Whitney Houston

Dallas and Dwaine Caraway Both Have Big Plans for the Reunion Arena Area, but Only One Involves Prince's "Purple Rain."

Downtown Dallas 360, the city's long-range master plan for the area, has high hopes for southwestern downtown. Where Reunion Arena once stood, it envisions a cluster of mid-rise mixed-use developments. These would be clustered around a promenade and central park and would be accessible by stops on t ... More >>

Whitney Houston, Actress

Surveying the great diva's checkered film career.

The Angelus on Genesis, Whitney Houston and Slint

See also: The Angelus, Le Leek Electrique at Dan's Silverleaf Local trio The Angelus is playing Thursday night at LaGrange with another local featured in this column before: Crushed Stars. Expect the music to be slow, but no doubt peaceful and heavenly. The three members of The Angelus took time o ... More >>

Do You Have the Voice of a Goddamn Angel and Want to Be On BET?

Saturday at Valley View Center, there's a singing competition, in conjunction with the upcoming film Sparkle, a remake of the 1976 film of the same name, which stars former American Idol contestant Jordin Sparks and the late Whitney Houston and comes out August 17. Here's the plot synopsis, via the ... More >>

Old Records Are Outselling New Ones For the First Time

by Chris Kornelis See also: All of the arguments about digital music, summarized In the two decades since Nielsen Soundscan started to keep track of U.S. album sales in 1991, the company has seen the industry fold in half, digital sales catch up to physical, and vinyl mount a resurgence. But unti ... More >>

Nikki McKibbin on American Idol, Paula Abdul and Singing About a Dog Named Germs

You might have seen Nikki McKibbin in the national media these days, recalling her time with Rodney King on Celebrity Rehab 2, but she's still singing around the DFW area in two bands: No Rest for the Wicked and Love Stricken Demise. The latter has a new EP, Psychotrip, and will support Warrant, Tri ... More >>

Saturday's 35 Denton Review: Bun B, Best Coast, Rain and Rap

Live your life like it's one in, one out. That's a motto I've started living by this weekend. Last night especially, as the rain upon Denton reached Biblical proportions. I imagined a scenario in which Denton flooded and hundreds of drunk, high fans were washed away in the most epic fashion. But the ... More >>

35 Denton Hosts a Warm-Up Show, Plus Islands, the Band Perry and the Rest of Your Weekend

​Not only is 35 Denton pumping up next month's festival with a barrage of NSFW promotional videos, they're putting on some pretty stellar local shows leading up to the event. Tonight, Burning Hotels, The Hope Trust, The Demigs and Danny Rush converge on Andy's Bar for a little sampling of 35 Dento ... More >>

The Best and Worst Performances of Last Night's Grammys

Five Best Performances 1. Jennifer Hudson Grammy host L.L. Cool J had a hard enough job presiding over a celebration undercut by tragic circumstances, and he achieved a perfect, almost pastor-like tone from the get-go. But Miss Hudson's musical tribute to Whitney Houston - a subtly searing but stil ... More >>

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra's Long-Form Drone at Sons of Hermann Hall

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra, The Angelus Sons of Hermann Hall Sunday, February 12 As snow flurries turned to rain Sunday night, Canadian five-piece Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra performed in Dallas for the first time. And they played for almost two hypnotic hours. Frontman E ... More >>

The Most Exciting (Non-Football) Super Bowl Moments!

TEXANS CELEBRATE AMERICA - Neither of the pre-game patriotic performances achieved Whitney Houston-level kudos, but both were delivered tastefully and capably. Lindale's Miranda Lambert did some nice harmonizin' with her hubby on "America the Beautiful," and Burleson's Kelly Clarkson shared her Nati ... More >>

Cymbals Eat Guitars' Matthew Whipple's Top Five Ideas for All-Time Top Five Lists

​We've really been getting a kick out of learning what many artists consider to be their all-time top five things of various topics are since we kicked off this recurrign feature a few months back. It's a simple enough concept: For the most part, we look to connect a top five list with the artist ... More >>

Dolly Parton's Been Writing Songs for 60 Years.

