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Orlando (Florida)

  • Blogs

    February 29, 2012

    Chef David Trubenbach at Asador on Sourcing Locally and Grass on the Side

    Originally from Williamsburg, Virginia, Chef David Trubenbach got his first job at an IHOP when he was 17 as a way to save money for a car. However, it turned out to be the beginning of culinary career. After high school he enrolled at Johnson and Wales and from there moved to Orlando, Florida, whe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 19, 2011

    A Giant Ferris Wheel Next to JFK Memorial? Great Idea. Finally We'll Be World-Class!

    ​Big disagreement. My house. Now. Ferris wheel next to Kennedy memorial. Wife, a Dallas native. Self, a carpetbagger. Wife, tasteful. Self, not. Wife says Yankees will criticize city. Self say, so what? Self know more about Yankees than wife. Screw Yankees. It's been almost 50 years. Can't Dallas ... More >>

  • Music

    September 22, 2011

    Jacuzzi Boys

    Saturday, September 24, at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Denton

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2011

    Tonight, Tonight: Boyce Avenue at House of Blues, FUnk NUg at Hailey's Club, Heartless Bastards at Dan's Silverleaf and Genitorturers at Trees

    It's a busy musical Monday with both touring acts and local shows aplenty. Get out and enjoy some good music to go along with the good weather.

  • Blogs

    September 3, 2010

    DC9er Mixtape, Vol. 23: DJ WISHFM

    ​Wade Randolph Hampton, aka DJ WISHFM, is seasoned at his craft. The DJ/booker/promoter and now, band manager, has been spinning for 25 years at this point. Never one to slow down, Hampton books for The W's rooftop club, Ghostbar, serves as that club's resident DJ, and manages popular local acts i ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Clearing Out the Mailroom: Wednesday, October 7, 2009

    We've got quite a backlog of CDs we've never gotten around to, so we're going to try to chip away at the pile with this regular feature. The plan: to take four or five at a time and play each CD for as long as I can stand it.Backstreet Boys (Orlando) This Is Us What's left to say about these guys? ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2009

    Do Two Rights Make a Wrong? (Cornerback, That Is)

    Wonder if Orlando will be as cool as Craig? ​Back in 1971 a genius named Tom Landry decided it was a swell idea to alternate quarterbacks Roger Staubach and Craig Morton - on every friggin' play. But after his Dallas Cowboys bumbled along at 4-3, the coach decided on Staubach full-time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Going Green While Making Green? WSJ Ponders Bush Turnpike's Toll Collection.

    One day after the President George Bush Turnpike went to all-electronic toll collection, The Wall Street Journal's Environmental Capital blog takes note of one of the North Texas Tollway Authority's reasons for ditching the quarter-catchers: "Air Quality and Fuel Efficiency." As in: "Transitioning t ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 24, 2009

    All My Excess Lives in Texas

    Fingers crossed, WE will duplicate this joy tonight. Right?So I'm watching the Channel 8 news Monday night at 6:29 and after a sparkling fill-in sportscast by Ted Madden he alerts viewers that: " ... in the game, Texas already trails, 1-0." To which anchor Gloria Campos valiantly responds, "A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 15, 2009

    D.J. Mbenga 1, Dirk Nowitzki 0

    Watching the Lakers party in Orlando last night - I was wrong about L.A. in 4, but just barely -was a reminder how cruel sports can be. While former Mavericks D.J. Mbenga and Josh Powell hugged and kissed the NBA's Larry O'Brien championship trophy, current Maverick Dirk Nowitzki is l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 26, 2009

    10 Questions: Megyn Price

    Yeah, she's one of those budding Hollywood stars. Price played in films good (Mystery, Alaska) and bad (Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector)...so clearly she's paid her dues.These days she's part of the ensemble driving the CBS sitcom Rules of Engagement, set to begin its third season on Monday, M ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 16, 2009

    Mav. Wrecks.

    Four straight losses. Four spots dropped in the standings. A four-game, East Coast road trip looming that ends at Detroit and Boston. Mark Cuban even lost his request for Denver's J.R. Smith to be disciplined by the league for throwing an elbow at Antoine Wright. In short, not a good week for your ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Gig Alert: Got the Hump Day Blues? Well, There's Actually A Ton of Good Shows Tonight...

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Vote First, Party Later: Presenting Your Election Night Music Options

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 15, 2008

    Local Shock Rock Act Ghoultown Collaborates With Legendary Horror Hostess Elvira

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    "Yes, We Have Rooms Available."

