Meet the Struggles sounds like a recession-inspired installment in the Meet the Parents series, in which Gaylord/Greg and Pam Focker get laid off and make ends meet in comical fashion–perhaps Greg will really have to milk a cat. But it’s actually an art exhibit. Too bad, because my idea sounds…
Given the drastic stylistic break from his band’s convoluted, eight-bit screamo-thrash roots, Avery Williamson struggled with the question of whether to change the name of his music project. After all, everything is different. The arrangements have become more sophisticated. The melodies have taken a J-pop-influenced turn. Most dramatically of all,…
Denton’s own Grammy-winning, Simpsons-appearing, Bob Dylan-inspiring, nuclear polka-creating Brave Combo will brave the elements 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, December 12, for an outdoor poolside performance at the Belmont Hotel. But the real star of the Belmont and Smoke Family Christmas Bash will appear an hour earlier, when Santa…
As you no doubt read in the current print supplement to DC9, Ryan Thomas Becker–who plays with The Slow Burners, Eaton Lake Tonics, and the Rymandas, and who is the RTB of RTB2–stays plenty busy with his bands, yet somehow finds time for solo efforts as well. Becker’s latest solo…
Now that Thanksgiving is behind us and you’re back at work, how are you going to get those essential holiday calories? After you’ve exhausted the possibilities for those Thanksgiving leftovers, you could convince your boss to order catering. Cobb Switch BBQ recently expanded its catering menu to offer box lunches…
If you’re not too busy on this Black Friday weekend–collecting everything you’re owed and striking all the big red words from your little black book–you ought to go catch some live music. First, the shows we’ve already mentioned. Tonight, Cursive plays at Hailey’s in Denton and Ryan Bingham and Telegraph…
Though he’s been doing standup for years, you may know Bobby Lee best from MADtv, where he plays Blind Kung Fu Master, Connie Chung, Kim Jong Il–and a few non-Asian characters as well. He may not be excited to be back in the Lone Star State, though. If it’s not…
Adam Richman, host of Man Vs. Food on the Travel Channel, makes a living going from city to city to take on eating challenges. “Challenges?” you may ask. “You mean challenges like trying to get healthy food providers into blighted areas to supplement the fast-food and convenience stores that are…
Balancing a full-time job and releasing an album would be enough to run most musicians ragged. But if you think managing one CD release is demanding, imagine handling three in three weeks. Not only is Ryan Thomas Becker holding down his 8-to-5 job as a library assistant at Texas Woman’s…
Paul Levatino just sent word that Dallas hip-hop goddess Erykah Badu will make a special appearance Saturday at Yo Gabba Gabba! Live at Dr Pepper Arena in Frisco.”I love this show,” Badu said via press release, “especially because it uses 808 drums sounds to teach kids the alphabet and numbers…
Start stocking up on Guinness now, because it’s going to be pretty hard to find come March. Flogging Molly and the band’s fans will probably put a pretty good dent in the supply when the L.A. Celtic-influenced punk band comes to the House of Blues Tuesday, February 9. The city’s…
If barley be wanting to make into maltWe must be content and think it no fault For we can make liquor to sweeten our lipsOf pumpkins and parsnips and walnut-tree chips. –Anonymous colonist, 1630Though some dispute the story, many beer lovers cling to the legend that the Pilgrims landed at…
J J Fish & Chicken2332 W. Ledbetter Dr.214-337-1111Dude Factor: 10, or Muddy the Mudskipper, on a scale of 1 (the vegetarian shark in Shark Tale) to 10Until I got my receipt, I didn’t know what this place was called. But the name–typeset as one J-shaped fish, a smaller straight fish…
Fun Fun Fun festival-goers have hardly finished washing the mud out of their clothes and already another Austin music event has announced its lineup. From Brooklyin’s Aa to Buenos Aires’ Zona Tango, the list of showcase bands 2010 South By Southwest Music Festival, set for March 17 through 21, is…
Lots of clubs are taking the Thanksgiving holiday off, but Club Flow isn’t one of them. First, the club will be the host of “A ColorFull, FunFull, ThankFull Thanksgiving Eve” party and North Texas Food Bank canned food drive Wednesday from 8 p.m. to 3 a.m. Definition DJs, Enforcer DJs,…
Rocking out as a duo since 1987, Chicago’s Local H has been alternative since before alt-rock became a pejorative term. The band’s “Bound For The Floor” from As Good As Dead was practically inescapable on KDGE back in 1996, and can still be heard every now and then on the…
Amazing that Mavericks sixth man Jason Terry hasn’t turned into a jumbo JET after the soda and wing-joint endorsements. Now the shooting guard has found a way to combine his love of food and charitable causes. Today the Hard Rock Cafe Dallas will unveil the Jason Terry Legendary Burger, available…
Last week, Pyramid’s Haywire Hefeweizen proved a tad, shall we say, underwhelming. This week seemed a perfect opportunity to try a couple of macro-brewed attempts at craft-brew styles, just to put things in perspective. After all, if a relatively small outfit like Pyramid can’t get the wheat-beer style right, surely…
Starting at 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, The Gingerman (2718 Boll St.) offers a can’t-miss keep-the-glass night for fans of dark beers, as North Coast Old Rasputin is an incredibly strong and complex Russian imperial stout. While you’re there, donate canned goods (no, that doesn’t mean sixers of Miller High Life–though Dale’s…
Ever notice how those angel sculptures on the exterior of Bass Hall sorta look like they’re chiefing on enormous brass one-hitters? No? Well, here’s betting that Cheech and Chong will make that observation when they perform at the Fort Worth performing arts hall Friday, April 30, 2010. The dope duo…
Golden Spirits has come up with an idea so perfectly suited to the artificial luxury embodied by Dallas ultra-lounges that you’d think the Madison, Wisconsin distillery was based here. Well, to use the old bumper-sticker phrase, Million Vodka wasn’t born here, but it got here as fast as it could…
The bar door swings open, and orange sunlight, hazy with cigarette smoke, briefly lights the sparse, dingy environs. On the hardwood bar top, a half-dozen dice tumble from a Yahtzee cup, landing close to a smudged envelope stuffed with cash. Near the door, a paunchy, graying man holds a stream…
