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Trader Joe's on Greenville Avenue Will Open in August

Yesterday The Dallas Morning News' Biz Beat Blog broke the news that Trader Joe's had finally announced the anticipated opening date for the Greenville Avenue location. Starting Friday, August 9, you'll be able to buy all the Two Two-Fifty Buck Chuck you desire, right in East Dallas. See also: - Di ... More >>

The Calvary Church of Granbury Was Reading the Book of Revelation When the Hail Started

Last fall, I drove down to the Calvary Church of Granbury, a Pentecostal congregation in the little town southwest of Fort Worth that was devastated by last night's tornadoes. It's a tiny building with vivid green carpet, next to an empty field and just up a narrow country road from the town cemeter ... More >>

Rachel Behring Tells Rock Star Hospitality Stories and Explains her Love for Local Music

Ever been backstage at House of Blues Dallas? Rachel Behring painted the cool murals you see on the walls back there of some of rock and soul's legends. But hell, that's just her showing she loves where she works ... and who wouldn't? Behring spent a good stretch of time managing backstage at HOB, a ... More >>

Record Store Day 2013: Your Guide to DFW Events

April 20 might be the biggest music day in North Texas this year. We have Untapped Fest in Fort Worth, Har Mar Superstar will turn Bryan Street Tavern into the area's best dance party and Dada will have some of the best local hip-hop in the area. 4/20 is also the date of of this years' annual Record ... More >>

PTSD at FWO

Untapped Fort Worth, Taco Festival and Taste of the NFL Among Top Events This Week

Wednesday, April 17 Heads up, hopheads. The founders of Founders Brewing Co., Dave Engbers and Michael Stevens, will be at The Common Table around 5:30ish. There will be $15 flights of Founders that include Centennial IPA, Red's Rye PA, Dirty Bastard and KBS. From their FB page, "38 flights availab ... More >>

DEBC Releases Numb Comfort, a Barley Wine-Style Ale, Like a Kaleidoscope for Your Mouth.

Last week the good folks with the Untapped Festival released the official beer list for their combo indie music and craft beer event next Saturday in Fort Worth. There were a few surprises from local breweries on the list, like an American barley wine style ale from Deep Ellum Brewing Co. called Num ... More >>

Burning Questions for Pecan Lodge's Husband and Wife Duo, Justin and Diane Fourton

Each week (or thereabout) we ask a local chef three burning questions about his or her favorite culinary reads, food shames and best (or worst) meals. This week, we hear from Boss Lady and Pitmaster, Diane and Justin Fourton of Pecan Lodge. 1. What are your three favorite cookbooks? The Tex-Mex Co ... More >>

Park Your Art Here

Artistic Turf Wars

Just Follow The Power Lines

Could Fort Worth's Opposition Derail the Cotton Belt?

In September, transportation planners revealed that they had finally found a way to finance the $2.7 billion Cotton Belt, the 62-mile commuter rail line they hope someday will connect Richardson and Fort Worth. A private consortium, the members of which are still being kept under wraps, had agreed ... More >>

The 14 Best Unofficial 35 Denton Shows

If for some reason you find yourself in Denton this weekend sans the shiny wristband required for entry into 35 Denton, the town's four-day, walkable music festival, don't fret! There's still plenty of cool shit to do and excellent music to see that costs absolutely nothing. Below is a list of the b ... More >>

Eight Long Seconds

Shots!

I Saw the Most Brutal, Pulverizing Metal Set of My Life By Accident in Fort Worth on Saturday

We go to a lot of gigs here at DC9. We don't write about most of them. We do it because we've got an awful lot of local music, across three major cities, to keep tabs on. Now and again, on a trip to catch something we're keen on seeing, we get a fleeting glimpse of something incredible that's worth ... More >>

The Rekindled Dallas-Fort Worth Rivalry is ... Really Boring

The current iteration of the debate began when Larry McMurtry, writing in Texas Monthly, ranked Dallas well below Fort Worth among Texas cities, dismissing it as "a second-rate city that wishes it were first-rate." That sentiment wasn't particularly surprising. Anyone who's read his books knows tha ... More >>

