Get ready to have another “Psychobilly Freakout,” folks: Laughin’ & Cryin’, the Reverend Horton Heat’s first non-holiday album since 2004’s Revival, is due out Tuesday, September 1. Actually, the album isn’t so much a psychobilly freakout as it is a countrified detour from the punk-tinged rockabilly that the Rev has…
Each week in ‘Knockers’ we order from a different delivery restaurant, assessing their efficiency and keeping a running score.Oak Cliff Pizza & Pasta1315 W. Davis St.214-941-8080Promised delivery time: 50 minutesActual delivery time: 56 minutesScoring SummaryEase of telephone communication: 20No delivery charge: 10No parm or red pepper: -10Delivering to our neighborhood…
The ever-charitable RA Sushi in Plano will hold its first “Roll’N With RA” charity sushi contest 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday. Six non-profit organizations–Hunger Busters, the Susan G. Komen Race For The Cure, The Alzheimer’s Association, The American Cancer Society, The Genesis Women’s Shelter and The North Texas Food…
Pitchfork’s Stuart Berman reviewed Austin-by-way-of-Dallas garage rockers The Strange Boys’ The Strange Boys And Girls Club today, eventually giving the album a not-too-shabby 7.1 after establishing the premise that garage-rock is and always has been the realm of social misfits.The review suggests that the Boys “never actually blow their tops,”…
This week’s featured poster promotes Ishi’s opening set for El Ten Eleven and The Bizarro Kids tomorrow night at Hailey’s in Denton. It’s a simple design, but I really like the fonts and colors. There are variations of this poster floating around the web, including animated versions where the background…
Two weeks back in this column, Oskar Blue made a pretty convincing case that high-quality beer need not be kegged or bottled to taste great. In fact, as commenter Paul Hightower pointed out, you can find a Texas example of high-quality craft beer that comes in cans. And no, that’s…
This September, you can participate in the Lone Star Ride, a two-day, 150- to 175-mile fund-raising bike trip to benefit local AIDS resources. Feeling a tad less charitable? You can still help despite a lack of time, stamina or even a bicycle. Pride Radio DFW will raise funds for the…
Taste Dance: Addison Style! might just be the most misleading name for an event, ever. First of all, starting it with “Taste…” is clearly a cheap ploy to sucker in all the food-festival fans. Then there’s the implication that Addison has its own dance style. The LeasaBeemer, perhaps? That’s when…
A Ghostly Friend Of DC9 took issue with my omission of the Deathray Davies’ Sons of Hermann Hall show on last week’s Good Friday. I never really considered myself a huge fan, but the fact that the band is doing live shows again is certainly worth pointing out. And another…
Paul Slocum may be heading for New York, but he is leaving Dallas fans (and anyone with an Internet connection) with a parting gift: four free MP3s from his Tree Wave music project. Go to Tree Wave’s web site and you’ll be redirected to an FTP where you can download…
You know what Thursday is, right? Father-In-Law Day! That’s right, every July 30, sons- and daughters-in-law are obligated to celebrate that most awkward of relatives.Other than that one embarrassing uncle. Fortunately for those stuck on gift ideas, July 30 also happens to be National Cheesecake Day, and The Cheesecake Factory…
After Tuesday’s festivities, it almost feels redundant to have an actual weekend. But there are plenty of musical reasons not to waste the weekend catching up on all the things that hangover kept you from finishing on Wednesday. As for stuff going on Friday, we’ve already told you about Kixpo…
We hear lots of things in this office, such as last week’s notice of a “New and Fun Drink Idea:” the SodaStream home soda maker. Well, while the idea of making soda at home was new to me, it’s not exactly a new idea to the world, sez Wikipedia (sorry–breaking…
Vigilante Music Group has assembled an intriguing lineup for tonight’s Speakeasy at The Lounge On Elm Street. Dallas’ Original Soul is a rapper for grownups, with thoughtful, positive rhymes over beats that seem equally influenced by chilled-out soul, smooth jazz and organic hip-hop; anyone who digs Dem Southernfolkz oughtta check…
When you think about brewing hot spots, what come to mind? Some obvious international destinations include Belgium, Germany, Ireland and the Czech Republic. As for the U.S., craft breweries are everywhere, but we think of the West Coast–especially Portland and Seattle. There’s always (for better or for worse) St. Louis…
May be B.S., but I heard about a guy acting like a wine expert at a party, remarking about the characteristics of a glass that somebody handed him–until the host said, “You’ve been boxed,” revealing it was box wine. The guest shot himself. At $75 for one session or $120…
Like any improv troupe, Section 8 has great shows and “meh” shows. But that uncertainty is part of the appeal. A flubbed joke from one performer might lead the guys into a bizarre tangent, or it might just result in merciless onstage ball-busting from the others. Either way, it’s usually…
You’ve got to respect the Jim Rose Circus. Rose is perfectly willing to let Cirque Du Soleil try to spiff up circuses into something intellectual and highbrow. He, however, has stuck to the opposite approach since the early ’90s, turning the bottom-feeding, train-wreck, lowest-common-denominator appeal of the sideshow into the…
Last year, at our 20th annual Dallas Observer Music Awards, there was a distinct theme of tradition behind all the festivities. And rightfully so: 20 years is indeed a long time. Countless great acts have passed through and risen up in Dallas during that time period. But there’s just something…
Tami Thomsen, general manager of last night’s Best Label winner Kirtland Records (and also the DJ at the Double-Wide Bar afterparty), filled us in yesterday on the label’s latest signing. Austin singer-songwriter and former Sandra Bullock boyfriend Bob Schneider will release his next album, tentatively titled Lovely Creatures, September 29…
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…Ojeda’s4617 Maple Ave. 214-528-8383Dude Factor: 8, or Lucky Day, on a scale of 1 (The Singing Bush) to 10 (El Guapo)Thanks to its quick service,…
Like Joe Biden, we had no clue how bad the economy was–saw repeated stories about unemployment, but that’s it–until this: a pair of fine dining establishments have rolled out value meals (well, they don’t exactly call them that) to keep even the most belt-tightening of customers from stooping to brown-bagging…
