Lee Harvey

The Ten Best Jukeboxes in Dallas

Jukeboxes serve a simple yet critical role in bars everywhere. They can help you cope after a breakup, relax you after a long day of work, remind you of what you love mos or fire you up and give you something to dance to. A jukebox used to be the imprint of a bar's spirit, hosting a select set of ... More >>

Patio Drunk: Ten Of Dallas' Best Patios

Editor's note: we originally published this list last fall, just as summer's swelter faded into blissfully cool September weather, but this guide works just as well for the spring. Get ready for the weekend, Dallas. Oh, and the first cold one is on you. Goodfriend (pictured above) OK, so the view i ... More >>

Here Are Some Dallas Places Where the American Camp Association Can Feel at Home

Starting today, close to a thousand members of the American Camp Association will descend on Dallas in flanneled and Teva'd droves, for what is one of the largest gathering of camping professionals in the country. As participants prepare to debate the merits of double-stitched tent seams, quote grat ... More >>

Lee Harvey Oswald's Apartment is Gone

In October of 2010, Jane Bryant auctioned off the front door of Lee Harvey and Marina Oswald's one-time apartment at 604 Elsbeth Street in Oak Cliff. The door itself, with glass that had once been punched out by Oswald during an argument with his wife, was a testament to their brief and tumultuous t ... More >>

Here are Dallas Bars That Won't Kill Your Bank Account For New Year's Eve (Updated)

Update: I told you I'd find more bars that wont kill your finances. If you really want to throw down on New Year's Eve, The Loon is offering up their deadly-strong drinks with no cover in Uptown. While over on the East Side of Dallas Ships Lounge is ringing in the New Year with free champagne. Ev ... More >>

The Best Foodie Events of the Week (Nov 14 - 20) Including Free Nutella

The Nutella Breakfast Tour hits Dallas this Thursday through Monday, each day at a different location - primarily college campuses. The idea of a Nutella food truck surely incites a small amount of excited panic, as it should. But, it's not clear what Nutella is offering other than small free sample ... More >>

Can You Guess Where I'm Burgering?

It's Burger Week at City of Ate, and poor old Lee Harvey is even in the spirit (see the blog nameplate above). I nearly killed myself running around town eating burgers this weekend, and will continue this week, but I had to share this poster I found in a little dive bar that seems an appropriate wa ... More >>

The Great Library-Inspired Bars of Dallas

It's hard to not love a good dive. The Goat. Lee Harvey's. But sometimes a woman must "spend time with [her] fools," or be one, even if that means they've dragged her out of the warm solace of trusted neighborhood haunts into the sweeping unknown of fedoras and ascots. With the noted (and occasion ... More >>

Cedars Food Park Starts Regular Thursday Events This Week

See also: *Dispatch from The Cedars Food Park Event on Saturday (Spoiler Alert: They Nailed It) The Cedars Food Park at Dallas Heritage Village (1515 S. Harwood St.) is holding its first recurring Thursday night event this week. After an inspiring initial offering a few weeks ago, they're ready to ... More >>

Dispatch from The Cedars Food Park Event on Saturday (Spoiler Alert: They Nailed It)

See also: Photos from the Cedars Food Park Grand Opening Saturday evening a surly red rooster greeted visitors at the entrance of the Dallas Heritage Village with an ungracious crow from its coop. Inside the Old City Park south of downtown, the bright green sloping lawns were speckled with picnic b ... More >>

Cedars Food Truck Park Opens This Weekend at the Dallas Heritage Village

If you've been looking for the right time and opportunity to check out the Dallas Heritage Village, we may have found your opening. The late 19th century village will now be home to a food truck park. The inaugural Cedars Food Park event is this weekend, Saturday, July 28 from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. In ... More >>

Who’s Driving? The Dog’s Driving!

A Requiem for Cheap PBR

I got a kick out of this picture from Lauren's Love Shack burger story earlier today. Maybe a decade or so ago, I used to buy an occasional six-pack of Pabst Blue Ribbon at a Giant grocery store near my place. I think I paid $4-something for that sixer. I know I paid less than $5. Half a case wasn't ... More >>

Five of Our Favorite Dallas Patios (Because It's Going to Be 70 Degrees Today)

Editor's note: If you're thinking this item looks familiar, it is. I was talking with Rallo about how today's weather demanded an outdoor lunch, and like idiots we sat there for five minutes trying to think of good patios. Then we realized that we run a web site that exists solely to solve these qua ... More >>

Cedars Open Studios Exposed the Day-to-day of Local Artists

On Saturday, as a part of the 9th annual Cedars Open Studios, more than 60 artists provided the opportunity to share a little insight into their own creativity by opening up their studios to the public. Complete with food, music, and of course, wine, most studios were at capacity with the steady flo ... More >>

How to Properly Execute a Nightcap

Flickr​A story in the New York Times Magazine over the weekend examined the practice of cramming in one more drink before the evening ends. "Rules for an Honorable Nightcap," it was called, there are, it turns out, many rules. A nightcap should be a one-off, not "one more" of whatever you're ... More >>

Good Friday: Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival and the Rest of the Weekend's Shows

Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival​If you've been keeping up with DC9 in any capacity over the last few weeks, or if you've seen the cover story of this week's Observer, then you know we're pretty psyched about Gorilla Vs. Bear Festival this weekend. Not only is there a carefully curated handful of brillia ... More >>

Closing Time For Jack's Back Yard in Oak Cliff

Doug DavisThe bon voyage crowd at Jack's Back Yard yesterday afternoon.​One of the better bars in Dallas to feature live music came to a sudden close last night.  Well-located in Oak Cliff, just between the Oak Lawn and Kessler Park neighborhoods, Jack's Back Yard, a re-purposed complex of bu ... More >>

