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Buffalo Black Was at the Brink of Homelessness. Recording an Album Gave Him Purpose: Listen.

He was on the last six songs of his LP. Six damn songs and he would finish a yearlong endeavor under his new moniker, Buffalo Black. But shit always picks the most inopportune time to hit the fan. First his beloved grandparents died. Then his father experienced financial hardships. As if couldn't ge ... More >>

Why Kanye West May Prove to Be the Perfect Punk Rock Rapper

This weekend Kanye West released two new singles off his upcoming album, Yeezus, in the most grandiose possible fashion. On Friday, he announced the video for his newest single, "New Slaves," would be projected onto 66 buildings across six cities around the world in one night. Crowds gathered by the ... More >>

A Greiner Middle School Teacher Abused Her Students on Trip to Europe, DISD Finds

Julius Hill's summer trip to Europe was miserable. The 13-year-old Greiner Middle School student was one of several students who signed up for a nine-day tour of Italy and Spain organized and led by his teacher Vicki Reed. While there, Reed reportedly singled him out, yelling and belittling him cons ... More >>

Yung Nation - Trees - 12/29/12

Yung Nation, A.Dd , Mathew Clay, Lil Ronny MothaF, -topic, Dustin Cavazos, Bobby Sessions Trees Saturday, December 29 Before 2013 hits, the community came together to finish out the year with a strong local lineup. It felt like a celebration of what we've accomplished together this year, and of wha ... More >>

SSION and House of Ladosha - Club Dada - 11/3/12

SSION, House of Ladosha Club Dada Saturday, November 3 SSION (pronounced 'shun'), led by Kansas City art student turned touring performer Cody Critcheloe, played an engaging set Saturday night at Club Dada. There were no elaborate costumes, projections or set designs (as one may expect from Critch ... More >>

ACL 2012: Sunday's 10 Best & Funniest Moments at Zilker

The rains came early on Sunday morning, but by the time the ACL opened up for business before noon, there was hardly a cloud in the sky, making for an extremely warm and muddy day. The biggest acts of the day -- Red Hot Chili Peppers, Iggy & the Stooges, Crystal Castles, and the Avett Brothers -- he ... More >>

Ab-Soul, Jay Rock - The Door - 9/7/12

Ab-Soul, Jay Rock, Brain Gang Blue, -topic, A.Dd , Mohicans, Lil' Marley The Door Friday, September 7 L.A. emcee Jay Rock took the stage Friday night following a downsized roster of homegrown artists, and established hype I've witnessed only from his Top Dawg Entertainment peer, Kendrick Lamar. Whi ... More >>

Former Fairview Cop Says Chief Fired Him In Alleged Sexual Harassment Cover-Up

Last month, we wrote about a former Fairview Police officer who claimed the chief, Granver Tolliver, a fairly litigious former Dallas deputy chief of police, sexually harassed her repeatedly. In Lisa Mitchell's lawsuit, she accused him of grabbing her by the ponytail and gesticulating crudely with h ... More >>

Starck Contrast

Another new documentary on the Starck Club revisits the storied Dallas nightclub of the '80s

Giant at Dallas Theater Center Takes a Great Novel and Turns It into Musical Queso

Bick and Leslie's Big Song in Giant There are many things amiss in the musical Giant, the Dallas Theater Center/Public Theater co-production playing a couple more weekends at the Wyly Theatre. But let's just look at the top dozen. 1. These Yankees make rotten Texans. The whole cast of Giant was im ... More >>

Last Call on the Dance Floor: Deb Does Rio Room and Beauty Bar

Thursdays in Dallas are getting unruly, reworking my school night routine a bit. I make sure the laundry, nails and hair are did a day or two early since we are all bound to run into each other once the sun sets. Last night, Dallas overfloweth. I love Parks and Recreation as much as the next gal, ... More >>

The State of Dallas Dining, As Told By Its Chefs

Starring Stephan Pyles, John Tesar, Katherine Clapner, Kent Rathbun, Teiichi Sakurai and a dozen other local chefs.

Arts Light the Night

Wrappin' With Diane von Furstenberg

Mike Rawlings Vowed to Clean Up Dallas, But the Feds Are Spilling Dirt Everywhere

To keep his promise, Dallas' new mayor will have to distance himself from the city's political machine. Good luck with that.

Fun With Audio, Part 2: EBJ and JWP Talk About the Inland Port, Kathy Nealy, Ross Jr. (and Me)

​This weekend I have been sitting around ruminating on the last three years of reporting I have done on the Inland Port story, which now seems to an element in the FBI corruption probe of Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price. By the way, I happen to know the FBI has been hearing about this ... More >>

Taking a Look at the Best Local Releases in 2011 So Far

Four Decades After L.M. Kit Carson Birthed Dallas's Modern Film Scene, His Diary Returns

L.M. Kit Carson in David Holzman's Diary​From time to time we'll name-drop L.M. Kit Carson, perhaps the most influential local-born filmmaker, with good reason: The Irving-born actor (Running on Empty, great on Miami Vice) and writer (Paris, Texas with Sam Shepard; that Breathless remake) was co-f ... More >>

