Miranda Lambert With Justin Moore and Sunny Sweeney American Airlines Center, Dallas Thursday, March 12, 2015 There’s nothing more electrifying than seeing a hometown girl come back to the city that built her. Miranda Lambert, who got her start playing in honky-tonks and festivals across Texas, spent plenty of time…
Sometimes, I drink things that contain no alcohol at all. These occurrences are relatively rare, but it is important that I not be entirely tanked for my regular 10 a.m. conference call. One cannot survive on gin alone, which means that zero-proof libations are an absolutely essential part of our…
In 2006, nobody outside of Lubbock knew much about the Josh Abbott Band. The band had just gotten together earlier that year, a group of fraternity brothers and friends, and didn’t record much material until 2007. But if you lived in town and went to Texas Tech University, you could…
In the restaurant industry, it is almost always the executive chefs who get all the glory. When the four-star reviews come in and the back-patting goes around, nobody thinks about the sous chef. But it is the hard-working sous chefs, backed by a hard-working army of line cooks, that are…
There comes a time in every grown-up person’s life when you have to upgrade the crappy particle board furniture that you purchased from IKEA and Big Lots to pieces that actually look presentable in a home. Once you’ve taken down all the posters from the walls and tucked the 6-foot…
Food trends seem to be about three (or 10, sometimes) years late in making their way to Dallas from the East and West coasts. Even as the scene here has accelerated in recent years, we’ve lagged behind other cities in terms of offering a wide range of cuisines and flavors…
Last month, in the wake of all the controversy surrounding Jack White’s guacamole-fueled non-controversy, we took the opportunity to lobby White for a long-overdue return to Dallas. It’s been six long years since he last played here. Well, at least on local venue took the idea to heart: Billy Bob’s,…
Despite the frozen tundra that was our city over the past couple of weeks, spring is inevitably coming in the next few weeks. The time has already changed, the trees will soon start to bloom, and that means that it’s time to get your ass outside and enjoy some nature…
Ryan Bingham With Lucero South Side Ballroom, Dallas Friday, March 6, 2015 For all its shortcomings in terms of some other genres, Dallas has an incredibly strong taste for rootsy, country-infused rock music. Maybe it’s the bucolic settings that exist just a short drive outside the city, but people in…
There are plenty of places to go shopping in Dallas, maybe more than just about any other city in the world. Most of those shops, though, are corporate chains that just don’t need any more of our money. There are dozens of small businesses that we’re happy to support, but…
The Dallas culinary scene continues to mourn the sudden death of Tom Spicer, the eccentric urban farmer whose greens graced so many restaurant plates. The day after it was reported that Spicer died, poster board signs calling him a “Dallas hero” and offering condolences could be found on the fences…
Hoo boy, talk about a country music lineup. Dallas is lucky in that it’s often able to attract country music’s biggest and brightest stars, and that’s going to be especially true in the coming months: Miranda Lambert plays the American Airlines Center next week, Shania Twain just announced a stop…
There are plenty of places in Dallas to go get drunk, but some neighborhoods have more charm and community than others. That’s what makes us flock to them and to then keep coming back. This week, Dallas lost one of its best watering holes in Exposition Park’s Amsterdam Bar. For…
There is nothing more relaxing than spending a Saturday strolling through a selection of quirky goods from vintage shops and crafters, especially when you know that you’re supporting people who love making their very own kind of art. The Dallas Flea is one of the city’s most comprehensive shopping experiences…
For people of a certain age — namely millennials — MTV’s Total Request Live was a fixture of their after-school routine. The Carson Daly-hosted video countdown show was the biggest musical tastemaker for teens and twentysomethings of the era, helping build the careers of the 2000s biggest pop stars, like…
There is culinary innovation happening on all levels, especially in the world of fast-casual concepts that seek to serve a healthier product to a discerning clientele. That’s why we’ve seen spots like LYFE Kitchen, SNAP Kitchen, and others offer chef-driven food without all the butter and cream of the fine-dining…
We’ve maybe been guilty of overhyping the opening of Brian Luscher’s meat heaven in Deep Ellum, but only because we’re really excited about this sausage. Finally, after over a year of waiting, Luscher’s has opened its doors. We were there on Opening Day to report back. The exterior of the…
While it is true that Dallas doesn’t have the bustling Asian cuisine community that exists in cities like New York and San Francisco, too many people are quick to say that Dallas just doesn’t have any good Chinese (or Thai, or Japanese) restaurants. You may have to look outside of…
If there is anyone to credit for Dallas’ appetite for locally grown produce, it’s Tom Spicer. His impossibly peppery arugula, foraged mushrooms and other garden delights have been staples on fine dining menus for the past several years, and Spicer established himself as one of the city’s fiercest advocates for…
Our prayers have been answered, Dallas. Back in January, we took it upon ourselves to light a fire under the folks at Sportsradio 1310 The Ticket to do what the station should’ve done a long time ago: start up an all-local music show. The response from readers and Ticket P1’s…
Despite plenty of skepticism, the trend of local, organic, sustainable food seems to be one that’s sticking around. We’re all happy to plunk down the extra few bucks at a grocery store or restaurant for organic ingredients, which is probably good considering how much other garbage we eat and drink…
After the snow, ice, rinse, and repeat, cabin fever has slowly creeped into Dallas. It strikes when you least suspect it, even during those epic House of Cards marathons, and urges you to get out of bed, put pants on, and do something with your life. Now that the snow…
