
Free show!
Tyrone Wells at Kessler Theater
With Gabe Dixon.
Whose Live Anyway? at Majestic Theatre
See the current cast members of Emmy-winning show Whose Line is it Anyway?
Second Annual Dog Film Festival at Texas Theatre
What’s better than movies starring puperinos? Nothing.
Mother’s Day Brunch at Mudhen Meat & Greens
Treat your mama to something nice!
Kid Koala’s Vinyl Vaudeville at Strauss Square
With Dr Jester, Adira Amram & the Experience.
Trivia Night With Geeks Who Drink at Four Corners Brewing
Every Sunday!
The Lighthouse and The Whaler at Cambridge Room
With Vita and the Woolf.
Buddy Guy & Jonny Lang at Verizon Theatre
Show has been moved to the House of Blues restaurant stage
To find out what else is going on today, this week and beyond, check out our event directory.
Cover image via BabyMetal Facebook Page.