Dublin (Ireland)

Chuck Billy of Testament is Ready for the End of CDs and Records

It's pretty rare for a band to wait nearly three decades to release its best album, but that's exactly what Testament did. Last summer saw the release of Dark Roots of Earth, Testaments tenth and most accomplished work. Melding the old school fire of the band's previous efforts with a modern sheen a ... More >>

The Ten Most-Read City of Ate Stories of 2012

With only a few days left in the year, I decided to hit our reporting software and see what you guys clicked on most in 2012. The last time I did this, bikini-clad women made more than one appearance in my year-end list. This year you guys have proven yourselves nothing but a bunch of cheap-ass drun ... More >>

Dublin Bottling Works is Back Online for the Retro Soda Fan on Your Shopping List

If your mouth waters a little when you see one of those "I'm A Pepper" shirts, then you undoubtedly recall last summer when Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group decided to sue Dublin Bottling Works, the then-sole maker of the original-formula Imperial Cane Sugar Dr Pepper. Papa Bear said Baby Bear wa ... More >>

Roadtrip: Dublin Bottling Works Turns 121 and Celebrates Small Town Style. Plus, 7 New "Retro" Sodas.

Dublin Bottling Works is celebrating its 121st birthday next Saturday, June 9, with "fanfare, music and a giant outdoor party in downtown Dublin." I'm thinking this is a great road trip for the kids. You know, we always say we're going to get them out to the country more -- let them stare at vast ... More >>

Dublin Bottling Works Is Taking Over Velvet Taco's Soda Fountain

Jeff Kloster has struck again. Back in January we told you about Dublin Bottling Work's move to bolster the Dublin soda industry. Maple and Motor still serves their sodas, and they're becoming more available by the day. Now Velvet Taco plans to add more of Kloster's offerings. They've been carrying ... More >>

Dallas Director Who Captured Demise of Dublin Dr Pepper Raising Funds to Finish Documentary

On the final day of 2011 -- "a slow Saturday" -- Don Merritt drove from Dallas southwest to Dublin. He used to make the 120-mile trek all the time and figured on this day he'd grab some footage in addition to some sugar-cane Dr Pepper. "We shot tours," he says now, "the soda shop." Merritt was think ... More >>

Another Texas Icon's Caught Between Dublin Bottling Works, Plano-Based Dr Pepper: Big Red

The set-up at Maple & Motor. For now.​Ever since Jack Perkins got his Dublin Bottling Works soda fountain at Maple & Motor, well, let's say I've had way too many cane-sugar soft drinks in recent weeks. (May I recommend mixing the Tart-N-Sweet Lemonade, Cherry Limeade and Dublin Lemon-Lime ... More >>

Jack Perkins' ocaTaco Should Open Wednesday

The good people of the UT Southwestern campus are about to be slapped in the mouth with slow-cooked meat. Jack Perkins and part of his Maple and Motor team expect to open his new taco assembly-line concept, ocaTaco, sometime this week. (According to Facebook, it's looking like Wednesday.) And yes, ... More >>

Dr Pepper Be Damned, Dublin Bottling Works is Striking Back Against Big Soda

Leslie Minora​Jeff Kloster, owner of Dublin Bottling Works, didn't sit on his ass and sulk after his company's settlement with Dr Pepper Snapple stripped him of his top-selling product, Dubin Dr Pepper. The day after the news hit, he says, he picked up the phone and did the same thing he's don ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper -- Yes, The Actual Stuff from Dublin -- Returns to Maple & Motor's Tap

As Scott mentioned earlier, Jack Perkins, founding partner of the Maple & Motor burger mecca -- and once a proud provider of Dublin Dr Pepper on tap -- is joining forces with Dublin Bottling Company to serve up the other sodas by the still-standing indie soda company. But that doesn't mean you'll ... More >>

Buy Up All the Dublin Dr Pepper You Can, Because As of Today It No Longer Exists

​If you have but a single can or bottle marked "Dublin Dr Pepper," don't open it. It's a collector's item as of this very moment. That's because as of 5 p.m. today there is no more Dublin Dr Pepper: From here on out, per a settlement agreement just announced in the case filed by Plano-based Dr Pep ... More >>

