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In Top of the Lake, Peggy Olson Goes to Hell

The Five Best Concerts In Dallas This Week, March 11-14

The time has come. We are officially knee-deep in festival season. On top of that, all of the best shows happen in the springtime, when the weather is best, which means that we won't get a break until we're running on fumes, with our little engines barely puttering into summer. For now, we're going ... More >>

Chaos in Tejas Leaves a Trail of Bruises and Scars

Chaos in Tejas Brings Out the Tribes

The scar ran from behind his right ear to the center of his cheek, pink and waxy in contrast with his dyed black hair. His skinny arms were covered with crude tattoos, and he was wearing a black t-shirt inside out, black jeans and black boots. He stood about 6-feet-1, which left me eye-level with th ... More >>

Frodo's Final Challenge

Your Chance to Be a Ringmaster

Play-N-Skillz's New Collaboration With David Guetta Has Already Charted In 18 Countries

Steve VisneauCollaboration swag.​Late last week, we passed along word that the latest single from French house producer David Guetta (the man behind, among other songs, the Black Eyed Peas' "I Gotta Feeling") to blow up the Internet was actually a Play-N-Skillz co-production -- and the first of a ... More >>

Tonight, Tonight: Busiest Wednesday Ever?

Holy crap! We have a shitload of killer shows in our area tonight!

Liverpool FC Supporters and Chuck Greenberg Say Same Thing: Tom Hicks Out! Like, Now.

From County Meath, Ireland, two little girls have something in common with Chuck Greenberg and Nolan Ryan, who are now suing the Texas Rangers. Oh boy.​Based on a demand for injunctive relief just filed in Fort Worth bankruptcy court, it looks like Chuck Greenberg's just about had it with Tom Hick ... More >>

Oh, Crap: Father's Day Is Coming Up, Isn't It? Well, Here Are Five Music-Related Gift Idea That Shouldn't Disappoint Too Much.

​What to impress your old man? Well, you can put a smile on the geezers face by picking him up a hip, music-related gift for Father's Day. Trust us, it'll make him feel younger. (Maybe.)Circle your calendars now: Father's Day is coming up fast (on June 20...or September 5, if you live in Australia ... More >>

Staff Trax: Kris Kristofferson, The National, David Garza, Fear and Phil Collins

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 ... More >>

Work up an appetite for the Super Bowl with NFL Dinner Series; Attend Backyard Braising Class and $30 Dinners at Landmark

Sarah Johnson​ Chef Kent Rathbun and the Taste of the NFL are partnering up again with a new event called Taste of the NFL Dinner series. This will be a string of culinary events leading up to next year's Super Bowl XLV and the annual Taste of the NFL's Party with a Purpose. The dinner series will ... More >>

Mexicans may be nostalgic for home, but that doesn’t mean they want to live there

Old Crow Medicine Show Hits The Road...Again

Hitsville: The Year in Music, by the Numbers

You don't need a half-wit music critic to tell you it's been a remarkable year for America, one historians will be discussing and researching for centuries to come. War, financial collapse, politics, technology: All have been dinner-table topics for many Americans. Racial barriers in 2008 were de ... More >>

It's Not Americana; It's Dress-Up

Don't be fooled by the faded denim and snap-button cowboy shirts

Buyers Beware, Or: Will Desperate Times Call For Desperate Measures at Sundance Film Festival?

Cutting Up with Ounce Prime Steakhouse

Chuck This

Glittering Hunks of Trash

Rodriguez and Tarantino overcome nostalgia in their cut-and-run grindhouse mash note

Don't Mess with Texas' A.G.

Gooooo, Nellie!

Grecian Formula

After a decade, Ziziki's still going strong

The Finn Brothers

Everyone Is Here (Nettwerk America)

Think Pink

Do any wines go well with summer heat?

Biting the Appellation

Is it right to produce alcohol in the wrong country?

Upper Middle Earth

The Return of the King marks a zenith in cinematic potential

Fish Play

McCormick & Schmick's has great shucks, no jive

Five Golden Reels

The Deep Ellum Film Festival grows up--nicely

Eddie's Red Adventure

Eddie Merlot's is a cliché with elegance

Hot Legs

Eight Legged Freaks skitters most sexily

Shadows of the Empire

With Episode II, George Lucas tries to reclaim his lost glory

Checking In

Old 97's guitarist has a new solo project in The Scrap Hotel

Chamy's Eleven

You might have heard these, and definitely should have

In the Baggins

We're off to see the wonderful wizards of The Lord of the Rings

Feeding Frenzy

Some high-demand fish are in danger of extinction--and restaurants are caught in the middle

Fish Flushed

Baking Fish leaves its Paramount locale

Suze cruze

He finally did it

Forgive its trespasses

Intermittently entertaining, Denis Johnson's junkies drift along in Jesus' Son

Victimless crime

Bungling thieves, piles of gold, jailhouse snitches, and bloody clothes. Prosocuretors in Madalyn Murray O'Hair's disappearance had everything -- except three corpses

The goddaughters

Sofia Coppola mixes nostalgia, suburbia, and teen lust into a volatile blend in The Virgin Suicides

Out There

Tim Finn

Thin line between love and hate

Cork is a promising wine bar that's plugged its excitement for the drink

Letters

Tuna surprise

A melding of menus breathes new life into PoPoLos

Grub at earth's end

A stop at The Classic Cafe means eating well where the highway ends

International waters

AquaKnox successfully cross-dresses fish in Dallas

The pizzas of summer

Frantoni's fresh basil pie makes the season worth living through

Street scenes

Harvey Keitel talks about being discovered after 20 years of acting