Danny Fulgencio

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Picture Show: Spune's Back to School Ice Cream Social

Danny FulgencioSeryn onstage at Hailey's Saturday night.​Telegraph Canyon, Matthew Gray Delves Into the Humanity Pools..., Seryn and other Denton acts welcomed the students back to Denton Saturday night, at Spune's Back To School Ice Cream Social.The party, though its bring-your-own ice cream and ... More >>

Review and Gallery: Park

Danny FulgencioVietnamese rice noodle salad​In this week's paper, Dave drops in on Park, where chef Marc Cassel has returned to form with a loose, fun approach to running his kitchen.For a closer, more colorful look at the bright, wooded space and the dishes and drinks turned out of Park's kitchen ... More >>

As Cyclesomatic Races Toward the Finish Line with OC Block Party, a Quick Bike Polo Match

Danny Fulgencio​Under improvised lighting and despite thunderheads rolling in from the north, polo players on bicycles commenced to crashing into one another while smacking balls with badly beaten homemade mallets. One of the riders sported a football helmet, wise move. Such was the scene on Tuesd ... More >>

The Block Party at the End of the Longest Cycling Event in Dallas History

Danny FulgencioNate Lightfoot placed third in the art competition and offered up his Sharpie so others could tag his ice cream bike's cooler.​In a dark alleyway beside the Oak Cliff Bicycle Company the crowd counts down in unison: "Three ... two ... one ... GO!" And they're off: two cyclists pedal ... More >>

Tailgating It at Texas-OU

Photos by Danny FulgencioA few shots before kick-off? Sure, why not.​By 8 a.m. Saturday Oklahoma had pumped its trucks and minivans into Texas to clog Interstate 35 worse than a fat man's aorta. A normally 40-minute drive to Fair Park took well over two hours. It was a fine time to contemplate th ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Daniel Folmer, Dust Congress, Glen Farris and Sabra Laval at J&J's Pizza

Daniel Folmer, Dust Congress, Glen Farris, and Sabra Laval J&J's Pizza, Denton October 17, 2009 Better than: watching OU-TX fans yell at one another on the parking lot that was I-35E. Danny FulgencioDust Congress' Nick Foreman. And a cello. For more of Danny Fulgencio's shots from Saturday ni ... More >>

Desire Tops Temptation: They Actually Keep Score in the Lingerie Football League

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Hundreds (no, really) cheered as tan, sleek women in bras and panties (no, really) sprang onto the moist 50-yard-long field. Fireworks lit up the field. The local media was out in full force; one man screamed from the stands, "Stop taking pictures of my sister!"What a bru ... More >>

The PAC Stages a Pac-Man-Shaped Rally By the AT&TPAC. Any Questions?

Photos by Danny FulgencioA startling look down private health care's profit-hungry Pac-Man gullet.​First off, how can something be a "flash mob" when local media's tipped off to the happening, oh, a week before it's scheduled with a press release? Second, it's awful hard to make a statement out of ... More >>

Midlake Sets Release Date, Moves Forward With New Album. Which May Explain Why Jason Lee Is In Town.

Looks like ritual day at the Midlake house...​Big news today from Midlake camp, as the band's publicity team has sent out a press release announcing the date (February 2, 2010) and cover art (see right) of the band's first release in three years (The Courage of Others)--not to mention the somewhat ... More >>

Texas-OU at Night? Doesn't Sound Like It.

Danny Fulgencio​Maybe you saw Michael Lindenberger's story in The News this morning about the Dallas Area Rapid Transit board meeting yesterday, during which DART officials found that DART officials didn't do anything wrong during the Fair Park eff-up that resulted in folks missing a big hunk o' T ... More >>

Unfair Park Goes to Fair Park

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Fair Park's latest additions -- which is to say, sculptor David Newton's recreations of Lawrence Tenney Stevens's nine-foot-high Contralto and Countertenor statues perched at the ends of the overhauled-for-$12-million Fair Park Esplanade -- make their formal debut Sunday, ... More >>

Picture Show: Ryan Thomas Becker CD Release Show at J&J's Pizza

Danny Fulgencio​As Jesse pointed out in last week's Observer (and mentioned here on DC9 alongside a free mp3) Ryan Thomas Becker celebrated the release of his solo CD Neighborhoof at J&J's Pizza in Denton Tuesday night, joined by The Beaten Sea and Grant Cross.You can check out more photos fro ... More >>

