David Letterman

The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, March 11-14

The time has come. We are officially knee-deep in festival season. On top of that, all of the best shows happen in the springtime, when the weather is best, which means that we won't get a break until we're running on fumes, with our little engines barely puttering into summer. For now, we're going ... More >>

The 10 Best Metal Songs of 2012

Compiling a list of the best metal songs of the Apocalypse nearly drove us insane, especially when the tiny devils swarmed our offices, screaming, "We said Warbeast, assholes!" But we ignored their irritating voices and came up with a list that would make David Letterman's original body turn over in ... More >>

John McCauley of Deer Tick: "I Heard That Charlize Theron Is A Fan"

Providence, Rhode Island's Deer Tick is all about John J. McCauley III. The singer/guitarist formed the band in 2004 and his warped wit and croaking vocal style define Deer Tick's sound. Speaking from a Pittsburgh restaurant and in anticipation of Saturday's show at The Loft, McCauley spoke about De ... More >>

Wait, the U.S. Women's Soccer Team Did Lose, Right?

​Just looked up on TV to see the CBS trumpets proudly announcing that tonight on David Letterman the guests will be ... Abby Wombach and Hope Solo. Wow, this is going to be tense. Because surely Letterman will ask the obvious question, right: "How did you girls choke away a World Cup?" Of c ... More >>

My First Show: Don Cento Saw Van Halen, Metallica and a Trash Tsunami at His First Show

Welcome to a Unexpected Influences, where we talk to musicians about the music no one expects them to like. Allison V. SmithDon Cento​Don Cento is a familiar face around town, given his time as a keyboardist with Chomsky and as a guitarist in Shibboleth. But this skilled ... More >>

Upon Conan's Return, a Chance to Revisit Bobbie Wygant's Chats With Leno, Letterman

Bobbie Wygant Interviews David Letterman from Atombomb.tv on Vimeo.Late yesterday, Erik Clapp, the fellow slowly but surely archiving all of Bobbie Wygant's chits and chats for KXAS-Channel 5, sent word that he'd just posted to his website golden-oldies featuring a cigar-smoking David Letterman and ... More >>

I'm Still Here: Joaquin Phoenix Makes a Point About Something. Maybe.

Watch: The Secret Machines' Brandon Curtis Performs With Interpol on Letterman

Just a few weeks ago, Dallas native Brandon Curtis and his band The Secret Machines were playing at our Dallas Observer Music Awards Showcase outdoor stage. The trio wore black as their psychedelic drones pretty much obliterated the audience. The heat from the afternoon sun took care of the rest. I ... More >>

Today In Music News: Uncle Dave Starts A Record Label, GZA Plots Sequel And Steven Drozd Hospitalized

Your daily dose of national music news for Thursday, April 29, 2010...From the home office in Sioux City, Iowa: Dave Letterman starts a record label.GZA is following suit with his Wu-mates and plans to release his sequel to Liquid Swords.The Flaming Lips Steven Drozd has been hospitalized with an u ... More >>

Last Night: Ray Davies and The 88 At The Palladium Ballroom

Ray Davies, The 88The Palladium BallroomMarch 17, 2010Better than: Being the oldest person in the crowd, which I seemed to be at NX35.Sarah Jane Semrad​What a fickle position to be Raymond Douglas Davies. To be simultaneously a rock-and-roll oldies generation entertainer and a darling to the indie ... More >>

Like Many Before and Most To Follow, Tiger Woods Dramatically Joins The Human Race

Whitt's End: 10.2.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Former Carter High School star Michael Crabtree may not be a bad guy, but he's following some horrible advice. Friend of a friend of Crabtree tells me that he and the 49ers remain $10 million ... More >>

Drew Barrymore Would Love to Meet You Too

​So, you say you wanna meet Drew Barrymore -- have ever since E.T. or maybe since she gave Dave Letterman a birthday surprise? Well, this week you get your chance: She's doing a meet-and-greet at Urban Outfitters in Mockingbird Station on Wednesday. But, of course, it's first come, first served, s ... More >>

Farewell, Farrah Fawcett

Corpus Christi native Farrah Fawcett, who died today at the age of 62 following a lengthy and very public battle with cancer, will be remembered for many things: Charlie's Angels, her hair, that pin-up poster, The Burning Bed (she could act!), her David Letterman appearance. But locals who actually ... More >>

David Letterman's So Messin' With Texas

A Dallas-born Friend of Unfair Park figures that after all the fussin' and fightin' over this morning's Texas secession (Texcession?) post we really oughta go ahead and show this David Letterman bit from last night. Sounds good to us. Bonus: features a cameo from a certain Dallas resident of some no ... More >>

The AirborneToxic Event, Alberta Cross

Tuesday, March 17, at The Loft

Heritage to Auction Off Ernie Kovacs and Edie Adams's Collections, Including Some of the Most Iconic Props in TV History

Heritage Auction GalleryThis Ernie Kovacs caricature, signed by the man himself, is among the items being auctioned off by Heritage.Heritage Auction Gallery, which sits across the street from Unfair Park HQ on Maple Avenue, sends word today that its February Music & Entertainment signature aucti ... More >>

Cornyn-Noriega: The Other Debate

In Living Color

See The Color Purple at Fair Park

"Tony Always Performs Well"

The Getaway That Won't Go Away

M.I.A., LCD, ACL

The Sri Lankan lady starts the dance, dance revolution

The National's Matt Berninger goes on the record

The lyricist on writing, influences and playing live

Hail Roger: North Texas Scores XLV

Ben Kweller Can Be Your Excuse For Watching David Letterman Tonight

Romo-mending

Laughing Force

Gaffigan is fair and funny

All-Day Suckers

Sedaris and Colbert peddle Candy not everybody wants

The Late Show

Music Club of Doom

Nobody is safe from Sheryl Crow--not even herself

The Reel Truth

Hollywood Claims the Sky is Falling. To Which We Say Puh-lease.

Secret Machines

Friday, February 25

Top Cats

This musical has nine lives

Lost in America

Davy Rothbart found Found and other weird things

Depress Tour

I coulda sworn I was there when they turned on the TV

School's In

There's Strangers, then there are its strange fans

Wave On

Music's lunatic fringe lives, breathes and flourishes on the shortwave radio dial

Rescue 9/11

This year, a handful of shows provided the healing power of laughter

Up the Academy

The Oscar telecast has, for a decade, been Gil Cates' golden moment

Blow Up the Box

TV managed to suck and blow in 2000, but still, we watched...and watched

What, Them Worry?

As Mad celebrates its 400th issue, its editors wonder how to stay funny in a world gone mad

Paul McCartney

Liverpool Sound Collage

Fluff

Kevin Cubed; Happy birthday; Mo' money

Girl trouble

Rock and roll is still a man's, man's, man's, man's world

Night & Day

November 26 - December 2, 1998

Creep show

Radiohead: The story of a would-be one-hit wonder

Taking Howard Stern seriously

The last interview you'll ever need to read with radio's greatest, loudest talker--and, just maybe, Hollywood's newest movie star

Roadshows

Stupid Dave tricks

Letterman's hijacking of the Oscars reveals his limitations

This land is his land

Whether in The Band or solo, Robbie Robertson still searches for his America