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Miller Lite Intern Opportunity For Those Willing to Travel Cross-Country in a RV and Party With Stars

It's time to do some spring-cleaning on the old resume. Wipe the dust off with the sleeve of your shirt and maybe a little spit-shine for good measure, because Miller Lite has a new internship available that will catapult you up the corporate ladder. No, you won't bring home the bacon, but you will ... More >>

Emblematic College Drinks and Drinking Games

We'd be remiss to allow an entire College Week to pass without mention of the college life's main goal (well, you know except for the main-main one): procuring, hoarding and drinking booze. It's a universal feeling, the simultaneous confusion and wistful nostalgia that comes with the memory of one ... More >>

Ten Awesome Show Announcements: Father John Misty, A$AP Rocky, New Order, Deerhoof and More

Father John MistyTuesday, October 16, at House Of BluesJosh Tillman's debut as Father John Misty, Fear Fun, is already penciled in many music critics' 2012 best-of lists. Reports about his May show at Sons of Hermann Hall were excellent. We can only expect this show to be just as solid.

Dallas Restaurateurs Debate Whether a Cell Phone Ban Could Work, and How

A comment in my story a while back about phone stacking caught my attention. "In Japan they have 'No Phone Areas' in restaurants, bars and even the subway," Wagner Gui Tronolone wrote. "I think it's awesome!" It does sound sort of awesome. Sometimes a cell phone feels like a leash. At the other end ... More >>

Cheapskate's Guide to Designer Fashion: Rent, Don't Buy, That Dress

My friend Lauren won't pay a dime if she can get away with paying a nickel; it's a trait that I, a frequent spend-thrift, admire wildly. She incorporates her budget-conscious nature into everything she does and still maintains a fabulous life -- she makes it to every party, festival and event and al ... More >>

Andy Lester on Bad Religion, PJ Harvey and Playing "Jazz" with the Blurries

Dallas five-piece The Blurries are riding high from the accolades of last year's Paper Cuts. With upcoming appearances at Dada and 35 Denton, bassist Andy Lester took some time out to talk about the first shows he saw and played, including when PJ Harvey scared him. What was the first show you rem ... More >>

Hibiscus Chef Brent Hammer on Dish-Washing in a Suit, Vegas and the Blessing of Food TV

Chef Brent Hammer started his cooking career all because of a slight misunderstanding, in what turned out to be one of longest night of his life washing dishes at a restaurant in Milwaukee. The fast pace of the kitchen lured him in, and soon he began the career path that eventually led him to a hote ... More >>

Cheese Industry Steers Packer Fans to Scardello

​While local restaurants are rushing to acquaint Dallas area eaters with the finer points of Primanti Bros.-style sandwiches, Green Bay cuisine is getting considerably less attention from Super Bowl-minded eateries. Sherlock's Baker St. Pub in Arlington is the latest restaurant to Pittsburgh- ... More >>

Our Critics' Year-End Top Tens: Kelly Dearmore Champions Kanye West's My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy and Its Non-Hip-Hop Ways

In this week's paper, you may notice a piece including some of our DC9 writers' choices for best albums of the year. But, space being limited, we couldn't run all of our writers' lists. So, thanks to the power of the Internet, we're doing just that, right here.​Mailroom cleanser and resident he ... More >>

Hey, the Dallas Mavericks are Finally Winners!

​Where were you on October  11, 1980? I was inside Reunion Arena, watching the Dallas Mavericks and guys like Winford Boynes and Tom LaGarde somehow beat George Gervin and the San Antonio Spurs, 103-92, in their inaugural game as an NBA franchise. At 1-0 - at least for a night - th ... More >>

Staff Trax: Big K.R.I.T., Ian Brown, The Mekons, .357 String Band, AFI

Welcome to Staff Trax, the weekly feature here on DC9 where we shed some light on the music we've been enjoying of late, regardless of the touring or album release schedules that tend to bear the focus of most of our coverage. Consider it a chance for you readers to get some more insight into ou ... More >>

The Top 10 Greatest Players in the History of Your Texas Rangers

​If you watched Sunday's 7-2 win in Milwaukee, you'd think Texas Rangers pitcher Colby Lewis (two hits, including a key two-run single) is a better hitter than first baseman Justin Smoak (0-5 with five strikeouts). If you've been watching forever, you're convinced it's time to ... More >>

Spooky Folks Is Neither Spooky Nor Folk.

