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Ana da Silva on The Raincoats' Legacy

Ana da Silva on The Raincoats' Legacy

When guitarist Ana da Silva met bassist Gina Birch in art school and started going to gigs in London in the late '70s, their fate was already sealed. The Raincoats' 1979 self-titled debut and 1981's Odyshape, both on Rough Trade, were products of that creatively and politically off-center time, and ... More >>

Check Out Our New Cover Songs Blog, In Which We Venture Into The Cure's "Disintegration" by Portugal's Papercutz

Cover songs can be many things: an inside joke, a knowing nod, a crowd-pleaser, a name drop, a respectful homage or a desperate cry for attention. They're what the early days of rock and roll were built on, and live on today with blogs dedicated to them, albums full of them and clever ways to get ba ... More >>

Best Films of 2011: Ten and Two to Grow On

J. Hoberman's faves from a mutating medium.

Cartels and conquistadors -- who are worse?

J. Hoberman's faves from a mutating medium.

Panda Bear Tells Us What He's Been Listening To, Confirms New Animal Collective Material

Musicians are undoubtedly influenced by the music they listen to. An artist's musical selections can sometimes even foretell what a next album might sound like. So if you've ever wondered what the artists who grace your stereo are getting funky to, here's your chance to find out. Every week, I'll as ... More >>

Cheese, Wine and an Education: What More Could You Want from a Date?

​Molto Formaggio The Cheese Shop provides the perfect set up for a date with its class on paring cheese and wine flights. For $75 per couple (classes are limited to 10 couples) you get to try three wine flights, three cheese flights, other food accompaniments to mix and match with the various ... More >>

Over The Weekend: Portugal. The Man at the Granada Theater

Portugal. The Man, Telekinesis, Unknown Mortal OrchestraGranada TheaterMay 20, 2011Better than: trying to put on your own laser show. Portugal. The Man.​Die-hard fans lined the front of the stage for Friday night's Portugal. The Man show, a group ranging from the young fans attempting to conceal t ... More >>

Alma: Great Mexican Food, but Give Us Tea for Texas.

Portugal. The Man, Telekinesis, Unknown Mortal OrchestraGranada TheaterMay 20, 2011Better than: trying to put on your own laser show. Portugal. The Man.​Die-hard fans lined the front of the stage for Friday night's Portugal. The Man show, a group ranging from the young fans attempting to conceal t ... More >>

Last Night at 35 Conferette: Portugal. The Man Creates A Much-Deserved Fuss

Portugal. The Man​Portugal. The Man7 p.m., Main Stage TwoAbout 10 minutes before Portugal. The Man began their set, it seemed as though they wouldn't draw a large audience because of !!!'s near-simultaneous performance on Main Stage One. That turned out not to be the case, though: By the time the ... More >>

Sunnybrook Passes Along New MP3, Asks For Help In Releasing Long-Awaited Full-Length

Sunnybrook​Like Green River Ordinance, A.Dd and The Debut before him, Denton's Sunnybrook has now turned to Kickstarter.com and is asking fans to help fund his new release. The brainchild of Paul North, who also performs with his older brother Joel in Sleep Whale, Sunnybrook has long been a Pitch ... More >>

If You're Headed Downtown and Love the World Cup and Wanna Hang Out with the Mayor ...

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

An Eye For The Divine

Patrick Michels​... you might wanna swing by Dallas City Hall, where Mayor Tom and the Dallas World Cup Bid Committee and Hunt Sports Group chairman Clark Hunt and a few FC Dallas players (including goalkeeper Kevin Hartman, defender Ugo Ihemelu and forward Ruben Luna) and former Colombian Nationa ... More >>

On The Range: Lengua

Sorry, we couldn't stop ourselves.​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Nobody gets tongue tied when the subject is, um, tongue.Writing in the Weekly Volcano (Tacoma and Olympia Washington's "only edgy, irreverent, and thought-provoking alternative news ... More >>

Hash Over: Kroger Gets Into The North Texas Furniture And Jewelry Market And Three Restaurants Offer Wine Dinners

If this is on your grocery list and you live in Frisco, you're in luck. ​Just the other day, we were in a supermarket in Frisco and thought, "You know, all this food is nice, but it sure would be great if we could pick up a diamond pendant for the wife and maybe an end table and some throw pillows ... More >>

Ye Olde Olds Show

If this is on your grocery list and you live in Frisco, you're in luck. ​Just the other day, we were in a supermarket in Frisco and thought, "You know, all this food is nice, but it sure would be great if we could pick up a diamond pendant for the wife and maybe an end table and some throw pillows ... More >>

On The Range: Empanadas

​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Say the word 'empanada' anywhere in Latin America, and you'll most likely get an instant nod of affirmation. That's because the little wrapped pastries (the word literally means " wrapped or enveloped in bread") ma ... More >>

Are the Plans To Build A Green, Sustainable Building of Tomorrow Smack in the Heart of Downtown Dallas Some Pipedream or A Reality?

