Scotland

Armed and Loquacious

Shakespeare Dallas updates the look but not the language (or length) of Macbeth.

The Universal Food Shame Scale

Damn. Eating that freezer burrito made you feel like an awful human being. But, exactly how awful? Wish there was a way to know exactly how much shame you should feel when you eat a horrible, awful food? Wish. Effing. Granted. Above is our very helpful, very scientific Universal Food Shame Scale: ... More >>

Elvish Is in the Building When One Man Lord Of the Rings Opens Out of the Loop Fest

One actor, 42 characters, sound effects, musical score and more Hobbits than you can shake a crooked stick at -- Charles Ross' performance of his One Man Lord of the Rings show will open this year's Out of the Loop Fringe Festival at Addison's WaterTower Theatre on March 1. Ross, 37, was a big audi ... More >>

Competence on Trial: The Strange Odyssey of Serial Dallas Lawsuit Filer Lester Ruston

Every decent-sized courthouse in the country has its own serial pain in the ass, the guy who thinks nothing of suing the kids who threw a ball over his fence or the cat who pooped in his yard. But there's a special subset of filing addicts: the inmates who while away their time in the pokey filing k ... More >>

Anonymous: Much Ado About Nothing

The Shakespeare expose no one has been waiting for.

Show Announcements: Death Cab, Arctic Monkeys and 110 New Show Announcements

It's a tight squeeze in the Death Cab.​With only about a month until Death Cab For Cutie releases their seventh album, Codes And Keys, it's a good time to ask yourself: "What would Zach Braff do?" Easy answer: He'd buy tickets for their upcoming concert. Death Cab, as they're known by those "in th ... More >>

Texas Craft Liquor Makers Belly Up to the Bar to Challenge Kentucky Bourbon.

Matthew Posey's Memphos! has weird tricks up its sleeve; elsewhere, boring old Bard.

Coppell's Emily Elbert Gets Some Love From Glamour For Her Jazzy, Acoustic Stylings.

21-year-old area singer-songwriter Emily Elbert's no stranger to local music fans, having performed her fair share of gigs at Opening Bell and the Kessler Theater in recent years since picking up the guitar at age 15. She's no stranger to the Internet either: Her jazzy, acoustic take on Michael Jack ... More >>

Surely, The Best News You'll Hear All Day: The Pixies Will Perform Doolittle At Grand Prairie's Verizon Theatre On September 19

Pixies​A huge thanks to the Friend of DC9 who emailed this morning to pass along a note he'd noticed while scoping the Pixies' MySpace page today: This morning, the Pixies announced via a blog post on the social media site that they will be touring again come the fall, hitting 11 U.S. cities and s ... More >>

Living Under The Red Dirt

What It Was Like: Here We Go Magic, The Middle East, We Were Promised Jetpacks, Frightened Rabbit and Those Darlins

Night One of SXSW 2010 saw things kick off on quite the bitchin' note--and not just because of the big names. They were around, sure--Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Broken Bells and Spoon all shared a stage at Stubb's (and a massive line to get in, natch)--but there was plenty else to see without ... More >>

Bowling For Soup Announces Album Details, Remains Proud Of Its 'Wena'

​In a press release sent out Thursday night, Bowling for Soup revealed the details of its upcoming album, Sorry For Partyin'. Oh, and it unveiled more details about its crotch-shot of a music video, "My Wena"... Far as the album's concerned, the pop-punk band's tenth release will see the lig ... More >>

Leppert Pokes Holes in Charter Amendment, Responds to Anti-Hotel Group's Ads and Much, Much More From the Campaign Trail

Sam MertenMayor Tom Leppert made two stops on his tireless convention center hotel campaign tour Tuesday as he dropped by for "coffee and conversation" with the Dallas County Council of Republican Women shortly before squaring off with anti-hotel group leader Anne Raymond at the Westin Galleria. Le ... More >>

SXSW Dispatches: Telegraph Canyon Shares All The Good News From Its First SXSW Trip

[Last week, we asked a few bands to check in with us from time to time over the course of the week to tell us about their SXSW experiences. Now, with the fest over, those diatribes are starting to show. Here's Telegraph Canyon frontman Chris Johnson's SXSW diary, for your reading pleasure...] Hal S ... More >>

Look, Comic Book Creators Can Draw a Crowd Too, Damn It

Royal Pains

How the British monarchy survived the death

of the people's princess

Minds Under Matter

Dallas' Rehash was buried in vinyl crates. Luckily, Belle and Sebastian dug through those crates.

This Week's Day-By-Day Picks

Code Breaker

Countering a popular novel lets a Dallas theologian spread The Word

Elvis Now

A hunk, a hunk of birthday love

Sweet Revenge

Playwright Tracy Letts gets the last laugh on Dallas

Seeing the Light

Once Glasgow's ur-depressives, Arab Strap gets (kind of) happy

Scot Free

When the boyfriend passes away, Morvern Callar may play

Queen of Pain

Circle Theatre's new play about Victorian values needs a swift kick in the arse

Playing Possum

After six years, The Toadies' new album is finally finished, and it's good. So why isn't it out yet?

Tell it to the kids

The members of Bis are growing up, but they're not grown-ups...yet

Folk that

The Chieftains prove folk music can be popular -- as long as you record with Elvis Costello and The Rolling Stones

That ol' black-box magic

You're a fool if you missed it

Short takes

Terry saves

Lubbock-born sculptor-songwriter finally finds a little Salivation

Chance of a lifetime

Ken Loach's My Name Is Joe offers up an unsentimental local hero

Honey's not dead

The Jesus and Mary Chain love rock and roll, again

Two out of three ain't bad

The beer and the company are great at the Tipperary Inn. Just stay away from the food.

You're not from Texas

Deep in the heart of western swing with a Scot on a mission

Cliche-spotting

Boyle and company riff romantic conventions--but they don't really care enough about them

God love 'em

Religion obsession and the quest for God make tough, terrific Waves

Jingle bells, Jingle sells

The industry aims for the heart of Christmas-- with a shotgun

Events for the week

Smuggler's blues

Crow son-in-law gets six months in a Dallas halfway house for his dealings witha Libyan finance minister

Events for the week

Contact high

Trainspotting delivers a riotous, disturbing portrait of heroin addiction

The art of the plea

Trammell Crow's son-in-law admits to illegal dealings with Libya

The Chief, the Scotsman, the Swindler, and the Killer

David Pasztor unravels a tangeled tale of death and international intrigue

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Street scenes

Harvey Keitel talks about being discovered after 20 years of acting

Crow associate charged

New York advisor indicted in 'Libyan connection' scheme

Lover men

Three new films offer different takes on the myth of the romantic hero

An ass and a banjo

If you haven't seen Just Cause, don't read this article

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