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Listen: North Texas Collective Chapter 11 has a Beautiful Hit with "Whiskey and You"

When speaking of North Texas country music collective Chapter 11, we're not using the term "collective" lightly. The project, dreamed-up by Sherman-based producer and engineer Dustin Hendricks, who's worked with such greats as Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and even metal giants Hellyeah, isn't a ... More >>

Ten Bells' Black Pudding Is Bloody Delicious

I'm quite certain that an expat straight from England would scoff at this entire blog post, but it needs to be said. Ten Bells has a damn fine full breakfast on its weekend brunch menu. Let's clear up a few things quickly for the sake of discussion. Yes, the tomatoes actually look like real tomatoe ... More >>

The Foundry Has Celebratory $5 Old Fashioneds Today, Plus New Turkey Wings at Chicken Scratch and a Nod from Brits

The Foundry was recently named by Southern Living magazine as one of the best bars in the South on account of its spacious, twinkle-light covered courtyard. This bar just opened last year and has quickly gained a lot of attention, primarily on account of said courtyard, which is more like a small co ... More >>

Texas Radio Host Alex Jones Visits With Piers Morgan, Threatens Revolution to Combat Gun Control

Alex Jones, the Austin-based right-wing agitator, conspiracy theorist, radio host, and founder of Infowars, has been among those raising the cry for the U.S. to deport CNN host Piers Morgan. He appeared on CNN last night for a tete-a-tete with Morgan and, as you can see from the video above, kind o ... More >>

The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, November 12-15

The Sea and Cake Thursday, November 15, at Trees, $13/$16 Chicago's electro-jazz group The Sea and Cake has been around, in many forms, since the mid-'90s. The band just released its airy, tenth LP, Runner, a companion album to its 2011 release, The Moonlight Butterfly. The album's single, "Harps," ... More >>

Angela Hunt Wants a "Real Picture" of the Situation At Dallas Animal Services

Back in July, the Animal Shelter Commission met for an update from city staff on the state of Dallas Animal Services (DAS). As usual, they ended up talking about a few major, unresolved issues: The air-conditioning in the shelter doesn't really work. The shelter is still understaffed and manned with ... More >>

Luke Pritchard of The Kooks: "I Can't Believe We Are Still Making Music."

Hugely successful in their homeland of Great Britain, The Kooks have found it difficult to make commercial inroads in the United States. Perhaps it's the band's eclectic mix of rock, pop and reggae that has failed to connect with American audiences. Speaking from Boston and in anticipation of toni ... More >>

Justice, the Puppy Burned in Pleasant Grove Last Week, Died Last Night

The caretakers of the puppy who suffered third degree burns over most of his body were optimistic until the very end. But last night, Justice died after some of his wounds became infected and his condition worsened, according to a posting by DFW Rescue Me. The dog was rescued in Pleasant Grove last ... More >>

Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion: "If I Made Music In The U.S., I Probably Would Have Met People Who Were More Like Me."

Moving from Tennessee to London proved fairly easy for Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion. After losing his mother in 2000, he hightailed it across the pond and quickly formed a band. Speaking from a tour stop in Austin and in anticipation of tonight's show at Dada, Nicholson talked about his ... More >>

Josh Franceschi of You Me at Six Talks Shooting in Texas and Being the Best Band in Britain

Since You Me at Six is already a major success in their home country of England, Josh Franceschi and crew have now set their sights on conquering America. To that end, the pop-punk five-piece recently released Sinners Never Sleep, their most mature effort to date. Featuring intense numbers like "Bi ... More >>

Cartels and conquistadors -- who are worse?

This Black Leather is Spiked with Silver and Misanthropy

Name: Keith P, 29 Occupation: Event planner and DJ Location: Double-Wide Influences:"Misanthropy, melancholy, melody in all forms of music both modern and classical. People who have pride in their origins and the cities they live in as well as those who put work into the cultural offerings of th ... More >>

Now at the Angelika, Toast Serves Up Old-School English Grub and a Helluva Story

​Only a true food lover could turn warmed, lightly browned bread into a thing of poetry. But juxtaposed against nightly meals of tinned entrees heated on the stove, English food writer Nigel Slater did just that in his memoir, Toast, recalling a simple meal of toasted, buttered bread with pros ... More >>

Frank Turner, Andrew Jackson Jihad, Into It Over It

Tuesday, October 4, at The Loft

Straight Outta Pleasant Grove, the "Lost" Live England Dan & John Ford Coley Album

​While we await some call-backs, here's a light-rock lunchtime-out courtesy England Dan and John Ford Coley, who all but the longest of longtime locals always seem to forget were W.W. Samuell Spartans before launching the Southwest F.O.B., dig? Seals died in March 2009, 30 years after the duo cut ... More >>

The Gentleman Is a Tramp

3 Men and a Taco: The Midnight Taco Train Straight Outta South Africa

3MenandaTaco.comA truck with lots of crazy tacos.​What has six thumbs and doles out little folds of joy? Hint: two of the thumbs are from Cleveland, two are South African and two are from England. Aside from their silly Facebook updates about thumbs and such, the 3 Men and a Taco food truck ... More >>

This Week In Dallas Music History: Bucks Burnett Goes to England, Records an Album

​Dallas music scene lifer James "Big Bucks" Burnett is known these days as the creator and curator of Deep Ellum's The Eight Track Museum. But, as those with some time in the scene have long known, he's not just a music fan with long hair and a beard. He's also a musician.In this edition of This W ... More >>

Happy Memorial Day -- 2011

​Osama Bin Laden is dead. But the fight -- and the hefty price -- to fend off terrorists around the globe lives on. Just yesterday, for example, eight more American soldiers were confirmed dead in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. Sad, but let's face it, we've become numb to th ... More >>

Q&A: Yan From British Sea Power Talks a New British Invasion, Aging and Forces of Nature

British Sea Power​Three years have passed since British Sea Power toured the states in support of their 2008 release, Do You Like Rock Music? That's longer than the life of a lot of bands. The time away wasn't for naught, though: The band regrouped and worked on the follow-up to the best album of ... More >>

See Some Cool Scooters and Bikes, Support Deep Ellum, Check Out Some Music and Maybe Get Famous at the 2011 Rockers Vs. Mods

​It's an annual tradition around these here pars, when those oh-so-hip folk with the leather jackets and motorcycles fake square off against the ones in square-framed glasses and their Italian scooters. Yes, it's Rockers vs. Mods weekend. And this weekend's festivities are once again quite full of ... More >>

Dallas taxpayers have every right to be pissed about the goings on at the city's animal shelter.

Girls on Top

Nice Work If You Can Get It: Paid Leave For Being Indicted On Animal Cruelty Charges

​Both of you who followed along with yesterday's liveblog of the Animal Shelter Commission will remember that former ASC member and animal rights bigwig Jonnie England wondered during the public comment: Why is Tyrone McGill, the former Dallas Animal Services manager who has been indicted on charg ... More >>

If You're Headed Downtown and Love the World Cup and Wanna Hang Out with the Mayor ...

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

Ex-Canadian PM Brian Mulroney Says His Pal Tom Hicks Is "A Man of Principle and Honour"

​Tom Hicks is friends with Brian Mulroney, who served as Canadian prime minister from September 1984 to June 1993 -- and was, at one time, a senior counselor to Hicks, Muse, Tate & Furst. Anyway. In the you-gotta-pay-to-read-it UK Times today, Mulroney op-eds about Liverpool fans' vilification ... More >>

Tamara Drewe and the comedy of going plastic in a rustic world

Today In Music News: Glastonbury Put On Hold, Pink Floyd To Maybe Get Back Together and Gene Simmons Gets Hacked

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, October 19, 2010...If you were planning on heading to England to catch the Glastonbury Festival in 2012, save your miles... the fest's been canceled because of the lack of port-o-potties. Could Pink Floyd be getting back together for the kids?Look ... More >>

Kick It America-Style

Creative Seeding

Hatching Deliciousness

The Londoner serves up pub grub the way the Brits only wish they could

Working Like a Dog

Take a Beatle break at the Inwood

Yuletide Peckinpah

Cozy up with some hot cocoa... and Straw Dogs

Put Your Dukes Up

Season's Greetings roughs up Xmas

Minnelli Vanilli

Liza sings for Bass

A Little Night Music

The TCC turns out a concert opera

Gimme Steam

Inwood digs a little weekend anime

In Too Deep

The Modern screens a sinking story

Downright Filthy

The Inwood has an armory of Sex Pistols

It's What's for Dinner

Grapevine wrangles a beefeater

Dyed Green

Nashville Cats

Classic Fun

The Innocents earns a Lone Star

Humble Pi

WaterTower hearts love 'n' rockets

What's Under There?

British Invasion

Richard Alston dances across the pond

Euro-Hash

Who has the worst cuisine in Europe?

Blah Blah Blah

The patrons aren't the only stumblers at Sherlock's pub and grill