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Without A Full Deck

The Antidote to Dallas' Love Affair with Shiny New Things

In a town that pays actual respect to the glitteriest, shiniest new thing on the block, it's easy to take the classics for granted. I generally regard my distaste for nostalgia as a positive thing, but the test of time is not easy to pass and must therefore be honored. Like a worn-in t-shirt or a f ... More >>

The Alchemy of Vulgar Fashion: Patience, Magic and Blood

Denton death-synth duo Vulgar Fashion is about as enigmatic as it comes. If you're scouring their website or Facebook profile for a crisp, straightforward shot, you'll turn up empty-handed. The only real way to see and experience them--Julie Mckendrick and Andrew Michael, who fantastically go by the ... More >>

Vacation Photos Are Banned

Farewell to Fallout Lounge

Marina was her name. She had a short, dark mod haircut, and knew how to bring out her blue eyes with layers of teal scarves. We were Myspace friends. Still are, I think. But I never knew what became of her. Last I heard, she went north to try her luck in New York. Some of the best times of my life h ... More >>

Bolsa's Covered Patio is the Perfect Place to Ride Out the Summer (and Get Drunk)

Sometimes you just really need to get drunk on fancy cocktails in the middle of the day.  (And by "you," I mean me, of course.)Lots of places don't open until 5 or later, though, or they close during that late afternoon lull between lunch and dinner service; often, if they do stay open during t ... More >>

Looking For a Patio To Sit On This Weekend? Check Out The Overserved's Handy Guide.

Spring Fever is casting her spell and I can already see the telltale signs. We all find excuses to quit a little earlier and our patio-dwelling hours get a little longer. But there is more to the Art of Patio than a nice deck and outdoor seating. Indeed, you can match one for every mood, so this spr ... More >>

Conquer Your Super Hangover

Anne Frank and Baruch de Spinoza: Shut in and Cast Out

WaterTower and Stage West offer two different takes on power and intolerance.

Ilona Scheel Rocks Around the Loft in Fair Park

Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes in Dallas/Fort Worth music. Ever look up at apartments above some of our local bars and wonder who the hell lives there? Meet Ilona Scheel, who resides just above Expo Park's Amsterdam Bar. No, she's not a crazy ca ... More >>

Dallas Beer Festival Canceled

​NOOOOOO!Citing lack of advance ticket sales and overcommitment with the simultaneous Dallas and Houston Beer Weeks, Cathy Clark Rascoe confirms that Saturday's Beer Festival was canceled Tuesday afternoon.  "It was a really hard call," she said about an hour after making the decision. "We tr ... More >>

Q&A: Eels Frontman Mark Oliver Everett Talks Writing Albums While Horny and Being a Rockstar

For the four-year period between 2005 and 2009 Mark Oliver Everett didn't release any new material with his alt-rock outfit Eels. But it didn't mean he was resting on his laurels. Quite the opposite, actually, as the privilege of hindsight reveals it as one of the truly prolific periods of his care ... More >>

See Some Cool Scooters and Bikes, Support Deep Ellum, Check Out Some Music and Maybe Get Famous at the 2011 Rockers Vs. Mods

​It's an annual tradition around these here pars, when those oh-so-hip folk with the leather jackets and motorcycles fake square off against the ones in square-framed glasses and their Italian scooters. Yes, it's Rockers vs. Mods weekend. And this weekend's festivities are once again quite full of ... More >>

Two-Wheeler Weekend

Good Friday: The Labor Day Long Weekend Edition

"Yazz Flute!" At Amsterdam Bar​It's Labor Day weekend, and the parties will be happening all over town. One of the most interesting is the Expo Park Jazz Festival's "The Many Faces of Jazz." This two-day jazz festival will happen at Amsterdam Bar on Sunday and Monday and will feature 14 local and ... More >>

I'm a Geek Who Drinks...Root Beer?

​I've been totally jazzed about telling all you drinkers, girl and otherwise, about how bad ass Geeks Who Drink on Mondays at the Barley House is. It is just 2 weeks old, but it is outstanding. Geeks Who Drink, for those who don't know, is an organized pub quiz for teams of up to six, spanning pop ... More >>

Poster of the Week: Amo Joy, Little Birds and Man Factory at The Amsterdam Bar Tonight

​ Hey, remember those awesome shirts with wolves on them you used to buy from those pamphlets they'd hand out in elementary school? Of course you do. They are, after all, the new hipster chic. And, actually, they make for a pretty cool poster, too.

Gig Alert: Benefit for Rockin Ralph of Hollywood 5 and Dime

​Frankie Campagna of Spector 45 passes along word today of a benefit taking place tonight to help the man known as "Rockin' Ralph" of Expo Park retail outfit Hollywood 5 and Dime. Last week, Ralph sustained several injuries while in an accident on his motorcycle. A benefit concert, where all of th ... More >>

The Amsterdam Bar: It's Easy To Get Happy In Amsterdam--Unless Your Drug Of Choice Is Television

​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: The Amsterdam Bar, 831 Exposition Ave., 214-827-3433When: 2:30 p.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a w ... More >>

Trivia Geeks Unite

Two-Wheeled Weekend

Watch: Spector 45 -- "Emulate"

Ran into Spector 45's Frankie 45 at his "day job" tending bar at the Amsterdam in Exposition Park over the weekend and was promised that, come Monday, there'd be a little present for DC9 readers in the ol' inbox. Sure enough, here it is: The band's first music video, far as I can tell--and for an u ... More >>

The Great States

Poster Of The Week: DOMA Showcase Saturday On Lower Greenville

Created by Dallas Observer art director Alex Flores, this might be the most beautiful poster I've ever seen. Created by old-fashioned cutting and pasting (not the kind you do with a mouse, but with actual paper), his masterpiece perfectly encapsulates the DIY house-party aesthetic that we're proudly ... More >>

Pomp and Go-Go Dance

Good Friday (The Hurricane Ike Edition): Faux Fox, Eleven Hundred Springs, Wonderfool, Umphrey's McGee, Chomsky, The Golden Mic, Jana Hunter, The Tah-Dahs and Laura Palmer's Going Away Party, The New Year

Holy Diver Fired for Being 'Too Awesome'

Four Clubs Closed in Deep Ellum and Exposition Park in the Past Month

So where's the outcry?

Open Skies, Open Market

Over The Weekend: Rockers vs. Mods, Kristy Kruger, Moonlady Festival

Two-Wheel Throwdown

Rockers and mods square off

Reviewing Melodica’s Performances

Wanz Dover Brings Melodica 2008 to Expo Park

Film 2007: Missed Opportunities

Kick yourself for not seeing these 10 movies

Today, the Council Will Give Its Thumbs SUP or Down on Those Deep Ellum Permits

Till Today, Andrea Grimes Had Never Been in City Council Chambers

Amsterdam Bar, Not Damned

Getting in Deep Over SUPs, Again

Holiday Sellout

Stuff your stocking with Nirvana

Expo Park: Gosh, It Looks Happening!

Grant Olney

Sunday, July 9, at Good Records and Hailey's

Legendary Pink Dots

Your Children Placate You from Premature Graves (ROIR)

Dirty Fight? Take It Outside.

From Me to You

A mix CD for 2003

That DJ Made My Day

Jam Master Jay, 1965-2002

Best Coffeehouse (Without the Coffee)

New Amsterdam Coffeehäus

Best Tour Destination for Local Bands

Amsterdam

Scene, Heard

Butthole is back

Vanya for the 21st century

Andre Gregory makes Chekhov beautiful for the big screen