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These Bands Took Fan Landers' Advice: Did It Work?

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

How to Know When It's Time to Quit Your Band

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you s ... More >>

Jayden Frost, a Singer for '80s Pop Band When In Rome, Runs a Vintage Toy Shop in DFW

Under a circular blue awning in Lewisville lies a fairly unmarked store with generic white letters reading, "DFW Vintage Toys." The change of worlds stepping inside is jarring -- it's like walking back 30 years and into your childhood. The mastermind behind DFW Vintage Toys, Jayden Frost, is seriou ... More >>

How to Smoke at Shows, Now that It's Not Cool Anymore

Every week Gavin will be presenting a guide to basic notions of common sense he feels are sometimes lacking from various aspects of the world of music. Also, he's British, and they're polite, right? After Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios banned smoking to an overwhelmingly positive reaction this wee ... More >>

Bill Expanding Home-Made Foods Sales Stalled in House Committee

Two years ago we tracked the progress of cupcakes through the Texas Legislature, or more specifically, a bill that allowed home bakers to legally sell their goods under certain provisions. That bill passed and now there are many happy home bakers and full bellies around the state. But, equal rights ... More >>

Quitting Your Job At 35 to Join A Band: Best or Worst Idea Ever?

Are you a musician? Is your group having issues? Ask Fan Landers! Critic Jessica Hopper has played in and managed bands, toured internationally, booked shows, produced records, worked as a publicist, and is the author of The Girls' Guide to Rocking, a how-to for teen ladies. She is here to help you ... More >>

Paul Slavens will Not Sing About Saggy Balls for One Dollar. Five Dollars, On the Other Hand...

J. Paul Slavens has a combination of charisma and sarcasm that is enough to leave any audience in stitches. Slavens made a name for himself in the '80s as a member of the popular North Texas band, Ten Hands, and has since had a career as a composer, radio show host, and award winning musician. Now S ... More >>

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What will happen to all the books?

The 35 Denton 2013 Schedule is Here!

35 Denton has just announced this year's schedule. It was a daunting lineup when viewed as a straight list -- in scrollable, chronological breakdown form its magnitude hits home. The two main stages alone comprise 15 commendable bands, and they aren't even operating on the festival's first night.

NOOOOOOOOOO! Crystal's Pizza is Closing

I heard a rumor that they were closing. Instantly, all the best pizza parties of my youth flashed before my eyes and I said, "Bullshit." It was bad enough when the Crystal's Pizza across the street from Jesuit closed, but the one in Irving was supposed to exist forever. Forever and ever and ever. In ... More >>

Beyonce is Coming to Dallas: Ticket Information

You all saw Beyonce singlehandedly blow half the power in the Super Dome with the sheer wattage of her presence last night, right? Well, heads up, Atmos: The Mrs. Carter Show is coming to the American Airlines Center on Saturday, July 6. Tickets are $48 or $253 before fees and go on sale at 10 a.m. ... More >>

New Green Grocer to Quietly Open on Lower Greenville This Week; Big Grand Opening Party This Saturday

The new Greenville Avenue specialty grocer, Green Grocer (3614 Greenville Ave.), will host grand opening festivities from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. this coming Saturday with lots of vendor samples and merriment. They also announced via their Facebook page the store is open all week, although not at full cap ... More >>

Stemmons Freeway Taco Cabana Is Open For Business

Taco Cabana fans in Dallas have another option for their late-night black bean burrito cravings. The fast food chain opened another location on Stemmons Freeway just south of the Medical District this week. The updated restaurants are marked by the enclosed patio seating that features collapsible w ... More >>

Facebookers Say McKinney Teen Arrested For Mass Shooting Threat Was Bullied For Being Gay, Autistic, Atheist

This morning, McKinney Boyd High School Principal Rick McDaniel posted a brief note on Facebook alerting parents that a student had made unspecified "threatening statements" on the social networking site and had been arrested by McKinney Police.(Update at 1:50 p.m.: The post in question has been rem ... More >>

This Beard’s a Home To Endangered Owls

Tonight, Oak St. Drafthouse Wants to Buy Your Textbooks

Beer and college go hand-in-hand, but Denton's Oak St. Drafthouse has just made the connection a bit stronger. Set in the city's third oldest house, with antiques "strewn across the lawn," the bar at 308 E. Oak St. has been open since March, and for their first "back to school" celebration, they've ... More >>

We Now Know Jason Garrett is Not on Facebook. When Does the Season Start Again?