Palin Does Plano

Danny FulgencioSome of Sarah Palin's adoring readers wanted to talk politics at the signing table. One woman just wanted to say, "I really like your kimono."​If you're looking for copies of Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: An American Life, you'll be out of luck tonight at Legacy Books in Plano -- they' ... More >>

The Texas Rangers May Trade Kevin Millwood, But They're Giving Away Holiday Cheer

Danny FulgencioCraig Gentry was called up to the bigs in September, and now he's spreading major-league cheer at Children's.​Our Danny Fulgencio trailed some of Your Texas Rangers -- among them, Chris Davis, David Murphy, Ian Kinsler, Derek Holland and new hitting coach Clint Hurdle -- as they mad ... More >>

Picture Show: Manned Missiles, RTB2 and Spooky Folk at Rubber Gloves

Danny FulgencioSpooky Folk onstage at Rubber Gloves Saturday night.​DayBowBow hosted its Christmassacre/Christmas Spectacular at a pair of Denton venues Saturday night, with Manned Missiles, RTB2 and Spooky Folk first at Rubber Gloves, followed by Damaged Good$ and others at Bee's Manor. (Check ou ... More >>

Picture Show: Texas High School Rock Off at the House of Blues

Danny FulgencioIn the crowd at the House of Blues during Fly Away Hero's set Friday night.​Hundreds of hormonal teens and adoring parents rocked out to eleven local high school bands at the first annual Texas High School Rock Off at the House of Blues on Friday night.With industry professionals (l ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Erykah Badu, Jamie Foxx At The Palladium Ballroom

Erykah Badu, Jamie FoxxPalladium BallroomSaturday, February 12, 2010Danny FulgencioErykah Badu at the Palladium Ballroom Saturday night. For more pictures, check out our slideshow.​Better Than: Any other All-Star event going on that night--especially considering it was free. It was a night of oppo ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Evangelicals at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios

Danny FulgencioEvangelicals​Band: EvangelicalsVenue: Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio Time: 12:20 a.m. The streets of Denton were humming last night and venues filled--Jupiter House Coffee on the Square even received a ticket from the fire marshal because its crowds were too big. But, despite a ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: Indian Jewelry at Rubber Gloves

Danny FulgencioIndian Jewelry​Band: Indian Jewelry Venue: Rubber GlovesTime: 12:40 a.m. After witnessing the mind-blowingly brilliant and colorful display that was the HEALTH show at the Boiler Room, it was off to Rubber Gloves to check out Houston's Indian Jewelry. Upon arrival, there was a ... More >>

Yesterday at NX35: HEALTH at The Boiler Room

Danny FulgencioHEALTH went big at the Boiler Room last night.​Band: HEALTH Venue: The Boiler Room Time: 11:55 p.m.Some 15 minutes before HEALTH lunched into what would be the most visceral--and, without a doubt, the most visually stimulating performance at NX35 2010 so far--the packed house insid ... More >>

NX35: One More Slideshow From The Weekend. Because, Really, Why Not?

Danny FulgencioMmm...Midlake​ Danny Fulgencio wraps up our NX35-a-thon with enough photos of the weekend's efforts in Denton to make a pretty decent wallpaper for your house. Also, we got some video to embed into your head in a few. So stay tuned for that. In the meantime, check out the rest of ... More >>

Watch: NX35 2010... In Pictures And Sounds.

...and for the YouTube inclined, here's your link.Surely, you already clicked through some of Danny Fulgencio's pictures from the NX35 Conferette a few weeks back? Well, our man was all over the place, covering everything having to do with the festival--before it, during it, and after it, even--and ... More >>

Picture Show: Spune 2k10 Finals at Hailey's Club

Danny FulgencioGlen Farris and others performed at Hailey's Club on Saturday.​ Earlier today, you saw Nick Rallo's take on Saturday's Spune 2k10 Finals event at Hailey's Club in Denton--or the "Anti-Edgefest" as he justifiably calls it. Now, take a peek at Danny Fulgencio's photos from the event. ... More >>

Picture Show: Idol Hopeful Casey James' Homecoming in Fort Worth

Danny FulgencioIt's him! I see him!​Heavy rain may have canceled the parade, but the palpable, hair-tearing excitement that came when Casey James arrived at Fort Worth Stockyards on Friday was as sunny as his golden locks. Among the "Casey is Hot" signs and beating teen hearts was the American Ido ... More >>

