His 2006 ass-whipping at the hands of Rick Perry, in which Kinky Friedman took less than 13 percent of the vote, hasn’t stopped the Friedman’s gubernatorial aspirations. He’s already got his eye on the 2010 election. Then again, maybe this is all just a ploy to sell cigars.Either way, to…
Chapp’s Hamburger Cafe (Arlington location)2596 E. Arkansas817-460-2097Maybe it’s because we were all half-starved by the time we had dinner, but Chapp’s provided the best meal that Iris (11), Lyle (7) and I enjoyed all week. Kinda sad, really. Iris had just finished a soccer game–which always seem to be scheduled…
Created by Dallas Observer art director Alex Flores, this might be the most beautiful poster I’ve ever seen. Created by old-fashioned cutting and pasting (not the kind you do with a mouse, but with actual paper), his masterpiece perfectly encapsulates the DIY house-party aesthetic that we’re proudly exploiting. This flyer…
Last year, Oskar Blues added five 100-gallon tanks and increased its brewing by more 64 percent over 2007 in order to keep up with increased demand. That the Lyons, Colorado, brewery experienced such a rapid growth probably wouldn’t surprise anyone who has tasted its excellent flagship beer, Dale’s Pale Ale,…
“I’m a bitch that love to fuck,” begins Sheryl Underwood’s routine on an early ’90s Def Comedy Jam appearance. “My legs be open so much my IUD pick up cable channels, goddammit! … I love to fuck more than I love to eat. You put a dick between two slices…
You’d think Subaru would distance itself from anything rock ‘n’ roll-related for the rest of the company’s existence after those disastrous commercials in 1993 wherein a compact car was likened to punk rock. But, it’s been 16 years since that inadvertently hilarious ad–time enough to forgive, right? From 1 to…
The O’s are helping a friend shoot a pilot for a potential travel show in which bands show host Vydra around town, and will be filming and hanging out at The Libertine Bar (2101 Greenville Ave.) today at 4 p.m. And, because bars typically aren’t exactly at capacity at that…
In Nate Jackson’s write-up for tonight’s Rx Bandits/Dredg/Good Old War show at The Granada, Rx Bandit Steve Choi opines that the band’s latest material is a reflection on the late-20s struggle of finding one’s place in this world. That kind of lyrical content may sound like coffee-shop acoustic-guitar material, but…
It may be Barbershop Music Appreciation Day, but…really, who cares? It’s also Reservation Day. Today is the big reveal for which restaurants are participating in KRLD’s Restaurant Week Aug. 17 through 23, and the first day during which you can call in your reservations. More than 130 Dallas/Fort Worth restaurants…
Tonight’s Strange Boys/Coathangers/Bad Sports show at The Lounge On Elm Street has a poster that’s just as awesome as the lineup, as mentioned yesterday in Poster of the Week. And hopefully, fans of the bands on the bill picked up on the very obvious hint dropped in that post about…
This weekend is chock-full of great shows, which has lead to a glut of great posters. Ever since back in May, when I first saw this Sam Heimer flyer for the July 10 Parade of Flesh Lounge on Elm Street show featuring The Strange Boys, The Coathangers and Bad Sports,…
Last week’s Hophead featured the Kansas City brewery Boulevard’s Saison, part of the company’s Smokestack series. Though not a life-changing beer, the Saison was impressive enough to warrant further investigation into the Smokestack series. A recent night at home with pizza seemed a perfect opportunity to pop the cork on…
The Kids Observation Station at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary is a lot less creepy than it sounds. Kids are wild sometimes–ever seen siblings fight over the TV? But the Kids Observation Station is actually an interactive observation program for children age 16 and younger, from 2…
The connection between videogames and music goes back to the monophonic bleeps and bloops of the earliest games. But by the 1980s, some of the catchiest music ever recorded (well, programmed) came from videogames. Anyone between the ages of 20 and 40 could hum the theme to Super Mario Bros.,…
As part of Live Nation’s continuing No Service Fee Wednesday (now going by the initials NSFW, which caused me to open the press release quite a bit quicker than I might have otherwise, I’ll have to admit), Live Nation is once again offering tickets for select shows at an “all-in”…
The last time the Kids Eat tasting crew sampled organic, natural, healthy snacks, they were not impressed. So I didn’t have high hopes for Lifeway’s ProBugs, a line of fruit-flavored organic whole-milk kefir drinks. Kefir, by the way, is a fermented milk beverage that is catching on as a health-food…
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…Fireside Pies2820 N. Henderson Ave.Dude Factor: 6, or Warrant’s “Cherry Pie,” on a scale of 1 (Don McLean’s “American Pie”) to 10 (Led Zeppelin’s “Custard…
Neon Indian’s Psychic Chasms isn’t the only record anticipated from the Alan Palomo camp. July 1 came and went without the promised release of the now-still-forthcoming VEGA EP, Well Known Pleasures. But it’s not without good reason: Palomo let us know that, while he isn’t ready to publicly divulge the…
Last week, web editor Patrick Michels threw down the gurgitation gauntlet, challenging a few local media members to compete against him and me at the Libertine Bar’s inaugural Brass Knuckle CornDog Beatdown Saturday, July 4. None had the stomach for the fight, begging out of the competition with pathetic excuses…
AMPM (300 N. Akard St., in the Mosaic building) promises “Dallas’ only ultra urban luxury dining experience,” which one presumes means that it’s the only place in the city of Dallas where you can enjoy the fine people-watching of an ultra-lounge as well as get a bite to eat. The…
Each aspect of Michael Jackson’s career—the production, his voice, his dancing, the videos—was revolutionary. Below, area musicians offer up their take on Jackson’s influence on their own careers. Juan “Play” Salinas (Play-N-Skillz) He was definitely an influence. I mean, I’ve got kid pictures of me with Michael Jackson jackets on…
OK, maybe it’s just because I’m all fired up for a day off tomorrow, followed by sweet victory and fireworks on Saturday. But I’ve really enjoyed this clever flyer by DayBowBow art director Blaire Grady. Apparently, so did DayBowBow readers, as it was the readers choice of a few different…
