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Depeche Mode shows signs of life with Memento Mori tour coming to Houston

Depeche Mode will play Toyota Center on October 4.

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English electronic band Depeche Mode is adding new shows through North America on their "Memento Mori Tour," including a stop here at Toyota Center on Wednesday, October 4.

The extension adds 29 new dates to a tour that features a brief 10-city journey across North America — including a stop in San Antonio on April 2—- this spring, followed by four months traveling throughout Europe. The fall leg will start on September 21 in Mexico City, and will also include stops in Austin on September 29 and Dallas on October 2.

The "Memento Mori Tour" — which is in support of their forthcoming new album of the same name, due out March 24 — is Depeche Mode's 19th tour of their career, and their first in over five years.

"Memento Mori" means "an object serving as a warning or reminder of death," but the band - which is now in its fifth decade of existence - shows no signs of slowing down anytime soon. They have a string of eight top 10 albums running back to 1990's Violator, which featured classic songs like "Personal Jesus," "Enjoy the Silence," and "Policy of Truth."

The tour will feature Depeche Mode favorites and rarities, alongside new songs from Memento Mori, including the new single ”Ghosts Again."

Pre-sales for the new shows will kick off with a Fan Pre-sale on Tuesday, February 21, with the general public on-sale beginning Friday, February 24 at 10 am via depechemode.com.

Memento Mori Fall Dates

September 21 Mexico City, MX Foro Sol
September 29 Austin, TX Moody Center
October 1 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
October 4 Houston, TX Toyota Center
October 7 New Orleans, LA Smoothie King Center
October 10 Orlando, FL Amway Center
October 12 Miami, FL Miami-Dade Arena
October 19 Nashville, TN Bridgestone Arena
October 21 Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
October 23 Washington, DC Capital One Arena
October 25 Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
October 28 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
October 31 Boston, MA TD Garden
November 3 Montreal, QC Centre Bell
November 5 Toronto, ON Scotiabank Arena
November 8 Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
November 10 Cleveland, OH Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
November 13 Chicago, IL United Center
November 16 Denver, CO Ball Arena
November 18 Salt Lake City, UT Vivint Arena
November 21 Edmonton, AB Rogers Place
November 24 Vancouver, BC Rogers Arena
November 26 Seattle, WA Climate Pledge Arena
November 28 Portland, OR MODA Center
December 1 Las Vegas, NV T-Mobile Arena
December 3 San Francisco, CA Chase Center
December 6 San Diego, CA Pechanga Arena
December 10 Los Angeles, CA Kia Forum
December 15 Los Angeles, CA Crypto.com Arena

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diner cake heads north

Beloved Houston bakery and cafe rises with new Woodlands location

Courtesy of Dessert Gallery

Sarah Brook is the founder of Dessert Gallery.

One of Houston’s favorite sweet shops is coming to The Woodlands. Dessert Gallery has claimed a prime spot in The Woodlands Waterway for its second location.

Located in a former Nestle Toll House Cafe at 25 Waterway Ave., the new Dessert Gallery is expected to open in late summer or early fall. Owner Sarah Brook tells CultureMap that she’s had her eye on The Woodlands for a couple years and is pleased to have found a location that’s close to the Marriott hotel, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, and Cinemark movie theater.

“I’d love to say it was something very scientific. Really, it just feels like the right place at the right time,” she says.

“A lot of our corporate customers are popping up out there. I had occasion to visit and do some work at the Exxon campus. I was blown away by everything that’s happening. I wanted to be part of it.”

For almost 30 years, Dessert Gallery has been serving nostalgia-inspired cookies, cakes, and other sweets to Houstonians from its location on Kirby Dr. While previous satellite locations in Sugar Land and the Galleria area have closed, Brook says the time is right to grow. Dessert Gallery’s business increased in the last couple of years, fueled by people turning to sweets for comfort and the convenience of third-party delivery apps.

“We were one of the lucky ones. For once, we were in the right place at the right time with the right software,” Brook says. “Everybody was hungry and drawing their sorrows in chocolate. The delivery companies came on big. We were ready for all of it.”

At only 1,100-square-feet, the new Woodlands location won’t have quite the same inventory as the larger Kirby store, but it will be stocked with fan favorites like the Chocolate Chunk cookies, Apple Brown Betty, and the Old-Fashioned Diner Cake. It will also offer a limited amount of both indoor and outdoor seating.

“For almost 30 years, people have been driving in from all over to come to Dessert Gallery. I think our Woodlands and Spring clientele are going to be super excited to find us in their backyard,” Brook says.

Dessert Gallery joins a growing movement of Houston-based restaurants and bars that have opened or are coming to the northern suburb, including Bosscat Kitchen, Kirby Ice House, and Niko Niko’s.

Courtesy of Dessert Gallery

Sarah Brook is the founder of Dessert Gallery.