Howdy, Folks: Erecting Big Tex

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​I'm headed to Fair Park shortly for a Very Special Sneak Peak at ... well, you'll find out later, so there. Till then, the surest sign yet that the State Fair of Texas kicks off its till-October-17 run this very Friday: the annual erecting of Big Tex. We sent our Danny Fu ... More >>

Before the State Fair, the Downtown Parade

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Back when we officed downtown -- man, those were good times -- I looked forward to today: the annual State Fair of Texas kick-off parade, which rolled down Main Street but a few short yards from our Commerce St. HQ front door. Alas, a former publisher rained on our parade ... More >>

Presenting: The Deep Fried, Liquid Nitrogen
Dr Pepper Cake

All photos by Danny FulgencioJudge Abel Gonzales​You may need to sit down. Take a breather. The State Fair is beyond space-epic, at this point. You've eaten a good chunk of the fair's fried foods already, haven't you? Maybe a giant, throbbing red pickle or too? (Maybe you're throbbing too). If you ... More >>

'Cause My Heart, It Was Tim Gunn

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Tim Gunn was up in Frisco last night, selling clothes (for Liz Claiborne and JCPenney) and books (Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work), at Stonebriar Centre Mall. From the sounds of our own Danny Fulgencio's account, the best part of Project Runw ... More >>

At the Dallas Holocaust Museum, American POWs and Concentration Camp Survivors Meet

Photos by Danny FulgencioFormer prisoners of war at Oflag 64 in front of the wall of the dead at the Dallas Holocaust Museum​"Uplifting stuff."So notes our very own Danny Fulgencio after his visit Friday afternoon to the Dallas Holocaust Museum in the West End, where former American prisoners of w ... More >>

Picture Show: "Mama's" Cupcake Meatloaf Wins the American Airlines Center Chef Challenge

Danny FulgencioThe winning dish. Check out more of the "signature offerings" in our slideshow.​Directing your attention away from the State Fair... The American Airlines Chef Challenge went down Tuesday, October 12 at the AT&T Plaza of the AAC. This was the  deal: Competition started wit ... More >>

Kimball High School Students Get Schooled By Common, Dorrough at World's Best Pep Rally

Photos by Danny FulgencioAt Kimball Friday afternoon, a pep rally with Common, at right, turned into a improved dance, dance revolution.​On Friday, our own Danny Fulgencio was at Justin Kimball High School for what he reports was: Best. Pep. Rally. Ever. The reason: The Knights received a surprise ... More >>

Picture Show: Deftones at the Palladium Ballroom

Danny FulgencioDeftones fans like to boogie.​ Pop quiz, hotshot: Is the above picture a shot of the crowd at the Palladium Ballroom dancing to the Deftones' performance? Or is it a shot of the fictional city of Zion from the Matrix movies celebrating the fact that Neo brought peace to their world ... More >>

Plano, the Final Frontier, This Is Our Recap of the Star Trek Convention Over the Weekend

Photos by Danny FulgencioWilliam Shatner's Q&A at the Plano Centre Saturday afternoon was more like a one-man show.​In between his flag football game, during which we almost drowned, and his school's fall carnival, I took the 7-year-old who lives in my house to the Trekkie confab at the Plano ... More >>

A Funny -- And Also Gross -- Story From Friday's Monotonix Show At The Loft...

Danny FulgencioThis lady had a night on Friday...​Perhaps you read Kelly Dearmore's earlier recap of Friday night's Monotonix show at The Loft and thought to yourself, "Hey, I wonder if there's more to the story about the drunk woman who went to town on the drum kit before Monotonix took the stage ... More >>

Scenes From the Bush Book Signing

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Our Danny Fulgencio accompanied me to Borders this morning; he got there early and stayed late, documenting the scene as some 2,400 folks -- well, that's what Dubya told Rush afterward -- waited to meet and greet the X-President, who, by my stopwatch, could sign 17-20 cop ... More >>

Scenes from the Veterans Day Parade

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Our own Danny Fulgencio was downtown this afternoon for the Veterans Day parade. He sends back these images, with more to come in a slide show shortly. In the meantime, may I also recommend this touching tribute by good friend of the show Bill Holston that appeared in thi ... More >>

Last Night, Air Sex Kept It Real And Raw. We Are Sorry About That.

