The Wild Detectives

The Wild Detectives Bookstore Bar Venue
(1248)

09/19/2026

321 Zang Blvd is one block away from 314 Eight St!

THURSDAY! D-CLAIM is a Dallas-based jazz & literature collective founded by poet/bassist J.D. Debris, backing contempora...
09/16/2026

THURSDAY!
D-CLAIM is a Dallas-based jazz & literature collective founded by poet/bassist J.D. Debris, backing contemporary poets with hypnotic live-band grooves. Sponsored by Project Poëtica at SMU English, D-CLAIM brings together hip-hop tinged jazz with a poetry reading on the third Thursday of every month, highlighting an improvisational confluence of words and music.

Kristoddie Woods, professionally known as Black Ceasar, is a Mississippi native based in Dallas, Texas, and proudly serves as the Dallas Poet Laureate. With a diverse background in performance arts, he is widely recognized for his Emmy Award-winning performances with the Dallas Cowboys and Texas Rangers.

As a multifaceted individual, Black Ceasar excels as a poet, author, teacher, filmmaker, and artist. He is the proud founder of a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering positive change through artistic expression, providing a platform for underrepresented voices. Driven by a passion for making a meaningful impact, he uses his artistry to promote social change and uplift communities. His work often addresses relevant social issues, highlighting the transformative power of storytelling. He holds a degree in education from Texas A&M University Commerce, and is actively involved in gifted and talented programs at Paul Quinn College, a historically Black college and university (HBCU) in Dallas, where he inspires young students to explore their creativity and develop their unique voices.

D-CLAIM has been praised by the Dallas Observer for possessing a “spark that allows the poetic medium to evolve while also giving jazz new material.” Their sound, featuring the original compositions of bandleader J.D. Debris, combines the lyricism of Gil Scott-Heron, the low-end explorations of Esperanza Spalding, and hypnotic grooves informed by East Coast boom-bap and Brazilian soul.

Ste’fon Landers (saxophone), Manny Galindo (piano), Kazunori Tanaka (trumpet), Jackie Whitmill Jr. (drums), J.D. Debris (bass)

This event is free and open to the public.

Thanks Lisa Petty and Dallas Observer !
09/15/2026

Thanks Lisa Petty and Dallas Observer !

Ideas is open! A special meeting of TWD Book Club with Raquelle Jac in attendance, First Draughts by The Writer’s Garret...
09/14/2026

Ideas is open! A special meeting of TWD Book Club with Raquelle Jac in attendance, First Draughts by The Writer’s Garret, Miriam Horn present Homesick for a World Unknown in conversation with Riley Rennhack, El Club de Lectura Bilingüe continues with Juan Rulfo, Black Caesar serves as Dallas Poet Laurate and is joining D-CLAIM! Bring your own vinyl to share the music you love, the Dallas chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild is hosting a white elephant book exchange.

IDEAS IS OPEN! 🌎✨The Wild Detectives has always been about more than books. It’s about the ways we try to understand our...
09/13/2026

IDEAS IS OPEN! 🌎✨
The Wild Detectives has always been about more than books. It’s about the ways we try to understand ourselves, each other, and the world around us — and have lots of fun while doing it.

Now that conversation has a second home.

Stories continues to be our place for fiction, poetry and narrative.

Ideas is dedicated to history, philosophy, politics, science, memoir, journalism, art, music and film.

Two spaces. Two bars. Two ways of looking at the world.
One Wild Detectives.

The Wild Detectives — Ideas
321 N Zang Blvd.

As everyday, we’ll be here until midnight.
09/11/2026

As everyday, we’ll be here until midnight.

On the road to Ideas!Soon in September.
09/10/2026

On the road to Ideas!

Soon in September.

Follow your inner moonlight, don’t hide the madness. First Rodeo rides again! Sign-up with Verb Kulture for Poetry on th...
09/07/2026

Follow your inner moonlight, don’t hide the madness. First Rodeo rides again! Sign-up with Verb Kulture for Poetry on the Patio, we’ll be selling Born To Loose: The Misfits Who Made Dog Day Afternoon at the Texas Theatre, bring your own board and join the Oak Cliff Chess Club.

becoming Ideas, becoming Stories.Soon in September!
09/06/2026

becoming Ideas, becoming Stories.

Soon in September!

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314 W 8th Street
Dallas, TX
75208

Opening Hours

Monday 2pm - 12am
Tuesday 10am - 12am
Wednesday 10am - 12am
Thursday 10am - 12am
Friday 10am - 12am
Saturday 10am - 1am
Sunday 10am - 12am

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+12149420108

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