Courtney Barnett With Chastity Belt and Darren Hanlon Club Dada, Dallas Saturday, June 6, 2015 When you’re getting ready for an artist as hyped as Courtney Barnett, it’s hard to know what to expect. Even if you’d seen her before, maybe at South By Southwest earlier this year, it’s hard…
As of today, Dallas’ much beleagured “ban” on plastic grocery bags is officially over. Despite impassioned pleas from Dwaine Caraway, lover of trees, you can now resume shoving individual items into as many brown plastic Kroger bags as you damn well please. Despite this newfound freedom, you should still take…
There is no such thing as “too much” culture or art to consume. Even if you’re heading out to a gallery opening or theatre performance a few times a week, you could still be rounding out your cultural experience with events that don’t necessarily fit into your interests. If you…
You’d be hard-pressed to find a more independent artist than Shelby Lynne. After winning the approval of the music establishment in the form of Grammy and Academy of Country Music Awards, Shelby Lynne has always sort of followed her own path, for better or for worse. After releasing the iconic…
Drinking at 3:30 in the afternoon is rarely a good idea. The bar’s a-team is not on duty, and you’re drinking before the culturally agreed-upon appropriate hour of 5 p.m. And yet! Sometimes that mid-afternoon cocktail is necessary, and sometimes you end up at a place like Service Industry. It…
Now that the weather has finally decided to get its shit together, we are now firmly planted in the middle of grilling season, which means that it is time to gather around the grill with beer, fire, and most importantly — meat. Whether or not you’ve scraped all of last…
It is (probably) in the Texas Constitution that the citizens of this fine state have access to Whataburger’s unparalleled breakfast menu after 11 p.m., which is why so many of us have vivid memories of drunken gluttony tinged with the shine of those white and orange lights. Regrettably, we must…
Even if you’re really, really interested in the theater, purchasing tickets to see a few shows a month can knock a huge hole in your entertainment budget, which should generally otherwise be reserved for purchasing copious amounts of alcohol. Still, you should make it a priority to see at least…
The sun is finally shining again, or at least we think it is. After two weeks of torrential rain, we all could probably use a little time outside of our respective apartments. Even if you’ve somehow managed to wade your way to the neighborhood bar, all that Netflix you’ve been…
Gin isn’t the most popular spirit in the world, least of all Dallas. But more and more people are ditching vodka in favor of this botanically-flavored spirit, which means more interesting gin cocktails for the rest of us. Across Dallas, you can find one million boring juice-and-gin drinks, and that’s…
If you’ve done a lot of drinking in the Cedar Springs-Oak Lawn area, you’ve probably soaked up a few of those Jello shots at Snookie’s, the low-key pub just down the street from all the action in the gayborhood. Snookie’s is famous for its drunk-appropriate fare, like epic piles of…
We know, we know — it has rained. A lot. It is probably raining right now as you read this, which only makes you more likely to give into your hermit instincts and refuse to leave the house until the Trinity River looks normal again. Looking at the forecast for…
There is no shame in enjoying a little Chick-Fil-A from time to time, even for the most ideological among us. But if you were still feeling guilty about your weekly hangover remedy, you may never have to worry about giving your money to those homophobes ever again. Instead, you’ll be…
If you haven’t experienced the joy and wonder that is Aaron Franklin’s slow-smoked, perfectly tender brisket, it’s probably only because you’re morally opposed to standing in line for meat for more than four hours, especially in a place like Austin. We can’t blame you, but Aaron Franklin isn’t considered a…
When you think of a “chef,” you generally think about a guy in a big white toque, searing foie gras and plating dishes with tweezers. In the culinary world, it is the (mostly white, mostly male) fine dining chefs who get the most attention, even though most of us spend…
If you’re a regular KXT listener, you’ve probably noticed that former program manager Mark Abuzzahab is no longer around. After helping grow the non-commercial, locally focused public station for the past five years, Abuzzahab took a position with VuHaus after stepping down from KXT just about a month ago. But…
Just when you thought it was impossible to improve on the delicious, slightly bigoted glory that is a Chik-Fil-A fried chicken sandwich, Yum! Brands came along and blew your mind. Super Chix, the fast food conglomerate’s fast casual, one-location concept in Arlington, was somehow better than its fast-food inspiration, if…
Thanks to the torrential rain over the past few weeks, many of us are experiencing some serious stir-craziness. Flash-flooding doesn’t exactly make you want to get out and enjoy the world around you, especially when you’ve got booze and a big TV at home. Fortunately (hopefully) the weather looks to…
Generally, we’re down with celebrating beer (or any other booze, for that matter) any day of the week. This weekend, though, is special — it’s the end of American Craft Beer Week, which means that it is totally acceptable to drink copious amounts of beer, so long as they’re made…
By now, surely you’ve seen the video of two women, one in horrid fringe boots, hurling homophobic and racist remarks at Jeffrey Liles, the bedreadlocked creative director of The Kessler, after last week’s Lee Ann Womack show. After thousands of views and even more hot takes on the situation, we’ve…
Now that we’ve survived Mother’s Day, we enter a slow grind until the end of the month, when you can finally drink all your cares away on Memorial Day weekend. These next few weeks might not be easy, but they don’t have to be boring. It’s going to be difficult…
It isn’t easy to improve on the simple awesomeness of a place like Truck Yard. When you combine those incredible cheesesteaks, strong-ass frozen drinks, and their kitschy outdoor atmosphere, that’s a pretty solid recipe for a drunken good time. Now, this Lower Greenville hipster dreamscape has found a way to…