Danny FulgencioAt right is Chris Trew, the man behind Air Sex. The woman at left is just an amateur.​I lost my Air Sex virginity a long time ago in New York City, and the experience was so pleasurable I just can't stop coming back for more. I had a fab time judging the Air Sex Championships at Tre ... More >>

Picture Show: The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2010

Danny FulgencioGlen Farris at Spune 2K10 Fest ​Between NX35, SXSW and ACL, we probably have enough concert photos to create some sort of concert photos city (Concert Photoia, if you will) in this year of 2010. But wait. Wait! There's more. Much more, as it turns out. Locally and nationally, there ... More >>

Last Night: The Frankie 45 Memorial Concert at Club Dada

Frankie 45 Memorial ConcertClub DadaJanuary 6, 2010Better than: a traditional funeral -- so much better.Danny FulgencioFrankie 45's motorcycle was set up as a memorial outside Club Dada last night for all to see.​After losing an adored member of their inner circle earlier this week, the family and ... More >>

Picture Shows: The Frankie 45 Memorial at Club Dada

Allison V. SmithSee Allison's photos from the memorial in her slideshow.​As you saw yesterday in Pete's thoughts of Frank Campagna Jr.'s memorial at Club Dada, it was an incredibly moving night. For those that couldn't make it, there are no better words on the Frankie's memorial than what Pete ... More >>

Night Moves: Welcome to Armenia. Also? A Dancing Panda!

Ray and Peter LekFor more panda, check out the Lek's slide show.​A little of this, and a little of that from this weekend. Or, more pertinently: A little panda dance and a little Armenia. It was an interesting Friday night in Deep Ellum on February 11: The Boiler Room featured Alexi Delano and a h ... More >>

Scenes From a Controlled Fire Gone, Well, Out of Control

Danny FulgencioPlenty of negative space here for your band and album name.​Regular Unfair Park contributor and not-so-long-ago photo intern Danny Fulgencio was passing through the town of Bowie last weekend, on his way back from a shoot, when he spotted some smoke on the horizon.When he pulled clo ... More >>

The Most Awesome Hipster Photo of 35 Conferette Day One (and more)

Danny FulgencioAs Julian Casablancas taught us, you can never have too many sunglasses. See more in our Day One slideshow.​35 Conferette kicked-off last night in Denton with Sarah Jaffe, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart, and Mavis Staples. Steadfast (and midterm exam-exhausted) photographers D ... More >>

Picture Show: The Toadies at The St. Patrick's Day Concert

Danny Fulgencio"I Come From the Water" is perfect for crowdsurfing. See more in Danny's slideshow.​Yesterday was a banner day for North Texas music nerds. Without doing too much self-horn tooting, the St. Patrick's Day Concert--just outside the parade--presented some completely killer sets from lo ... More >>

Savor Dallas: Sampling Some Well-Balanced Meals

Danny FulgencioStephan Pyles at work feeding the masses at Savor Dallas. See the full round of shots in Danny's slideshow. ​If we had gotten there 10 minutes later, we wouldn't have been able to get a parking space, which is shocking since the Savor Dallas International Grand Tasting on Saturday n ... More >>

As Part of National Police Week, Dallas Police Department Honored Its Fallen Today

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​The Dallas Police Department has now lost 80 officers in the line of duty. The first was C.O. Brewer, who, according to the Officer Down Memorial Page, was "shot and killed while attempting to arrest a man for slander at the Union Depot station." That was on May 24, 1892, ... More >>

R.L.'s Blues Palace #2: You Really Should Go Check That Place Out Sometime

Danny FulgencioR.L.'s Blues Palace #2 is as old-school as it gets. For more photos, check out Danny Fulgencio's slideshow.​In this week's print edition, along with an awesome profile of 69-year-old regular concert attendee John Ferguson, you'll find a Daniel Rodrigue-penned tribute of sorts to R.L ... More >>

'Tis the Season ... for the State Fair Parade!

Photos by Danny Fulgencio​Danny Fulgencio spent this glorious First Day of the Fair where he's always perched this time of the year: on Main Street, along the parade route for the State Fair of Texas's kick-off parade that's a little bit o' this and a whole lotta that. One of Dallas's finer tradit ... More >>

The 20 Best Concert Photos of 2011

Mike MezeulBroken Social Scene at the House of Blues​The number of good shows and exciting, inspiring, heartbreaking moments in the Dallas music scene this year were, to put it SO very mildly...numerous. It probably can go with out saying. Except we're going to say it. We're going to talk about it ... More >>