Bettysoo

Friday, December 9, at AllGood Cafe

Great City Attractions Rolls Back its Proposal For that Downtown "Observation Wheel"

Flickr user antwerpenRGreat City Attractions's Wheel of Dublin​This just in: U.K.-based Great City Attractions, which was working with Dallas County and the Dallas Convention and Visitors Bureau to drop that giant Ferris wheel in Founders Plaza, has opted to roll away -- for the time being, at lea ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper Launches Legal Defense Fund in Legal Spat With Plano-Based Parent

Photo by Brantley Hargrove​Brantley espied that giant check you see at right during his tour of the Dublin Dr Pepper bottling plant a few weeks ago; turns out, it was just seed money. We just received word that in order to keep pace with Plano-based Dr Pepper Snapple Group, which is suing the Dubl ... More >>

In God We Trust. Unless You're Dublin Dr Pepper, Says Corporate's Latest Filing.

​At the end of last week, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. filed its response to Dublin Dr Pepper's response to corporate's lawsuit filed in June, in which the mothership insists Dublin's violating a licensing agreement by selling The Imperial Pure Cane Sugar-y Good Stuff outside of a six-count ... More >>

Dublin Dr Pepper Responds to Corporate HQ's Lawsuit With Quite the Legal History Lesson

It probably doesn't help Dr Pepper's case that CEO Larry Young went on KERA's CEO in '09 with a Dublin sixer and touted it as "the original Dr Pepper formula with the Imperial sugar in it" with an "unbelievable" following.​Back in June, you no doubt recall, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. deci ... More >>

Plano-Based Dr Pepper Wants Dublin Dr Pepper to Stop Selling the Good Stuff Everywhere

Courtesy Flickr user Rich Anderson​Last night KXAS-Channel 5 had a most fascinating story: Dr Pepper v. Dr Pepper. Specifically, Plano-based Dr Pepper/Seven Up Inc. says the Dublin-based maker of The Real Thing (that is, a Pepper flavored with original-formula Imperial Pure Cane Sugar) is violatin ... More >>

Get Your Memorial Day Drink and Eat On

Memorial Day weekend, a time to stock the cooler, spark up the barbecue, and hang out with friends and family. The holiday is here, and we have a list of local spots that will be celebrating the long weekend by offering up fun, affordable parties. ​ Idle Rich Pub (2614 McKinney Ave.) Idle ... More >>

All Aboard the Cheese Bus!

​In 1964, Ken Kesey and his band of Merry Pranksters hopped into a brightly painted bus and traveled eastward in a hallucinogen-inspired stupor with the hopes of expanding their perceptions of reality. This Saturday, in a slightly less psychedelic but far more delicious bus trip, Dallas' Scar ... More >>

The Problem With... The Script's "For the First Time"

Listen: I know I'm probably not the demographic Dublin band The Script has in mind for their songs -- pretty much all of which appears to be targeted toward women who seek out media aimed at making them cry. In other words: These guys are like the Nicholas Sparks of music. Which is bad news for ever ... More >>

The Common Table Sets "St. Crafty's Day" Beer Lineup

Live Oak Primus is one of eight specialty beers to be tapped at The Common Table's "St. Crafty's Day."​As far as beer drinking goes, Saint Patrick's Day is generally known more for quantity than quality. And if it's not cheap, domestic and dyed green, chances are it's Guinness, as the historic Dub ... More >>

Super Bowl XLV: Suite Deal

​My Super Bowl XLV itinerary looks thusly: Blogging Super Bowly all week. Broadcasting on 105.3 The Fan from radio row all week. And finding time to squeeze in some partying Tuesday (NFL Media at House of Blues), Wednesday (Aces & Angels at Fair Park), Friday (Pamela Anderson at ... More >>

Just In Time For the Super Bowl, Dallas Is Making One Last Push to Wipe Away Graffiti

Photos by Patrick MichelsDallas is cleaning up its image before the Super Bowl. We'll start with Dealey Plaza.​As quiet as Dealey Plaza's been since the truth-bearing publishers were cleared out, you could forgive a few tourists for being concerned this morning to find the place crawling with cops ... More >>

Having a SodaBlast! The City Is Not Screwing Around When It Comes to Graffiti Removal.

