While Lee Harvey’s front yard fire pits do little to remedy recent weather trends, be they “frigid frosts” or “arctic blasts,” the vibe inside remains warm and cozy. This is mostly because the place has the spatial capacity of a newly purchased tin of breath mints. But it’s the rotating…
Hannibal Raheem, Tree and Oneself Salaam are brothers in the strictest definition of the word. Sure, they’re “brothers” in the way that a lot of musical groups claim fraternity. They create music together as Verbal Seed and share a common vision for the group. But they also share the same…
If we had heard the Low Stars’ self-titled debut album when we were in high school, we would have had orgasms all over it. With a pair of ratty Chuck Taylors on our feet and a backward newsboy cap on our head, we would have listened to it incessantly between…
Wild About Harry’s may primarily traffic in hot dogs, but they serve a wide selection of dogs of varying deliciousness. The House on Seedling Lane, the debut offering from local band Raleigh, is sort of like a gourmet hot dog shop, only made up of Beatlesesque folk-pop melodies and Renaissance…
Julio Iglesias’ upcoming visit to the area might take him through Farmers Branch. And some of the city’s political figures want to turn it into a personal platform. For political purposes. But, still, personally. And, again, politically. Actually not at all personally. Just politically. Maybe. “It is our understanding that…
Whether you go out with the intention to dance or not, you will inevitably be instructed to do so. C & C Music Factory commands it with incessant insistence. “Everybody dance now!!!” Everybody! Grab a partner. ‘Cause it takes two to make a thing go right. And furthermore, it takes…
Our liberal, hippie-cum-yuppie parents exposed us to a lot of French films at a relatively young age. We learned three valuable life lessons. We learned that your life might suck, but it would suck a lot more if you were a lesbian silversmith trying to find yourself in the middle…
Apostle of Hustle’s sophomore release doesn’t have the folkloric feel of its 2004 predecessor, Folkloric Feel. Heh, heh. Frontman Andrew Whiteman’s affinity for Caribbean drums and Cuban guitar flourish is still thoroughly present, though it’s decidedly less predominant. Any one of the resulting 12 fuzzy, often spacey, indie-rock folk songs…
Wu Tang & Friends: Unreleased is almost exactly what it presents itself to be, though a more accurate title might be Friends & Wu Tang. Ghostface Killah, Inspectah Deck, Raekwon, U-God, RZA, GZA, Masta Killa and Method Man all turn out in some shape or form in this collection of…
It’s Grammy night. Having just finished a rousing medley of the Police’s greatest hits, guitarist Andy Summers, drummer Stewart Copeland and bassist/vocalist Sting gather backstage to bathe in the afterglow of yet another reunion performance. SUMMERS: That felt good. COPELAND: Not bad. Not great, but OK. STING: You managed to…
It’s messy outside. Despite the slick roads and freezing temperatures, foot traffic is relatively heavy in John Gasperik’s living room. Two shaggy hipsters return from a trip to the ATM and quickly exchange freshly dispensed cash for a snare drum and a guitar. As the hipsters head out, a father…
Delegate rappers from the fine city of Arlington will make a neighborly campaign stop at South Side on Lamar this weekend as Victory Entertainment presents the Jump Off. The evening’s special host is accomplished Agg-Town microphone linguist and juicy booty aficionado, Da’Hitman. Seriously, visit the dude’s MySpace page. It’s like…
Remember when you were in college and you read Jean Paul Sartre’s No Exit and it made you want to start chain-smoking? And if you were already a smoker, it made you want to start mainlining equine tranquilizers? Well, imagine a play with a similarly suffocating setup, except instead of…
A duo of Denton bands will make the arduous trip to, uh, Denton to rock the room at Secret Headquarters. The Grass Fight is a good time for those who like Joy Division but wish they rocked a little harder. Not too much harder, just, ya know, maybe a short-hair…
You sad, miserable bastard. Look at you. I wish you could see yourself right now. Pick yourself up off the floor, put on some pants and look at yourself in the mirror. No! Put some pants on first. There, that’s better. Now look at yourself, you sad, sad bastard. You…
This Valentine’s Day playlist comes straight from the heart. It’s also pressed on limited-edition vinyl, which is why there are only 10 songs. “Light My Fire,” Al Green Whether you like the music of the Doors or you think they sound like somebody’s fat, drunken uncle howling alongside a mildly…
Who is Kim Dawson and what is this Kim Dawson Award all about, you ask? It says here in the press announcement, “The Kim Dawson Award was created in honor of Texan, former model, and founder of the Kim Dawson Agency, Kim Dawson.” More specific, the 2007 Kim Dawson Award…
We could pretend that we know a lot about basketball and the Harlem Globetrotters’ many contributions to the sport. We could talk about the team’s championship win at the 1940 World Professional Basketball Tournament. We could detail the team’s historic triumphs over the (ahem, all-white) Minneapolis Lakers in the late…
Where do you recognize Brad Sherwood from? Perhaps his artful turn as “Team Agent #2” in the 1997 remake of That Darn Cat. How do you know Colin Mochrie? He’s the tutu-wearing “Snack Fairy” in those Nabisco commercials. More than likely, you’re most familiar with the duo’s work as cast…
Martha Stewart would vurp if she saw my house right now. My bed isn’t made, my desk is a total mess, half of the food in my fridge is furry and I haven’t dusted the baseboards in…well, ever. But according to Eric Abrahamson and David Freedman (writers of A Perfect…
Despite its legendary reputation as one of our fair city’s “best fund-raisers,” Hooch and Pooch still sounds a little bit like something it’s not: like, they round up a bunch of dogs and get ’em drunk. Not beer drunk or wine drunk. Like, scotch drunk. And not just any scotch—really…
A Bachelor of Fine Arts may not ensure the same amount of financial security or job opportunities as an MBA or some fancy law degree. Plus, going for a Masters in Humanities, Aesthetic Studies instead of just an BFA does allow you to get full course credit for suspending 100…
