Best bets for Thursday
1 THEY'RE BRIL-LIANT Upstart indie rock band Bril – who toured with Blue October and made their national TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live in April – hits Tower Records for an in-store performance. Free after 7 p.m. 3707 Lemmon Ave. www.brilband.com. 214-252-0200.
2 GO BIG BLUE The Mavs gotta take it back. And we know they will. Watch the Dallas Mavericks play the Miami Heat in Game 4 of the NBA Finals. The game starts at 8 p.m. on Channel 8.
3 GO BIG BLUE ON A PLASMA SCREEN Lakewood restaurant Kitchen 1924 hosts a Mavs watching party beginning at 5:30 p.m. The game will be broadcast on a 50-inch plasma screen, and the menu includes nachos, chili dogs and fries. A fight song contest starts at 9 p.m. 1924 Abrams Road. 214-821-1924.
4 NEVER MIND... GIMME BASEBALL Dallas still has a baseball team. Renew your warm fuzzy baseball feelings at Ameriquest Field, where the Texas Rangers play the Chicago White Sox at 7:05 p.m. Tickets start at $6. www.texasrangers.com. 817-273-5222.
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5 BOOK SIGNING Mark Bowden, best-selling author of Black Hawk Down, discusses and signs his new book, Guests of the Ayatollah at Borders Books and Music. 7 p.m. 10720 Preston Road, Suite 1018. www.bordersstores.com. 214-363-1977.
6 SEE A BAND So the Mad Mexicans, Vallejo and Leroy the Prophet walk into a bar ... just kidding, they're actually all performing at the 8.0 Restaurant & Bar in Fort Worth. Yes, we have too much time on our hands. 8 p.m. 111 East Third St. $5. www.eight-o.com. 817-336-0880.
