Perhaps you recall this Unfair Park item from early last month about the efforts to resurrect the Kessler Theatre in Oak Cliff? Well, either way, point is: It's still happening. And former DC9 contributor Jeff Liles is a big part of that resurrection, helping to spearhead the process.
But, beyond that, Liles is constantly trying to up the awareness level of what's happening at the theatre. Hence the above clip, shot by Liles and featuring The Buck Pets' Chris Savage performing the song "Hey Su
They were loud, rude, bratty and obnoxious. They smoked pot, drank lots of beer, did drugs and slept in their clothes. If you were a guy who hung out at Theatre Gallery during the late '80s, chances are pretty good that one (or more) of them fucked your girlfriend.
And they got away with it all because they were the best band in town.
When the Buck Pets' eponymous debut album was released on Island Records in 1987, your girl started making some plans of her own. She saw that album cover and d
Many of them were tucked away in suburban strip malls, their storefronts always the black sheep of the retail family. They were usually owned by a single lifelong music fan, someone who relished the opportunity to dog-paddle in the eye of the pop culture hurricane. Sometimes they smelled like incense or cigarette smoke. You could hear the music coming out from 100 yards away.
Most of the formative moments of my life happened inside a record store. My grandfather bought my first album, Sgt. Pepp
