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May 24, 2012
Preview: Urgh! A Music War at Texas Theatre
Friday, May 25, and Saturday, May 26, at Texas Theatre
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May 14, 2012
Mark Your Calendar: Texas Theatre's Got a Copy of Urgh! A Music War
If you have yet to see Urgh! A Music War, you're in for a treat, as Texas Theatre has obtained a rare 35mm copy, and will be screening it on Friday, May 25 and Saturday, May 26, with live performances from Peopleodian, George Quartz and Marriage Material. If you have seen it, you'll likely agree t ... More >>
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April 11, 2012
Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion: "If I Made Music In The U.S., I Probably Would Have Met People Who Were More Like Me."
Moving from Tennessee to London proved fairly easy for Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion. After losing his mother in 2000, he hightailed it across the pond and quickly formed a band. Speaking from a tour stop in Austin and in anticipation of tonight's show at Dada, Nicholson talked about his ... More >>
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March 29, 2012
Southern Gothic at WaterTown Theater
Moving from Tennessee to London proved fairly easy for Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion. After losing his mother in 2000, he hightailed it across the pond and quickly formed a band. Speaking from a tour stop in Austin and in anticipation of tonight's show at Dada, Nicholson talked about his ... More >>
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January 30, 2012
Mixtape Monday: Tired of Hearing About Lana Del Rey? Listen to These Ladies
After listening to Lana Del Rey's Born to Die over the weekend, I have to say, as usual, Sasha Frere-Jones nails the thinkpiece so we don't have to. I felt the need to give this woman, who's already been unnecessarily dissected, a chance. She does have a great voice, I just don't know if she'll ever ... More >>
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December 8, 2011
Dick Whittingon Kicks in a Panto
After listening to Lana Del Rey's Born to Die over the weekend, I have to say, as usual, Sasha Frere-Jones nails the thinkpiece so we don't have to. I felt the need to give this woman, who's already been unnecessarily dissected, a chance. She does have a great voice, I just don't know if she'll ever ... More >>
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December 7, 2011
Starting Next Month, SMU Will Offer a Master's Degree in Sustainability and Development
I-BEAM DESIGNThat structure you see at left is called a Pallet House, made out of ... aw, you cheated. Anyway: It was initially built in Prince Charles' Royal Gardens as part of a sustainability confab, and on Friday it'll find its way to the SMU campus, perhaps as future housing for head-coachin ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
35 Denton Releases Second Round of Bands, Including the Raincoats
North Texas music festival 35 Denton, which takes place March 8-11, may be young in age, but its lineup is far from novice. The fest announced today it will bring British post-punk rockers The Raincoats to Texas for the first since the band's inception in 1977. The female four-piece from Lo ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Sore Losers and Mind Spiders Among First Round Of Bands Announced For SXSW 2012
Considering that pre-South by Southwest bash 35 Denton announced its first round of performers last week, I guess it makes sense, then, that the Austin fest would announce its own first round of performers this week -- and that their list is indeed larger than 35 Denton's list of 17 names, clocki ... More >>
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October 26, 2011
Katherine Clapner, the Woman Behind Dude, Sweet, On Life as a Chocolatier
Each week we meet a new local chef in our Three-Course Meal series. This week, Katherine Clapner, the woman responsible for making us crazy for Dude, Sweet Chocolate, explains how she paved her way to her little shop in Oak Cliff, which recently was named Best Devil's Advocate and Best Chocol ... More >>
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October 21, 2011
73-Year-Old Dallas Man Convicted In International Telecom Swindle Worth $60 Mil
Michael Signoretto is 73, and as of today the Dallas man faces up to 40 years in federal prison for his role in defrauding two British telecommunications companies out of of more than $60 million. Signoretto, who was just found guilty by a federal jury, didn't do this alone. He had plenty of co-c ... More >>
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September 22, 2011
Q&A: Erasure Synthmaster Vince Clarke Talks Collaboration with Frankmusik On New Album
A video clip from Erasure's 1992 performance at the Apollo in Manchester, UK Andy Bell and Vince Clarke have been writing pop songs together as Erasure since 1985, and they remain, to this day, one of the most successful British pop acts of all time thanks to their highly positive and creative nat ... More >>
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July 28, 2011
Amy Winehouse, RIP
A video clip from Erasure's 1992 performance at the Apollo in Manchester, UK Andy Bell and Vince Clarke have been writing pop songs together as Erasure since 1985, and they remain, to this day, one of the most successful British pop acts of all time thanks to their highly positive and creative nat ... More >>
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July 7, 2011
Trespassing Allowed
A video clip from Erasure's 1992 performance at the Apollo in Manchester, UK Andy Bell and Vince Clarke have been writing pop songs together as Erasure since 1985, and they remain, to this day, one of the most successful British pop acts of all time thanks to their highly positive and creative nat ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Clang, Clang, Crunch: The Truth About Streetcars
Why should Dallas build a tiny, inefficient streetcar line when it's broke? Because trolleys are groovy.
