Reality Shows

Alan Light's new book explains how Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" went from obscurity to ubiquity

MasterChef Season 4 to Hold Casting Call in Dallas, Interview with Casting Director

FOX is prepping for season 4 of MasterChef and will hold a casting call in Dallas on October 27, which means you have about one month to do whatever you think necessary to get TV game-ready. The concept of MasterChef is to find the country's best home cook. They start by scouring cities all of sha ... More >>

We Got The Beat

Deion Sanders' Charter School Now Accepting Applications for Students/Reality Stars

Kids walking the halls of Prime Prep Academy next fall might have a shot at television stardom because Deion Sanders, the school's co-founder, is working with entertainment exec Tracey Edmonds (with whom Sanders' ex-wife accused him of cheating) to make his school a reality ... show. That's right, a ... More >>

Last Night on The Voice, Anthony Evans Moved From Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship to Team Xtina

Might as well put my faithful Voice viewing to good use, though no doubt in coming weeks Audra will follow Anthony Evans's reality-TV travails over on DC9 at Night. But even before the Marvin Gaye-covering Evans was intro'd as a Dallas native last night it was clear who he was: Not only is he an es ... More >>

Top Chef Texas Highlights: Make Delicious Barbecue, in Texas -- No Pressure.

Last night's Top Chef delivered the most Texan of any conceivable Texas challenges: make barbecue that doesn't suck and do it at one of the state's best barbecue restaurants, Salt Lick in Austin. Oh, and make enough beef brisket, chicken and pork ribs to feed 300 people. No small task for the three ... More >>

Top Chef: Texas Episode 2: Painful Moments, Best Dishes, and Other Highlights

via BravoLast night's City of Ate-Deemed 'Best Dish,' jump for delicious details. ​Last night's episode of Top Chef: Texas should have come with a five-minute bonus Colicchio-lead meditation at the end -- it was INTENSE. I get it, the show's in Texas where everything's bigger, and hence this s ... More >>

Basshunter

Saturday, October 1, at Lizard Lounge

Rev Your Imported Engine

Top Chef: Texas is Official; Emeril Lagasse and Hugh Acheson Will Judge

Emeril: Top Chef's new jurist.​Official word just came from Bravo: The next season of Top Chef will be set in Texas. You already knew that if you've been following any number of blogs, including City of Ate, where we broke the story that the state will shell out an estimated $400,000 to see ... More >>

Last Night: American Idol Live at Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

American Idol Live Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Better than: Watching paint dry. I think. ​I don't remember if there was ever a talent show episode on the original Beverly Hills 90210. But if there had been, I imagine it would have looked a lot like last night's sho ... More >>

Top Chef Fan Favorite Tiffany Derry
Out of a Job

Tiffany Derry​What's a Fan Favorite title from Top Chef worth? In Dallas, an unemployment check. Teresa Gubbins yesterday reported that Go Fish Ocean Club, the North Dallas restaurant helmed by cheftestant Tiffany Derry, shut down after service Saturday night. Owners blamed the location for i ... More >>

Steaks and Bids

Chef Tell: There's a Mouthy Bully from Dallas Named Morgan

​This week on Top Chef Just Desserts Brought to You By Dawn Hand Renewal Because Dawn Hand Renewal Loves Top Chef Just Desserts, renowned cake decorator and beautiful ice queen Shinmin Li guest judged the Quickfire Challenge of edible bouquets. Dallas' own Morgan and Yigit created the top offering ... More >>

Chef Tell: Morgan Wilson Can't Stop a Trainwreck

​I predicted in the premiere episode recap of Top Chef Just Desserts (because, like Gail Simmons, we must always refer to it as Top Chef Just Desserts and nothing other than Top Chef Just Desserts) that Princess Dexter (Seth) and Zamboyant (Zac) would prove to be powerful allies and/or enemies for ... More >>