At some point last week, the Dallas Cowboys surpassed five million "likes" on Facebook. They're the first NFL franchise to hit the mark, which I suppose is worthy of a Tweet, or maybe a Facebook post. But during Garrett's daily press conference on Friday, Cowboys beat writers, apparently out of vap ... More >>

Whoever Allegedly Hacked Domingo Garcia's Facebook Account Is Not Very Imaginative

Update at 2:41 p.m.: I just heard back from Garcia. It was his personal account that was targeted, and it's still down. "They changed the email to the account and changed the password, and they unfriended everybody," he told me. Why someone would do that, he wasn't sure, but he suspects they made ... More >>

How Dallas Restaurants Manage Social Media

That restaurants are using social media to get their message out is nothing new. As soon as any business owner realizes that networks like Facebook and Twitter provide an outlet and advertising at a low cost -- only the man hours it takes to set up a feed and gather and interact with followers and f ... More >>

Introducing The Nooner at Jonathon's Oak Cliff

Jonathon Erdeljac is trying to kill you, according to some recent activity on his Facebook page. The chef behind Jonathon's Oak Cliff posted this picture and dropped the following to clarify the train wreck: I call it "Tha' Nooner" 1/2# patty, ham, Swiss, bacon, American, tomato, mayo, and a fried ... More >>

A Date with Dollar Drinks at The Chesterfield

This week's drinking dispatch is brought to you courtesy of my complete inability to pass up dollar drinks, particularly when said bargain drinks involve the words "gimlet" or "Collins" rather than "McCormicks" or "Bud." While performing my morning ritual of catching up on the latest in Food Blog-L ... More >>

Mayor's Still Explaining His Stance on Same-Sex Marriage Petition; LGBT Voters Ain't Buying It

​Seems Mayor Mike wasn't done talking about his decision not to sign the same-sex marriage pledge  officially unveiled at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in D.C. today. Because hours after we spoke Thursday morning, he took to his Facebook page to post the following:Upon taking office, I made a ... More >>

Who Needs Beauty and the Beast 3D?

Dallas ISD: School Zone Dallas Presents: Jerry Junkins Musical Production of Beauty and the Beast from Dallas Independent School Dist on Vimeo....when you can get this courtesy a DISD elementary? That's got to be, like, at least 5Ds. Maybe more. Doesn't It seem like they're coming right at you? Fo ... More >>

North Bishop Avenue's Trees are No Longer Nude

Artist and musician Sally Ackerman was spotted yarn bombing trees along N. Bishop Avenue last Sunday afternoon. She explains that what started as a "love bomb" for a friend at Artisan's Collective turned into a gig when TV producers from the show Dallas hired her to knit up four more trees. They're ... More >>

Five Dallas Coffee Shops to Help Break Your Starbucks Habit

As Alice mentioned earlier, Starbucks announced Tuesday that they are raising the cost on some of their products. A "tall" or 12-ounce coffee will increase by 10 cents to $1.85. But why drink Starbucks anyway? Here are five better local coffee shops, no matter the cost. 5. Mercantile Coffee House ... More >>

Cavalli's Prosciutto Panini is Certifiably Worth the Trip

Each week, Justin Bitner goes hunting for DFW's most interesting sandwiches. Have a sandwich suggestion? Leave it in the comments and he'll check it out. Venue: Cavalli Sandwich: Prosciutto Panini Bread: Pizza dough Toppings: Prosciutto, basil, tomatoes, "fresh" mozzarella, olive oil The Case ... More >>

What's with the Pig's Blood in My Dessert?

Flickr​Every once in a while someone mistakes Scott for a food expert and risks ruining dinner by trusting him to answer to a burning question. Got a question about food or restaurants? Send it via Twitter @scottreitz, Facebook @ Cityofate or in the comments. ​Robyn Folmar (@Theburbani ... More >>

You Know What Art Crawl Needs? More Artists.

Friday marked the Dallas Arts District's second Art Crawl, a recurring event which takes place on the 3rd Friday of each month, correlating with Late Nights at the DMA and the Crow. With seven food trucks, tracks spun by DJ Durty Laundry and a live show by Ishi, Art Crawl had pretty much everything ... More >>

Who Says There's No Retail Downtown?

​A little while ago, the Dallas Police Department's Central Division posted this heads-up to its Facebook page:A homeless black male who possibly goes by the name "Poochy" is stealing puppies and selling them to residents in downtown Dallas along Main Street. The suspect is approx 53 yrs old, 5'6" ... More >>

It's Official: Tim DeLaughter's New Band, Preteen Zenith, Will Make Its Debut in July.

And so it is.​Well, we thought this would be the case, and, turns out, we were right: Tim DeLaughter's new band will indeed make its debut at the Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival taking place at the Granada Theater on Saturday, July 23. Says so, even on the Facebook page for the new band, which, DeLaught ... More >>

Anne Rice Comes Home. To Richardson.

In 1958, per the novelist's biography, her family moved from New Orleans to Richardson, where she attended high school. After which she attended Texas Woman's University in Denton, before moving to San Francisco and then international renown as the author of, among other things, Interview With the V ... More >>

Tale of Lisa Stone's Disappearance -- And Friends' Efforts to Find Her -- Goes National

As you're no doubt aware, Lisa Stone disappeared last June -- and, still, Dallas Police have no idea what has become of the 52-year-old Mesquite High School graduate, whose friends (Facebook and otherwise) continue to search for answers. Some of those friends appeared on CBS's The Early Show this m ... More >>

Amidst Talk of "New Reality" at Dallas ISD, An Invite to a New School Groundbreaking

​During Dallas ISD Superintendent Michael Hinojosa's budget-gutting presentation to the school board yesterday, when he warned that the state's $27-billion budget shortfall could result in as many as 3,900 layoffs and secondary school classrooms filled with at least 35 students per teacher, the di ... More >>

Dallas ISD Sez: See Ya Thursday!

