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March 26, 2012
The Sights and (Awful) Sounds of the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon
I've had a bone to pick with the Rock 'N' Roll Marathon, and not because it blocks off streets in my neighborhood or benefits Susan G. Komen. It's because, unlike other marathons that happen throughout the year, there are awful cover bands playing at full volume on a fucking Sunday morning in my nei ... More >>
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February 6, 2012
Hid In 2612: A Pop-Up Bar That's Hidden, Sure, But Not Quite Worth Seeking
"This right here is the epitome of a hipster palace," my boyfriend so eloquently put it. We had just stepped through the front doors of Hid In 2612, a blink-and-you'll-miss-it pop-up bar located at 2612 Commerce in Deep Ellum for just four nights. The brainchild of bartenders -- excuse me, ... More >>
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November 10, 2011
Billy Joe Shaver, Naptime Shake
Friday, November 11, at the Kessler Theatre.
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July 5, 2011
Our Recipe For Peach & Calamari Ice Cream
japaneseicecream.blogspot.comMmm, seafood ice cream.You probably ate a lot of food this Fourth of July. We're not judging. We did the same thing. But while you were gorging yourself on hot dogs and that questionably warm potato salad, we made a dessert that's sort of nutritious, but more impo ... More >>
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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 >>
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June 30, 2011
Bet On All-American Good Times
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 >>
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June 30, 2011
Run Fireworks Around East Dallas
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 >>
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June 30, 2011
Why We Love Sports in America: 2011
Since I'm out on vacation next week let me get to this Fourth of July tradition a little early: Happy Birthday, America. Our country turns the ripe old age of 235 on Monday. Between burgers and beers and bikinis, I'll make time this weekend remembering how friggin' fortunate we are to have a ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Eight Foodie Events for Your July 4th Weekend
Justin TerveenFourth of July weekend, a time to grab a lawn chair, stock the cooler and sport American flag swag. We have a list of local spots that will be celebrating the long weekend by offering up fun, holiday-themed events. On Friday, Nana, the upscale restaurant in the Hilton Anatole (220 ... More >>
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June 27, 2011
Share Your Fourth Of July Beer Suggestion, Win A Libertine Beer Dinner For Two
The Libertine's June beer dinner Wednesday night features Colorado's Avery Brewing Company, including a couple of rarer brews like Samael's Ale and Collaboration Not Litigation. Chef Taylor McCreary came up with a five-course menu of French cuisine inspired by the likes of Bernard Loiseau, the Tr ... More >>
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June 22, 2011
City Council OK's Mixed Use Plans for Gold Metal Recyclers, Okon Metals on South Lamar
Carolyn Davis at today's council meetingMost of the time, when the subject of scrap-metal recyclers comes before the Dallas City Council the conversation grows contentious, with southern sector council members and residents wondering, yet again, why their part of the city, which lacks grocery sto ... More >>
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May 18, 2011
The Full Bill For Willie Nelson's Fourth of July Picnic, Plus Tons More Show Announcements
WillieSince the mid-'70s, Willie Nelson has been doing three things: smoking pot, playing music and throwing a Fourth of July picnic. They've always been huge ordeals, attracting A-list celebrities, top country music artists and, of course, country music fans. Nelson even held the festival in the ... More >>
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February 25, 2011
Break Out the Beads and Glow Sticks for This Weekend's Events
icanhascheezburger.comThere's three reasons to love March--basketball, boobs, and beads, and this weekend you can get a taste of Mardi Gras and March Madness, plus experience a Sunday school gathering that's more like a house party. So let's get down to the business of partying and hash over ... More >>
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November 11, 2010
The Problem With... Katy Perry's "Firework"
It seems, much as we try, no one can avoid Katy Perry. Hell, she's pretty much everywhere these days, between awards shows, popping up (or not at all, turn out) on Sesame Street. She even lashed out at Microsoft over their closed-source softw... no, actually, her fans just wanted free booze in tha ... More >>
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November 3, 2010
How About a Little Cow in Your Christmas Stocking?
Oh, how could you eat something this cute for Christmas? (Answer: A peppercorn sauce and side of sauteed mushrooms works for us.)Cows may be the bigwigs of the barnyard, but pigs and turkeys get all the attention come holiday season. There's no holiday on the standard American calendar that ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
This Will Destroy You to Tour With Deftones
Early in the morning on the Fourth of July, Alex Bhore, drummer for Dallas' This Will Destroy You, tweeted, "I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE GOING ON TOUR WITH DEFTONES." Kind of surprising, considering the last time they played in Denton, it seemed like the band was in the middle of a melt-down (thin ... More >>
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July 6, 2010
Night Moves: Fourth of July Pool Party at the Double Wide
Caity ColvardBefore Fair Park's Fourth of July on the Fifth, the Double Wide threw a mullet-inspiring party for fireworks day with Springsteen, Replacements, and Neil Diamond cover bands. To complete the redneckiness, the Double Wide featured kiddie pools to splash around in with some wicked flo ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
Good Friday: Fourth of July Edition
Pool parties, cookouts and cold ones--probably the best way celebrate the Fourth of July around here. And, as we mentioned earlier this week, the Double Wide will have all of those things on Sunday night. The pool party starts at 7 p.m. and the concert, which features Bruce Springsteen, Replaceme ... More >>
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July 2, 2010
5 Awesomely Easy Ways to Imbibe
For the 4th of July
Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Patriotic Ponies
Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Happy Fifth, Suckers!
Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Addison Goes Kaboom!
Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>
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July 1, 2010
Explosive Laughs
Ah, Independence Day. Nothing quite says "celebrate America" like the combination of barbecue, explosives, martial music and getting wasted. So here's a list...(riiiiiip sound of needle being dragged across vinyl record). OK, wait right there. Earlier this week City of Ater Alice Laussade was in ... More >>
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June 30, 2010
Just Call It Milo Butterfingers
Where: Milo Butterfingers, 5645 SMU Blvd., 214-368-9212When: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. every day, with additional discounts all day Monday through WednesdayWhat: Various discounts from 25 cents to $1 off drinks during happy hour, plus $6 pitchers all day Monday, $2 wells all day Tuesday and $2 pints all ... More >>
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June 29, 2010
Gig Alert: The Double Wide's Fourth of July Parking Lot Pool Party's Got You Covered
The Double Wide poolThe Fourth of July is just around the corner, and, for most of us, that means barbecue, a wide assortment of food that ends with the word "salad," and, of course, fireworks. But the Double Wide is throwing a backwoods grab-bag party of their own, complete with Spingsteen (Yank ... More >>
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June 28, 2010
Hash Over: Norma's Has Another Reason to Celebrate, Taste of Texas Dinner, Tour of South Africa Wine Dinner, and more
Norma's Café recently turned 54, and if a restaurant lasting more than 50 years wasn't enough reason to celebrate, they now have another reason to add to the list. Ed Murph, owner of the restaurant, was inducted to the Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor, winning the organization's h ... More >>
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April 12, 2010
Over The Weekend: Eleven Hundred Springs, Roger Alan Wade, Lucero & Shooter Jennings at MusInk 2010's Second night
1100 Springs, Roger Alan Wade, Lucero & Shooter Jennings at MusInk's Second nightFair Park Centennial BuildingApril 10, 2010Better than: Watching the Rangers continue to fail to come anywhere near our already low expectations.Kevin TodoraLucero dirtied MusInk up a bit.Seeing a lively crowd en ... More >>
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November 5, 2009
Recession Blues Got You Down? The Folks at Get Motivated! Have a Solution: Think Happy Thoughts.
1100 Springs, Roger Alan Wade, Lucero & Shooter Jennings at MusInk's Second nightFair Park Centennial BuildingApril 10, 2010Better than: Watching the Rangers continue to fail to come anywhere near our already low expectations.Kevin TodoraLucero dirtied MusInk up a bit.Seeing a lively crowd en ... More >>
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September 4, 2009
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 >>
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July 6, 2009
Bowling for Dollars
Just two doors down from where I took this picture back in January, I discovered this commode -- a neighbor's art installation that's doubling as fund-raiser for the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. Apparently, you pay so much to have it removed permanently, or a slightly smaller amount to k ... More >>
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July 3, 2009
Life, Liberty And The Pursuit Of A Good Wine Buzz
To paraphrase Patrick Henry, "if this be intoxication, make the most of it."If the thought of another 4th of July spent dodging toddlers brandishing sparklers like Jack Sparrow's sword leaves you craving something red, white and intoxicating, maybe a more grown-up celebration is in order this yea ... More >>
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July 3, 2009
Get Yer Independence Day Dance Jam On With A Few Choice Local Mixtape Downloads
There's gonna be a whole lot of barbecuing and pool-hopping this weekend, if common sense is any indicator for what we should expect to go down on this Fourth of July weekend. Course, there needs to be a soundtrack to it all...So, on that note, here are a couple DC9-approved mixtapes from area DJs ... More >>
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July 2, 2009
Park and Ooh
There's gonna be a whole lot of barbecuing and pool-hopping this weekend, if common sense is any indicator for what we should expect to go down on this Fourth of July weekend. Course, there needs to be a soundtrack to it all...So, on that note, here are a couple DC9-approved mixtapes from area DJs ... More >>
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July 2, 2009
This Weekend: No Shootin' Off Guns. No Drinking and Driving. No Fireworks.
For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gon ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
At the Pole
For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gon ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
Park and Ooh
For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gon ... More >>
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June 26, 2009
Kicking Off the Fourth
For the Fourth of July weekend, the Dallas Police Department is partnering with Dallas Fire-Rescue -- they're going to ride in patrol cars together -- to strictly enforce the no-no's listed above, especially the part about shooting stuff into the air. It's the first time the two departments have gon ... More >>
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December 25, 2008
The Road Goes On Forever...
And the stories never end with Robert Earl Keen
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June 5, 2008
Tu Musica
The DSO rocks the Latino festival flare
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June 28, 2007
Windy Fourth
Hear wood and brass fireworks at the Meyerson
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June 14, 2007
Free At Last
Hear wood and brass fireworks at the Meyerson
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February 8, 2007
Countrypolitan
Willie gets stringed up for charity
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December 28, 2006
Scoring Texas
The Gourds are back in town
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August 31, 2006
They're Baaaaack!
The Gourds are back in town
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July 27, 2006
Party at the Moontower
The Inwood gets really stoned
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June 29, 2006
Holiday Help
The Inwood gets really stoned
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June 29, 2006
Kool Holiday
From fireworks to pie, it's a "Celebration"
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June 29, 2006
Kool Holiday
From fireworks to pie, it's a "Celebration"
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February 8, 1996
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Cafe Highland Park brings The Bubble down to earth
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