In yet another sign that the ’90s are back, or perhaps never really ended, Lilith Fair is returning this summer with a 33-city schedule (including Dallas) revealed so far. Even better news: the lineup is strong enough that you won’t have to promise your boyfriend a blowjob to convince him…
Just the other day, we were in a supermarket in Frisco and thought, “You know, all this food is nice, but it sure would be great if we could pick up a diamond pendant for the wife and maybe an end table and some throw pillows while we’re at it.”…
For those who know Jonathan Richman only as the goofy balladeer in There’s Something About Mary or possibly as the guy behind the Modern Lovers’ two-chord proto-punk masterpiece “Roadrunner,” this week’s Nicholas Hall piece may have come as a surprise. Believe it or not, Hall writes, Richman, while still creating…
O gude ale comes and gude ale goes; Gude ale gars me sell my hose, Sell my hose, and pawn my shoon-Gude ale keeps my heart aboon! — Scottish poet Robert Burns, whose birthday is toasted annually on or around January 25With Burns Night coming up, what better time to…
Perhaps the best thing about the local music scene is how generous North Texas musicians are when it comes to benefit concerts and other ways of donating to worthy charities. And, as you’d expect, the Haiti earthquake catastrophe has prompted an outpouring of support from the local music scene. First…
Yang Jin Long came of age in the intellectually and creatively stifling environment of post-Cultural Revolution China. Apparently, the result of leaving behind such a tightly wound upbringing is to create vibrantly colorful art that looks like it belongs on the cover of a ’70s prog-rock album. In other words,…
I didn’t know it as a warped junior-high dork, but Glenn Barr’s art was already informing the love of surreal visuals that I shared with millions of other kids who loved The Ren & Stimpy Show. That stint doing background styling for the cartoon is only part of the Lowbrow…
One of the most inspiring rock documentaries ever, 2009’s Anvil! The Story of Anvil told the sweet tale of singer/guitarist Steve “Lips” Kudlow, drummer Robb Reiner and the band they refused to quit. Back in the early ’80s, their Canadian metal band had a taste of stardom culminating with a…
Yet another reunion show recalling Deep Ellum’s glory days is in the works as The Buck Pets, whose history Jeff Liles tackled in Echoes and Reverberations last year, will play Trees Saturday, April 10. We haven’t heard any kind of formal announcement yet, but the calendar on the Trees MySpace…
Gordon Biersch 8060 Park Lane 214-369-2739 Dude Factor: 5, or David Hasselhoff, on a scale of 1 (Adolphus Busch) to 10 (Charles Bukowski)I can almost imagine the German-American (I’m guessing) restaurateur who founded this chain irately shouting down a customer who asks if they serve any beers besides those brewed…
As we mentioned a couple of weeks ago when Lucero and Telegraph Canyon were added to the bill, the lineup for the MusInk Tattoo & Music Festival April 9 through 11 looked like it would stick with the roots-, folk- and country-influenced rock favored in these parts. But today’s announcement…
Beginning today, Five-Sixty by Wolfgang Puck is celebrating its first year in Dallas’s One Big Ball with a special anniversary tasting menu created by executive chef Sara Johannes. Through February 11, diners at the Reunion Tower restaurant can order a chef’s amuse and various options for first course, main course…
Delaware’s Dogfish Head landed at No. 2 on the Hophead Beer of the Year list for 2009, thanks in large part to its creative approach. But the brewery isn’t just forward-thinking with its innovative beverages–it also has a healthy respect for the past, and goes so far as to resurrect…
El Che, the forthcoming LP by Kanye co-writer Rhymefest, features four songs with beats by Strange Fruit Project producer/MC S1 (Symbolyc One), two of which Fest leaked today on Ruby Hornet to build momentum for the official release. Both leaked songs also feature Phonte of Little Brother, who S1 says…
As if getting back to the grind after the holidays weren’t depressing enough, many people have New Year’s resolutions dragging them down. Here’s an idea: rather than make a negative food-related resolution, like dieting or cutting back on the booze, resolve to appreciate good food. Start by learning to cook…
There are plenty of things to miss now that the holidays are over–days off from work and school, the joy of watching a child unwrap a present and especially the drinking. But perhaps the most sorely missed is the attention that charities like the North Texas Food Bank and Tarrant…
Debating the merits of Houston compared to Dallas seems an exercise in futility. One has enough smog to choke a horse, while the other has an NBA team with a horse mascot and the most embarrassing championship choke in history. One couldn’t keep its NFL team but eventually got another,…
Dallas hip-hop producer and DJ Rob Viktum is known as an impeccably tasteful sampler, a beatmaker who uses snippets of half-forgotten soul songs and boom-bap drumbeats for a sound that hearkens to the ’90s Golden Era of rap and ’70s movie soundtracks. And yet he still manages to sound modern…
Don’t burn your entire stash on 4/20, because just two days later George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic will touch down at House of Blues in Dallas.Bandleader Clinton, as if you needed an introduction, is a true legend of funk. His original group The Parliaments, the subsequent Funkadelic and various combinations…
Ordinarily we wouldn’t get too excited about the opening of yet another convenience store in Dallas. It’s hard to remember the last time we griped that we had a hard time finding a place to grab a bag of Funyuns, a hot dog or a bottle of Mountain Dew (or…
Just because it’s freezing out and everyone in Dallas seems to have a sinus infection doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy yourself at a show. Misery loves company, you know? So as usual, the shows we’ve already mentioned: Tonight, music editor Pete Freedman is helping to judge at the Texas High…
Last year’s performances at Lola’s Sixth in Fort Worth marked the first time the improv/experimental music No Idea Festival came to the North Texas area. This year the event will be held in Dallas at a far grittier venue, the home base of the non-profit art- and music DIY collective…
