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May 23, 2012
Welp, It Looks Like Justin Bieber's Coming To Town
Justin BieberMonday, October 29, at American Airlines Center, $52.71-$103.90Though he's one of the most disliked artists in the world, I predict this show will sell out quicker than it takes load the video for "Baby." Of course, Dallas has a special place in Biebs' heart. His girlfriend Selena Gomez ... More >>
Music
May 10, 2012
Pinkish Black's Sinister Waltz Has Been Building Momentum For 20 Years
Justin BieberMonday, October 29, at American Airlines Center, $52.71-$103.90Though he's one of the most disliked artists in the world, I predict this show will sell out quicker than it takes load the video for "Baby." Of course, Dallas has a special place in Biebs' heart. His girlfriend Selena Gomez ... More >>
News
May 3, 2012
Deion Sanders' Charter School and the Making of a Prime Time Scam
A businessman and a bishop used Cowboys' Hall of Famer Deion Sanders' name to drum up interest in a charter school. Then they tried to score from the deal.
Blogs
May 1, 2012
Vocal Coach Linda Septien Is In the Business of Making Stars
Welcome to Local Music 'Mericans, where we get to know the people behind the scenes. In 1984, Linda Septien was performing opera in Italy. Inspired, she flew to Nashville to do her own recordings. "You suck," the producer told her. "You have no feeling at all." She put the brakes on and decided ... More >>
Blogs
April 26, 2012
Trader Joe's Opens in Fort Worth in June
Word out of the Monrovia, California, HQ for Trader Joe's, is that the company's first two Texas stores will both open on Friday, June 15 at 8 a.m. One is in the Woodlands north of Houston and the other in Fort Worth. The Fort Worth location at 2701 South Hulen Street and is over 12,000 square feet ... More >>
Blogs
April 3, 2012
Pinkish Black Gets Love From Pitchfork, Inadvertently Soundtracks The Dallas Twisterfuck of 2012
Just as I pressed play on Pinkish Black's new track, "Bodies in Tow," which debuted on Pitchfork today, we at the Observer were ordered into the stairwell. So the track was just playing over the WFAA coverage I was watching of flying trailers and lightning strikes and darkening skies, creating a fee ... More >>
Blogs
February 28, 2012
Fort Worth Honors JFK Without Trampling on Free Speech. How Do Those Guys Do it?
Work has started on the Fort Worth JFK tribute, a memorial plaza to be dominated by a larger-than-life statue of President John F. Kennedy with his hand extended for a friendly shake. What a difference a half-hour drive makes. When complete, the Fort Worth memorial will serve as stark contrast to ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
Have Gun Will Travel Wants to Be Exiled While Stranded
One of the better young acts excelling in rootsy chemistry is Florida's Have Gun Will Travel. While their current album, Mergers & Acquisitions, is the band's strongest to date, the quintet's last LP, Postcards From the Friendly City, was an excellent example of their talents as well. For tho ... More >>
Blogs
February 23, 2012
The U.S. Postal Service Has Decided to Shutter Dallas's Main Processing Center After All
We've known for months that the United State Post Office might shutter the Dallas Processing and Distribution Center on IH30; the USPS has been talking about doing it since, oh, 2009, for that matter. But today it's official: The postal service has announced that it's moving the Dallas Processing ... More >>
Music
February 16, 2012
Pinkish Black
Friday, February 17, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
Blogs
February 2, 2012
Tim Love's Woodshed is Open in Fort Worth and Serving Straight Fat (Photos)
Woodshed Smokehouse (3201 Riverfront) held its soft opening last night on Fort Worth's Trinity Trails, playing to a large crowd of cowboy-booted TCU students and what was very likely the entire medical community of Tarrant County. Seriously, everyone was wearing scrubs. Or purple. Chef Tim Love's n ... More >>
Music
January 26, 2012
Improvised Silence
Sunday, January 29, at The Cellar, Fort Worth
Blogs
January 3, 2012
KXT and the Kessler Make a Triple Play
I was thinking about unique ways to bridge the gaps between Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton music this past weekend, but The Kessler apparently beat me to it. Friday, January 13, the Oak Cliff theater, in conjunction with KXT 91.7, presents Triple Play, showcasing acts from each corner of the triangle ... More >>
Music
December 15, 2011
A Spune Christmas
Friday, December 16, at Club Dada
Blogs
December 14, 2011
Reason No. 1,397 You Don't Give Your Social Security Number to a Customer Service Rep
For eight years Youlanda Rochelle Wright worked for Radio Shack as a customer service rep in its Fort Worth call center. Day after day she fielded complaint after complaint about a defective this and a busted that and how do I return an oversized item and what do you mean my 30-day money-back gua ... More >>
Blogs
October 25, 2011
Arlington Man Gets 14 Months in Prison for "Ethnically Motivated" Arson at Mosque
In February, you may recall, 34-year-old Henry Clay Glaspell walked into federal court in Fort Worth and admitted: He was the man who, on July 25, 2010, set fire to the playground equipment and spray-painted "explicit images" and "obscene anti-Muslim graffiti" in the parking lot at the Dar El-Ema ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2011
This Morning's Texas Centennial Expo Double Feature, With Gene Autry and ... Sam Fuller?
