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Five Denton Bands You Should Get To Know

Fall in Denton is a breeding ground for music.The town receives its annual boatload of fresh faces dropped at its doorstep, from college freshman to young couples laying roots. I've sifted through the crap to bring you a list of five new Denton bands you should know. Daniel Markham A recent Lubbo ... More >>

Scoremore Brings Your Favorite Rapper's Favorite Rapper To Town

The Smoker's Club Tour hit Dallas last month, and it was a busy night, like so many Thursdays in our town. I sit in my car on Elm Street, trying to get around a sudden surge of traffic. I hear sirens. Four blocks away from Trees, I can smell the marijuana, mixed with the smell of burnt rubber. I can ... More >>

U.N. Swears it Has No Plans to Invade Lubbock County

Lubbock County Judge Tom Head is raising taxes just in case, steeling himself for the U.N. invasion that will almost certainly follow an Obama win in November. But what is the U.N. doing to get ready for its occupation of Lubbock? Maybe buying some Red Raider gear to fit in with the locals? Stocking ... 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 >>

Strippers Who Sued Jaguars Claim the Chain Retaliated. And That, Judge Says, Is a No-No.

A Dallas-based strip-club chain facing a class-action lawsuit tried to compel its dancers not to join that legal action -- and even fired a woman who wouldn't comply, or so the strippers claim. In a motion filed earlier this month, the dancers also claim that the clubs foisted the agreements on the ... More >>

The Dirty River Boys All-Time Top Five Texas Music Venues

Dirty River Boys - "Carnival Lights" from Compound Productions, LLC on Vimeo.Texas Music is a term so broad it barely means anything outside of basic geographical terms. And Texas Country is almost as uselessly generic, given the wide swath of acts and sounds that fit under the million-gallon hat th ... More >>

SMU Alum Has Idea for Boosting Student Attendence at Games: No More Tailgating!

FlickrThe Alumni Guy is watching you student section, and he doesn't like what he sees. ​SMU is inching closer to admission into one of college football's hallowed BCS conferences, which will mark the latest milestone on what the school and its alumni hope is the road back to football relevanc ... More >>

Dude, Sweet's Katherine Clapner: One Saucy Chocolatier

​In the final segment of our three-part interview with Katherine Clapner of Dude, Sweet Chocolate, we discuss how she runs her little shop of wonder, plus her take on foods in different cities. Check Part 1 for some of her background and Part 2 for her take on the Dallas food scene. How has ... More >>

For Your Weekend Listening Pleasure: The Clash (and Joe Ely) Storm the Palladium in '79

Via.​Way back in April of last year we revisited The Greatest Concert Ever, or so they say: The Clash at the Bronco Bowl on June 6, 1982. But tonight, we go back even further than that -- to the old Palladium on October 6, 1979, when Joes Strummer and Ely shared a Dallas stage at set's end, Ely si ... More >>

Will This Conference Clustereff Be Good for College Football?

​It's not a matter of if, but merely when. The Big 12 is kaput. When the Board of Regents at OU and Texas yesterday empowered their respective school presidents (David Boren and Williams Powers) to explore new conference affiliations, it officially signaled the beginning of the end for the I ... More >>

Top 100 Reasons Texas Is Twice as Awesome as Any Other State

Merritt MartinOh, you can damn well bet this is on the list.​By now most of you dear readers are well aware of the Gawker-produced list of the 50 Worst States In America. Gawker placed their home base at 50, and the Lone Star State at 13. Sure sure, our placement could be worse, but instead of ... More >>

And We're Off ... Cowboys Signing Rookie Free Agents

Lyle Leong, the newest Cowboy​With their first practice in San Antonio's Alamodome in about 48 hours, the Cowboys are scrambling to piece together a roster. The first step in that process is signing undrafted free agents, which can begin today per the post-lockout NFL rules. Who ... More >>

Prince Lebanese Grill: Another Good Thing from Nazareth

Lauren Drewes DanielsPrince Lebanese Grill's chicken shawarma.​The city of Nazareth sits 1,000 feet above sea level in northern Israel between the Mediterranean and the Sea of Galilee. In the late evening, lamps light up this ancient city's white façade and buildings with a glow the color of ... More >>

Just Like We Told You Months Ago: Old 97's Plan To Release Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 On July 5

Patrick MichelsOld 97's back at the 2010 Musink festival in Fair Park​Lest you doubted our note from way, way, way, way back in March -- y'know, that the Old 97's were going to release the second installment of their two-part Grand Theatre release on July 5 -- well, now the folks putting out the r ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Thrift Store Cowboys at Lochrann's, Trey Johnson at The Kessler, Haiti Benefit Concert at The Lyceum and Empress Hotel at Lola's

Pretty busy musical Thursday evening we have here, highlighted by three shows at venues that all begin with the letter "L." What are the odds?

