galleryCat : Road to Mount Righteous from HZ&DB on Vimeo….as we were this morning, Wilonsky just sent us a link to this video of the two disparate acts preparing for their live mash-up. As fun and spontaneous as they made the performance look, this behind-the-scenes video shows how it actually…
Nervous Curtains “All Yesterday’s Parties” from Liberal Media/Charlie Tango on Vimeo.Sean Kirkpatrick just sent an amazing music video for one of the best tracks off Nervous Curtains’ Out of Sync With Time, which we wrote about in a March feature. Not only does it feature one of Dallas’ best bands…
One of the most memorable moments of the Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony had to be the live mashup where galleryCat rhymed over the marching-band indie-pop act Mount Righteous playing behind them. Alas, DOMAXXII may be behind us, but you can relive the memory thanks to “Children” “Childhood,” a new…
What loves wood, is more comfortable when it’s wet and is mainly active at night? Need another hint? They used to be prized for their fur, but nowadays people aren’t so much into their pelts. Also, their musky secretions can sometimes add an unpleasant taste. Give up? It’s the American…
Sure, Ludacris and Ciara headline K104’s Summer Jam. But the real stars are homegrown. Up-and-comer Trai’d is too young to even get into the clubs banging his “Gutta Chick,” but that’s not stopping him from “…popping bottles with some models at the bar” (not to mention “…blowing herb, sipping syrup,…
After two years of cancer treatment, Big Star founding bassist Andy Hummel died July 19, just four months after the death of Big Star singer Alex Chilton. Both men were 59. But while the times of their deaths were remarkably close, these friends’ lives could hardly have taken more divergent…
They may be in San Francisco, but it looks like Giggle Party left their heart in Dallas. At least, that’s the conclusion I’m drawing from this fun new song by the band who brought us “Jason Bought A Hatchet,” the Expo Park DIY space Handsome Kitten and taught us that…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: The Libertine Bar, 2101 Greenville Ave., 214-824-7900When: 4 to 7 p.m. Monday…
A recent New York magazine article got me thinking about saison, the Belgian farmhouse ale style that was once considered an endangered species of beer but has in recent years become a rather hot craft-brew trend. I already knew that originally they were a relatively crisp and dry low-alcohol beer,…
Tokyo avant-garde hard-n-heavy rockers Boris are making a highly anticipated tour stop tonight at The Loft in Dallas. That’s reason enough for excitement, but the icing on the cake is that Chicago’s Russian Circles are also on the bill, adding some slow-building, heavy-riffing instrumental madness that sounds something like Godspeed…
As a countdown to the Dallas Observer’s “Best of Dallas” 2010, City of Ate is serving up 100 of the favorite dishes we crave, savor and hope to scarf down again soon. These dishes are in no particular order. Some are little known, others celebrated. Some are pricey, others can…
You were probably all excited to hear that Guided By Voices are reuniting with the classic lineup for The Hallway Of Shatterproof Glass Tour, but were dismayed to see that Dallas wasn’t on their tour itinerary. Which is not to say that GBV aren’t worth a drive to Austin for…
Have we mentioned yet how stoked we are about tonight’s Phosphorescent show at The Kessler? Oh yeah, I guess we have. Writes Noah W. Bailey in this week’s print supplement to DC9: …Phosphorescent’s Matthew Houck is that rare musician almost everyone can agree on, whether they’re pretentious indie-rockers or stubbornly…
John Iskander, aka Parade of Flesh, is celebrating his birthday this weekend with two great lineups featuring some hilariously violent band names and a hilariously violent poster at the fittingly named Nightmare (2810 Elm St., known until recently as the Lounge on Elm). Friday night features a crushingly heavy lineup…
Good Records’ Kevin Sears created this beautiful gig poster for Friday’s show at the lovely Kessler Theater in Oak Cliff. It’s a show we’re quite excited about, of course, so it’s great to see such a cool flyer promoting it. Making it even more interesting a bill is a late…
Teaching your kid to be a Texan is priceless, but for a mere $40 you can learn your 11- to 13-year-old to appreciate and cook Texas staples like…umm, tomato basil crostini with mozzarella. Well, at least pan-fried cutlets with gravy features two Lone Star staples: frying and gravy. And there’s…
Sometimes there’s some kind of theme to this column, like last week’s tie-in to Belgian Independence Day or previous weeks’ explorations of beers tried on a trip to Alaska. Other times, new or newly available brews are fodder for a Hophead column. Then there are times when I simply write…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: Aw Shucks, 3601 Greenville Ave., 214-821-9449When: 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. dailyWhat: Half-price…
Andy Hummel, founding bassist of Big Star, longtime employee of Lockheed Martin and Weatherford resident, died yesterday at age 59. His death, after two years of cancer treatment, comes four months after the death of Big Star singer Alex Chilton turned a South By Southwest panel discussion and subsequent performance–it…
Just as the hot summer months inevitably result in a spike in crime stats, something about the July heat must make people get the urge to collectively rise up against their oppressors. Not only is our own country’s independence celebrated in July, but the French (and Oak Cliff bikos) celebrate…
As you can see in our slideshow, Go Oak Cliff and Alliance Francaise De Dallas celebrated Bastille Day yesterday with a Francophile street festival featuring crepes, wine, a mussel cook-off, French maid obstacle course, the French bocce-like yard game petanque — and an estimated crowd of 1,500, triple the organizers’…
Each week City of Ate will give you the lowdown on a local happy hour in Quittin’ Time, with the details on why you should or shouldn’t take up the featured bar or restaurant on its drink specials.Where: The Common Table, 2917 Fairmount St., 214-880-7414When: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m…