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April 14, 2011
Look! He's Going SOLO!
Why should Dallas build a tiny, inefficient streetcar line when it's broke? Because trolleys are groovy.
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April 13, 2011
Hunt Asks: What Makes a "World-Class City"?
As Sam notes below, Angela Hunt was the lone council member to vote against paying architect Santiago Calatrava $10.7 million to design a second version of the Margaret McDermott Bridge. The District 14 council rep believes spending all those many millions on a "signature" component added to a ... More >>
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February 3, 2011
Extended Q&A: Former Police Drummer Stewart Copeland Talks Symphonies, Drumming and What It's Like Telling Sting to Fuck Off
This Friday and Saturday night, the Dallas Symphony Orchestra will perform "Gamelan D'Drum," a concert percussion piece written by Stewart Copeland. The former drummer of The Police was specifically commissioned to write the concerto for the Dallas Symphony in conjunction with the local drum ensembl ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Texas Prison Food Never Tasted This Good
A celebrated experiential food-and-drink festival kicking off tomorrow in London will include a "Texas-style slammer," where attendees will have their mug shots taken, receive prison jumpsuits, drink tequila sunrises from urine sample cups and feast. But the food served at the "Shoreditch State ... More >>
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November 30, 2010
If You Ever Wanted to Own 12,000 Square Feet of Main Street Retail Space Downtown ...
Back in July, the London-based owner of The Metropolitan on Main Street auctioned off 35 condos in the one-time downtown office tower, rehabbed a few years back at the cost of $50 millionish. Fifty-five more went on the auction block only weeks ago. In two weeks, it's time to sell off the street- ... More >>
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November 5, 2010
Last Night: Mumford & Sons and Cadillac Sky at the House of Blues
Mumford & SonsNovember 4, 2010House of Blues Better Than: Going to a show at House of Blues when the Mavericks or Stars are in town.Andrew ShepherdMarcus Mumford. For more photos, check the slideshow. The frenzy that currently envelopes English folk-rockers Mumford & Sons is as clear as ... More >>
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October 29, 2010
Q&A Giveaway: Johnny Flynn Talks America, Roadside Bears, and Overproduction in Advance of His Monday Night Show at The Prophet Bar
London's Johnny Flynn released his debut album, A Larum, in 2008 when he was just 24-years-old -- although you'd never guess it. Though credited as a release from Johnny Flynn & The Sussex Wit, that disc saw Flynn at the far and away front-and-center, his flair for traditional British folk music ... More >>
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October 22, 2010
Hopefully The Macaroni Truck Will Crash Into This Billboard
Via GizmodoTake that, Andrew Jackson!No, that's not home insulation. It's a London billboard made of 110kg of cheese which, according to Gizmodo, is completely lick-able. Modo reports that English food artist Prudence Staite used a surprisingly-low 10 types of cheese, and it took roughly eigh ... More >>
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October 19, 2010
Bonus MP3: Wild Party -- "Take My Advice"
Wild Party knows how to have a good time.We've seen quite a few local bands call it quits over the last year or so, but the past few weeks have also seen a whole new crop of up-and-coming local acts sprout up--many of which we think are worth your time. Over the course of this week, we'll be shar ... More >>
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October 5, 2010
Listomania: Five Tiger Woods Photobomb Album Covers
Via DeadspinLook over to the right... yeah, right there.Are you one of those people annoyed by the word meme? Well, turn away dear friend. Yesterday, the Daily Mail posted an incredible photograph from the Ryder Cup--one depicting a golf ball not much more than a nose hair away from the lens. Of ... More >>
Culture
September 16, 2010
My Fair Lady Lifts Lyric Stage To New Heights; DFW Theater Critics (Who Include Elaine) Honor Top Actors And Shows.
Via DeadspinLook over to the right... yeah, right there.Are you one of those people annoyed by the word meme? Well, turn away dear friend. Yesterday, the Daily Mail posted an incredible photograph from the Ryder Cup--one depicting a golf ball not much more than a nose hair away from the lens. Of ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
British Tex-Mex Food -- How Could That Go Wrong?
A Texas-based chain has announced plans to open 35 outlets in the British Isles, saying the expansion will help eaters across the pond learn the difference between Mexican and Tex-Mex cuisines. "In the UK, we consider Tex-Mex and Mexican food to be one and the same," the first Cantina Laredo fr ... More >>
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June 3, 2010
Surely, The Best News You'll Hear All Day: The Pixies Will Perform Doolittle At Grand Prairie's Verizon Theatre On September 19
PixiesA huge thanks to the Friend of DC9 who emailed this morning to pass along a note he'd noticed while scoping the Pixies' MySpace page today: This morning, the Pixies announced via a blog post on the social media site that they will be touring again come the fall, hitting 11 U.S. cities and s ... More >>
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April 8, 2010
Was Tom Hicks in England "Trying to Push Through a Deal" to Exit Liverpool?