Dallas ISD Board of Trustees to Consider Expanding Pre-K to All-Day Throughout District

​There are countless studies that show children who get a full day of pre-kindergarten fare better than kids who only get partial-day instruction. Take, for instance, this '06 National Institute for Early Education Research look-see, Is More Better? The Effects of Full-Day vs. Half-Day Preschool o ... More >>

Liveblogging Today's Economic Developments

Something about this reminds us of the phrase "squeaky wheel gets the grease."​After an hour spent in exile while the city council's Economic Development Committee spent an hour talking about The Mall Formerly Known as Red Bird, we're finally down to business -- and, no mention of what they decide ... More >>

Last Night: Jucifer, Vaste Burai, One Wolf and STEW! at Rubber Gloves

Jucifer, Vaste Burai, One Wolf, STEW! Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios, DentonFebruary 22, 2010 Better Than: Turning on the TV only to realize they're not airing Big Bang Theory this week.Jucifer​Seventeen years on, husband-wife pair Amber Valentine and Edgar Livengood show no sign of letting up, a ... More >>

Rob Viktum Looks To Cambodia, Sees Progress

Schutze Puts on Leather Football Helmet

Adam James​Speaking of Craig James, here goes a big mistake. I'm going to invade Richie's territory and offer an opinion on a sports story. I was actually prohibited from writing about sports once when I was a daily newspaper reporter because of my appalling lack of knowledge. Maybe I'm about to g ... More >>

Good Friday: The Felons, Joe Ely, Peacemaker, Telegraph Canyon, Sleep Whale, Whiskey Folk Ramblers, Daniel Francis Doyle, Little Black Dress, Record Hop

Weekend's here and I'm sure we're all eager to get it launched. So, without further ado, let's get right into it. First, the shows we've already talked up...Tonight, Ben Kweller stops in for a homecoming gig of sorts at the Granada Theater, Cryptacize stops by Rubber Gloves for a set with Fishboy an ... More >>

10 Questions: Donnie Brown

He got his start at the age of 16, helping out at a floral shop owned by a family friend. He ended up a television star.Brown is one of the planners featured on Whose Wedding is it, Anyway?, Style network's top-rated show--season nine begins in April. He also just put the finishing touches on a 280- ... More >>

Marlo's House is a Dutch Treat

Mount Righteous Dispatches From The Road: Days Four and Five, The Kindness of Strangers

Man Who Sent Threats to News Editor and Federal Judge Gets 20 Years

The Fab Fifty

Or, half a hundred folks with way better seats than you

Swift Justice? Not Bloody Likely.

Knightmare

Nip and Duck

"Dallas Rag" and Other Stomps

A Fallen Star Is Born

Tom DeLay's scandals are a gold mine for two Texas filmmakers

Get Hitched

Gifts not required for Tony n' Tina's Wedding

Clueless

No one knows who murdered Brent Gutheinz. Thanks to a sloppy investigation, it's likely no one ever will.

Erasure

Other People's Songs (Mute)

Crimes of the Art

Terry Allen's installation art speaks softly and avoids the big shtick

Rave On

Electronic acts make a good showing around town

Walk the Line

Eleven Hundred Springs is right at home among Willie, Waylon and the boys

Fox in the Steakhouse

Silver Fox still has to work out the kinks

Yee-ha

Driving and steering

Truth in advertising

A tour through music misses a stop

Country and Midwestern

The best of the alt-country lot salute the majesty of the past--while defining the future

Out Here

When the levee breaks

Cool River Cafe floods with flavorless monotony

Events for the week

Cosmic cowboy

Jimmie Dale Gilmore goes once more into the mystic

Events for the week

Cattle call

Looking for a good, reasonably priced steak? Texas Land &Cattle Co. has your beef

Roadshows

Rough road ahead

NAFTA road warriors fight it out for federal funding

Roadshows