80 September 18 - 24, 2025 dallasobserver.com DALLAS OBSERVER Contents | ReadeRs’ PiCks | shoPPing & seRviCes | aRts & enteRtainment | Food & dRink | sPoRts & ReCReation › BEST LESBIAN BAR THAT ISN’T A LESBIAN BAR LadyLove Lounge & Sound Technically, Dallas is home to one of the last designated lesbian bars. But by most measures, LadyLove is a lesbian bar; just look at the name, the several pride flags hanging throughout the space or the girls probably kissing by the DJ booth. This welcoming bar happily serves people of all genders, ages and sexualities. Every night has a theme, complete with a live DJ spinning the perfect records. 310 W. Seventh St. 972-733-9032 ladylovesound.com › BEST COVER SONG TJ Novak: “Tyrone” TJ Novak’s Live in Deep Ellum records are filled with cover songs that extend with improvisation, taking what we know about our favorites and turning them into something that we would kill to see in person. Novak, a Florida-born, McKinney-raised musician, and his band did a seven-minute take on Erykah Badu’s “Tyrone.” Novak’s version is much grittier than Badu’s softer original, but the message stays the same: Tyrone needs to get up outta here because we’re setting healthy boundaries in 2025. The highlights include keyboardist Randy McGill and Alec Zieff going back and forth with their instruments. › BEST WATCH PARTY FOR WOMEN’S SPORTS GamechangHERS At the beginning of 2025, GamechangHERS founder D’Ebony Cotton posted on her Threads about working on organizing a watch party in Dallas for Unrivaled Basketball, a three-on-three league co-founded by Napheesa Collier and Breanna Stewart. Through monthly watch parties and community building, GamechangHERS has become a group where fans of women’s sports support their favorite teams with a like- minded community. Tired of calling bars to put on women’s sports, this businesswoman is shooting her shot. › BEST LUKA LYRIC THAT STILL STINGS Kendrick Lamar on “Good Credit” Kendrick Lamar hasn’t bitten his tongue for Drake, so we didn’t expect him to hold back when Luka Dončić was traded from the Mavericks to the Lakers. When the “Fire Nico” chants were at a high, Lamar name-drop him on Playboi Carti’s “Good Credit,” rapping a line about his rumored weight and conditioning issues: “The numbers is nothing, the money is nothing, I’ve really been him I promise, see Kenny been heavy out west and I carry the weight, I’m Luka Dončić.” The mention hurts because our franchise player is no longer with us, and Lamar, a Lakers fan, already sees him as the new face. › BEST BAR TO WATCH WOMEN’S SPORTS Underdog Restaurant and Sports Club Dallas has many options for sports bars, but Underdog is our favorite because it is the only bar we know of that plays women’s sports with the sound on. The bar offers ample bar seating, a lounge area, a dining room and a second bar with open-air access to the wide Jordan Maddox LadyLove Lounge & Sound // BEST LESBIAN BAR THAT ISN'T A LESBIAN BAR OWN 10 WN OW 1 N 0 W IDTOO TO TO MIDT DTOW O TO IDT MIDT M D ON LATIN NA N A A L A T ON FUSION US USS F ION U FU F SI S EFOOT NAT ATION TI OT T O T N AT N E O BAREFO E A F REFOO F EF RE SCHO HOOL OL OF ROCK OF OF O RO O F RO HOO R O C S H O R CH O C F S GFIELD F G IF L G RICK SP RIRI K R CK IR CI R CK SPRINGFIELD N F G NG LEL S G S R P G I L RIR NIR CK CK CK I TORS RS R CTOR T C R DOCTO C D SP S TORS O S R CT CTOR CT CT C O T C R TO SPIN DO RS P N D IN D NI D SP S RICHER E CHE H R C E HE R E XPENCE E TH E N E X E NC E IX SIXPENCE NONE T E ICHHE THE R HE ER E CE NONE T E O NO E O SIX S XPXPENC NC E ARM RM RM NT FAFA T ALIEN ANT E ALL A A NT F ANT F AN ANT F T N ANT FAR AR ALIE L T N AN FREE RERERE FREE CONN O CO CO C EE ERTS T ON FREE RE CONCERT ONC O CE E FRFR RTS FeFea ring riri F g: Featurin ur ut r ur e urr t r u ng TS F TSTS ERERTS Fe S Fe S F TS F TS RTS F RTS TSS Fea Fea Fe C ERERE ng turin r ng n nov. v 8, 2025 8 2 2 20 v. 8, 2,8 v 8 2 5 •11am-10pm 8 2025 2 2 v 8 25 •11am 10pm HIST ISS I C DOW OWNTO D N O T W O DO DO CA CAR A C RROL OLL O LT L O LTTON N O ROLLLT L RRROL OLL O STORICC D I OR OR C DOW D OW WN CA C N WN O E E E ALALALL C a N R FRFR E O D O A N R M 8 C N S C O N 8 N E 2 G e O O E S L N L D P K I 2 u O N W a L 1 LILI O A C E m E S O C C C T I I RT O R C P O m n v O 0 N m 25 O L OWNT W O W - o 2 a 2 P O C N T E E A C F G R S I C S T H S F A U EEE RFR O E tutu S O I G o F O 1 C A D L T T D N H 2 H O G O G 25 20 G 25 P N E L E T C T Thank you to our Train Master Level Sponsors carrolltonfestival.com RAIN OR SHINE T Tr Lev The official signature event of:
