Subject: Greenville

• Got Any Irish In You?

  February 28, 2007

• Circlin' Round the Chief

  October 10, 2006

• Ben Kweller Can Be Your Excuse For Watching David Letterman Tonight

  May 2, 2007

• Jail Cells and Pasties Highlight Zubar's Anniversary

  September 27, 2007

• Shearwater's Good Records In-Store Has Been Pushed Back An Hour

  June 27, 2008

• Look Out, Avi, But Forbes Just Gave Folks a Reason to Move to Greenville

  July 7, 2008

• DOMA XX: The Showcase Lineup

  July 11, 2008

• "This Ain't Girls Gone Wild, Man." Yeah, Avi. Sheesh.

  July 30, 2008

• Dearest Lord, Why Hath Thou Abandoned Deep Ellum?

  September 5, 2008

• Texas v. Ohio State: The Siesta Bowl

  Was watching the Cotton Bowl with some buddies on lower Greenville when Ole Miss sacked Texas Tech quarterback Graham Harrell for a game-clinching safety. While most of the joint emitted a primal scream, spiked their red-n-black hats, or ordered another mind-numbing shot, one dude sat and calmly declared: "Dudn't matter." And you know what, he's right. In news that will surely prompt an "A-Men" from the congregation, I hate the BCS. Why? Because it robs fans of quality bowl games. Ton

  January 5, 2009

• Hot Dish

  December 21, 1995

• Lunch dour

  May 23, 1996

• Who?

  June 20, 1996

• Hot Dish

  February 6, 1997

• Success made simple

  February 6, 1997

• Card sharp

  March 13, 1997

• Video: Ben Kweller On Letterman Last Night

  As promised, Greenville's own Ben Kweller stopped by Letterman last night to debut the song "Fight" off his upcoming album Changing Horses. The song's a little bit more country than most Kweller fans might be expecting (which has one blog poking fun already). But I kinda dig it, in that down-home sorta way.Anyway, an interesting sidenote: Yes, that's Paul Shaffer playing piano with the band.Anyway, not as promised, we're gonna run that Kweller Q&A tomorrow, not today. But I can promise that

  January 27, 2009

• Bait yer hooks

  July 31, 1997

• Swat it!

  October 1, 1998

• Night & Day

  January 14, 1999

• Broke-down Palace

  June 10, 1999

• Best urban street-side patio dining

  September 21, 2000

• Best Competitive Rivalry

  September 20, 2001

• Giveaway: The Last Two Pairs Of Tickets We Have To Tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day After-Party

  Oh, the weather outside is weather, but thankfully, tomorrow's forecast looks a little drier, which is certainly good news if you're heading to our official St. Patricks' Day Parade After-Party on Greenville tomorrow afternoon to see The O's, The Drams, Eleven Hundred Springs and Old 97's.And here's some good news if you still haven't bought your tickets to the show and you like free stuff: Our marketing department has handed me yet another pair of tickets to tomorrow's show. Want 'em? OK: Emai

  March 13, 2009

• Best Sunday Brunch

  September 26, 2002

• Revolving Doors: The (Sometimes) Merry Month Of May

  The Dallas area has been hitting better than even in the openings and closings department. But when one closes...This month the new, well-reviewed "gastro-pub" on lower Greenville, Zymology, shut down. Suddenly and quietly. From all accounts, the venue proved too good for its neighborhood. The breakdown:EnteringVapiano--The German-based, Italian-kinda-themed chain in Mockingbird Station.La Calle Doce--Reopened after a devastating fire.Cobb Switch BBQ--Big names are behind this Carrollton venture

  May 29, 2009

• Best Case of Compassionless Conservatism

  September 25, 2003

• Lá Me

  Bowling for Great Cheap Vietnamese

  February 5, 2009

• Texadelphia Cuts the Mustard

  October 9, 2008

• Always Greener

  Saturday Night's DOMA Showcase on Lower Greenville rocked. So how come it's not always like that?

  July 24, 2008

• Green Day

  March 13, 2008

• Sin City

  On patrol with the $2 Halloween hos on Lowest Greenville

  November 2, 2006

• Going to the Dogs

  At least three canines say the Lower Greenville bar scene is nothing to sniff at

  November 23, 2006

• Tacos y Mas

  November 1, 2007

• Float On

  March 9, 2006

• Tropical Flavor

  August 10, 2006

• Erin Go Fiesta

  March 15, 2007

• Stripped Down

  Sometimes too much is way too much

  October 19, 2006

• Zymology continues a Greenville Avenue trend

  April 23, 2009

• Lo-Fi Chorus, Bridges and Blinking Lights, Tall, Paul Slavens

  Friday, June 24, at the Cavern

  June 30, 2005

• Nature Calls

  Why are patios so popular?

  April 1, 2004

• Beer Run

  The only nuts here are at the bars

  March 13, 2003

• Belly-up

  Greenville Bar & Grill lets you eat like a king

  April 11, 2002

• Scene, Heard

  Prize Money's back, kinda

  September 14, 2000

• The Southern Sea

  May 14, 2009

• Bonus MP3: The Southern Sea -- "These Things Always End Badly"

  In this week's print edition of the Observer (at some newsstands already, but on your Internet now), you'll find a review of The Southern Sea's Theoretically, Yes. Honestly, No. in our Home Grown CD review section, which, really, despite the thoughts of one quick-to-comment reader, is meant as quite the positive review.The fact that there are some obvious sonic connections to be made between the Great Northwest's Death Cab/Modest Mouse sounds of a few years back and this debut full-length from t

  May 13, 2009

• 10 Questions: Toby Bittenbender

  Patrick MichelsThere are A-list bartenders working the hot clubs. But you know something? They all had to start somewhere.Bittenbender is new to bartending. The Dallas native spent years playing guitar in a band, touring from venue to venue...until fatherhood caused him to rethink priorities. So he took a job as a barback--one of the guys who stocks the shelves, slices limes and does everything else to support a bartender on busy nights.That's the old-school way of learning the trade. Now a bart

  May 20, 2009

• DOMAXXI: The Showcase Lineup REVEALED!

  Yup: On Saturday, July 18, we'll be taking over Lowest Greenville yet again--for the third year in a row, I believe--to offer up a lineup of 39 Dallas Observer Music Award-nominated acts performing six different venues, all for the low, low cost of five dollars. Check the entire DOMA Showcase lineup and venue schedule right here. It's gonna be a time, folks--a time!So go ahead and order your wristbands for the event right here. There's an added bonus if you do that, so you know: The first 500 pe

  July 8, 2009

• How 'Bout Them Knockers: Piggie Pies Pizzas & Pasta

  ​Each week in 'Knockers' we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Piggie Pies Pizzas & Pasta 5315 Greenville Suite 120 B 214-821-OINK Promised delivery time: 45 minutes Actual delivery time: 35 minutes Scoring Summary The promise of a big floppy slice of "New York Style" Pizza: 20 The no-nonsense ordering process, prompt and succinct: 20 Some of, if not THE largest pizza size options (up to 20"): 25 No extra goodies (like che

  August 10, 2009

• DC9 in SPACE, Ep. 23: HYMNS

  ...and for the Youtube-inclined, here's your link.Fresh off a three-star review Rolling Stone review of its new EP, Appaloosa, Brooklyn-based retro-rock outfit HYMNS stopped by to participate in our ongoing DC9 in SPACE series last Wednesday night, offering up toned-down versions of the new EP's songs while also sharing a few tales of lost instruments and drinking games gone bad. It was the first stop on part of the band's 10-day visit to the region, which has become something of a second home

  October 7, 2009