After the jump, a curio stumbled across this morning while looking for something else related to the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition at Fair Park: the romantic comedy called Hats Off, the first offering from short-lived Grand National Films and one of the first films in which John Payne (Miracle ... More >>
Blogs
October 9, 2011
One Week From Tuesday, Relive Rolling Stones' July 1978 Show at Will Rogers in Fort Worth
We've been here before: the night the Rolling Stones played Will Rogers Auditorium as the "London Green Shoed Cowboys" in the summer of '78. The boot, known as Handsome Girls, remains one of the finest in my collection; I revisit it regularly, particularly that rendering of "Starfucker." No wonder i ... More >>
Music
September 29, 2011
Fort Worth Music Festival
Friday, September 30, and Saturday, October 1, at Rogers Will Memorial Center in Fort Worth
Blogs
September 27, 2011
In Dallas and Forth Worth, the Ongoing Balancing Act by Gas-Drilling Task Forces
Photo by Taryn WalkerBarnett Shale cities: "No, really, where should we put this thing?"On opposite sides of the legal teeter-totter over gas-drilling, citizen protection and drilling flexibility weigh heavily, with a city's gas drilling ordinance at the center -- trying, at least in theory, ... More >>
Blogs
September 20, 2011
Rolling Stones Ready Plans To Theatrically Release Film of 1978 Fort Worth Concert
No date has yet been announced -- just a "Coming Soon!" promise -- for the stateside release of the new Rolling Stones concert film, The Rolling Stones: Some Girls -- Live in Texas. But, starting early next month, the United Kingdom and Ireland (followed shortly by Denmark, South Africa, Cro ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2011
Fort Worth's The Moon Bar Set to Move to Ridglea Theater Complex
Fort Worth's The Moon Bar is moving on up, literally. Sometime in mid-November, the bar, currently located on the Texas Christian University campus, will move northwest to a spot in the Ridglea Theater complex. But it won't just be a few doors down from the historic theater, according to The Moon ... More >>
Blogs
August 8, 2011
Bonus MP3: The Burning Hotels -- "Beard"
The Burning Hotels Much has been made -- by us, even -- about The Burning Hotels' new sound of late, and how far a cry it is from the band's poppy (and highly enjoyable) post-punk origins. Indeed, their new New Wave-oriented output is an obvious change for the outfit. But Chance Morgan and Matthe ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2011
Meat Puppets, Dawes and Lucero To Play Freshly Rebranded Fort Worth Music Festival
Our pal Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram broke the news yesterday: After eight years of operation under the Jazz by the Boulevard banner, the annual jazz-centric, Fort Worth-based fall music festival now has a new name. The festival, which will still carry a heavy jazz bent, will now ... More >>
Blogs
July 15, 2011
Fort Worth Air Quality Study Says: Go Ahead, Take a Deep Breath. For the Most Part.
