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Listen: North Texas Collective Chapter 11 has a Beautiful Hit with "Whiskey and You"

When speaking of North Texas country music collective Chapter 11, we're not using the term "collective" lightly. The project, dreamed-up by Sherman-based producer and engineer Dustin Hendricks, who's worked with such greats as Kris Kristofferson, Merle Haggard and even metal giants Hellyeah, isn't a ... More >>

A Guide to British Cheese That Isn't Cheddar

Continuing our celebration of cheese week, we asked resident British person Gavin Cleaver to tell us about cheese in the U.K., because we are fascinated by a people who have no concept of smoked brisket. Plus, his answers are usually pretty strange entertaining. We have no idea how much of what he t ... More >>

The Five Best Songs Protesting Margaret Thatcher's Policies

Update: Judy Garland's "Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead" is forecast to be #1 on the British charts on Sunday, the day the official charts are released. I'm not even shitting you. This means that it will end up being played on Radio 1's Sunday Chart Show. Radio 1 is a Government-owned broadcaster. Can y ... More >>

Ten Bells' Black Pudding Is Bloody Delicious

I'm quite certain that an expat straight from England would scoff at this entire blog post, but it needs to be said. Ten Bells has a damn fine full breakfast on its weekend brunch menu. Let's clear up a few things quickly for the sake of discussion. Yes, the tomatoes actually look like real tomatoe ... More >>

In Berlin, Greatness Emerges from the Year's First Major Film Festival

Five Awesome UK Rock Bands That Never Made it in the US

While the UK-US flow of music has become more than the steady one-way stream of US rock of the last two decades (presumably thanks to the internet), I've noticed you enjoy importing our wimpiest bands, like the dull drone of Mumford and Sons or the operatic cock-rock of Muse. Here are some UK bands, ... More >>

Angela Hunt Wants a "Real Picture" of the Situation At Dallas Animal Services

Back in July, the Animal Shelter Commission met for an update from city staff on the state of Dallas Animal Services (DAS). As usual, they ended up talking about a few major, unresolved issues: The air-conditioning in the shelter doesn't really work. The shelter is still understaffed and manned with ... More >>

The Secret Chain Restaurant and Fast-Food Shame of an Englishman

You see all those chain restaurants, Dallas? All those bright shiny lights, beckoning you in to eat products of a questionable providence at a price so reasonable there's no need to go home and time-consumingly construct a meal for your baying, hungry, ungrateful family? You grew up around them (the ... More >>

Julie Delpy Rocks New York

Always more than an ingenue, she's taking on everything that's wrong with movies—and she's bringing Chris Rock

Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion: "If I Made Music In The U.S., I Probably Would Have Met People Who Were More Like Me."

Moving from Tennessee to London proved fairly easy for Nathan Nicholson of The Boxer Rebellion. After losing his mother in 2000, he hightailed it across the pond and quickly formed a band. Speaking from a tour stop in Austin and in anticipation of tonight's show at Dada, Nicholson talked about his ... More >>

Matt Hayward of Band of Skulls Talks About the White Stripes, Hendrix

​ Although Britain's Band of Skulls has been around since 2004, the power trio has managed to release just two full length efforts. And the recently issued Sweet Sour is good enough to make one wish the band were a bit more prolific. Featuring a diverse collection of blues based garage rock, Swee ... More >>

Five Holiday Breads for Soaking Up Holiday Booze (and Where to Find Them)

Flickr​Bread. The essential form of sustenance for most of us homo sapiens. More importantly, that from which doughnuts and cake evolved. I decided to take a look at different cultures' spins on holiday bread, and why so few take up such an inordinate amount of shelf space this time of year. ... More >>

Katherine Clapner, the Woman Behind Dude, Sweet, On Life as a Chocolatier

​Each week we meet a new local chef in our Three-Course Meal series. This week, Katherine Clapner, the woman responsible for making us crazy for Dude, Sweet Chocolate, explains how she paved her way to her little shop in Oak Cliff, which recently was named Best Devil's Advocate and Best Chocol ... More >>

Q&A: Yan From British Sea Power Talks a New British Invasion, Aging and Forces of Nature

British Sea Power​Three years have passed since British Sea Power toured the states in support of their 2008 release, Do You Like Rock Music? That's longer than the life of a lot of bands. The time away wasn't for naught, though: The band regrouped and worked on the follow-up to the best album of ... More >>

One Gabacho's Trash is a Mexican's Tombstone.

Q&A: Formerly Dallas-Based Electro Artist Maceo Plex Tells Us Why He Moved To Spain, And How The Euro Scene Compares To Ours.