Shit List: The Worst Venue Bathrooms in Dallas

You can find cats anywhere these days.​Public restrooms are never pretty. At best, they're clean, utilitarian, and stocked. Concert venues are, in particular, hot spots for awfulness in the public restroom arena. Even the cleanest, most well-stocked loo can turn into a soggy mess after visits from ... More >>

See Some Cool Scooters and Bikes, Support Deep Ellum, Check Out Some Music and Maybe Get Famous at the 2011 Rockers Vs. Mods

​It's an annual tradition around these here pars, when those oh-so-hip folk with the leather jackets and motorcycles fake square off against the ones in square-framed glasses and their Italian scooters. Yes, it's Rockers vs. Mods weekend. And this weekend's festivities are once again quite full of ... More >>

Two-Wheeler Weekend

What's Next, White Tablecloths? Lee Harvey's Starts Serving Steak Dinners

Lee Harvey's is venturing into knife-and-fork territory with a new steak entrée. ​The 10-ounce rib eye, priced at $14.99, is served with fries. The bar's also adding a fried shrimp basket to its popular menu of sandwiches, burgers and tacos. "I just felt like we needed to do something diffe ... More >>

Get Happy With Moustache Rides For A $5 Suggested Donation At J. Black's

​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: J. Black's Feel Good Lounge, 2409 N. Henderson Ave., 214-613-2525When: 4 to 8 p.m. daily an ... More >>

Good Friday: The Hood Internet, The Gourds, Air Review, Dead Meadow, The Eagles, Chicago, Femme Fest, The Orbans, Sir Silky, Early Republic, and others...

Clayton HauckThe Hood Internet​The Hood Internet is playing The Loft tonight, and as Pete explained earlier in the week, "White people really like hearing their favorite rap lines placed over their favorite indie rock anthems," which is what The Hood Internet does really well. And since the theme ... More >>

Gig Alert: Get Covered With Xerofest at Lee Harvey's on Saturday

​You may (or may not) recall a story I did in the print edition a few months back where I chronicled the mass amount of cover/tribute acts that call Dallas-Fort Worth home. Well, several of the acts mentioned in my story will gather this Saturday at Lee Harvey's for something called Xerofest. You ... More >>

Winds Of Change Have Blown Through Tradewinds Social Club

Sara Kerens​Where: Tradewinds Social Club, 2843 W. Davis St.When: 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Mondays through FridaysWhat: $2.50 well drinks and domestics. Additionally, the bar offers "Dinner and a B-Movie" at 8 p.m. on Wednesdays, with pizza and two domestic beers or wells for $12 during movie screenings. ... More >>

Quittin' Time: Lee Harvey's

​Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin' Time, with the details and why you should or shouldn't take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Lee Harvey's, 1807 Gould St.When: 3 p.m. to closing time Mondays and Tuesdays, 3 p.m. to 7 p ... More >>

Two-Wheeled Weekend

The Year/The Decade: People

​We all--well, most of us, anyway--like to group certain traits or people into easy shorthand definitions.For example, the French become "surrender monkeys," southerners are all "rednecks" and Eagles fans are...um, that's unprintable. As the guys from Monty Python once pointed out, the only group ... More >>

The Lone Grain Man

Dallas's Most Authentic Dive Bars

Pull up a stool, order some cheap whiskey and don’t forget to duck when the beer bottles fly

(High-) Balls & Bones

Trick Shot Oswald

Beer Boobs Balls = Beautiful

​There are sports. There are athletes. And then, above below all else, there is Beer Pong. I'll be on the golf course Saturday morning. But quick as I can get there I'll then be at fabled Lee Harvey's for their first annual Beer Pong Tournament. Singles. Doubles. And, yes, a Bikini divis ... More >>

Girl Drink Drunk: Lee Harvey's

Seems like any one of the nights we do a Girl Drink Drunk would be a "girls' night out" but this one was officially a "Girls' Night Out." Like, I got an invitation. People RSVPed. There were boys around once we arrived, but hey, we were at a public bar and it's not like they clicked "Will Attend" or ... More >>

Good Friday: Caleb Jones, Dan Dyer, Dallas' Hidden Talents, The Demigs, Titus Andronicus, Dove Hunter, Mount Righteous, King Bucks and More

So you already know about tonight's shows, which include Tapes 'n Tapes at Dada and Nervous Curtains and Dust Congress opening for Daniel Folmer's CD release at 7 p.m. at Good Records. And Saturday night, Los Campesinos and Titus Andronicus play at Club Dada, Somebody's Darling celebrates a CD relea ... More >>

Good Friday: Mount Righteous, Deadman, Billy Joe Shaver, Zanzibar Snails, Fair To Midland, Henry Rollins, Straylight Run

ACL Sunday: Octopus Project, The Kills and Questioning My Existence

And You Tought Matthew JC And The Allstars Were Sellouts...

Karaoke to Raise Funds For Animal Adoption - But Please, No 'Who Let The Dogs Out'

Lee Harvey's Was a Friend of Mine

Eating Out

Whatever you're hankering for tastes better on a patio

Oh, Yes, It's Ladies' Nights

DJ Sista Whitenoise

Recurring Saturdays and Sundays, Lee Harvey's

Show Up, 8/11-8/12

Drink Up, Dallas

Pirates of Conspiracy

The artists of Oh6 turn assassination into comic revelry

The Hole Thing

What makes a dive a dive?

Out Here

One-man mayhem

Homer Henderson keeps it wild