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How Medicare Became a Thieves' Bazaar

In Dallas and across the country, hospitals, doctors and dealers have made Medicare the nation’s sweetest crime. The feds are now trying to shutter the door.

The Bizarre Tale of Sam Lone Wolf, the "Spiritual Elder" in the Case of the White Buffalo

Earlier this month, I wrote a cover story so bizarre, I had to periodically check official documents just to be sure I had not wandered into the realm of magical realism. Yes, in fact, a sacred white buffalo was born to a Greenville rancher named Arby Little Soldier during a lightning storm in 2011. ... More >>

Rattlesnakes and Whiplash

A Stoner Has a Date With Destiny in Jeff, Who Lives at Home.

On Fat Tuesday, Local Chefs Break Down the Fine Art and High Science of Making Gumbo

Aligator's Cafe Gumbo​With Fat Tuesday upon us, gluttony is the single goal of the day. While lots of shenanigans will surely ensue, as they do every Tuesday in this city, don't forget to fill your ulcerated tummy with a bowl of hearty gumbo. I spoke with several local chefs on the art behind ... More >>

Starfucker Aim For Head and Hips at The Prophet Bar

Starfucker, Painted Palms and Alexico The Prophet Bar Friday, January 13 An interesting sampling was in attendance at Friday's sold-out Prophet Bar show, one that spanned teens, 20, 30 and 40-somethings. Monterrey-based one-man band Alexico's computer-assisted performance was, at first, an acquired ... More >>

Q & A: Tab Benoit: "There Are Other Things That I Pay Attention to Besides Just Playing the Guitar."

Guitarist/singer-songwriter Tab Benoit is Cajun to the bone. Born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, but raised in the small town of Houma, Benoit was brought up on a steady diet of Hank Williams, George Jones, B.B. King and John Lee Hooker. It's no wonder that Benoit's songs echo the influences of classic ... More >>

Cannibal Corpse: Why They Tore Down the Whirly Ball And Put in a Sam's (And a Walmart)

In my day, this was also the site of the best Sound Warehouse in town. In my day.​Over the weekend I espied the deconstruction site you see here, across from Bachman Lake at Northwest Highway and Marsh. The new Sam's right there took me by surprise -- so too did the disappearance of the landmark W ... More >>

Searching for the Soul of Austin

The neo city on the hills is a far cry from its cheap pot, cold beer and low-rent former ways.

Margaret Keliher, Royce West's Son Want To Be on Dallas's Gas Drilling Task Force

Margaret Keliher​Late last night the city posted the list of folks who'd like to be on the city's gas drilling task force. That's in advance of a 10 a.m. meeting scheduled for Thursday, at which time Linda Koop -- chair of the ad hoc gas drilling task force nominating committee, whew -- and her ho ... More >>

Going Underground for a Good Meal

​I had the luck to attend one of chef David Anthony Temple's Underground Dinners. Temple began his career in Louisiana and traveled around the world before settling here in Dallas, where he started working with Tom Spicer. His passion is using the best local and regional ingredients to make di ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Ralph White at Dan's and Mechanical People at Poor David's

Just a couple of interesting musical options this Monday evening as the music conferences have been all packed up and put away until next year.

Where Have All The Bassists Gone?

Raising Cane's Gives the Finger
To Greenville Avenue

​Raising Cane's (multiple locations) www.raisingcanes.com Dude Factor: 7, or House's cane, on a scale of 1 (Michael P. Fay) to 10 (Caine). We had never darkened the door at a Raising Cane's until the new Greenville Avenue location opened, tempting us with its promise of "chicken fingers" on ... More >>

The Last Exorcism: Trembling Before God and the Handheld Camera.

Faith No More

Wired into New Orleans

David Simon’s new HBO series uses fiction to honor The Crescent City’s surreal, heart-breaking reality

Talk Is Cheap at the Goldrush Café--and So Is the Coffee

​Despite what the popular ad jingle may tell you, the best part of waking up isn't always the coffee in your cup. Some mornings it may be a friendly smile or the memorable service of the person pouring that cup of coffee.Other days, the best part of waking up may be a meaningful conversation over ... More >>

Baton Rouge Rapper Young Bleed Makes a Home in Dallas

Punk Act Warcola To Split Single With Austin's Spitting Bullets

Dallas Mascot Challenge: Furred vs. Feathered

The Iron Women are Coming!

The Lowdown

Music tidbits from the Big D

Represent, Y'all

The holler's not that far from the 'hood

A Broken FEMA (Yes, Again)

The Endurance Evangelist

Your savior arrived wearing running shoes

Texas de Ka-ching

The churrascaria king expands his dominion

The Line Out the Door

Texas de Kaching

Show Up, 4/20/2006

Dr. Disaster

When the world is falling to pieces, emergency doctor Paul Pepe makes order from chaos

Calling All Film Geeks

Plus: Dallas Floats

Come Marching In

New Orleans musicians in Texas overcome Katrina the only way they know how

Americana Pie

Grab a slice of 2004's best roots music while it's still hot.

Swizzle Shtick

Plus: Hey, Dude, You Owe Us, Like, $20; Stories of Failure

Segregation Forever

How Dallas got what it wanted

Best Use of Caffeine

The Mochasippi at CC's Coffee House

Same As Ever

Lucinda Williams might be the most acclaimed songwriter in America, but she doesn't see it that way

Goof Coast

Deep Ellum seafood restaurant can't figure itself out

Fantasy League

Bill Rossell had two dreams: owning a bar and running a baseball team. The first dream came true. The second is about to. Somebody wake him.

Family man

Dallas restaurateur Dale Wamstad portrays himself as humble entrepreneur and devoted father. The family he abandoned in New Orleans has a bone to pick with that.

Guy Clark

Bare-knuckle steak

Sullivan's isn't a knockout, but the points add up

Mose's better blues

A trip to Long Island reveals an Allison wonderland

Hash Over

Behind the lines

From reds to feds to blues

Sisters of mercy

Austin pair proves that laughter is still the best medicine

Pill poppin'

Tablet calls it quits

Cajun quest

Good cuisine--even if it involves bathtubs of boiling oil-- never goes out of style

The new Civil War

Tax breaks for corporations are about to tear us in half

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