Jerusalem

Apocalypse Now(ish): Irvin Baxter's End Times Empire

Death, destruction and the end of humanity: Dallas pastor Irvin Baxter is building a media juggernaut by predicting the very worst.

My Jerusalem's Jeff Klein On Getting Soy Bombed, The Replacements and X

Jeff Klein, frontman and main songwriter behind My Jerusalem, has shared some of his background before, but not for My First Show. My Jerusalem, whose new album, Preachers, is out next week, comes back to Dada on Friday. Klein took time out a few weeks ago to share his obsession with Paul Westerberg ... More >>

The Best Texas Songs of All Time: #79-60

Best Texas songs, #100-80 The Spotify playlist for songs #79-60 79. Lift to Experience, "Falling From Cloud 9" From one of the best albums of any North Texas act in recent history, "Falling From Cloud 9" is one of the more accessible songs on 2001's The Texas-Jerusalem Crossroads. It's probably t ... More >>

Glenn Beck Will Somehow Be "Restoring Love" At Cowboys Stadium On July 28

Honest to God, we have no idea what's going to happen at Glenn Beck's upcoming three-day-long "Restoring Love" rally at Cowboys Stadium. None whatsoever. When Robert Wilonsky first tipped you to the event back in December, he mentioned, per the promo materials, that there would be "music, speakers ... More >>

Anne Frank and Baruch de Spinoza: Shut in and Cast Out

WaterTower and Stage West offer two different takes on power and intolerance.

The Most Innocent Victims

Over the Weekend: My Jerusalem, Bad Design, Aaron Barker

My Jerusalem - Shake The Devil (official video) from My Jerusalem on Vimeo.Over the Weekend: My Jerusalem, Aaron Barker, Bad Design Bryan Street Tavern November 18 Better than: driving to Iowa, covered head-to-toe in OSU gear, expecting a blowout victory. In the middle of My Jerusalem's 12-song se ... More >>

My Jerusalem's Jeff Klein on Playing in Dallas and with Mark Lanegan and Greg Dulli

Austin-based My Jerusalem hits Dallas tonight, a night crowded with great shows. Seems like everyone is stuffing the good pre-Thanksgiving concerts into one night. My Jerusalem plays a special folky orchestral pop that isn't precious or twee, and it's not something to miss. With a new album in th ... More >>

Good Friday: Kings Of Leon, Band Of Horses and The Best of The Rest This Weekend

The Kangs​The biggest show this weekend, for better or for worse, is headlined by a group of Followills known as Kings Of Leon. The show will take place tonight at Gexa Energy Pavilion. And, with Band Of Horses as the opening act, we suggest that the tour be called The Bands That Started Off Great ... More >>

The Human Resources Manager: Compassion Meets Bureaucracy.

Miral: Style, but Little Substance in Schnabel's Palestine Plea.

Josh T. Pearson and His Painful Masterpiece.

Five Locals to Watch at SXSW 2011

This Week In Dallas Music History: Lift to Experience Finds Its Way Along The Texas Jerusalem Crossroads

The album artwork for Pearson's upcoming solo debut.​In this edition of This Week In Dallas Music History, we turn the page back to 2001, when former Observer writer Russell Lyday chronicled the rise of Lift To Experience. When the story was written, the band was about a year removed from its care ... More >>

Josh Pearson Announces Spring Release For Solo Debut, Last Of The Country Gentlemen

Steve GullickJosh T. Pearson​It's been years since Josh T. Pearson's so-called heyday, when Lift To Experience's blistering guitar assault overwhelmed the eardrums of concert-goers and his scarecrow-like frame stood nearly as tall as the ceilings of area clubs.There are many tall tales of what he' ... More >>

A Final Look at 48 Nights

Robert Bostick.Right to left: Chefs Nathan tate, Randall Copeland and Jeff Harris relaxing.​After eight months of charitable cooking, the chefs behind the ambitious 48 Nights project recently put the popular weekly event to bed. Dallas restaurateurs Chris Jeffers, Chris Zielke and Tim Byres r ... More >>

In the Land of Milk and Honey, They Have Porn. Of Course They Do.

Milk and Honey and falafel sandwiches.​Milk and Honey Jerusalem Market and Grill 420 N. Coit Road, Richardson 972-404-0704 Try: The falafel sandwich Don't try: Thinking too hard about what makes the girlie mags kosher I went to Milk and Honey because I heard the Richardson café put pickles ... More >>

The Best Area Album Releases of the '00s

Good Friday: Butthole Surfers, Peaches, MEN, Digital Leather, King Bucks, Ghoultown, John David Kent, Horrorble Party, Play-N-Skillz Halloween Bash, House Harkonnen and More

Don't forget your costume. Here's one idea.​Love it when Halloween falls on a weekend, as is the case this year. What that means for music fans is lots of costume contests and tribute nights, and bands and fans will likely be even more intoxicated than usual--so be careful out there. Recently some ... More >>

Polyphonic Spree Member Starts New Band With Members Of The Gutter Twins, Twilight Singers, Bishop Allen and Great Northern

Word comes today that Polyphonic Spree strings player Rick Nelson (pictured right) has joined up with another musical outfit in addition to the Spree--this one called My Jerusalem--and, as the headline for this post details, it features a number of other experienced musicians, who've participated an ... More >>

More Wright Than Wrong, But ...

L'Chaim: A Dallas Artist Helps Give Israel a Second Life

Of Pop Rocks and Kobe

Luqa's a culinary force of elegant simplicity

Jesus Junk

Professor scoffs at Lost Tomb of Jesus documentary

War: What Is It Good For?

In Ridley Scott's latest epic, it's good for one really stunning siege

Various Artists

Sounds Eclectic 3 (Palm Pictures)

Schindler's Fist

Maya Schindler's traumatized sirens pack a powerful punch

Jet Propelled

Zhang Yimou makes a soaring, mythic Hero out of Jet Li

Following Suit

When record labels finally pay attention to Dallas, they usually likewhat they see

He Got the Boot...

And then he sold it on eBay

Lift Off

This may be it for Lift to Experience

West Bank Story

From Palestine comes an absurdist look at life under Intifada

Letters from the issue of March 13, 2003

On the Spot

War On War

Steve Earle wonders what's so funny 'bout peace, love and understanding

Strong Stuff

Time of Favor's look at Israel is fascinating and powerful

Safe at Home

Don’t forget the local boys...and girl

Chamy's Eleven

You might have heard these, and definitely should have

Pot Melt

Ethniko swimming in mediocre waters

Scene, Heard

Check out the, uh, interesting artwork on Lift to Experience's debut album

Scene, Heard

Local bands release a few more albums this week -- though not necessarily in the U.S.

Power Broker

Martin Gray

Seeker of the Lost Ark

Vendyl Jones says he's a crusading archaeologist searching for long-lost biblical treasures. His critics sya he's more worried about self-promotion than science.

Hijinks at Trees

Long-overdue debuts

Scene, heard

Conspiracy theories; Bella Union strikes; a Wreck of a Room; X marks the spot

Northern devils

Did local bands make good at South By Southwest?

The show-me slate

DeRogatis' Top 10 Reasons for Living in 1999

Scene, heard

New releases from Last Beat, Darlington, Centro-matic, and Lift to Experience; Black Sabbath tribute night

Cooking Up a Storm

Temperamental Dallas chef Avner Samuel is a genius in the kitchen, but he may have burned the one thing that matters most--his bridges

Letters

That old rotter

Richardson Theatre Centre coaxes a bit of wit from an Agatha Christie warhorse