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The Party Is Reuniting in New York Today: Listen Live

Were you hoping for some time travel this afternoon? Well, aren't you in luck. Dallas booty shaker and party maker DJ Sober is on tour right now gracing the East Coast with his presence and those smooth fades. Sober assures me we won't lose him to those New York cool kids even if he has already be ... More >>

No Bagel No Bagel No Bagel: Why Dallas Doesn't Support New York-Style Delis

Last week Nancy Nichols published a post on Side Dish that pondered the state of New York-style delis in Dallas. Nichols collected a few comments from a previous article on the recent closing of Gio's Café and New York Deli. Those comments offered some theories on why delis haven't worked here in t ... More >>

Leftover Crack

Sunday, January 6, at Trees

First Round of SXSW 2013 Acts Announced, Including Blackstone Rangers and The Relatives

With the announcement of 35 Denton's initial lineup, it was only a matter of time before you felt that tightening in your chest, aka the first round of SXSW acts. North Texas' Blackstone Rangers, Ronnie Fauss, the Relatives, Somebody's Darling, Sarah Jaffe and Tedashii are all represented. Thurston ... More >>

The "Man Aisle" in Grocery Stores. For Men. And Aisles.

Babies get an aisle. And dogs get an aisle. And the entire store is designed for women. So, it seems only fair that men should at least get their own aisle, right? First question though, what should be on the man aisle? The Westside Market in New York City (the Upper Westside, if it matters) laun ... More >>

Run-D.M.C. Reunite For Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012

Fun Fun Fun Fest announced this morning that NYC hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. will reunite for the November fest for the first time in a decade, with surviving members Joseph "Run" Simmons and Darryl "D.M.C." McDaniels. The join a lineup including Rakim, Danny Brown, David Cross, Bob Mould and Agai ... More >>

Look At This Poster: Lechuguillas, Terminator 2, Bludded Head, Eccotone and Secret Cakes at Rubber Gloves

A pretty fantastic local lineup tomorrow at Rubber Gloves for all you fans of the heavy stuff, as part of Gutterth's latest live episode. Lechuguillas and Terminator 2 are about to run away on tour together, terrorizing people with low end from Wichita all the way to NYC, so it should be a good send ... More >>

Central Market's Preston Hollow Store Will Open February 15, with Shelves Stocked By Jewish Mothers

Central Market​Central Market announced today that its new store, at Preston and Royal in the old Borders location, will open on Wednesday, February 15 at 8 a.m. This will be the ninth store in the Texas-based chain. CM's serpentine-flow, European-style layout and bountiful selection of produc ... More >>

Bolsa Chef Jeff Harris on the Food Network Effect, Go-To Spots and the Mercado's Future

Chef Jeff Harris​Recently we sat down Bolsa chef Jeff Harris at the new sister-store Bolsa Mercado, which is a neighborhood market with unique items, Texas fare, good booze and a bevy of fresh from-scratch breakfast, lunch and dinner options. Harris grew up in east Texas surrounded by farmland ... More >>

I'm About to Spend $50 on 24 Oz. of NYC's Finest Burger Meat. Does That Make Me Weird?

Want a devastatingly good burger? (Of course you do.) First read this, which teases out literary meat porn over five pages. The article focuses on a New York City meat supplier that provides many of Manhattan's greatest burgers. It's great stuff, and re-reading it this morning has solidified my dinn ... More >>

Coal Vine's Mozzarella Sticks: Bar Food For Kids, and Maybe Adults Too

​Coal Vines: so cliché, with that portrait of a young Frank Sinatra hung beside the bar, his face gazing upward. You might wonder if the moon's in his eyes, though that's another another artist that's equally as shopworn in New York Style Pizza joints. And here that cheesy tune is playing too ... More >>

Fair To Midland Officially Sets June 14 Release Date For New Album, Arrows and Anchors.

Fair to Midland​ Back in November, the Sulphur Springs-sprung progressive hard rock act Fair to Midland announced a new label home and promised its fourth full-length come springtime. Well, clearly, they really meant summertime. A new press released issued late yesterday announces a new release da ... More >>

Walk the Wok Goes Bicoastal for NYC and LA Food Trends

Eataly's pastry shop​While everyone was enduring the Super Bowl pains here in Dallas, I was away in NYC and LA for work. Despite braving a blizzard and juggling time zones, I ate well. Both food scenes were predictably different. I ate rich, fatty foods in the NYC winter blast, while in LA, ... More >>

Bite It, Big Apple

​Again, something with which to occupy your time while we wait on return calls ...This time, it's a New York Post piece that ran a couple of days back from a local scribe of note who writes that no way, no how would he move to New York City, even if they do have real bagels. It's been e-mailed and ... More >>

A Good (Educated, Latino) Man is Hard to Find.

