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Gringo Bandito is a hot sauce brand created by Dexter Holland. Yes, that Dexter Holland. He is the lead singer for the multi-platinum punk rock band The Offspring. In the past we’ve reported on award-winning hot sauce makers via our yearly visit to Zest Fest. Some high profile folks have noticed.

Dallas Fan Days will quickly be arriving at the Irving Convention Center on October 20-22. The Dallas Fan Days Expo encompasses a variety of pop culture topics such as comics, sci-fi, horror, anime, and gaming.

Festival Director Emily Mantooth, Dallas Chocolate Festival scholarship recipient Thuy-Linh Nguyen, & Sander Wolf We’re excited about upcoming Dallas Chocolate Fest Friday the 8th – Sunday the 10th. We wanted to know more about its beginnings, so we shot  Dallas Chocolate Fest Founder Sander Wolf some questions. ILIVE: What spurred your love of chocolate & artisan […]

Evoking the flavors of a modern Mexico City cuisine, several Cantina Laredo locations in North Texas will host an exclusive four-course Tequila Dinner, featuring distinctive off-the-menu items paired with a featured tequila cocktail for $59.99 per person. The menu at each event includes: Huarache de Camaron y Chorizo; Cranberry Salad; Grouper topped with Alcachofas Vino […]

The Vitruvian Salsa Festival takes over Vitruvian Park’s Amphitheater every Saturday night in August! Bring your dancing shoes and enjoy the live bands, DJs and Salsa Lessons with Luis Delgadillo from 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Coolers are permitted; however, food and beverages will be available for purchase from gourmet food trucks.  A different band […]

The National Videogame Museum (NVM) in Frisco (also home to an eSports team) will host a Pokémon GO One-Year Anniversary Party on Thursday, July 6. Patrons are invited to visit the museum and celebrate the game. Activities include: Play Pokémon games throughout the museum; Pokémon Lures will be dropped all day to attract extra Pokémon to the museum; […]

Heavy rains and parking conundrums were not enough to keep people away from this year’s Fan Expo Dallas. People from the DFW area, as well as all over the country, came flooding into The Kay Bailey Hutchinson convention center to meet their favorite celebrities.

The new Power Rangers movie made a strong debut by earning over $65M on opening weekend. In an attempt to relive childhood memories, people of all ages rushed to the box office to get a taste of the nostalgia. Even though the film had a brand new cast for the leading roles, there were two original members that returned for a quick cameo. One of those actors was none other than the original Green Ranger, Jason David Frank.

This weekend I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to sit down and talk with Sean Patrick Flanery at this year’s Fan Expo Dallas. For those of you who are unfamiliar with Sean, he is a native Texan that has been on the big screen since the 1990s.

While hair bands may have dissipated since the 1980s, there are several cinematic productions that have withstood the test of time. Back to the Future is arguably one of the best products to have come out of this time period. The quotes and characters still reverberate in pop culture today. I was lucky enough to speak with Tom Wilson, AKA Biff Tannen, while I was at Fan Expo Dallas.