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

The xx Wednesday, February 13, and Thursday, February 14, at The Granada Theater Achingly hip Londoners the xx have a two-night stay at The Granada this week, meaning twice as many Dallasites will be swept away by songs from their now-ubiquitous debut album and the recently released Coexist. We're k ... More >>

The Polished Side of Self-Publishing

Untapped Festival Announces Fort Worth Date for this Spring

Last year when the folks at the Common Table had an idea for a little craft beer block party in front of their Uptown restaurant, they probably didn't realize they were creating a monster. A really loveable and wonderful monster like Mr. Snuffleupagus, though. Interest in the craft beer event grew s ... More >>

More Texas Republicans Are Urging the Boy Scouts to Dig In Their Heels on Gay Ban

Texas Values, an organization whose goal is to "preserve and advance a culture of family values," has issued an open letter to the Boy Scouts of America with their thoughts on lifting the ban on gay scouts. They're against it. "While adopting this ill-considered and wrongly devised policy might ear ... More >>

Is There A Prison Monkey Rodeo?

Park My Hyundai Out Front

Stampedes, Crickets, Mango Cookies: This Week in Dallas Dining

Observer food critic Scott Reitz is off work being a good son this weekend, so I'll wrap it up for the week. Stephan Pyles' new restaurant Stampede 66 was the subject of this week's review. Scott was disappointed cricket tacos weren't on the menu, despite the how comical those little legs are if ... More >>

Telegraph Canyon, Glossary

Wednesday, January 9, at Dan's Silverleaf, Denton

The Six Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, December 31-January 3

Big Freedia, Ynfynyt Scroll, Yeahdef, Ocelot Monday, December 31, at Dada, $18-$25 When Big Freedia, the "queen diva of bounce," was in town this past fall for Denton's Hot Wet Mess, audiences saw a whole lot of ass-shaking from her and her crew. She gives it her all, which is why you can expect her ... More >>

KatsuK

Saturday, December 15, at Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge

Norton Records Benefit

Sunday, December 9, at Magnolia Motor Lounge

Fort Worth BBQ-palooza, Day 3 : Diving over the Meat Cliff at Cooper's Bar-B-Que

The final part in what some are calling the Fort Worth Barbecue Trilogy, this is where I introduce characters that make no sense to the plot and kill off the leads. Either that, or it's the conclusion of my Fort Worth road trip. Please drive outside of Dallas and get some other barbecue. You'll have ... More >>

New Rodeo Goat Brings More House-Ground Burgers to DFW

If you're thinking about opening up a burger restaurant in the area, you better be ready to step up your game. Another casual beer and burger joint called Rodeo Goat Ice House has opened near Fort Worth's Cultural District and they're grinding the meat for their burgers in house every day. Burger r ... More >>

Martin House Brewing Joins Il Cane Rosso at Swiss Pastry Shop Friday Night

If you like great pizza, fluffy pastries and craft beer, your stars just aligned. Tonight Il Cane Rosso is pointing its mobile pizza unit westerly towards the great Town of the Cow to serve pizzas at the painfully tasteful Swiss Pastry Shop (3936 W. Vickery Blvd.), which is admittedly old news since ... More >>

Terminator 2, Big Fiction, Eccotone

Sunday, November 4, at 1919 Hemphill

Great Things Happen In Threes

Dropping In On Fred's Cafe In Forth Worth

When Fred's Cafe appeared on Diners Drive-ins and Dives in 2008 the small, bare bones cafe sat on a nearly empty Fort Worth street. In the four years since, condos, apartments and parking garages have popped up all around the tiny building, wrapping the burger joint in cocoon of cement. Fred's is ... More >>

Ugly People, Pantagleize Theatre Company's Political Satire, Lives Up to its Adjective

And not in a good way.

