Review: Dallas Museum of Art hosts 104th Birthday Party featuring Brave Combo

by Laura Seewoester

Usually when I walk into the Dallas Museum of Art, it’s a quiet afternoon, people are reserved and looking at fine art, and the security guards out number the visitors. Not the case last Friday night at the DMA’s 104th birthday party. Holy hell, it was a good party. The activities were plentiful, with art talks and museum tours, and a lot of stuff for the family. It was also DMA mascot Arturo’s fourth birthday, complete with a life-sized birthday card signed by kids earlier in the evening.

The highlight of the evening was an astounding performance by Brave Combo. I expected one lone couple on the dance floor at first, with maybe a few kids twirling about, until everyone else said, “Ah, screw it” and went out to dance, but the initial crowd on the dance floor was commendable and it just kept growing. Along with Brave Combo’s irresistible tunes, the free Starbucks mixed with copious amounts of beer and wine kept people on the dance floor for the whole set. I have to give it to them - Brave Combo knows when their audience has had just enough to drink to participate in the Chicken Dance, although the much bigger hit was the Hokey-Pokey. I have never seen a larger group of people put their left hand in and shake it all about.

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