Chef Tell: Cooking for Buzz and Beyond

​First of all, TV fans, let me just throw you a cyber fist bump and wish you all a happy 9.02.10. Donna Martin graduates!But seriously, last night was the last set of "normal" challenges before the Final Four set off to cook their way through the finale. It was tense and yet surprisingly lackluste ... More >>

Bonus MP3: RIVETHEAD - "Stay Alive"

Kaylene FanslerRIVETHEAD​Chances are, you've already heard a song by Dallas' RIVETHEAD. You just may not have realized it. The local industrial/metal band's music has been played by the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center for several years now--and, beyond that, RIVETHEAD's songs have bee ... More >>

This Just In: American Idol Sucks. Seriously, They Missed HER?!

Cherisse Symons​ I don't watch American Idol because I  don't believe in American Idol. Other than Carrie Underwood and (sorta) Daughtry, the "winners" don't really become rock stars. Simon's about to leave for Ellen. What the what? But mostly, I just think the show jumped ... More >>

Greenhill School Grad, Class of '88, Among the Latest Batch of Project Runway Contestants

Mila Hermanovski​Good Lord. Here we go again: Project Runway, which just ended its lifeless run on Lifetime, returns January 14 and brings with its two homegrowns. One's 40-year-old Mila Hermanovski, who boasts what's clearly become the favorite hairstyle among locally grown reality-TV show contes ... More >>

Best Weekend Ever

Project Runway First Episode Recap: The Two Local Contestants Play Safe and Stay Safe

The sketch and final red-carpet dress from Richardson's Shirin Askari, featured last night on Project Runway's return​Dear Lifetime, thank you. I've really, truly missed Project Runway. Last night I was visibly excited to have it back. One thing though: Go high-def, for crying out loud. Not being ... More >>

From Your Hometown To The Reality Tube, Catching Up With Summer's Dallas-Bred TV Stars

Megan Wants A Millionaire's David Cohen​In gearing up for Project Runway, we've been checking out Louise Black's fashions. We've also been gut-checking to see if we can handle watching Dallas' David Cohen on, um, Megan Wants a Millionaire (because Beauty & the Geek, Rock of Love and I Love Mon ... More >>

Today In Music News: A Mother Gets Charged, Carly Smithson Gets Fallen and The New Kids Get Economical

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, June 22, 2009... A Minnesota mom was charged a $1.92 million dollar fine for illegally downloading songs from Kazaa. Way to go record industry--alienating record buyers is the best way to get people to buy your product. Former members of Evane ... More >>

Man's Man

Get Out Your "Flashlight"

Three 6 Mafia

Saturday, September 13, at House of Blues

Shwayze

Shwayze (Geffen)

Oh, Say Can You See Another Local on Reality TV? As In, Starr Spangler.

Tahiti Talks PPT's Break-up...And Reality TV?

Ruben Studdard Sues a Local Promoter; Wants At Least $45,000

His Tre-ness

A Dallasite to Appear on Project Runway. It is Christmas Already?

A Totally Pointless Poll

Casey Thompson: Mile High!

Tré Wilcox: Under -- and Over -- Fire

Casey's Hot, but Tré's on Fire

Where There's a Wilcox, There's Another Top Chef Victory

Casey at the Plate

Tre Wilcox: From Top to Bottom

Home Again

Flickerstick is in the House

All the Right Moves

Save the bump and grind for strippers. Let's do some dancing.

Singles Going Steady

High-Class Broads

Royal Flush

Get Real

The competition for true love is stiff, especially during prime time

Greek To Us

The Gospel of Clear Skin

Djore sings at St. Luke

Behind the Muzak

You didn't keep score while watching last week's Grammys? We did.

Getting to Know Us

The more the world knows about the Dallas music scene, the better it'll be

Hilary Duff, Simple Plan and Black Eyed Peas

December 3

That '60s Show

Oliver Beene goes against fake millionaires and phony idols