The Grammy Awards: My Top 10 Observer-ations

​10. Was it just me or did Puff Daddy/P. Diddy/Sean Combs sound just like Mike Tyson? 9. Acceptance speeches are always fascinating. Last night Lady Gaga thanked Whitney Houston and Arcade Fire thanked all of Canada. But strangest of all, Train lead singer Pat Monahan gave a shoutout to Howar ... More >>

On Super Bowl XLV's Performances: Lea Michele! Christina Aguilera! Black Eyed Peas!

​Hey, the Big Day is here! And, with it, those highly anticipated music performances! It's all so exciting. I'll be honest: I didn't pay too much attention to the pre-pregame stuff -- meaning Maroon 5's and Keith Urban's performances in tents outside of Cowboys Stadium in Arlington. I caught some, ... More >>

A Very Indie Christmas: Ten Songs To Conquer Your Parents' Karen Carpenter Blues

Bring a little rock to your Christmas.​There are few things more refreshing on Christmas morning than wheeling the dial and finding an original Christmas song. Or, at least, one that is not by Mariah Carey. Our parents have to be sick of it too. They just have to be. The frustrating thing is that ... More >>

Today In Music News: Czech Radiohead Fans Make A Movie, Mariah Carey With Child And Blink-182 Plan New Record

Your daily dose of national music news for Wednesday, September 1, 2010...A group of Czech fans recorded video footage of a Radiohead show in Prague, got together, edited it and released it as a free download.  The cooler thing is Radiohead caught wind of it and gave the group the master reco ... More >>

Noah Jackson Holes Up to Create Material for New Solo Project Lovelife.

Uptown Bar and Grill Has New Happy Hour Specials, Mi Piaci Gets Face Lift

​Here at City of Ate we love happy hours. Hell, we even wrote a feature about them not too long ago. So, we're always on the lookout for our readers when a new chance for happiness -- or cheap drinks, whatevs -- pops up in Dallas. Uptown Bar and Grill just introduced the new 3-4-5 happy hou ... More >>

Whitney Houston

I Look to You (Arista)

Today In Music News: Whitney Due In September, The Grammy's Lose Polka, and Jay-Z Schedules A Release

Your daily dose of national music news for Friday, June 5, 2009... Middle-age moms everywhere have reason to say "hell to the yes" today: Whitney Houston will release her long-awaited comeback album in September. Time to put down your squeeze box: The National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ... More >>

How To Put Together A Valentine's Day Mixtape

What No. 1 Songs Tell Us About Inaugurations

History, as predicted by Inauguration Day's No. 1 hits

Fairy Princess

Cinderella has a ball in Hurst

See What We're Listening To In Our Offices At This Very Moment

Everybody Back in the Pool

Who in music will join the Choir Invisible this year? Let's bet.

Burgers With Balls

Another great burger joint blossoms in Deep Ellum

JoJo, T-Squad, Nuttin' but Stringz

Thursday, August 16, at American Airlines CenterWhat

And Sometimes, You Just Want to Sleep

Jangled Belles

Holi-divas! premiere and Santaland revival make it the worst Noel at WaterTower

You Go, Girls!

This stage is chock full of real Women

Go Ahead, Tear Us Apart

Reality TV has turned Britney Spears, Bobby Brown, Howard Jones and INXS into fascinating punchlines

Radio Ready

How The Vanished's "My Favorite Scar" became my favorite guilty pleasure

Oh, Olivia

Britney, Jessica, Mariah: They learned it from watching you!

Meow Mixed

Catwoman prompts both purrs and hisses

Various Artists

Just Because I'm a Woman: Songs of Dolly Parton (Sugar Hill)

Fear Factor

But just think, no one hates TV more than Trent Lott

Heavenly

Heavenly Versus Satan (K)

Out & About

Sade

Scene, Heard

Don't put Trees in a pine box just yet.

London Calling

Lovelorn misfits across the pond go walking through an insightful Wonderland

Signing off

Local talent scout Teresa LaBarbera-Whites discovered singing sensation Jessica Simpson the way she always does: without even trying

Night & Day

June 3 - 9, 1999

'Blue' it

If she isn't careful, LeAnn Rimes could fade away before she's old enough to vote

Roadshows

The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards

Oh, God

The Preacher's Wife is a tepid remake of a tepid original

Breathless

Waiting to Exhale triumphs with unforgettable characters

Roadshows

Joe Bob Briggs

Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX