You may not be in Dublin, New York City, Kuala Lumpur or any of the other cities holding official Arthur’s Day celebrations today. But that doesn’t mean you have to feel left out of the party.Not to be confused with the annual Great Guinness Toast every February 13, which is…
What a great week for posters this is turning out to be! Choosing which one to feature turned out to be a difficult decision indeed. But this poster, advertising Saturday’s Amsterdam Bar bill of Little Birds and Matthew Gray, Delves… is my favorite of the pieces I’ve seen. The designers…
Is there really a difference? When commercials can only boast of “drinkability” and just how tongue-numbingly cold the beer should be served, one assumes that the actual taste of the beer is beside the point. I decided (after some urging from Dave–those “marketing goons” with their Amstel Light were kind…
You have two basic transportation options in Dallas: rails and roads. Take a bus or car and you get to experience road-rage-inducing traffic. Take a train and you get to stop every 30 seconds–and still end up using roads for the final leg of your journey anyway. Find out why…
Bruce Bruce is one of those “Oh yeah, THAT guy” comics. His hefty frame and finger-length dreads are familiar from a stint as host of BET’s Comic View and appearances in rap videos, while his jokes–mostly about race (“I like going to white churches, because they start on time”) and…
Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Mikado or, The Town of Titipu, is the pair’s most frequently performed operetta. It’s hard to imagine why. The plot weaves a complicated love story, an element that is all but required for any kind of theatrical production. But the main purpose of the play is…
As we mentioned yesterday, Will Johnson joined Monsters of Folk last night on The Tonight Show With Conan O’Brien, drumming and singing backup vocals. Fortunately for those of us who missed it, the video has already made its way to YouTube. The Centro-matic frontman, looking dapper in a dark suit…
If you’ve missed hearing Will Johnson behind the drumkit ever since the Funland Band broke up, tune in to NBC tonight. Monsters Of Folk, now featuring the Centro-matic frontman on drums–along with Jim James, Conor Oberst, M. Ward and Mike Mogis–will be the musical guest on The Tonight Show With…
Three different festivals this weekend will highlight cuisine from around the world: Greece, Thailand, and, perhaps most foreign of all, Uptown. The Dallas Greek Food Festival at Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church (13555 Hillcrest Road) showcases Greek culture in general, with music, games and activities for students and children. Coffee…
After what has felt like weeks of rain and gloomy weather, partying outdoors is probably the last thing on most people’s minds. But along with a full slate of indoor music offerings, this weekend offers several outdoor festivals, including a couple sure to bring out progressives. And there’s good news…
Vermont brewing company Magic Hat has a fall sampler that is making its way to Texas beer stores, which according to the company marks the arrival of the brewer’s full line of beers in the state. Magic Hat is best known for its apricot-infused #9 (which got a nice little…
Not a lot of great posters to choose from this week, but this one from Represent Austin caught my eye. The flyer promotes tomorrow night’s Lounge On Elm Street bill with Raw Word Records artists L.A.X and DJ Orion, both from Austin. It’s not especially exciting, but the blurry colored…
Dog Day Afternoon sounds like a fun event for dogs and dog people. But because my older mutt has had some recent misfortunes and bears a resemblance to Al Pacino, I’m hesitant to take him. I’m afraid he’d snap and rush the event’s vendor-packed “Doggie Mall,” use his doggie rifle…
One hilarious scene in Anthony Bourdain’s Kitchen Confidential is the description of an “Oriental” class at the Culinary Institute of America, with a Chinese man resentful about the Rape of Nanking as the instructor. Tasked with providing an overview of Asian cuisine, he dismisses sushi as “Japanese shit!” You’ll get…
A few weeks back on City of Ate, the Dallas Observer’s food blog, an off-the-cuff Tweet admonishing parents who take their children into bars sparked a spirited online discussion. Some readers claimed that taking kids to such establishments is an acceptable way to spend time with the family, while others…
Somewhere around Space Heater, new Reverend Horton Heat stopped mattering. Jim Heath could still write a decent song, but at a rate of one or two per album—if that. A best-of CD, a Christmas album and his side project, jazz-and-blues cover act Reverend Organdrum, only reinforced the appearance that he’d…
Each week the Dude Food guys assess the ‘masculinity’ of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating…Red Robin Gourmet Burgers 229 N. U.S. 67, Cedar HillDude Factor: 5, or Boy Wonder, on a scale of 1 (Robin Ventura) to 10 (Robin…
Good news for those who miss shows at Bend Studio: “Barefoot At The Belmont,” a series of weekly concerts at The Belmont Hotel in Oak Cliff, returns Thursday with an 8:30 p.m. performance by Nashville singer-songwriter Kevin Welch. The shows feature many of the same singer-songwriters that have performed at…
Tired of beer and wine dinners guided by brewmasters and sales reps? How about a Scotch dinner with a Braveheart actor as host? Pappas Bros. Steakhouse (10477 Lombardy Lane, 214-366-2000) will feature Balvenie Scotch 7 p.m. Wednesday, along with Scotch-cured salmon, roasted rabbit saddle, prime strip loin, a chocolate malted…
Just how dedicated are local Beatles fans? Well, at least one has already agreed to pay $500 for a rare copy of The Beatles In Mono–about $200 more than the set’s $299.99 list price. The mono set is part of the big 9-9-09 marketing blitzkrieg, which also included the release…
This poster for The Great Tyrant, Caddis, Magnus and The Me-Thinks at Lola’s Sixth Friday is another Pussyhouse Propaganda creation, courtesy Me-Thinks bassist/singer Ray Liberio. Not much to say about it, except that I like how the boy’s precarious position in the icy water conjures a sense of doom that…
Eins, zwei, drei, g’suffa! (One, two, three, drink up!)–Bavarian toastThe beginning of Oktoberfest 2009 in Munich is still more than a week away, but the celebrations are already cranking up locally. Just as you can already find Halloween costumes and decorations at some stores, German and German-inspired Oktoberfest beers are…