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 8, 2008

    Clearing Out The Mailroom: Tuesday, July 8, 2008

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2008

    So, Yes, a New Hard Rock Cafe's Coming to Dallas. Hard Rock Hotel Too.

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 19, 2008

    Homophobe Raises Dallas Dough to Fight Cali Same-Sex Marriages

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 25, 2008

    Forbes Says Dallasites Waste 58 Hours a Year in Traffic. So, Please, Stay Home.

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2008

    UFL Passing on '08 Start Date

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 27, 2007

    Doug Dunbar Is Now Channel 11's Hardest-Working Anchorman

    Spend your Wednesday night under Eugene Chadbourne's gaze.With the fact that we're just two weeks off from Christmas, and, well, it being Wednesday and all, you'd think this would be a slow night for good shows. Well, you'd be mistaken. There's actually several acts playing about Metroplex tonight-- ... More >>

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Orlando Julius| Tony Allen

    Super Afro Soul (Vampisound)| Afro Disco Beat (Vampisound)

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2007

    Wood on Woods (Or: Silver Balls)

    Super Afro Soul (Vampisound)| Afro Disco Beat (Vampisound)

  • Dining

    June 28, 2007

    Colombo's Big O

    Super Afro Soul (Vampisound)| Afro Disco Beat (Vampisound)

  • News

    November 2, 2006

    Sinking Ships | Fantasy Grill | Grotto Gripes | California Dreamin' | Freaked | 'Tis a Pity

    Super Afro Soul (Vampisound)| Afro Disco Beat (Vampisound)

  • Music

    November 2, 2006

    Trivium, The Sword, Protest the Hero, Seemless

    Sunday, November 5 at Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2006

    Texas de Kaching

    Sunday, November 5 at Ridglea Theater, Fort Worth

  • News

    March 9, 2006

    Little Boy Blue

    Believers say indigo kids are the next wave of evolution. Sort of like X-Men, but without the cool uniforms.

  • News

    February 2, 2006

    Wize Guys

    Here's your chance to get rich quick -- or lose your shirt, in which case, GlobalTec disavows all responsibility for, well, anything

  • Music

    January 26, 2006

    DJ Baby Anne and Jen Lasher

    Assault & Battery (System Recordings)

  • Film

    July 7, 2005

    Could Be Verse

    A love story told in iambic pentameter? Yes, and yes again.

  • News

    August 7, 2003

    Porn Pawns

    The kings of smut escape while the feds cook up small fry like former Dallas cop Garry Ragsdale

  • Dining

    February 6, 2003

    Bam Boo-boo

    New operators revamp Bamboo Bamboo

  • Music

    September 19, 2002

    AK1200

    September 21

  • Film

    March 28, 2002

    Durham Bull

    In The Rookie, a middle-aged man throws heat but leaves us cold

  • Film

    August 23, 2001

    The Living End

    Swim with sharks and housewives in this effective psychological drama

  • Music

    January 25, 2001

    The Backstreet Boys

    Black and Blue (Jive)

  • News

    September 7, 2000

    Letters

    Surfin' Texas; The Other Side; Hillbilly Justice; Willis Bashing; Death and Taxes; Superman Lives; Doomed to Fail

  • Music

    June 15, 2000

    Body shots

    Mariah Carey's new video is an insult to your intelligence, but it's much more than that

  • Dining

    May 18, 2000

    Hash Over

    Tuscan lurch; Mixed hash

  • Film

    February 10, 2000

    Life's a Beach

    Leo goes looking for an island paradise, and it's apocalypse, like, wow

  • Music

    September 30, 1999

    Absolute Smash

    Or: Sometimes, writing A Hit Single is as easy as it looks

  • Culture

    September 30, 1999

    Homefires burning

    Jimmy, Jimmy is quite contrary to Fornes' latest

  • Calendar

    June 24, 1999

    Armchair Athletes Unite

    Gamers give one for the thumb

  • Calendar

    June 3, 1999

    Night & Day

    June 3 - 9, 1999

  • Film

    May 20, 1999

    Get a life

    Trekkies boldly peers into the Star Trek phenomenon

  • Dining

    January 2, 1997

    Seagoing Italian

    At Lombardi Mare, one of Dallas' top restaurateurs explores uncharted waters

  • Film

    February 1, 1996

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

  • Film

    December 15, 1994

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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