The much-anticipated Fort Worth Natural Gas Air Quality Study, a major million-dollar undertaking to determine the air quality effects of natural gas drilling, was released toward day's end yesterday and indicates there's no need to get your gas masks out just yet -- for the most part. The st ... More >>
Blogs
July 13, 2011
Following Arrests, Feds Outline Vast Cocaine, Heroin Ring Operating Out of Dallas, Fort Worth
The U.S. Attorney's Office sends word: Federal authorities have rounded up dozens suspected of trafficking heroin and cocaine from Dallas to Atlanta to Baltimore to Philadelphia to Nashville and all points in between. Those arrested yesterday come from all over, including Dallas and Fort Worth an ... More >>
Blogs
July 7, 2011
Dallas's Gas Drilling Task Force to Begin Meetings With Overview From Fort Worth
Via.This morning the city posted the agenda for the first-ever meeting of the Gas Drilling Task Force, which kicks off Tuesday at 2 p.m., don't be late. The agenda's mostly a bunch of introductory what-whats: Chair Lois Finkelman will give some opening remarks, outline its scope and schedule, rev ... More >>
Blogs
July 1, 2011
Good Friday: The Independence Day Edition
Bettmann/CorbisWillie Nelson at his second annual Fourth of July picnic in 1974It's hot as hell and the area burn bans are in full effect, which can only mean one thing: It's time to celebrate our independence! This weekend's live music offerings are fairly strong, but at Billy Bob's Texas in For ... More >>
Blogs
June 23, 2011
Fort Worth Weekly Announces Schedule For This Weekend's 2011 Music Awards Showcase
Fort Worth, a city awash in sepia tones. We here at DC9 have heard the joke about how the arts and culture center of Dallas is called Fort Worth. It's a good one!But, much as we love Dallas, we've gotta admit: There's an almost preternatural amount of good music coming out of Cowtown these days. ... More >>
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June 16, 2011
Side Roads and Silver Screens
Fort Worth, a city awash in sepia tones. We here at DC9 have heard the joke about how the arts and culture center of Dallas is called Fort Worth. It's a good one!But, much as we love Dallas, we've gotta admit: There's an almost preternatural amount of good music coming out of Cowtown these days. ... More >>
Calendar
June 16, 2011
Side Roads and Silver Screens
Fort Worth, a city awash in sepia tones. We here at DC9 have heard the joke about how the arts and culture center of Dallas is called Fort Worth. It's a good one!But, much as we love Dallas, we've gotta admit: There's an almost preternatural amount of good music coming out of Cowtown these days. ... More >>
Blogs
June 15, 2011
The Burning Hotels Remix Calhoun, LehtMoJoe Releases An Album Filled With Local Remixes
Speaking of takes on other artists' songs, it seems as if there's been a recent uptick in remixes around town lately. The best kinds of remixes, too -- the local-on-local variety. And, this week in particular, we've come across two pretty killer examples of such.Hit the jump for the details. That ... More >>
Calendar
June 2, 2011
Queue Up For the Q
Speaking of takes on other artists' songs, it seems as if there's been a recent uptick in remixes around town lately. The best kinds of remixes, too -- the local-on-local variety. And, this week in particular, we've come across two pretty killer examples of such.Hit the jump for the details. That ... More >>
Blogs
June 1, 2011
Reviewing the Redistricting, So Far
Dallas, Fort Worth and surrounding counties as divvied up in the Solomons-Seliger Congressional ProposalYesterday morning, the state House Committee on Redistricting and the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting released what's known as PlanC125 -- or the Solomons-Seliger Congressional Proposa ... More >>
Dining
May 12, 2011
Clear Fork Station: A Cowboy Oasis
Worth a stop if you're in the neighborhood.
Blogs
May 2, 2011
This Week In Dallas Music History: Ex-Killbilly Member Richard Hunter Runs For Fort Worth Office -- No, Seriously
In light of next weekend's elections, This Week In Dallas Music History turns back to this week in 1996 when then-25-year-old Ex-Killbilly bass player, radio's own Richard "Big Dick" Hunter ran for Fort Worth mayor. Unfair Park guy Robert Wilonsky covered the story leading up to the election, whe ... More >>
Blogs
April 29, 2011
New Study From Gas Drilling Activists Gathers Decade of Industrial Woes in the Barnett Shale
Natural gas activist and blogger Sharon Wilson was among the environmentalists out at Earth Day last weekend -- not far from the EPA's six-foot cardboard Al Armendariz -- and she was passing out copies of a new report she'd helped produce on gas drilling in the Barnett Shale. Produced by the Fort ... More >>
Blogs
April 20, 2011
Liveblogging City Council's Look at Gas Drilling Task Force. Or: The Return of Lois Finkelman!
Welcome back to City Hall, where the council's settling back into their seats in the briefing room after a much-needed break for lunch. Word was that the council was going to treat us to its gas drilling update in the morning -- but after taking an extra-long executive session to work out just who' ... More >>
Calendar
April 14, 2011
Live It Up In the Fort
Welcome back to City Hall, where the council's settling back into their seats in the briefing room after a much-needed break for lunch. Word was that the council was going to treat us to its gas drilling update in the morning -- but after taking an extra-long executive session to work out just who' ... More >>
Blogs
April 7, 2011
That's Champion Burger-Flipper to Ya'll.
No longer are they just burger flippers and fry-cooks; now, they're the best. Some Fort Worth Whataburger employees and their manager now share the title of WhataGame champions after defeating a field of the final 16 teams during the course of the three-day competition at the Gaylord Texan in ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
How Bazaar
No longer are they just burger flippers and fry-cooks; now, they're the best. Some Fort Worth Whataburger employees and their manager now share the title of WhataGame champions after defeating a field of the final 16 teams during the course of the three-day competition at the Gaylord Texan in ... More >>
Blogs
February 24, 2011
Restaurant Week Was All About Beef
While almost every Super Bowl visitor was told a different story, it looks like Dallas is still very much a steak town. A full six months after KRLD Restaurant Week, organizers have released numbers from the charitable event. The annual fundraiser raised a record $605,000 for the North Texas ... More >>
Calendar
February 17, 2011
Super-er Bowl
While almost every Super Bowl visitor was told a different story, it looks like Dallas is still very much a steak town. A full six months after KRLD Restaurant Week, organizers have released numbers from the charitable event. The annual fundraiser raised a record $605,000 for the North Texas ... More >>
Blogs
February 15, 2011
Happy Days Are Near Again For DFW Market? So Insists National Retail Real-Estate Report.
Marcus & MillichapAn old friend of mine was kind enough to forward along the hot-off-the-presses Marcus & Millichap National Retail Report, the must-read amongst real-estaters; insists my pal of the mixed-to-optimistic forecast, it's "a pretty thorough insight into the retail world." In w ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2011
Restaurant Journey Deep in the Heart of You Know Where
Before you click the comment box, I know, I know: I missed some phenomenal eating opportunities this week. I was on the road reporting a feature story, which meant interviews and transcription sessions took precedence over meals. Had I structured my itinerary around restaurant visits, I surel ... More >>
Blogs
February 10, 2011
More Layoffs at Fort Worth Star-Telegram; Print Media Rally Slow to Start
As The Buggles famously sang in 1979, video, in fact, killed the radio star. As The Fort Worth Star-Telegram continues to share content with Dallas' Only Daily and slice positions and send talented writers out into the cold in 2011, it's apparent that the Internet is choking out newspap ... More >>
Blogs
February 9, 2011
Celebrate February Holidays With Beer On Saturday
Kinda looks like a heart, doesn't it? Hell, close enough. Unless you're a school kid enjoying the surprise days off, February is indisputably the worst month of the year. And this has been an especially bad one in the Dallas area, what with the ice storms making us look like cheap clueless hicks ... More >>
Blogs
February 4, 2011
Good Friday: Super Bowl Weekend Edition
Finally, the weekend we've been anticipating for nearly four years has arrived. All that build-up and excite will all culminate in Arlington on Sunday for Super Bowl XLV.And, trust us, the parties surrounding the event are many. So many, in fact, that we've created our own Super Bowl event page, ... More >>
News
February 3, 2011
A Field Guide to Dallas Wildlife
For Fans Who Want to Belly Up to the Bars and Those Who Inhabit Them
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