​As we were eating dinner, about half an hour ago, the 7-year-old who lives in my house asked me to check Dallas Independent School District's Facebook page to see if there'd been an announcement about school tomorrow. So I did. I read this aloud:Barring any unforeseen circumstances, Dallas ISD sc ... More >>

Ice Day Redux: DISD Calls It Early

​This just in from 3700 Ross, via the Facebook:Because of icy road conditions that are not expected to improve overnight, Dallas ISD schools and administrative offices will be closed on Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2011.I have not yet told the 7-year-old who lives in my house, who, at this very moment, is d ... More >>

Club Dada Sets New Year's Eve Do-Over Party To Make Up For Grand Opening Snafu

Kevin TodoraClub Dada​Lost in all the shuffle surrounding last week's memorial event hosted at Club Dada was the fact that the Thursday night show at the venue also served as the venue's grand opening.Dada, you might recall, was originally supposed to open on New Year's Eve, with a celebration fea ... More >>

Spector 45 Frontman Frankie Campagna Died Early This Morning At the Age of 24

Allison V. Smith​The e-mails began arriving in the Unfair Park in-box at around 10 this morning. They said: Frank Campagna has died, referring to the longtime muralist and beloved owner of the Kettle Art gallery in Deep Ellum. But, no. It was not Frank. It was his son, 24-year-old Frankie, frontma ... More >>

Ranking Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, And Two Upcoming Beer Dinners

Jesse Hughey​One of my purchases during Central Market's Brewtopia deal (when you could get 25 percent off beer purchases of $25 or more) was Dubuisson Scaldis Belgian Ale, ounce-for-ounce one of the most expensive beers I've ever bought. But I had a feeling it would be good, considering how gre ... More >>

The Social Network: With Friends Like These...

The Symbolyc One Powers The New The Social Network Spot--But He's Not The Only Area Musician Involved in the Facebook Film.

If you've been paying attention, then you've long known that Dallas' own Symbolyc One is the man behind the beat of Kanye West's inescapable hit of the moment, the King Crimson-sampling "Power." And, sure enough, the hits keep coming for that track--it's currently being used in the as-seen-above-and ... More >>

God Loves Funny Counter-Protests

​In advance of the Westboro Baptist Church's planned return to Dallas Friday, the Unfair Park in-box has been filling up with notices of counter-protests being planned. One Friend of Unfair Park directs our attention to the Facebook page for the Westboro Baptist Church "Welcoming" Committee - Dall ... More >>

Dallas Is the New L.A.: Chase and Lonestar Will Shoot Here. And, Bonus Good Guys Episodes!

Bradley, if yer sticking 'round through the summer, I sure hope that Trans Am has a good air conditioner.​Networks won't officially announce which pilots will be turned into full-fledged series till next week's upfronts. But two days after NBC surprised absolutely no one by picking up Jerry Bruckh ... More >>

The Night Before New Year's Eve, Deep Ellum Gets Another Bar and Live Music Venue

From La Grange's Facebook page So, it is the Continental Club or La Condesa? You be the judge come tomorrow.​A very good Friend of Unfair Park was in Deep Ellum last night and noticed the sign: The King Bucks and The O's at La Grange on December 30. Turns out, tomorrow is opening night for the lat ... More >>

Today In Music News: Help Mellencamp Quit Smoking, Pimp Your GPS And Buy Nine Inch Nails Stuff

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, December 2, 2009...John Mellencamp's son has started a Facebook group to get his dad to stop smoking. See, technology does bring families together!Does your GPS not have enough street cred? If so, Snoop Dogg is here to help you out. Trent Reznor ... More >>

Whitt's End: 9.4.09

​Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *93.3 FM - the station formerly known as The Zone, The Bone, Quality Rock and who knows what all else - has for the last day or so been "stunting." That is, playing nonsense in advance of flip ... More >>

Bottles, Bottles Everywhere...But Not A Drop To Drink

​No segment of the food and beverage industry so reflects the desire for smaller, more personalized purveyors than wine. Wine lovers want magic and prestige--not a mass-market bottle from a corner gas station (usually found in a cooler, right next to the Coors Light).But therein lies the trouble ... More >>

Tony Romo Gets Faced

A Friend of Unfair Park sends us this link to Tony Romo's Facebook page. Had no idea he was such a Glitter fan. Ahem. Redskins fans.

Theatre Three's Mega Star

(Fake Name Alert!) Curt Mega For once the squeals they're hearing over at Theatre Three aren't coming from the elderly patrons' hearing aids. It's the reaction of a new audience of teenage girls who've discovered Curt Mega, the 20-year-old TCU student playing the romantic lead, Fabrizio Nacarelli ... More >>

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