PREVIEW PICKS
Raul Malo, The Academy Awards top the list.
1. Raul Malo
Last year, the Mavericks released “En Español,” the bilingual band’s first album with all Spanish lyrics. Though frontman Raul Malo hasn’t put out a solo record in about a decade, he’s able to get out and about more easily than with a full band. So he’ll likely mix Mavericks, some tunes from their latest and some solo cuts, as he eases back on stage.
When: 6 p.m. April 27-28
Where: The Heights Theater, 339 W. 19th
Details: $34; theheightstheater.com
Andrew Dansby
2. Todd Snider
Over 25 years, Todd Snider has gone from knockabout Texas singer-songwriter to East Nashville figurehead, all the while writing songs with insight and humor about our short time on Earth. A miserable pandemic year robbed him of a few friends and several heroes (John Prine, Billy Joe Shaver, Jerry Jeff Walker) and true to form, Snider has worked it out in song. This week he releases his latest album, “First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder.”
When:
Available through music retail and streaming services starting April 23.
Andrew Dansby
3. ‘Love Thy Neighbor: The Story of Christian Riley Garcia’ Dallas director Brandon Smith chronicles the life of Christian Riley Garcia, a 15-year-old who gave his life while protecting others during the Santa Fe High School shooting. At times like these, it’s always good to be reminded that there are indeed good people in the world.
When: 7:05 p.m. April 25
Where: Cinemark Memorial City, 310 Memorial City Mall
Details: worldfest.org
Cary Darling
4. 93rd Academy Awards
Never mind that many people haven’t seen a lot of the 2020 nominees and that the movie industry has had a rough last year, Hollywood is throwing itself its annual party Sunday night with the Oscars. Despite the general pessimism, there were some really good films and performances in 2020 — “Sound of Metal” (pictured), “Nomadland,” “Minari,” “The Father” and “Judas and the Black Messiah” among them — and it’s always intriguing to see how Hollywood portrays itself for a national audience.
Details: 7 p.m. April 25 on ABCTV.
Cary Darling
5. ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show’
The River Oaks Theatre, home to the live “Rocky Horror Picture
Show” sing-and-act-along, may be no more, but that doesn’t mean the fun has to stop. The Mystic Order of Chaos is bringing its brand of immersive anarchy to the lawn of White Oak Music Hall with a screening of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” on April 23. It’s the venue’s pandemic-era GRID set-up for seating so we’ll see how this works with the “Rocky Horror” put-on-your-own-show aesthetic.
When: 7 p.m. April 23
Where: White Oak Music Hall Lawn, 2915 N. Main
Details: $75-$150 (per group of six-10 people; seating will be in GRID format, where each group is socially distanced; whiteoakmusichall.com
Cary Darling