El Paso

A Touch of Intra-Mexican Hatred

Immigrants from Chihuahua and Monterrey sound a lot like Texans.

Aloha Hawaiian BBQ Says Hello to Dallas

Happy Aloha Tuesday, Dallas. There's a new Hawaiian barbecue place on Lemmon Avenue, and it looks pretty interesting. Aloha Hawaiian BBQ opened just last week with bamboo window treatments, a mural of the Hawaiian mountains painted on the wall, and Hawaiian radio playing over the sound system. I'd ... More >>

What Books on Mexicans Should I Buy This Christmas?

A list of the Mexican's favorite books this year.

Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Nominees: Bad Design

Leading up to our November 10 showcase, we'll be getting you familiar with some of our Dallas Observer Music Awards nominees, either via past features we've done on them, or new ones. As always, you can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared in our F ... More >>

City Council Set To Vote Wednesday On New Boarding Home Regulations (Which Will No Longer Cost $1 Million A Year)

After years of struggle, Dallas may be on its way to regulating the city's boarding home facilities. Finally. City Council members are set to vote Wednesday on a new ordinance that would require licenses and annual inspections for boarding homes, as well rules aimed at keeping the homes "safe, sanit ... More >>

At the Drive-In, Zechs Marquise - Trees - 4/10/12

At the Drive-In, Zechs Marquise Trees Tuesday, April 10 The last time At the Drive-In graced the stage at Trees, they looked like a band falling apart. Vocalist Cedric Bixler and guitarist Omar Rodriguez stayed on stage right, bouncing off each other while guitarist/vocalist Jim Ward, bassist Paul ... More >>

Dallas is America's 25th Fattest City, Houston is the Fattest, and Austin? Screw Austin.

Men's Fitness has taken measure of our nation and, once again, growing girth is the trend. In the March issue, which is on newsstands but not online, the magazine uses fitness industry and CDC stats to compile a list of America's 25 fattest cities. Houston is the fattest, which the magazine partia ... More >>

Another Adventure in Meatlessness, This Time at Sundown, Velvet Taco and Buzzbrews

"No regular potato fries? Goddamn hipsters." So spoke the quintessential Meatless Monday opponent, also known as my boyfriend. We sat across a bar-height table at Sundown, the new restaurant/beer garden situated next to the Granada Theater, on a stretch of Greenville Avenue that's also home to sea ... More >>

U.S. District Judge Furgeson Is Named Dean of UNT's Downtown Dallas Law School

​One week ago today, during council's chat about the coming bond program, the subject of the UNT Dallas College of Law came up: Angela Hunt wanted to know when the university would take over the old Municipal Building, at which point City Manager Mary Suhm reminded the council, "They're a good way ... More >>

Strippers Who Sued Jaguars Claim the Chain Retaliated. And That, Judge Says, Is a No-No.

A Dallas-based strip-club chain facing a class-action lawsuit tried to compel its dancers not to join that legal action -- and even fired a woman who wouldn't comply, or so the strippers claim. In a motion filed earlier this month, the dancers also claim that the clubs foisted the agreements on the ... More >>

Turnpike Troubadours, The Dirty River Boys

Saturday, November 26, at Southside Music Hall

For Your Bob Dylan's 70th Listening Pleasure

His Bobness​Back in August, Big Bucks Burnett sent word that he'd acquired a harmonica used by Bob Dylan during his November '78 appearance in Fort Worth, a stop along the Street-Legal tour. It would ultimately make a fine addition to Bucks's Eight Track Museum, along with Tiny Tim's dental mold. ... More >>

Study Says Dallas Am Not Be Very Literate

Via Threadless​Don't get defensive. That's just what Dr. John W. Miller, president of Central Connecticut State University, says in the seventh-annual report America's Most Literate Cities 2010 released today. Yet again, when ranking the 75 top-population cities in the U.S., Miller looked at six " ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: The Cult at House of Blues, Miss Marcy and Her Texas Sugar Daddies at Pearl, and Becky Middleton leads Songwriters in the Round at Opening Bell Coffee

Another Monday comes around just in time to spoil all those good feeling brought on by the Cowboys finally winning a game. Not to worry, though: This evening's musical offerings are decidedly eclectic and one shouldn't have too difficult of a time finding some kind of ear candy.

