Bourbon Street

Dallas Lifts Its Shirt at Mardi Gras

Rangers 7, Angels 0: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Remember not long ago when it looked like Alexi Ogando was done? Since three sub-par starts in June he's back to being one of the best surprises in baseball, especially after last night, when he threw eight scoreless innings and lowered his ERA to 2.72 (7th-best in the AL). Moving him bac ... More >>

Another Deep Ellum Spot On The Way: The Free Man Looks To Mix Cajun Food and Dallas Music

​Deep Ellum is about to get yet another addition to its growing list of restaurants and music venues. The Free Man, which will open as a Cajun style cafe in the space formerly occupied by Sol's Taco Lounge, will serve as both a restaurant and a venue.The Free Man's owner, John Jay Myers, a longtim ... More >>

Come On, Get Happy! We've Found 50 Local Bars That Will Help You Do Just That.

​Deep Ellum is about to get yet another addition to its growing list of restaurants and music venues. The Free Man, which will open as a Cajun style cafe in the space formerly occupied by Sol's Taco Lounge, will serve as both a restaurant and a venue.The Free Man's owner, John Jay Myers, a longtim ... More >>

Wired into New Orleans

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

Fat Tuesday Festivities, Wolfgang Puck Celebrates the Chinese New Year, and a Monster Eating Contest

Flickr user Ctd 2005Except on Mardi Gras, the jackalope is rarely seen in the wild with its shirt off.​Some think the best thing about February is Valentine's Day and spending some romantic time with your significant with a box of chocolates and bottle of wine. Not us. We'd rather drink strong coc ... More >>

Pocket Sandwich Theatre's Fangs For The Memories Revives A Biting Comedy; Artisan's Swing! Falls Flat

Flickr user Ctd 2005Except on Mardi Gras, the jackalope is rarely seen in the wild with its shirt off.​Some think the best thing about February is Valentine's Day and spending some romantic time with your significant with a box of chocolates and bottle of wine. Not us. We'd rather drink strong coc ... More >>

Roger the Dodger Gets Called Back to Lead One More Super Bowl Drive

Flickr user Ctd 2005Except on Mardi Gras, the jackalope is rarely seen in the wild with its shirt off.​Some think the best thing about February is Valentine's Day and spending some romantic time with your significant with a box of chocolates and bottle of wine. Not us. We'd rather drink strong coc ... More >>

Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars

Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly

Join The Wine Train

Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly

They Shoot Horses Don't They

Tuesday, August 21, at the Cavern

The Fourth of July

Tuesday, August 21, at the Cavern

Help Wanted

Tuesday, August 21, at the Cavern

Deep Sixed

Reports of Deep Ellum's death are exaggerated, but not by much

Big Not-Easy

Thought the RIAA was bad when they sued downloaders? You ain't heard nothin'.

Come Marching In

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

Assist, Avery

Diminutive Mavs coach gives New Orleans evacuees a huge lift

Cosmo Cosmos

The Cosmopolitan Bistro has some redeeming qualities

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

The Cosmopolitan Bistro has some redeeming qualities

Ladies of the Lake

The fish aren't the only things jumping at Lewisville Lake's "party cove"

Best Mob Scene

Sam Moon Trading Co. on a Saturday

Jools Holland

Small World Big Band (Warner Music UK)

Being Avi Adelman

One man fights bars on Lower Greenville, while others urge compromise

Still prophesying

Russell Hobbs is born-again as a club owner

Harry Connick Jr.

Starplex Amphitheatre, July 23

Korn holed

It's Hard to Swallow, but Vanilla Ice goes...metal?

Now's the time

Wynton Marsalis sideman Wessell Anderson is Leaning House's best hope to make some noise

The other arena

With major arts players jockeying for position in a new performing arts center, will smaller groups be left out of the Arts District altogether?

Out There

With major arts players jockeying for position in a new performing arts center, will smaller groups be left out of the Arts District altogether?

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX