Surveying our ecletic arts scene, from the galleries to the stage.
There are a lot of new country stars around these days, but few can even stand in the shadow of a legend like Merle Haggard. The singer-songwriter has a date Saturday with the stage at Billy Bob's Texas. With a roster of songs long enough to stretch to Muskogee and back, Haggard should put on a memorable show.
10:30 p.m. Saturday. Billy Bob's Texas, 2520 Rodeo Plaza, Fort Worth. $35 reserved, $15 general. 817-624-7117; billybobstexas.com
-- Cary Darling
Your Cab's here
Seattle's Death Cab for Cutie makes a sumptuous, sensitive brand of pop that some lumped in with the emo craze a few years back. But the band has transcended that tag, as its latest album, Codes and Keys, so ably proves. Now, it is returning to DFW with a date at the Verizon Theatre.
8 p.m. Saturday. Verizon Theatre, Grand Prairie. $33-$36. 800-745-3000; www.ticketmaster.com.
-- Cary Darling
Texas onstage
Friday and Saturday, Arts Fifth Avenue stages seven new works -- four monologues and three scenes with multiple characters -- as part of Scene Shop: Lone Star Voices. The production is meant to offer portraits of Texans from a variety of backgrounds. Not suitable for those under high-school age.
8 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Arts Fifth Avenue, 1628 Fifth Ave., Fort Worth. $12. 817-923-9500; artsfifthavenue.org
-- Cary Darling
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