New England States

Tonight, Tonight: Levon Helm at Verizon Theatre, Dr. Dog at South Side Music Hall, Every Time I Die at The Loft, Bear Hands at The Nightmare, The Room Sounds at Doublewide, Salim Nourallah at Bar Belmont and Nadia Washington at The Kessler

It's another hopping musical Thursday evening around town with a show for just about everyone.

Into The Wild

Richardson Is Haunted

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Street Dogs Tonight at The Loft

Given Street Dogs' and my own shared Boston roots, yes, I'll always have a soft-spot for the punk rock quintet, which is currently on the road--and stopping by the Loft tonight--in support of its new, self-titled album, their overall fifth release since their 2003 debut. But this band's more than ju ... More >>

Whose Town?

Mmm, That Milk Tastes Like Coffee!

Dtrap via WikimediaAn Autocrat coffee milk.​When we were just knee-high to a grasshopper, Granny and Mamaw would make us special drinks that made us feel like grown-ups. As the 'dults drank from the ever-ready pot of hot coffee, we'd get a tiny cup containing milk, sugar and really, just a splash ... More >>

Ranking Special Releases From Harpoon and Magic Hat; Good News From Rahr

All photos by Jesse Hughey​Just as I was finishing off the sample pack Harpoon sent recently, a few free samples from Magic Hat arrived, offering a nice opportunity to compare IPAs from two well-established New England craft brewers. The contrast between the two companies could hardly be starker. ... More >>

Sampling New Releases And Old Favorites From Harpoon Brewery

Jesse HugheyHarpoon Belgian Pale Ale​A few new offerings from Harpoon Brewery should be making their way into North Texas: the New England company's first offering of a Belgian Pale Ale, a new Imperial Red (as part of its Leviathan series) and the annual return of Harpoon Summer Beer. Harpoon is a ... More >>

Cowboy Chicken vs Boston Market: Rotisserie Rumble

Alex Flores​Something about America's Northeastern states grates on us Southwestern hicks.OK, so I'm really a Midwestern hick--our distrust of New England is about the same. So the opportunity to pit a local enterprise against a national chain bearing a blue blood name? Couldn't resist.Rotisserie ... More >>

Pairing Off: Dunkin' Donuts

Patrick Michels​Each week, Pairing Off attempts to find just the right bottle of wine to go with ordinary food.Back in 1982 I took off with a friend on summer long road trip up and down the east coast, from Montreal to Atlanta and many, many points in between.It was a good trip. We walked the rout ... More >>

Stayin' Alive via Tragedy

Handle The Proof: The Spirit Of '76

Ben Franklin and John Adams, possibly discussing where to go for booze, in 1776.In the musical 1776, Stephen "Old Grape and Guts" Hopkins bursts into the Continental Congress' meeting room each morning demanding rum before getting down to the day's business. Of course, there may have been some licen ... More >>

Hash Over: Corn Dog Throwdown, Sevy's Wine Dinner And Free Subs For Charity

At least two City of Ate contributors plan to celebrate Independence Day on Saturday the way our forefathers would have wanted: by throwing down (and hopefully not up) at The Libertine Bar's Brass Knuckle Corn Dog Beatdown. The 15-minute bout, limited to 25 gluttonous idiots brave gurgitators, will ... More >>

Math The Band

Don't Worry (Slanty Shanty)

Council to Review the Survey That Reveals Dallas Citizens Want More "Public Involvement in Decision Making"

A couple of weeks back we mentioned the findings of The City of Dallas Citizen Survey, recently posted to the city of Dallas's Web site. The city council will finally get around to hashing over the findings at its Wednesday council briefing session, where the council will also get a look at the Dall ... More >>

If You Miss the Convention Center Hotel TV Debate Sunday, We Found the Best Line

Only yesterday, Merten mentioned that Crow Holdings' Anne Raymond and Mayor Tom Leppert would, finally, have theyselves a showdown concerning the convention center hotel -- and, for those needing a recap, the mayor's fer it, while Raymond's agin it, ahem. Dave Levinthal was there for the debate this ... More >>

Short Orders: Big Shucks

Big Shucks6232 E. Mockingbird214-887-6353Hush puppies shouldn't be that difficult. They just consist of corn meal dough, after all--generally spiked with chopped onion or shallot, rolled into shape and fried.Nothing to them, really. But many professional kitchens seem unable to cope with the homespu ... More >>

10 Questions: Fitzgerald Dodd

For a chef now dedicated to "upscaled" Southern cooking, Dodd trained in some unusual settings.Before opening the acclaimed Screen Door in One Arts Plaza, he learned the gumbo trade at Brennan's in Houston, worked alongside Southwestern pioneer Stephan Pyles, played with all the toys money--and Volt ... More >>

10 Questions: Chris Ward

Mercury chef Chris WardChefs seem to come and go, but Ward endures...although he almost left when, several years ago, the former President's staff considered him for the White House chef position. Indeed, he was one of three finalists selected from more than 15,000 applicants. Oh, and he did take a ... More >>

Dude Food: Baker's Ribs

Baker's Ribs2724 Commerce St.214-748-5433 Dude Factor: 8, or Hank Hill, on a scale of 1 (Kahn Souphanousinphone, Sr.) to 10 (Boomhauer). Honestly, before last Friday I had never been to Baker's Ribs, AKA the place I once referred to as "that joint next to Angry Dog that smells good but always look ... More >>

Hash Over: Bolsa's Farmer's Market, Free Wine, and a Guy Called Mike

Better Than a Panty Liner: AA's Tim Wagner Is Now Talking MANPADS

The Spiderwick Chronicles is a Smart Children's Fantasy

But still the film is a CGI-dependent weepie

Last Weekend: Life is Good Pumpkin Festival

Backtrackin'

Things you may have missed the first time

Don't Be Afraid

WaterTower gets Virginia

Unearth, Bleeding Through, Terror, Through the Eyes of the Dead and Animosity

Saturday, September 23, Gypsy Tea Room Ballroom

Holiday Feast

Theater Critics Camp Diary, Day 10

Theater Critics Camp, Day 2

Theater Critics Camp Diary, Day 1

A Brainiac on the Nerd Patrol

Popularity Contest

This grill exhibits pleasant mellowness

Capsule Reviews

Our critics weigh in on local theater

What, Them Worry?

The Rangers seem happy. It must be a plot.

Sage Francis

A Healthy Distrust (Epitaph)

Female Trouble

Opera's new Little Women

New Look at New England

Look in the cupboards at Cherished Possessions: A New EnglandLegacy

Can't Go Home Again

Plus: Busted; Inside Track

Fish Story

The Amon Carter hooks a big one, despite Winslow Homer's schlocky tendencies

The Ataris; Cave In; My Morning Jacket

April 19

Hey Mercedes, Piebald, Koufax

August 2

Jeep World Outside Festival

July 18

Patty Griffin

1000 Kisses (ATO/BMG)

Poetry in Slow Motion

Undermain Theatre returns from NYC with the puzzling, plodding Glamour

Damn Yankee

Daddy Jack brings Texas to New England

Soul Survivor

What is soul food?

Hash Over

Run Daddy DMC Mixed hash

Tough love

The Farrelly brothers explore their soft sides by going Outside Providence

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