​On The Range is a weekly exploration of the history and lore of Texas menu items.Say the word 'empanada' anywhere in Latin America, and you'll most likely get an instant nod of affirmation. That's because the little wrapped pastries (the word literally means " wrapped or enveloped in bread") ma ... More >>

Courtesy Re:Vision Dallas, Six Visions of a "Self-Sustaining" Downtown Dallas Block

From Portugal, one of the three finalists in the Re:Vision Dallas competitionIt was quite the confab at Dallas City Hall on December 8, when Mayor Tom Leppert welcomed  to a fourth-floor conference room about three dozen urban planners, architects and city officials who'd come downtown on a chi ... More >>

SXSW Announces First Round Of Scheduled Performers For '09 Fest

OK, so there's a clause at the bottom of the press release we just received--y'know "The list is subject to change" blah, blah blah--but lo and behold, here it is: The first round of announced performers for the 23rd SXSW festival, schedule to take place this year March 18-22. After the jump, the c ... More >>

Top Ten Dance Albums of 2008

Any knucklehead with DSL and a laptop can now make an electronic track. With a half hour of clicking and fiddling, you can sample enough cheesy beats and mashups to clog arteries from here to Berlin. Simple dropdown mouse maneuvers can transform electro tracks into progressive house tracks (from dry ... More >>

Top Ten Indie Rock Albums of 2008

In 2008, independent rock returned to the underground, where it belongs. Given the grand catastrophe that is today's record industry, most major-label executives don't have the time or energy to convince music fans they might like something a little out of the ordinary. They're too busy recycling ... More >>

Shots in the Dark

Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

Why Exactly Does Mexico Suck?

Reflecting its moment, Cannes 2008 takes a decidedly serious tone

Coppola returns with Youth Without Youth

Coppola romanticizes his source material

Bringing Bars Online

Coppola romanticizes his source material

Love Story

Coppola romanticizes his source material

The Plague

Bizarre fibers. Black sweat. Bugs under the skin. Welcome to the controversial world of Morgellons disease.

Nil Appeal

World's football is full of passion but void of points

Beautiful Dreamer

An adopted transvestite searches for Mom but runs into everything else

Bah Hum-Buzz

Buzz gets his jollies keeping tabs on 2005's naughty and nice guys. OK, mostly naughty.

Tabled

Marie Grove leaves Stolik

The Fall

The Real New Fall LP (Action Records)

Banned Books

SMU presents an exhibit to die for

Tasty Diplomacy

The buffet table sings at Dawat

A Twist of the Wrist

Aren’t wine drinkers sissies?

Vintage Finds

Explain the mystery of buying wine.

Worth the Sprint

Central Market offers up a variety of meals on the run

Spanish Eye

Tarantino restaurant to open in Main Street building

Run, Don't Walk

York St.'s Sharon Hage should consider calling Lloyd's of London

Grave Matters

The tombstones in Oakland Cemetery bear names that reflect Dallas' greatness and its shame, from former mayors to klansmen. But years of neglect have left it overgrown and forgotten.

Go for Baroque

Fort Worth's Modern Art Museum separates the pearls from the swine in a stunning new Latin American show

Finding Faith

A young girl traverses Europe to reclaim the sister she lost to The Invisible Circus

Funny Valentina

The food's OK, but the service leaves a bad taste in your mouth at La Valentina

Letters

The turkey leg goes to...; Funny lady; Hanging on a KLIF; More epistles to the Jews; Dry summer days

Ice ice babies

Iceland expatriates Gus Gus are Reykjavik's answer to the Wu-Tang Clan...and KISS

Accidental tourist

The Rentals' Matt Sharp goes out of his way for Seven More Minutes

Science friction

Dallas author Patricia Anthony's sci-fi caught Hollywood's interest. But her decision to chuck the whole genre caught New York's wrath.

Goofy golf

Out among the fiberglass elephants, Putt-Putt pro Jeffery Smith searches for his zone

Hell's bells

Teatro Dallas roots out sin with The Holy Inquiry