Eric Estornel, best known as Maetrik, is a formerly Dallas- and now Valencia, Spain-based producer who left the US for the northern Spanish beach city in 2009. After years of the same very legitimate complaints that many Dallas techno producers had about not being understood or appreciated in their ... More >>

San Martino Winery: A Fine Place to See Red -- But Only Red

​When you think of wine-making countries in Europe, most people naturally assume France and Italy have just about cornered the market. Indeed, Italian and French wines are known around the world as standard-bearers of the tipple craft for centuries. However, more and more people are being drawn to ... More >>

Looking for Roots of Jewish Cooking in France

​When eaters think of French cookery, they're generally more likely to focus on choucroute than kugel. But Jewish food historian Joan Nathan is working to restore France's reputation as the birthplace of Ashkenazi cuisine with her new cookbook Quiches, Kugels and Couscous: My Search for Jewis ... More >>

Mayor Tom: Dallas and Spain Have "Long, Close Relationship" Getting "Stronger Every Day"

Pardon this blurry screengrab from one of Heinbaugh's iPhone videos. Next time I should just go with.​(Note to self: Stop. Watching. Baseball.)OK, then. Just received the latest postcard from Chris Heinbaugh, who's tagging along on Mayor Tom & Co.'s trade mission to Europe. It follows. But lon ... More >>

If You Can't Stand The Fun...

Today In Music News: Pink Goes Down, Creed Readies New Music And Devo Gets Real

Your daily dose of national music news for Monday, July 19, 2010...Pink was hurt during an acrobatic portion of her show in Germany.Creed promises/threatens releasing a new song this summer. Devo has taken to the web with their own reality show.

Does Dallas Give A Damn About The World Cup? It Does In The Right Frame Of Mind.

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Something (El) Bulli This Way Comes

Lorea Fruit basket copia​Diners have a better chance of getting into Harvard Law School than scoring a seat at El Bulli, the gastronomic temple in Spain that annually fields more than one million requests for reservations, but visitors to SMU's Meadows Museum next month can console themselves wi ... More >>

You Say Goodbye, And I Say Hello: Tom Hicks Is Finally Getting Out of Liverpool.

​Significant dates in Liverpool break-up history:April 17, 1970: Paul McCartney releases first solo album in the United Kingdom. It is accompanied by a self-interview, in which McCartney acknowledges, after much speculation, that the Beatles have broken up. He attributes his departure from the ban ... More >>

Take a Tip from Spain: Have a Few Small Bites to Wash Down Your Happy Hour Libations

Si Tapas Restaurant and Bar​Barhopping during happy hour is a sacred rite of passage from workday to evening, but Spain's version of this time-honored tradition just might be better than ours. You see, we have nachos, quesadillas and wings as our standard happy hour fare. In Spain, they have chor ... More >>

SXSW 2010 Video: 6th Street... in 4 Minutes.

You know when you're in Paris, and you only have a few hours to go through the Louvre, so you have to high-tail it with the camera in about five minutes through the entire thing? Well this video is like that--only on 6th street, the main hub in Austin's SXSW music fest. And we did it in four minute ... More >>

Today In Music News: Aerosmith Heads Up Download Festival, Franz Ferdinand Starts New Album And Peter Gabriel May Or May Not Reunite With Genesis

Your daily dose of national music news for Tuesday, February 16, 2010...Aerosmith is slated to headline the Download Festival in England this summer... if the band has a singer by then.Franz Ferdinand is working on its fourth album.Peter Gabriel may reunite with Genesis for their Rock and Roll Hall ... More >>

The Great States

Munch at Madrid

Dirt Don't Hurt

The Londoner serves up pub grub the way the Brits only wish they could

Let's Pretend

Dishsmithing

A culinary master teaches classic prep

Four Clubs Closed in Deep Ellum and Exposition Park in the Past Month

So where's the outcry?

Seasoned With Panto

Theatre Britain adapts Aladdin

From Fino to Flan

The sherry, baby, will make you come out tonight to Café Madrid

Artistic Tetris

The Meadows showcases tile

Downright Filthy

The Inwood has an armory of Sex Pistols

Fun-Raising

Theatre Britain brings Music Hall back from the dead

Risky Business

Total Bull

Café Madrid plays Pamplona

Food Fantastico

Flipping the Lid

Is there more to Spanish cuisine than tapas?

Who Needs PR?

Mofongo's pretty good--as long as you avoid the signature dish

Better Off Red

Rouge is taking baby steps

Kernel Flips

Zaguán fare is cheesy and corny--and that's a good thing

Chef Joe

Voltaire's search for a head cook finally comes to a close

French Kiss

Paris in Plano

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