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Whitney Houston

  • Blogs

    March 11, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 17, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 13, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2011

    In Defense Of... Mary J Blige's "25/8"

    Mary J. Blige has always struck me as a more well-balanced and humble singer than her contemporaries. Instead of overpowering the music with diva crescendos, Mary lets the music flow with her. This anti-diva approach is the reason she's abided twenty-plus years and two generations of boisterous diva ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 3, 2011

    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 >>

  • Music

    July 14, 2011

    Dolly Parton's Been Writing Songs for 60 Years.

    ​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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2011

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    December 21, 2010

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    July 29, 2010

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

    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 >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    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 >>

  • Music

    September 3, 2009

    Whitney Houston

    I Look to You (Arista)

  • Blogs

    June 5, 2009

    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 >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    How To Put Together A Valentine's Day Mixtape

    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 >>

  • Music

    January 15, 2009

    What No. 1 Songs Tell Us About Inaugurations

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

  • Calendar

    December 11, 2008

    Fairy Princess

    Cinderella has a ball in Hurst

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2008
  • Music

    January 3, 2008

    Everybody Back in the Pool

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

  • Dining

    November 29, 2007

    Burgers With Balls

    Another great burger joint blossoms in Deep Ellum

  • Music

    August 16, 2007

    JoJo, T-Squad, Nuttin' but Stringz

    Thursday, August 16, at American Airlines CenterWhat

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2007

    And Sometimes, You Just Want to Sleep

    Thursday, August 16, at American Airlines CenterWhat

  • Culture

    December 14, 2006

    Jangled Belles

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

  • Music

    July 13, 2006

    The Beatdown

    Have your ID handy, because Peter Rauhofer's tracks are suitable for Adults Only

  • Calendar

    January 12, 2006

    You Go, Girls!

    This stage is chock full of real Women

  • Music

    August 4, 2005

    Go Ahead, Tear Us Apart

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

  • Music

    January 27, 2005

    Radio Ready

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

  • Music

    September 16, 2004

    Oh, Olivia

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

  • Film

    July 22, 2004

    Meow Mixed

    Catwoman prompts both purrs and hisses

  • Music

    December 25, 2003

    Parental Guidance

    Listening to the year’s hit singles with Mom and Dadyear’s hit singles with Mom and Dad

  • Music

    October 30, 2003

    Various Artists

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

  • Culture

    February 13, 2003

    Supreme Fare

    Talent reigns in Dreamgirls, the '80s pop-opera about hits and heartbreak in Motown

  • Culture

    December 26, 2002

    Fear Factor

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

  • Music

    October 25, 2001

    Heavenly

    Heavenly Versus Satan (K)

  • Music

    July 26, 2001
  • Music

    February 15, 2001

    Scene, Heard

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

  • Film

    August 10, 2000

    London Calling

    Lovelorn misfits across the pond go walking through an insightful Wonderland

  • News

    September 9, 1999

    Signing off

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

  • Calendar

    June 3, 1999

    Night & Day

    June 3 - 9, 1999

  • Music

    May 28, 1998

    'Blue' it

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

  • Music

    September 4, 1997

    Roadshows

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

  • Music

    May 1, 1997

    The 1997 Dallas Observer Music Awards

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

  • Music

    February 13, 1997

    All this useless beauty

    New gay music collections make fancy cultural straitjackets

  • Culture

    December 19, 1996

    Joyful noise

    New Arts Six and Langston Hughes celebrate a stirring Black Nativity

  • Film

    December 12, 1996

    Oh, God

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

  • Film

    December 21, 1995

    Breathless

    Waiting to Exhale triumphs with unforgettable characters

  • Music

    October 19, 1995

    Roadshows

    Waiting to Exhale triumphs with unforgettable characters

  • Film

    April 20, 1995

    Joe Bob Briggs

    Drive-In Movie Critic of Grapevine, TX

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