Running Up James Magee's Hill at the Nasher

James Magee's Mine Shaft, made in the mid-'90s using shatterproof glass, rubber, staples, salt and rust water​On Saturday the Nasher Sculpture Center debuted its latest exhibit: Revelation: The Art of James Magee, the first time in almost 20 years the El Paso-based sculptor's work has been collect ... More >>

Juarez In Color

News & Notes: Tom Hicks Is Almost Out of Liverpool (?), Cell Phones in School Zones ... and, Coming Soon, Balloon Dirk!

From Chris Howell's Sweet Science, which screens again at the DIFF Thursday at 4:30 p.m. at the Angelika​Some news and notes while we wrap up some wrap-ups:On Sunday we noted that U.K. reports have Tom Hicks this close to becoming a sports-team owner without a sports team. Overseas papers insist t ... More >>

Dallas ISD's Long and Winding Road to Broad Prize Just Hit a Dead End

​Perhaps you've seen the promotional materials -- they've been everywhere during the past five years, as the Dallas Independent School District (and superintendent Michael Hinojosa, especially) eased on down that Road to Broad, so named for the $2 million award given to urban school districts who ... More >>

BCS Playoffs: Round 1

​With our alternative to the BCS offered up, nothing else to do than to let it play out. Food expert/football junkie Dave Faries, take it away ... Given its record in other matters, it's unlikely Congress can solve the BCS mess and put in place a viable playoff system. And it's very clear the ... More >>

Favorite Things: We Find At Least Five Things to be Thankful for in Local Music. Back to Complaints Next Week.

Gig Reminder: The Mars Volta at The Palladium Ballroom Tonight

In this week's paper, I talked briefly about tonight's Mars Volta show at the Palladium Ballroom...It's been eight years since the break-up of At the Drive-In, the influential post-hardcore El Paso outfit that, post-dissolution, saw its members split off into the separate factions of Sparta and The ... More >>

The Mars Volta

Wednesday, September 16, at the Palladium Ballroom

Over The Weekend: Bob Log III At Club Dada

Bob Log III, Willem Maker, El Paso Hot ButtonClub DadaMay 29, 2009 Better Than: Jumping 12 school buses on a Harley XR-750 only to find out you missed the thirteenth one. Jon Prior Bob Log III is a rocket man.The crowd at Club Dada slowly trickled in after the late sunset on Friday. Ta ... More >>

The Day Before the Big Game, Bruce Sherbet's Pep Talk

The Rap Up: Syntax Strange

On the Border, Off the Fence

Tommy Lee Jones on the "Fascist Madness" of a Border Fence

In Austin Yesterday, Talk About Creating Texas' First "Innocence Commission"

Ask a Mexican

COPS isn't a sociology course, and Mexicans aren't really born to run. So there.

Tom Waits Announces Upcoming Tour, Plays Dallas on June 23

Ain't Life Grand? It Is, At Least According to Preservation Texas.

Yeah, But What About the Tex-Mex?

Press Releases...With a Kick!

Narcing on The News?

Troubled Waters

Trip to Bountiful

Oh, the talent given us at this year's remarkable Dallas Video Festival

Letters

Bob Schneider and Salim Nourallah

Thursday, August 26

Ticket to Ride

It's good news for bad people as low morale saps Dallas cops' will to work

Planet of the Apes

The good news is that DCCA's Wall Power transcends the usual monkey business

Say Goodbye

Like most people who cancel their newspaper subscriptions, I have my reasons

Black Hole Sons

Now a trio, Austin's Rhythm of Black Lines is the world's darkest jam band

Drive Away

Living in Los Angeles, At the Drive-In does Texas proud

Getting dumped

Despite shoddy science, bad economics, and catastrophic health risks, a West Texas border community may become the nation's nuclear dumping ground

Tangled web

From Mexico to L.A. via Alaska and El Paso, Tito Larriva has seen it all and more

Busted

Julio Mercado is Dallas' brand-new DEA boss, and he's inherited kilos of trouble. His city is about to be declared a drug disaster zone, but all his narcs seem to care about is snitching on each other.

Lonely Hunter

After a self-imposed exile in Mexico and obscurity, a Texas bluesman comes home

Buzz

Under the American dream

Texas playwright Octavio Solis brings muscle to DTC's season