Pacific Northwestern States

Tonight, Tonight: The Kills at the Granada, A-Trak at Trees, The Builders and The Butchers at Double-Wide and AgesandAges at Swiss House

Lots of musical action happening this evening. Kinda feels like half of the Pacific Northwest is in town tonight.

Cold Weather: Take a Trip to the Mysterious World of Mumble-Noir.

Oyster Appellations Return to the Gulf Coast

More than a century ago, there wasn't any such thing as a "gulf oyster." Oysters were offered under specific place names -- a tradition revived this weekend at the first Foodways Texas symposium in Galveston. Jenny Wang​The program wasn't devoted entirely to oysters: Kelly Yandell, one of a f ... More >>

Leppert's Still Sending Companies Those iPhones. If Nothing Else, It's "Great Marketing."

​Rudy beat me to it, but for those wondering to whom Mayor Tom's been sending those come-to-Dallas iPhones, well, The Oregonian found one lucky recipient: Tim Boyle, the president and CEO of Columbia Sportswear. And while Boyle has no interest in moving his HQ outta the Pacific Northwest, why, he ... More >>

Required Bleeding

Flat Creek Estate Super Texan: Able
To Withstand Sausage Kryptonite

​When Texas winemakers began ramping up production in the last dozen years, they first planted conventional varietals: cabs, chards, pinot noirs and the like. After much trial and error and a few mediocre vintages, however, many of them discovered that some grapes such as pinot noir did not f ... More >>

Lousiana Season is Over,
But You Can Still Get a Crawfish Fix

Crawfish lovers, don't give up yet.​A new project at Louisiana State University may eventually extend the crawfish season through the fall, but a local seafood purveyor says many consumers don't realize live mudbugs are already available through Halloween. "You can get crawfish from the Pacif ... More >>

Celebrating Belgian Independence At The Ginger Man, Ranking Urthel Hop-It And Le Merle Saison

Jesse HugheyUrthel Hop-It Belgian IPA​Just as the hot summer months inevitably result in a spike in crime stats, something about the July heat must make people get the urge to collectively rise up against their oppressors. Not only is our own country's independence celebrated in July, but the Fren ... More >>

Midnight Sun Beers: Better Alaska Souvenirs Than A Sarah Palin T-Shirt

Arctic Rhino Coffee Porter from Midnight Sun Brewing Co.​Last week I wrote about the Alaskan Brewing Co. beers that I tried on a recent trip to Ketchikan, Alaska. But Alaskan Brewing Co. isn't the only Alaskan brewing company. Patrick Michels recommended Fairbanks' Silver Gulch in the comments. Wh ... More >>

Giveaway: Three Pairs of Tickets To See Thao and Mirah and The Most of It All on Sunday Night at The Loft

On their own, Thao Nguyen (known best for her work in Thao and the Get Down Stay Down) and Mirah are two of the more recognizable female voices in the indie rock scenes of the Pacific Northwest (Sna Francisco and Portland, respectively). For much of 2010, though, the two have been performing togethe ... More >>

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 >>

Widmer And Shiner Seasonal Beers Show That Porters Aren't The Only Way To Warm Up

A black India Pale Ale? What's next, a talking banana?​With the exception of a few Saint Arnold's Christmas Ale six-packs, recent trips to Central Market, Goody Goody and Applejack are proving that the bounty of holiday brews is but a fond memory. Only those wise souls who stocked up on Anchor, Sc ... More >>

Taking it to the Streets | Classic Schlock | Roadkill

Copping A Feel For The Local Music Scene

Oyster Species Guide

Southwest Airlines: "They Have No Heart!" Or: Danged Kids.

'50s Domestic Drama Married Life Obviously Inspired by Todd Haynes

Gus Van Sant Returns to Disaffected Youth and Shoestring Budgets in Paranoid Park

Untraceable Rehashes Other Torture Flicks

Following the film's lame-brained argument, we're all to blame for this massively dumb movie

They Shoot Horses Don't They

Tuesday, August 21, at the Cavern

Being There

Bob Shaye's New Line

Movie mogul taps into his inner child

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

Sympathy for the Devil

Even horny horse whisperers get off in Sundance docs.

Be a Part of It

Tips 'n' tricks for taking in Tweedy

Mt. Eerie, Thanksgiving

Thursday, December 7, at Rubber Gloves, in Denton and Metrognome Collective, in Fort Worth

MXPX

Wednesday, July 26, at Club Clearview

Shapes and Sizes

Shapes and Sizes (Asthmatic Kitty)

Nich Catch

Fish it up at Chamberlain's

Proficient Slackers

Fort Worth's The Cut*Off plow the fertile ground between part-time and professional

Danny Barnes

Get Myself Together (Terminus)

Big Shucking Deal

Do different oysters really taste different?

Kill ’em All

The pAper chAse brings out the knives. Again.

Suicide Is Painless

How I learned to stop worrying and love naked women

Best Fresh Seafood Market

TJ's Fresh Seafood Market

Tapeheads

Gore Verbinski and Naomi Watts throw their hats into The Ring

Best Seafood Restaurant

9 Fish, Asian Fusion Sushi and Robata Bar

Fishing Trip

The excellent 9 Fish is worth the trek to Frisco

Eat to Live

New seafood spot to open this spring

Food Foolery

Shenanigans' sleight of hand is all thumbs

Various Artists

Give the People What We Want (Sub Pop)

Photo Finish

Death Cab for Cutie sees itself as just a guitar band. You might not agree.

Tired of Waiting

The center of the musical universe, Austin welcomes the beautiful and the ugly

Be Here Now

The And/Ors don't need a past as long as they have a future

Microsofties

If Antitrust were written in computer code, it'd come up all zeroes

Baby Blues

Parkland has an insatiable need for newborn clothes and blankets--and is quickly running out

Your Bruises

Death Cab for Cutie is just trying to stay healthy long enough to pay for a broken windshield

Critics' Picks

The Pinehurst Kids

The same, only different

Ashley Judd hunts a weasel in Double Jeopardy

Roadshows