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Here's Who Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend: January 4-7

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January 4, 2024

Here's Who Is Coming to Dallas This Weekend: January 4-7

Edgar Cello Concerto

January 4-7| Meyerson Symphony Center
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra will showcase Elgar’s Cello Concerto in performances this weekend. Elgar’s concerto is considered to be an introspective work that is meant to convey his feelings of despair about the Great War. Selections will also include Schmidt’s Intermezzo from Notre Dame and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4. Marie Jaquot will conduct, with Maximilian Hornung on cello. Come early for pre-concert talks with assistant conductor Maurice Cohn each day.

Josh Abbott Band

January 5-6| Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth
The Josh Abbott Band will hit Cowtown for two nights, taking up residence at Billy Bob’s Texas. Expect the Lubbock-born Red Dirt Country band to play your favorites from 2020’s The Highway Kind, but also a bit of good news: The band will also be celebrating the upcoming release of its latest album, Somewhere Down the Road, due out January 26. (You can hear the first single, “What Were You Thinking,” here.

Jay Pharoah

January 5-7| Arlington Improv, Arlington
Saturday Night Live alumn Jay Pharoah will spend three nights performing at the Arlington Improv. Known for his impressions, Pharoah says he can imitate at least 200 people, including former President Barack Obama, Eddie Murphy, and Denzel Washington. He’s also spent a lot of time doing voice work for animated characters, including the upcoming cartoon reboot of the 70s sitcom Good Times.

Kraig Parker

January 6, 7:30 p.m.| Irving Arts Center, Irving
Kraig Parker has been performing as an Elvis Presley tribute act for almost two decades, which includes a full Las Vegas-style show with each performance. He’s been joined on stage by some of Presley’s original backups singers and gotten the stamp of approval from several who worked with the legendary singer before he died in 1977. Parker is known as one of the best Elvis tribute acts in the business, and has toured around the world.

Also check out:

Matt Braunger, January 4-7, Addison Improv. Get tickets.

Lamented Fest, January 4, 6 p.m., Haltom Theater, Haltom City. Get tickets.

Hazelwart, King Turtle, and Divine Calypso, January 4, 7 p.m., Andy’s Bar, Denton. Get tickets.

Moonage Daydream and Bowie-Oke with Mr. Rid, January 5, 7:15 p.m., Texas Theatre. Get tickets.

Josh Weathers, January 5, 8 p.m., Dan’s Silverleaf, Denton. Get tickets.

Orchestra of New Spain’s Pastorela at Epiphany, January 6, 6:30 p.m., St. Philip the Apostle Church. Get tickets.

Mile End Beach, Little Express, Tzion’s Lagoon, January 6, 7:45 p.m., Dada. Get tickets.

Fugitive, January 6, 8 p.m., Trees. Get tickets.

Gene Farris, January 6, 9 p.m., It’ll Do Club. Get tickets.

Dirtysnatcha, January 6, 10 p.m., Stereo Live. Get tickets.

Slaughter Beach, Dog, January 7, 8 p.m., Tulips, Fort Worth. Get tickets.

Listen to the playlist below to hear songs by artists performing in North Texas this weekend.

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Bethany Erickson is the senior digital editor for D Magazine. She’s written about real estate, education policy, the stock market, and crime throughout her career, and sometimes all at the same time. She hates lima beans and 5 a.m. and takes SAT practice tests for fun.

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3 musings after Dallas falls to Phoenix, 112-107

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April 9, 2026

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3 musings after Dallas falls to Phoenix, 112-107

The never-say-die Dallas Mavericks put up a valiant, short-handed effort against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night, losing 112-107. Devin Booker was the high scorer and all-around best player for the Suns, scoring 37 to go along with five rebounds and nine assists. John Poulakidas led Dallas in scoring off the bench, pouring in 23 and making it look easy.

Both the Mavericks and Suns were on fire early from the three-point line. The teams traded leads, with neither squad playing much defense. Both Cooper Flagg and Jalen Green exited the game early with injury issues and it was unclear if either would return. The Mavericks stayed feisty and stuck with the Suns, trailing 33-29 after one quarter.

With Cooper Flagg returning in the second, Dallas tried to keep pace with the Suns and managed for most of the quarter. The hot outside shooting from Dallas cooled but getting to the line allowed Dallas to match scoring with the Suns. But after tying it at 50 with 4:22 remaining, the Mavericks would score only three points the rest of the quarter. The Suns scored slowly and built up a 61-53 to take into the half.

Before the second half started began, it was reported that Jalen Green would not return. The Suns opened the half blowing up their lead to as many as 18 as Dallas looked half asleep. The Mavericks, of course, spent the rest of the period whittling that lead back down to zero only to unravel in the final few minutes. The score entering the fourth was the same difference as when the second half began: the suns lead 88-80.