Hophead: 'Liquid Aloha' From Kona Brewing Co.

Jesse Hughey When you think about brewing hot spots, what come to mind? Some obvious international destinations include Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Czech Republic. As for the U.S., craft breweries are everywhere, but we think of the West Coast--especially Portland and Seattle. There's alw ... More >>

Brand X: Your Dallas Cowboys Are Set to "Swing It Around" With a Theme Song

Amazingly, we still have stashed on the server Polyphonic Spree's "H-O-O-P-S Yes!," the '07 "anthem" penned for FC Dallas -- what do you mean you don't remember? Then perhaps you recall a time when Your Dallas Mavericks were "Rowdy, Loud and Proud," courtesy PPT; and who can forget Pantera's catchy ... More >>

Pairing Off: Smoked Oysters And Anchovies Packed In Oil

Patrick Michels/nugunWho eats these things anymore? Hell, you can hardly find anchovies on a Caesar salad. And tins of smoked oysters seemed passe decades ago.But someone must appreciate the metallic, acrid mush of the latter and hairy blast of salt that characterize the preserved fish--although lik ... More >>

Gig Alert: Lineup Set for Saturday Night's Texas Showcase Showdown at HOB

Last week, in a blog post about my favorite band from Cowtown, The Cut*Off, I mentioned how the band would be part of this Saturday's Texas Showcase Showdown at the House of Blues. Well, Cut*Off guitarist Jayson Hamilton just sent me an emailing detailing the line-up and schedule for this hopping ev ... More >>

Fort Worth's The Cut*Off Stay Busy With Shows, TV Appearance and New Recordings

Seems my favorite garage/punk/alt-country band from Cowtown, The Cut*Off, is keeping busy with a plethora (love using that word) of activities. First off, the band hits Lakewood Bar and Grill this weekend on a bill with The Slack and Salim Nourallah. Then the Cut*Off will be on Channel 4's Good Day ... More >>

Whitt's End: 1.23.09

 *I know I'm in the minority, but I kinda like the Rangers' Alternate 2 uniforms blue. Oops. I seem to have misspoke one word out of turn. In an abundance of caution, let me try it again. I know I'm in the minority, but I kinda like the Rangers' Alernate 2 blue uniforms. See. Si ... More >>

"Just to prove not all major dailies are out to lunch ... :)"

The title of this post is ripped right from an email that popped up in the inbox yesterday afternoon in the wake of this post--and, lo and behold, yep it's from Preston Jones of the Star-Telegram, sharing the links to his favorite concerts and albums of the year, as well as the link to his top 20 Te ... More >>

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Last Night: The Whigs, What Made Milwaukee Famous, The Dead Trees and Collin Herring

Bonus MP3: What Made Milwaukee Famous -- "Sultan"

Good Friday: The Whigs, Fight Bite, Car Stereo (Wars), Sarah Jaffe

Playback: The Week (5/2/08 - 5/9/08) In Review

Aural Ambush: What Made Milwaukee Famous' "Sultan"

Arlington Blows a Rack

Almost Famous

Dallas' other quarterback content with triumphant anonymity

Twisters and Double Wides

Postmodern news you can use

How Would Jesus Invest?

Spanic Boys

Sunshine (Self-released)

The Forbes 35 (Drunkest)

Festivus for the Rest of Us

No need for ACL--there was plenty to see within Dallas city limits

Hey, Paisano!

Modern Machines deliver catchy irony by aping the Replacements' former glory

Really? Neil Diamond?

El Oso

Whichever Chapter Covers Now (Contraphonic)

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Best Bowling Alley

Don Carter's All Star Lanes

Pele and Tristeza

The Nudes (Polyvinyl Records) | Dream Signals in Full Circles (Tigerstyle Records)

Best beer joint

The Ginger Man

Death on tap

Cryptosporidium kills AIDS victims in Dallas. Who will the pathogen claim next?

Genocide's children

Despite great acting and a near-flawless production, Beast on the Moon is pretty toothless

Hassle class

Roadcrew tries to ease the rigors of playing live

The pretender

The Rev. Harvey Cutting had one last chance to come clean. He chose to lie.

Observer writers win national honors

Academy of schemes

School promoter given time out--in jail

Academy of Dreams

The enigmatic "Mr. Sha" brought black Dallas a vision of a prep school but it's a dream he's sold before

Evil's triumph at Texas Stadium

Blesses are the Cheeseheads - even if they didn't make it to the Super Bowl

Buzz