South Africa

Jean Grae Talks Jeanius Re-Release Plans, Prepares to D-Town Boogie

The best show you had no idea was going on this week is almost upon us. Tonight, Heroes Sports Lounge weekly Paid In Full Fridays emcee battles will feature a very special guest headliner. A legend in the game, and arguably the most talented female emcee to ever pick up a mic- Brooklyn's own Jean Gr ... More >>

Talking Cold Facts With Lost and Found Detroit Folk Singer Rodriguez

Tonight at House of Blues, the enigmatic Rodriguez takes the stage. The Detroit folk musician, also known as Sixto Diaz Rodriguez, released two albums to little acclaim in the late '60s and early '70s, and quickly faded into obscurity. Meanwhile, half a world away, those albums -- Cold Fact and Comi ... More >>

The Six Best Concerts In DFW This Week

Sleigh Bells, AraabMuzik Tuesday, October 16, at House of Blues, $23 Still riding out the buzz from their second studio album, Reign of Terror, Sleigh Bells finish their U.S. tour with a stop at House of Blues, with hip-hop opener AraabMuzik. Both of Sleigh Bells' albums combined are only about 70 m ... More >>

Burning Hotels at Granada, Triple Play at the Kessler and Your Weekend Shows

​There's a good handful of shows in town this weekend, including The Local Edge's showcase with Burning Hotels, Mon Julien (Cory Watson of Black Tie Dynasty), Air Review and Menkena at the Granada Theater tomorrow night.Triple Play: Hunter Hendrickson, Spooky Folk, Exit 380Friday, January 13, at t ... More >>

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Sunday, January 15, at Winspear Opera House

Rolling Stones Ready Plans To Theatrically Release Film of 1978 Fort Worth Concert

​No date has yet been announced -- just a "Coming Soon!" promise -- for the stateside release of the new Rolling Stones concert film, The Rolling Stones: Some Girls -- Live in Texas. But, starting early next month, the United Kingdom and Ireland (followed shortly by Denmark, South Africa, Cro ... More >>

Sound the Horn

3 Men and a Taco: The Midnight Taco Train Straight Outta South Africa

3MenandaTaco.comA truck with lots of crazy tacos.​What has six thumbs and doles out little folds of joy? Hint: two of the thumbs are from Cleveland, two are South African and two are from England. Aside from their silly Facebook updates about thumbs and such, the 3 Men and a Taco food truck ... More >>

Four Shows to Tickle Your Fancy This Tuesday

Whether it's glam metal, Midwestern punk, wholesome indie pop or arena rock from South Africa, we got a little bit of everything in the musical offerings this evening.

Neuhaus Café: Kid Friendly isn't Romance Friendly

​If you're looking for a quiet place to start off an amorous evening, Neuhaus Café housed in the Preston Royal Shopping Center would not be the best choice. On the other hand, if you're in search of a fun, lively, kid-friendly restaurant with a huge selection of entrées, desserts and candy t ... More >>

Civil Twilight

Thursday, February 24, at The Loft

Giveaway: Five Pairs of Tickets to See Civil Twilight at The Loft

South Africa natives Civil Twilight create beautiful, heavy-hearted ballads, with ringing vocals and quiet, slow-building instrumentation -- music that is soothing and disheartening at the same time. But, while they draw easy comparisons to U2 and Radiohead, Civil Twilight's delicate and skilled per ... More >>

The Super Bowl Prostitute Myth: 100,000 Hookers Won't Be Showing Up in Dallas

Are Dallas Drinkers Keeping Imperfect Wine Programs Afloat?

vintagetexas.com​Ordering wine by the glass is always problematic. Since my husband is pretty much a teetotaler, I'm often forced to find something worth drinking on a restaurant's anemic by-the-glass list, which is why I've had more than a few great meals spoiled by uninspired, overpriced, o ... More >>

Hash Over: Norma's Has Another Reason to Celebrate, Taste of Texas Dinner, Tour of South Africa Wine Dinner, and more

​Norma's Café recently turned 54, and if a restaurant lasting more than 50 years wasn't enough reason to celebrate, they now have another reason to add to the list. Ed Murph, owner of the restaurant, was inducted to the Texas Restaurant Association Hall of Honor, winning the organization's h ... More >>

USA! USA! USA!

Copa de Mundial: You Give a Rat's Ass?

​Yeah, it's the world's biggest sporting event. But we're not in the world, we're in Texas. Dallas, more precisely, where football is king, spring football is queen, basketball is a part-time curiousity, hockey is a memory, baseball is foreplay to more football and soccer is ... Stupid? ... More >>

The Top 10 People I Wish Failure Upon

​I've been known to be a glass-half-empty sorta guy. (Psst: I'm geniunely positive, I just like to play an a-hole in here and on 105.3 The Fan.) Last summer I wished failure upon the noggin' of one Terrell Owens. Whatdya know, he sucked in Buffalo and these days is without a job. Recently I t ... More >>

Good Friday: Nouvelle Vauge Postponed, Vic Chesnutt Tribute Canceled, But You've Still Got True Widow, Louis Moholo-Moholo, The J.C. Experience, American Werewolf Academy, Baruch The Scribe, Collin Herring and More

​Aside from the snow, the big story this weekend is, of course, the NBA All-Star Game and the musicians, celebrities, models, gold-diggers and hookers swarming the city. This week's cover story tells you why this is such an important weekend for Dallas' mainstream-leaning hip-hop artists, and the ... More >>

Alien Invasion As Apartheid Metaphor? It Works In District 9.

Big, Bold Five

Solid Gold

The Public Trust gathers a group of great artists

Dallas Has a New Friend: South Africa. Also: The Fiscal Year That Was!

A Worthy Cause And Good Music? Looks Like Tomorrow’s The Time To Head To Opening Bell Coffee

To Commemorate Memorial Day, SMU Basketball is Flying to … Africa?

Monday Morning Meanderings

Canvas Safari

Jennifer Morgan takes over the Belmont

Local Musicians Give Democracy The Finger

A Greater Truth

With Great Accord...

History Lessons

The story of an '80s anti-apartheid activist carries overtones of the present

Kodachrome

LBM sings in full color

Positano Putsch

Avona heads restaurant changes; Secrets of the wine wizards

Thugs & Kisses

A South African street fighter finds new life in the wrenching redemption tale Tsotsi

Soaring Harmony

Get Down With Dave

Chappelle returns with a raucous Block Party

One Love

Religions unite in prayer

We Are the World

Aiding AIDS through art

Best Sommelier

Todd Lincicome (Al Biernat's)

Now Hear This!

Apartheid didn't stand a chance against so many songs

Worth the Sprint

Central Market offers up a variety of meals on the run

One Fish, Two Fish

The Dallas World Aquarium makes a great oasis from the summer heat

Ten-gallon beret

Charolais is a steak house with a French kiss

Roadshows

Events for the week

Letters

Woolery's mammoth

When it came to spending, Dallas' former superintendent always thought big

BeloWatch

Letters

In black and white

Cry, The Beloved Country was the first word on apartheid, but it shouldn't be the last