Dallas would not go away. The Mavericks stormed back once again, taking a 95-93 lead with around eight minutes remaining. Following a Suns timeout, Phoenix retook the lead but not before the Mavericks entered the 45th CLUTCH game of their season, being down five with under five minutes to go. In the first really obvious tanking move I can remember, Kidd pulled all his starters and they STILL managed to keep the game within three points until a Devin Booker three sealed the game with 1:12 remaining. The Mavericks fall, 112-107.

Have yourself a game, John Poulakidas

I make it a point not to get too invested in two-way players. If a two-way player matters, the season is usually lost. But that doesn’t mean I’m against a good story, and the Yale guard has been fun for Dallas these last 40 days or so. He scored his first NBA points three weeks ago and just nine games later, scores a career high 23 points on some great looking shots.

To be honest, I have no idea if he has a spot on a NBA team. He plays real hard and has a key skill in terms of shot making that teams can use. He tries hard on defense, but considering Dallas is so bad at defense I’ve no idea how to rate him. Perhaps he can go to Summer League with the Mavericks?

The Suns have a lot of good players I enjoy watching

Dillon Brooks is an acquired taste at best, but I very much appreciate the games of Collin Gillespie and Khaman Maluach. The former helped control the game for the Suns on the offensive end while the latter was fantastic on the boards for the Suns, grabbing 14 in his first start. I’m not sure how the pieces all fit with this team; Booker is awesome and Jalen Green has a ton of talent.

AJ Johnson might be the worst NBA contract player on the Mavericks in years

Tonight, Johnson shot 1-11 from the floor. He’s now 20-72 from the field in his short time with the Mavericks. Professional basketball players cannot shoot 27% from the floor. His finishing is weak (he loses the ball on drives), his shot from distance looks as if he’s blind, and his defense is that of a grade schooler. Sorry if this is too harsh. Whoever drafted and signed him should not be allowed to make personnel decisions.

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Dallas Cowboys Star Labeled Trade Candidate and Named Ideal Fit for Chargers

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April 8, 2026

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Dallas Cowboys Star Labeled Trade Candidate and Named Ideal Fit for Chargers

Until the Dallas Cowboys sign George Pickens to a long-term deal, the chance remains that he could get traded.

At this point, it doesn’t look like the Cowboys and Pickens are any closer to a deal than when they slapped the franchise tag on him during the month of February. Owner Jerry Jones made it quite clear the two sides haven’t talked recently and Calvin Watkins of The Dallas Morning News reported that the Cowboys “haven’t started any substantial contract talks with Pickens’ agent.”

All of this sets the stage for what could be an ugly offseason that sees Pickens holding out until he and the Cowboys hammer out a long-term deal. Along with that, if Pickens’ situation becomes a headache for Dallas, it’s conceivable they could trade him.

And that’s the logic CBS Sports’ Garrett Podell is using to frame the star wideout as a trade candidate. He also rightly cites the parallels with the Micah Parsons saga.

“Yes, Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones has been adamant Pickens is in the Cowboys’ long-term plans, but he said the same thing about All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons before trading him to the Green Bay Packers a week before the start of the 2025 season,” Podell explained. “Anything can happen when Jones gets backed up against the well in contract negotiations with his star players. Pickens is currently on the franchise tag, but it’s certain his agent David Mulugheta doesn’t want his client to take the field without a long-term deal in 2026.”

Chargers named ideal fit for George Pickens

Dallas Cowboys receiver George Pickens. | Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Podell then went on to say that the Chargers are the “team that needs to trade for him the most.”

“The Chargers had the NFL’s ninth-ranked scoring defense (20.0 points per game allowed) in 2025, but quarterback Justin Herbert got beaten to a pulp behind the league’s most injury-ravaged offensive line,” Podell said. “He was the most pressured (126 times pressured) and most hit (took 129 quarterback hits) last season. Having a true No. 1 safety valve like Pickens, whose quick release off the line of scrimmage could save Herbert’s life, could raise the ceiling of the Chargers’ offense tremendously.”

The Chargers don’t have a bad situation at wide receiver, with Ladd McConkey, Quentin Johnston and Tre’ Harris, but it wouldn’t hurt to upgrade the situation, either, given the facts that the jury is still out on Harris and Johnston has been inconsistent during his career.

What a Cowboys-Chargers trade could look like

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones. | Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images

If the Cowboys trade Pickens, they will need a replacement and, while the Chargers couldn’t offer a one-for-one swap, they can send back Johnston in a package.

That would lower the draft capital the Cowboys would get back, but at least they wouldn’t have as big of a void at wide receiver. Perhaps the Cowboys could get back the third-round pick they gave up in the Pickens trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers while also adding Johnston to pair with CeeDee Lamb.

Considering what could take place over these next handful of months with Pickens, that would be an acceptable off-ramp.

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CGY@DAL Postgame: Wyatt Johnston | Dallas Stars

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April 8, 2026

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