At Monday's Yankees Game, a Few New Yorkers Offered Jerry Jones Some Very Good Advice

After Sunday's Worst Loss Ever (this week, anyhow), Dallas Cowboys owner and general manager Jerry Jones hopped up to NYC to take in Yankees-Rays. Upon his departure from Yankee Stadium, Jerruh was accosted by a few fans in search of a signature, which he was only too happy to provide. But some Bron ... More >>

Food Festivals Like Taste of West Village Aren't Necessarily About Food

​Since news about Texas food tends to find its way to my inbox, I know way more than I should about Texas Roadhouse happenings. I don't usually find too much in the Roadhouse oeuvre that's worth sharing, but I was oddly riveted by a recent announcement regarding the restaurant chain's partici ... More >>

Today In Music News: Wilco Out At Nonesuch, The Toadies Are Givers And Drake Gets The Boot

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, July 9, 2010...At this point in its career, starting a label is probably the smartest thing Wilco could do.The Toadies are offering up on of their "new" Feeler for free download over at Spin.com.Drake just can't catch a break in the NYC: His Good Mo ... More >>

A Very Big Deal

It's Art, Man

Owen Temple

Dollars and Dimes (El Paisano Records)

Gig Alert: The Ettes, THe BAcksliders, The Demigs Tonight at Rubber Gloves

It's always a good sign for any scene to have shows where the local opening bands have just as much to say as the out-of-town headliners. Based out of Los Angeles, The Ettes is a charismatic trio that has previously been described as "trashy, disposable fun." And who am I to argue with that? Bits of ... More >>

Run for the Border

The Virgins

Tuesday, May 26, at The Loft

The 10th Annual Latin Alternative Music Conference is Looking for Dallas Bands

Just got an email from Paul Dryden, a real nice fellow who runs Nacional Records and is one of the organizers for the Latin Alternative Music Conference. This year, the conference is taking place in New York City, July 7 - 11. Dryden is looking for some Dallas-area bands that fall into the Latin cat ... More >>

Food For Thought...

"The one thing that's disturbing is that he seems to be able to do just about anything he wants in New York City, and New York City serves as a model for the rest of the world." (E. Charles Hunt of the New York Restaurant Association, speaking about commissioner of the city's Department of Heal ... More >>

George Steel, You Are a Liar. So, What, Dallas Wasn't Good Enough For Ya? Fine.

He denied and denied that he was taking the top spot at the New York City Opera, going so far as to tell Bloomberg News right before Christmas, "I'm not interested in the job at New York City Opera." Well, so much for that. Because not five months after he was tapped to head Dallas Opera, soon to mo ... More >>

Trickle Jingle

The Manhattan Transfer carols you into submission

T. Boone Breaks Like the Wind

Hey, Fight Bite's Emerald Eyes Finally Gets Its Official Release Today! Also: Some Insight!

THe BAcksliders Look To Lil Stevie, Teen Vogue For Fame And Glory

Ratatat

Tuesday, September 16, at Granada Theater

Midlake's McKenzie Smith Officially Joins The Fieros

Turns Out The May 21 Show Is The Police's Last Gig In Dallas. Ever.

Good GodTube, That's A Lot of Dough

Why Dallas Doesn't Deserve Those Federal "Congestion Mitigation" Funds

But, Mom, Why Can't We Have One?

Affordable Art, Served by the Kettle

Hymns, Theater Fire

Sunday, June 3, at the Double Wide

Popeye Jones Musta Taken His Spinach

Big Dallas Hair Goes Big Apple

Naked People Ruehl...

Eels with Strings

Live at Town Hall (Vagrant)

Elefant, Ambulance LTD

July 27

Beastie Boys

To the 5 Boroughs (Capitol)

Best Place to See Dallas Musicians

New York, apparently

Best Lie for Music Snobs

Saying you saw Norah Jones playing piano at an Italian restaurant before she became famous

Interpol

September 23

Recall 9-11

The Sixth Floor Museum reflects on American tragedies

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX