BEST MUSEUM FOR NON-ART PURPOSES > DALLAS CONTEMPORARY Jonathon Zizzo Skourge, ANS and Impalers. Look out for the band’s EP, which promises to include a cover of Bathory’s “Raise the Dead.” This group is destined for metal greatness. Best Museum Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum It’s times like these, when there’s talk of teaching “opposing perspectives” of the Holocaust, that it’s so essential to visit museums like this one. Those who spend time at the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum will learn the true story behind one of history’s darkest hours, as well as about human and civil rights on a national and global scale. The museum has the mission of combating indifference, prejudice and hatred, and it underscores the strength and resilience of those faced with the unthinkable. With both permanent and special exhibitions, the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum is a valuable Big D cultural institution. 300 N. Houston St. 214-741-7500, dhhrm.org Best Mutual Aid Say It With Your Chest DTX Mutual aid group Say It With Your Chest DTX isn’t wishing for change. It’s on the frontlines demanding it. Led by Black women, Say It With Your Chest is tirelessly putting in the work to change the political and social climate in Dallas by developing relationships with the homeless, providing them laundry services and gathering bodies to hinder the city from sweeping away encampments. For a year, Say It With Your Chest has built a community and rapport with the houseless. Through grassroots efforts, the group has fed the hungry, provided water to those living in record heat and advocated for the houseless when policies have displaced the vulnerable. 54 instagram.com/sayitwithyourchestdtx Best Museum for Non-Art Purposes Dallas Contemporary This non-collecting art museum has built a reputation for its edgy, engaging programming (up now: Shephard Fairey’s first-ever solo Texas show). Under the leadership of executive director Carolina Alvarez Mathies, the Contemporary has also become the place to take a sound bath, shop local artisans, catch a live DJ set and even get a mini tattoo. The DC Summer Series of events has been a wild success among the young and cultured, so here’s hoping there are more artful parties on the fall calendar to keep those weekends interesting. 161 Glass St. 214-821-2522, dallascontemporary.org Best New Album Not Tight, DOMi & JD Beck It seems it was just yesterday that JD Beck was a 13-year-old drummer running around Deep Ellum, sitting in as the city’s most seasoned players took him under their wings. A couple of years later, Beck met his musical match in fellow savant DOMI, a French-born pianist three years his senior. After meeting at a show, she flew to Dallas to play an Erykah Badu concert with Beck. That’s when the wunderkindred spirits formed an instrumental duo that caught the attention of Anderson .Paak. After making a tsunami of a splash online, the two finally released Not Tight, an actually tight jazz record that is not easy-listening. This is for the music nerds, for the obsessive listeners who want to deconstruct the rhythmic, mathematical journey taken by a collection of notes, and for those who want to ponder the mastery of Beck’s time. It also includes vocals by .Paak himself. It’s a showing of virtuosity that’s inspired by video games, funk and a mutual respect among high players. SEPTEMBER 22-28, 2022 DALLAS OBSERVER CONTENTS | SHOPPING & SERVICES | ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT | FOOD & DRINK | SPORTS & RECREATION dallasobserver.com
