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  • Blogs

    April 17, 2012

    Art Ball, Erykah Badu and Rio Room Converged For a Weekend Worth the Hangover

    This past weekend in Dallas, you couldn't turn a corner without hitting a valet stand or a liquor sponsor. Between the Dallas Art Fair, the Dallas International Film Festival, and the ongoing calendar of concerts, weeklies and openings, I hope you found yourself at the open bar of at least one of th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 23, 2012

    Welcome to the Human Brain: Erykah Badu at The Granada

    Erykah Badu & the Cannabinoids Granada Theater Friday, January 20 First of all, props to Erykah Badu for putting on close to a two-hour show while wearing those boots. Those amazing white boots with a stiletto heel that looked like modified ice skates and haunted my dreams. Just after midnight, fol ... More >>

  • Music

    January 19, 2012

    Erykah Badu & The Cannabinoids

    Friday, January 20, at the Granada Theater

  • Blogs

    January 17, 2012

    The Long Arm Sees All: Ten Musicians Arrested in Texas

    When Snoop Dogg was issued a citation for marijuana possession at a border checkpoint outside El Paso last week, the world reacted with shock and disbelief. We had no idea this beacon of sobriety -- the same guy who penned "Smoke Weed Everyday" - could act so out of character. Of course, Texas is f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2012

    Innocuous Pepper Turned Capsicum Criminal: Jalapeños Busted at the Border

    A truckload of jalapeño peppers was seized in Pharr, Texas, this Thursday, according to a Customs and Border Patrol news release. The alleged marijuana from this seizure has an estimated street value of approximately $3,162,530. CBP officers seized the narcotics and the tractor-trailer. The peppe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2011

    According to Feds' Complaint, Sam Hurd's Drug Bust in Chicago Started With Deal in Dallas

    ​No doubt you've heard by now that former Dallas Cowboy Sam Hurd's in federal custody, having been popped by authorities in Chicago last night for trying to buy "five to 10 kilograms of cocaine, at $25,000 per kilogram, and 1,000 pounds of marijuana, at $450 per pound, per week for distribution in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 18, 2011

    Reminder: Come To The House of Blues Tonight for the (Free!) Dallas Observer Music Awards!

    ​Alright, y'all. It's almost time. In just a few hours, over at the House of Blues, we'll be announcing the winners for your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards (refresh your memory of the nominees here). The event opens to the public at 8 p.m. and will kick off immediately with a set from our house ... More >>

  • News

    February 3, 2011

    A Tourists Guide to a Dozen Dirty Deeds by Dallas Cowboys

    ​Alright, y'all. It's almost time. In just a few hours, over at the House of Blues, we'll be announcing the winners for your 2011 Dallas Observer Music Awards (refresh your memory of the nominees here). The event opens to the public at 8 p.m. and will kick off immediately with a set from our house ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2010

    Today In Music News: Girl Talk Dishes On New Album, Asher Roth Wants Legal Weed And Grateful Dead Meets Bluegrass

    Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, October 27, 2010...Girl Talk is planning a new album that features Rick Ross.  Let's hope the record isn't called "Dell Laptop Music."Asher Roth has decided to get political... about making weed legal in California.Bluegrass lends their ow ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Mayor Tom, Caraway and DPD Chief Brown Want Dallas to Ban the Sale of Fake Dope

    ​Late this evening I was poking around the City Secretary's site to sneak-peek the council's doings upon its return to work Monday. At which point I noticed that when the Public Safety Committee reconvenes at noon, City Attorney Tom Perkins and Dallas Police Deputy Chief Patricia Paulhill will bri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 28, 2010

    Five Plead Guilty to Running "Elaborate," Expensive Pot-Growing Op in Northwest Dallas

    ​This just in from the U.S. Attorney General's Office: From the summer of '05 till December '08, five locals were running out of three Northwest Dallas houses an "elaborate marijuana growing operation" that was eventually busted up by the Drug Enforcement Agency. They had three houses -- one each ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Over The Weekend: Erykah Badu, The Cannabinoids and Shiny Toy Guns' Soundclash at Victory Plaza

    The Cannabinoids feat. Erykah Badu and Shiny Toy GunsVictory PlazaOctober 16, 2009Better Than: a Texas-OU tennis match. Check out photos from the show here in our slideshow. Continuing the time-honored tradition of competition between Texas and Oklahoma, fans at Victory Plaza were treated once aga ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2009

    Picture Show: Erykah Badu, The Cannabinoids and Shiny Toy Guns' Soundclash

    Patrick MichelsErykah Badu and the Cannabinoids, joined by Tim DeLaughter late in the competition. More photos here.​Erykah Badu and the Cannabinoids faced off against Shiny Toy Guns Friday night, with nothing but Victory Plaza, a swarm of fans and some noise-metering microphones between them.Dedi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Food For Thought 4.15.09

    "Are the people who seek to restrict the use of tobacco everywhere--and for everyone--the same people who seek to promote the use of marijuana?" (Leonard Welsh of Plano, as quoted by the Dallas Morning News. Not sure if they are the same people, but the generation responsible for such restrictions-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2008

    Caraway Bluntly Addresses Pot-Smoking Problem By Targeting Single Cigar Sales

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    See, Josh Howard Was Right All Along

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2008

    Josh Howard Is Neither Humbled Nor Apologetic

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 1, 2008

    Dumb and Dumber

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 2, 2008

    Headline Coming Soon: Quincy Carter’s Career Goes to Pot. Again.

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 30, 2008

    Salvia Roger Waters = Bad Idea, According to Minneapolis City Pages

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 28, 2008

    Ab-NORML-y Good Music? Well, Maybe. For Once.

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2008

    Not Ready for Crime Time

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 13, 2007

    Reading the Mitchell Report, Way Too Quickly, So You Don't Have To

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2007

    The Marijuana "Muffin Boys" Received Their Punishment Today

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 16, 2007

    Overheard at Day 2 of ACL

    Hidden among the discussion surrounding Wednesday's vote on a strengthened smoking ban is addendum Item No. 13 on the council's final docket of the year, which includes a whopping 151 items. This item addresses the sale of individual cigars, long the bane of Dwaine Caraway's existence, along with s ... More >>

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    Kottonmouth Kings, Tech N9ne

    Wednesday, August 22, at House of Blues

  • Music

    July 19, 2007

    Moth Fight, Ghosthustler, Instruments

    Sunday, July 22, at the Cavern

  • Music

    March 1, 2007

    Roky Erickson

    Thursday, March 1, at the Double Wide

  • Music

    June 1, 2006

    Dar Williams

    Wednesday, June 7, at Poor David's Pub

  • Blogs

    May 25, 2006

    Such a Nice Boy

    Wednesday, June 7, at Poor David's Pub

  • News

    November 17, 2005

    Pot-bellied Cowboy

    Finally catching up with the late, great Nate

  • News

    November 3, 2005

    Sticks and Stones

    Chief Kunkle has to fight crime with the tools the council will give him

  • News

    December 25, 2003

    Rude Boy

    The life and times of John Soldier

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    April 5, 2001

    Letters

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    October 17, 1996

    Events for the week

    A Word From Our Sponsor; Gone, Not Forgotten; Friends in Weed

  • Culture

    October 10, 1996

    Needs a trim

    DEOT's three-hour Hair suffers from conditioning

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