Get To Know Your 2012 DOMA Nominees: Pinkish Black

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. You can vote for your favorite acts, venues and more right here. This piece originally appeared in our May 10 issue ... More >>

Fort Worth Man Ate 20 Hot Dogs in Five Minutes to Win Kobayashi's State Fair Hot Dog Contest

I've learned a few things from competitive eaters lately. There's some interesting psychology at play in the sport, which arise from two opposite camps: some take a certain laissez-fair approach, while others embrace the masochism for all its worth. See Also: Interview with Kobayashi Makes sense, ... More >>

The Fort Worth Music Festival - Will Rogers Memorial Center - 9/28/12

The Fort Worth Music Festival Will Rogers Memorial Center Friday, September 28 All the highways and random roads that lead from Dallas to Fort Worth throw me completely out of whack and often I end up lost and late. This happened Friday night as I braved Texas' "HOLY SHIT IT'S RAINING" traffic and ... More >>

Bitch Bricks, Deep Snapper and Wet Nurse

Tuesday, September 4, at 1919 Hemphill

DART's Fares are Going Up

After a veritable avalanche of public comments on Twitter and in 18 town hall meetings, DART's board of directors voted yesterday to hike -- er, "streamline" -- its fares. The changes go into effect on December 3. The cost of a local ride jumps up from $1.75 to $2.50, with a corresponding hike in t ... More >>

UNT May Merge its Denton and Fort Worth Schools

The University of North Texas System just announced that it's considering merging its flagship Denton campus with the UNT Health Sciences Center in Fort Worth. The UNT System Board of Regents will decide Monday whether to authorize a study of the merger, which would then require approval by the stat ... More >>

Fort Worth's Lo-Life Recordings Confess: "We're No Good At Sitting Still"

See also: Four Fort Worth bands to watch Fort Worth's Lo-Life Recordings have punctuated the seasons of 2012 with splits by Doom Ghost and War Party, two bands that mirror each other's three-chord mindset. Then they put out two really great videos: One in which Doom Ghost is profiled takedown-ad-s ... More >>

If You're Into Biking, Just Go Ahead and Move to Fort Worth

Dallas and Fort Worth are similar. They're both in Texas, both have oversized conceptions of themselves, and both came of age in the automobile era. The cities also developed similar bike plans, involving miles of designated bike lanes, at about the same time. And that's where, transit-wise at least ... More >>

The New Fort Worth Flying Saucer Has Landed

If you're out and about in Fort Worth this weekend and need to get a beer fix, you should know that the Flying Saucer has landed in its new location. Back in June we told you the Fourth Street location would soon shutter as the new location at 111 East Third St. prepared to open. Yesterday the beer- ... More >>

Brad Hensarling's New Bar The Gold Standard Opens Today in Fort Worth

If you wanna talk cocktails in Fort Worth, you're likely speaking of one person and one person only: Brad Hensarling. The thirtysomething behind dive bar The Chat Room and creative cocktail den The Usual has almost single-handedly shaped the Cowtown craft drink scene, and today he expands his empir ... More >>

Ridglea Theater Announces First Show in Two Years

Almost exactly two years ago, give or take a few weeks, Fort Worth's historic Ridglea Theater stopped booking shows and shut its doors. It was bound to happen. The theater hadn't booked a decent show for years before it closed. The Ridglea's fate was in limbo for the following two years, and was in ... More >>

Three Years Later, A Documentary On the Controversial Raid Of A Fort Worth Gay Bar

One night in late June three years ago, police and TABC officers entered the Rainbow Lounge, a new gay bar in Fort Worth. By the time they left 40 minutes later, six people had been arrested. A seventh, 26-year-old Chad Gibson, was taken to the hospital with multiple skull fractures and bleeding on ... More >>

Akkolyte and Pinkish Black at Rubber Gloves

Friday, June 29 at Rubber Gloves

12 of This Weekend's Top Concerts: Coldplay, Fungi Girls, Chamillionaire & More

Coldplay, Robyn, Wolf GangJune 22, June 23 at American Airlines CenterIs Coldplay the biggest band in the world? That's what they were always shooting for. Their latest album, Mylo Xyloto, has only continued their ascent. Its syrupy melodies and sincere lyrics pull in fans by the truckload and make ... More >>

Four Fort Worth Bands To Watch

I'm not going to get involved in the stupid "Dallas vs. Fort Worth" pissing contest, although I've lived in the Fort for most of the last 35 years, so that should give you a clue as to my loyalties. Now that development dollars - many of them from Big D - have created our very own bar ghetto here (t ... More >>