Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Nov. 7

I don’t spend tons of time on Facebook, much to the despair and confusion of some of my friends. But on Saturday, I just so happened to see a former roommate’s status update that said, “not my chair, not my problem.” Which, of course, is from the old Dan Deacon video, “Drinking Out of Cups.” It was really hilarious at the time we discovered it, back when there were six of us crammed into a two bedroom apartment and none of us wanted to clean out the refrigerator because the important stuff (beer) was in the mini fridge, anyway. Not my scuzzy produce, not my problem.

This ends up being relevant, since Dan Deacon is actually here tonight with Wham City, his comedy troupe, at Dan’s Silverleaf in Denton. I have attended a Dan Deacon concert. I’ve never made it to a Dan Deacon comedy hour. I imagine the two might be similar, maybe minus the forced stranger-touching, but I’ve been wrong before. At the concert, he made the audience hold hands and do some sort of touchy-feely train thing. I was legitimately horrified, and the evening soured after I refused to participate and angered my friendlier companions. I’ve potentially mellowed since then, which is good. Wham City’s variety show sounds bonkers, which sounds like great fun on a Monday night. Especially since it’s pretty gloomy and gross out.

And not only is it Monday night, it’s the first Monday of November. As such, it’s my duty to remind you of Screen Door’s First Monday tasting, which offers a choice of two free small plates not featured on the regular menu. I always have a great time at this. Tonight you get to decide between buffalo quail wings wings with blue cheese slaw, Brunswick stew pot pie, or an end of summer berry trifle. Reservations are required, though, so go make one ASAP. If you’re looking for something similar-ish but you’re less interested in hanging around the Arts District, Chef Gorji hosts a wine and fancy pizza tasting at Canary by Gorji in Addison.

For more to do tonight, go here.