62 September 21 - 27, 2023 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER contents | shopping & services | Arts & entertAinment | Food & drink | sports & recreAtion of victims such as Lizzo, Ed Sheeran and Snoop Dogg. The words, “Thanks, I hate it” apply here, but with a bit more emphasis on the word “thanks.” there-i-ruined-it.com Best Dance cluB Double D’s The word “clubbing” has gotten a bad rap. Maybe because it evokes soulless, machine-made, repetitive beats fit for a torture chamber, or maybe it’s the memory of velvet-roped-off snobbery and overpriced and disappointing nights. But clubs can also be catalysts for counterculture. Think Studio 54, Lizard Lounge, Starck Club. Double D’s is not quite like any of those, but it was truly needed in Dallas. The name and slogan (“This is not a tittie bar”) should tip you off. The Design District bar doesn’t take itself so seriously; it’s glamorous but unpretentious, the crowd is ageless, the service friendly and the cocktails exciting. This is the place to tell your intrusive, self- aware thoughts to shut up and dance. 1404 N. Riverfront Blvd. 469-243-6866, wedothisandthat.com Best Local Show That PeoPle actually attenD Homewrecker & the Bedwetters After spending a couple of years or so paying dues at clubs like Rubber Gloves and Andy’s, Denton band Homewrecker & the Bedwetters played an EP release show in support of their Undressing EP. The all-local show brought a crowd literally in the hundreds, and it had the energy and exuberance that will have attendees reminiscing far into the future. The way Gen-X scenesters in North Texas wax nostalgic about seeing Funland and Baboon play to hundreds at the Fry Street Fair, the attendees at Homewrecker’s EP release show will be telling others about how people stage-dived as the band played “You Are Valid and We Love You.” youtube.com/watch?v=h5e4SG14Ja0 Best ceramicist Stephen Salter It’s cool to buy handmade ceramics, and it’s even cooler when your ceramics come from an artist in your very own city. It’s eco-friendly, and it’s something to brag about to your friends. Make sure to let them know that if you were to mistakenly eat off of any mass-produced IKEA ceramics, you could go into anaphylactic shock. Cue Stephen Salter, who produces some of the most impressive and practical ceramics around, ones that are as beautiful as they are useful. Salter has a tangible passion for ceramics, and he loves to share his process with the world. He has an entire TikTok dedicated to his work and how it’s done. You could stare at the mesmerizing rotating clay for hours, and you will, because you’re probably addicted to social media. Once you’re sufficiently influenced, click over to his Etsy page and bust out your credit card. 415 W. Eighth St. stephensalterpottery.com Best Place To meet a Guy who will Ghost you Barley House Maybe you just broke up with your long- term boyfriend, or maybe you are just one more heinously unfunny prompt on Hinge away from a brain aneurysm. Dating is exhausting, and if you feel the ick toward one more man you thought you might have had feelings for, you may become celibate for life. So, it’s not a crime that you just want to hook up with a man who isn’t Kathy Tran BEST DANCE CLUB Double D’s
