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First Round of SXSW 2013 Acts Announced, Including Blackstone Rangers and The Relatives

With the announcement of 35 Denton's initial lineup, it was only a matter of time before you felt that tightening in your chest, aka the first round of SXSW acts. North Texas' Blackstone Rangers, Ronnie Fauss, the Relatives, Somebody's Darling, Sarah Jaffe and Tedashii are all represented. Thurston ... More >>

At Neighborhood Services, The Search for True Love Waits

​Mister Rogers' classic "Won't you be my Neighbor?" should not be the theme song for Neighborhood Services The Original on Lovers Lane. Last Friday, at 5:09 p.m. I called Neighborhood Services to be put on the wait list. The hostess asked when we expected to be there, I told her my date and I ... More >>

Wyland's Ocean Blue: Artist Should Stick With Palettes, not Palates

Chef Tim Byres Goes in Search of Himself and Finds Smoke

​Walk into Smoke early on any Saturday afternoon and you'll get the sense that the year-old restaurant hums along effortlessly. Simple preparations, a small, amiable kitchen crew, a mastery of the menu. Truth is, the food takes hours to prepare and there is meticulous care in the execution of wh ... More >>

Those Wisconsin Folk are Lightweights
When it Comes to Fair Eating

Sauerkraut balls: Wasn't that a nickname for Hitler?​A Milwaukee filmmaker who chronicled one man's annual quest to eat every deep-fried and "on a stick" food served at the Wisconsin State Fair has a few tips for fair-goers contemplating similar missions. Mark Irving, whose 13-minute "documen ... More >>

Eating Asian in the Big Apple: The Highs, the Lows, the Many

Bone Marrow at Prune​Having been on a business trip in New York for the last two weeks, I thought, surely I'd be off blogging duties. However, the man had different ideas for me, with a seemingly innocuous send-off of, "Have a safe trip. Send in anything interesting you might find." Crap. See ... More >>

Hint: It's Not From the Land Down Under

​Men At Work might suggest these lyrics: Buying bread from a man in Brussels He was 6-foot-4 and full of muscles I said, do you speak-a my language? He just smiled and gave me a vegemite sandwich. They would be partially correct, but instead of muscles, it would be mussels. And instead of ... More >>

Surely, The Best News You'll Hear All Day: The Pixies Will Perform Doolittle At Grand Prairie's Verizon Theatre On September 19

Pixies​A huge thanks to the Friend of DC9 who emailed this morning to pass along a note he'd noticed while scoping the Pixies' MySpace page today: This morning, the Pixies announced via a blog post on the social media site that they will be touring again come the fall, hitting 11 U.S. cities and s ... More >>

35 Shots of Rum

Smoke Gets In Your Eyes, Nose, Hair and Mouth--And That's A Good Thing

The owners of Bolsa are at it again—launching another hot, new restaurant while keeping their demons in check.

Some High-End Restaurants Just Don't Measure Up

​Not being a fan of crowds, my intention was to avoid Restaurant Week. Yet somehow I ended up at Fearing's for an evening of rushed--as in 'get the hell out, we need to turn this table'--yet very pleasant service...and mediocre courses.It's quite likely, of course, that Fearing's crew pay less att ... More >>

Handle The Proof: Two Of The Best 'Hard To Find' Spirits

​I personally think zubrowka and aged genever are the finest spirits one can drink. But neither are easy to find, unless you travel.Zubrowka is a flavored vodka generally associated with Poland, where they've been distilling and drinking it for a good six or seven centuries. Pale gold in color, it ... More >>

Veggie Guy: La Cubanita

​My fascination with other cultures started back in the summer of '87 during a family vacation to Disney World's Epcot Center. Yep, Epcot Center. I know what you're thinking, but I remember dragging my folks around each prefabricated little country, collecting knick-knacks and sweets from shops a ... More >>

Services for Trammell Crow Set for Monday

After the jump, the official Trammell Crow obituary sent to local media today. But first, this information concerning services scheduled for Monday:A public service will be held on Monday, January 19, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. at Highland Park United Methodist Church, located at 3300 Mockingbird Lane, Dall ... More >>

Has John McCain Abandoned His Fellow Veterans?

Angela Hunt Goes to Europe

Your Mom Is Really Getting Around...

Sometimes You Feel Like a Cult, Sometimes You Don't

Bones to Pick

Is the 2006 invasion of culinary foreigners killing off our local character?

Seeing Green

Our top DVD picks for the week of November 29, 2005

Raising the Bar

More than olives and beer nuts, Vickery Park takes pub grub to the next level

International Boundaries

We're going to Europe. What should we drink?

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Past Vs. Progress

We love the nightlife

Starring Roles

Why don’t we have a nationwide restaurant rating system?

Nature Calls

Why are patios so popular?

Shaw Business

Quaint scandals at Theatre Three; shrieks of horror fill the night at Teatro Dallas

The Big Hurt

Pauline and Paulette, about a neglected retarded woman, is hard to ignore

Food to Go

Dallas chefs learn their trade here, there and everywhere

All Quiet on the Eastern Front

Did a business deal with Bell Helicopter doom a resolution to recognize the Armenian genocide?

Goin' through them changes

The slow healing of Buddy Miles

Bad Judgement

State District Judge John Marshall is snared in allegations of misconduct

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

Why Dallas Can't Dance

Ballet Dallas may finally succumb to years of self-inflicted mediocrity

Giant

Mark Morris is loved and hated for being "part diva, part truck driver," but his choreography will endure

Channel surfing

The 1994 Dallas Video Festival mixes equal parts ineptitude and brilliance