Wherein We Talk to the Realtor Trying to Sell Two of Downtown's Greatest Assets

Justin TerveenInside 1401 Elm Place, the George Dahl-designed former First National Bank tower​John Crawford and I just had a long talk about downtown -- since, ya know, it is his thing. And later today I'll get to some of newsier items he revealed during the course of our chitchat. But I'd origin ... More >>

Chef Jean-Marie Cadot: All in the Family

Jean-Marie Cadot​Jean-Marie Cadot, 43, of the Cadot Restaurant, is like a chef character out of a beautiful French film or novel, dashing and ridiculously well-versed in all things culinary. It's almost as if he couldn't have turned out to be anyone or anything else. No wonder. The Cadot famil ... More >>

Mexico City The Gourmet Taco: In a Word -- Awesome

​The capital of our neighbor to the south isn't all kidnappings and cheap telenovela settings. Mexico City (D.F.) is cosmopolitan city en par with New York, Paris and Tokyo, with a culinary tradition to match. Heck, the entire of culinary tradition of Mexico is so important that the United Nat ... More >>

Tre Wilcox on His Guilty Pleasure,
Beautiful Food and Adventurous Dining

​Yesterday, we gave you the goods on Tre Wilcox, executive chef at Loft 610. Today, we asked Wilcox to finish a few sentences for us. Tomorrow, he shares one of his no-nonsense recipes. (Note: Wilcox's words are after the ellipses.) My friends say I'm... a gym rat. And a very disciplined che ... More >>

Prepare for a Journey...

Last Night: Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals at the Palladium Showroom

Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Grace Potter and the NocturnalsPalladium ShowroomSeptember 23, 2010Better than: well, not beholding the power of music that can make a white man try to dance.Sharon Jones and her Dap-Kings​Last night, an audience of about 600 people at the Palladium Showroom (former ... More >>

Show Announcements: N.E.R.D, Women, Menkena, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Needtobreathe, Tame Impalla, Paul Oakenfold, Lifehouse, Sarah McLachlan & more

N.E.R.D.​A few weeks ago, the Gorillaz show at Verizon Theatre on Wednesday, October 20 slid in under the radar. There's no doubt that the show from the animated band will be huge--but it just got a little bit bigger: N.E.R.D has just been announced as the opening act. N.E.R.D is touring to promot ... More >>

The Mansion's Bruno Davaillon
On Food Trends and His Need for Speed

Photo by Robert BostickBruno Davaillon​Yesterday posted a short profile of chef Bruno Davaillon of The Mansion on Turtle Creek in which he discussed his farm background and rise to success as a chef. Today we ask the chef a few questions to get an idea of some of his passions in life. Tomorrow ... More >>

While at Lollapalooza, Erykah Badu Reveals Details On... A New Jewelry Line? Sure.

Erykah Badu was in Chicago this past weekend, performing at Lollapalooza and donning a brand new, blonde mohawk to boot. While there, Billboard caught up with Ms. Badu for a little chat. And it's kind of a revealing one--not quite, say, "Window Seat" revealing, but, hey, they can't all be that close ... More >>

Florida Prof Unearths Sixth Floor Museum Talks by Dallas Journo Legend Vivian Castleberry

​As the women's editor for the Dallas Times Herald for nearly 30 years, from the 1950s to the '80s, Vivian Castleberry revolutionized the section's coverage -- addressing domestic violence, for example, in addition to lifestyle pieces on decor and fashion -- and became the first woman named to the ... More >>

"Dear Provost Ludden": Novelists, Poets, Profs and Publishers Step Up to Support SMU Press

Liliana CastilloBen Fountain​Before she went home yesterday to soak in a large glass of well-deserved wine, SMU Press Senior Editor Kathryn Lang forwarded to Unfair Park a rather large stack of missives she'd received yesterday following the news that SMU Provost Paul Ludden had decided to save th ... More >>

Deep Ellum LIVES!

Scott Beck's about to buy 14 acres in the"heart" of Deep Ellum. What then?

Review: The Club Dining & Drinks

Shake, baby, shake

Almost Famous

Dallas' other quarterback content with triumphant anonymity

International Boundaries

We're going to Europe. What should we drink?

Country in Crisis

Plus: War,the Sequel; French? Toast!

Beer Bust

It's better to come to BJ's with a thirst than an appetite

Kitchen Prism

Food is art at Mirabelle

Temple Tempest

Buddha Bar gets a new name

The Basquiat Syndrome

Trenton Doyle Hancock benefits from the art world's peculiarly cynical twist on affirmative action

Reel People

It's about the artists, not the stars at the 31st annual USA Film Festival

The Sundance Kidder

With his own movie in tow, Dallas' indie-film guru goes to Robert Redford's festival, falls in love with the First-Timer, and embraces the hype

Scene, Heard

Manson takes on Weathermen

Scene, Heard

London ain't so great

Good to Go!

From Kid Chaos to collective anarchy, Chad Ferman wants us all to just get along

Pricey quotes

Peeking into Ginsburg's multimillion-dollar Voltaire

Speed trap

Stay way, way out of Happy, Texas

To Cuba and back

A trip to Wenders' Buena Vista Social Club is nothing short of heavenly

Hash Over

Guts 'R' us

Trenton Hancock is crossing the color line with his visceral works of art

The Morse code

Texan Ella Mae influenced rock, then she crawled under one

Revisiting a Dallas classic

Parigi is a mainstay for sophisticated, unfailingly fresh food