Soda Blast Systems​Had a very long, very off-the-record chat with don't-call-him-Graffiti-Czar John Barr late last week, during which he dropped the hint that this week, the city would roll out some new tech aimed at power-washing the hell out of the city. But the Oak Cliff attorney, who's been re ... More >>

Clearing Out The Mailroom: The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder, The Autumn Defense, Paleface

​We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take a few at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.The Chieftains featuring Ry Cooder (Dublin, Ireland)San Patricio (Black Rock Re ... More >>

What, No Marshmallow-Topped Yams?
Thanksgiving Menus for the Non-homebodies.

​Thanksgiving is just under three weeks away, which means it's high time to choose recipes, draft a shopping list and find the roasting pan. Or, alternately, make reservations. For folks without nearby relatives or an inclination to cook, a number of local restaurants are serving up Thanksgiving ... More >>

Today In Music News: T.I. Gets Popped, Jazzy Jeff Gets Booted And GNR Get Pelted

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, September 3, 2010...You would think a prison stint and probation would be enough to keep T.I. on the straight and narrow. Think again.No one rocks a party like Jazzy Jeff. But, apparently that wasn't good enough for him not to get escorted out by ... More >>

Our Top 5 Most Expensive Things
To Eat or Drink

​You just invented the Opti-Grab just like The Jerk's Navin R. Johnson, or possibly hit it big in what many now may consider their only chance at retirement, the lottery. What would you do with all that loot after buying a ration of fine automobiles and country estates? Well, you could join th ... More >>

MOM and POPcorn Begets 48 flavors

Photo by Liz Smith​The MOM and POPcorn Company 215 E. Louisiana St. McKinney 972-542-7605 Try: Parmesan and garlic popcorn Don't try: Cricket Lick It and Real Scorpion Suckers, unless you're brave enough. When a friend first told me about a gourmet popcorn shop, I didn't exactly jump to my f ... More >>

Q&A: Crowded House's Nick Seymour Talks Inspiration, Visual Art, David Byrne, Mustaches and Bicycling With Our In-House Superfan

On the far left, Neil Finn and his mustache. Next to him? Nick Seymour.​On a hot summer day last month, I played the "international calling game" with Crowded House's bassist Nick Seymour. I harassed operators and PR reps to no avail: The number I was dialing was not in service. I wondered what in ... More >>

Kisses: Fairy Tale Meets Real Life For Runaway Kids.

Li'l Tex Cooks

Torchy's Tacos: Get There Quick, Before We Eat Them All

Shhh! It's A Secret

Guinness Brewmaster Fergal Murray Speaks About St. Patty's Day, American Vs. Irish Guinness And Introducing Foreign Extra Stout

Jesse HugheyGuinness brewmaster Fergal Murray at Trinity Hall Tuesday night. ​It's a busy time of year for Guinness brewmaster Fergal Murray, as you might imagine. Not only is he tasked with ensuring the quality of every batch of beer at Dublin's St. James Gate Brewery (which produces approximatel ... More >>

Flogging Molly, Frank Turner, The Architects

Tuesday, February 9, at the House of Blues

Landlubber

Stage West presents The Seafarer

It's Dr Pepper Time!

As least for those bootlegging the sugar-sweetened stuff out of Dublin, Texas

Riverxmas

Liquor Rep

What does your drink say about you?

Stayin' Alive

Avanti Ristorante survives the McKinney Avenue curse

Hard Rock

New global tapas bar opening on McKinney Avenue

Awash in Suds

Beer's the word at Trinity Hall

Bistral Cursed

McKinney Avenue is in the grips of a gustatory curse

O'Dowd's Goes Flat

Last call at the McKinney Avenue pub

Colombo Pause

Reasons to drink

Hash Over

Guts from the old sod; Mixed hash; List watch

Hash Over

Where's PoPoLos?; Dowdy McKinney; Lo lo Lola

Hash Over

Beeson goes; Irish jig; List watch