Directly below you'll find an interview with Mike Modano, who, for now, plays for one of the teams Tom Hicks owns, for now. But what about the other two? Like, oh ... let's say Liverpool FC. There appears to some breaking news on that front courtesy the U.K. Telegraph, which is reporting that Hic ... More >>
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December 24, 2009
Clint Eastwood, 79 And Facing The End Of A Very Prolific Directing Decade, Is Virtually Unstoppable, Tackling Mandela And The Hereafter
Directly below you'll find an interview with Mike Modano, who, for now, plays for one of the teams Tom Hicks owns, for now. But what about the other two? Like, oh ... let's say Liverpool FC. There appears to some breaking news on that front courtesy the U.K. Telegraph, which is reporting that Hic ... More >>
Blogs
November 17, 2009
If Memory Serves: Mr. Kipling's Apple Pies
If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I'm so damn warped.It's funny how memories become jumbled sometimes. For several decades now I've remembered sitting in our London flat, pouring clotted cream over McVitie's apple pies. These were tarts sold in boxes ... More >>
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October 23, 2009
Handle The Proof: Sidecar
In my school of thought--and keep in mind, it's not a very well attended school--cocktails born in the heyday of gentlemanly drinking are to be revered. Drinks such as martinis, old fashioned and the great sazerac came from an era when even the prettiest glass carried a big, stiff belt of alcohol ... More >>
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October 20, 2009
If Memory Serves: Steak And Kidney Pie
If Memory Serves chronicles moments from my dining past, perhaps explaining why I'm so damn strange.We lived just off Hampstead High Street in London. This was back in the days when Brits in search of a decent meal headed for French restaurants. On trains you could buy tomato and butter sandwi ... More >>
Blogs
October 16, 2009
And The Winner Is...
Well, the big weekend is here. That's right, Mizzou vs Oklahoma State.My brother earned his Ph.D from OSU (although I hear they practically give those things away in Stillwater) while I, um, attended doctoral classes at the Sorbonne of the Midwest (where, I believe, Stephen Hawking flunked out b ... More >>
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September 10, 2009
The Guardian on Bosque Brown's Mara Lee Miller: "Quite A Voice."
Annie GunnBosque Brown's Mara Lee Miller gets some serious praise from The Guardian. Looks like Telegraph Canyon's not the only Fort Worth-based act garnering some serious praise from a respected out-of-town outlet today: This morning, the UK-based daily The Guardian honored Bosque Brown as its " ... More >>
Blogs
September 9, 2009
Gig Alert: Neon Indian at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
No need to be shy, Alan.At the risk of beating you over the head with this information, it seems worth our while to remind you that tonight marks the much-anticipated debut of Alan Palomo's newest project, Neon Indian, which has garnered praise from outlets far beyond us and the normal local musi ... More >>
Culture
August 27, 2009
You just can't mask the many missteps of Garland Civic Theatre's Phantom (The Other One)
No need to be shy, Alan.At the risk of beating you over the head with this information, it seems worth our while to remind you that tonight marks the much-anticipated debut of Alan Palomo's newest project, Neon Indian, which has garnered praise from outlets far beyond us and the normal local musi ... More >>
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August 20, 2009
Hatching Deliciousness
No need to be shy, Alan.At the risk of beating you over the head with this information, it seems worth our while to remind you that tonight marks the much-anticipated debut of Alan Palomo's newest project, Neon Indian, which has garnered praise from outlets far beyond us and the normal local musi ... More >>
Blogs
July 24, 2009
Kids Eat The Darnedest Things: SodaStream Homemade Soda
Mikal Beth HugheyCarbonating water with the SodaStream machine. We hear lots of things in this office, such as last week's notice of a "New and Fun Drink Idea:" the SodaStream home soda maker. Well, while the idea of making soda at home was new to me, it's not exactly a new idea to the world, ... More >>
Dining
June 4, 2009
The Londoner serves up pub grub the way the Brits only wish they could
Mikal Beth HugheyCarbonating water with the SodaStream machine. We hear lots of things in this office, such as last week's notice of a "New and Fun Drink Idea:" the SodaStream home soda maker. Well, while the idea of making soda at home was new to me, it's not exactly a new idea to the world, ... More >>
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January 22, 2009
Working Like a Dog
Take a Beatle break at the Inwood
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August 21, 2008
Gangsta Lean
Take a Beatle break at the Inwood
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May 1, 2008
Minnelli Vanilli
Liza sings for Bass
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March 13, 2008
A Little Night Music
The TCC turns out a concert opera
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March 29, 2007
Downright Filthy
The Inwood has an armory of Sex Pistols
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January 18, 2007
Humble Pi
WaterTower hearts love 'n' rockets
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March 2, 2006
What's Under There?
WaterTower hearts love 'n' rockets
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January 26, 2006
British Invasion
Richard Alston dances across the pond
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December 25, 2003
Hip Hop
Naan wants to bring "edgy" to Plano
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November 14, 2002
Blah Blah Blah
The patrons aren't the only stumblers at Sherlock's pub and grill
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