Two of Oak Cliff’s most notorious residents are the subject of the 1967 Oscar-winning film that will show at the site of a different–and even more infamous–chapter of the Dallas neighborhood’s history. Arthur Penn’s Bonnie and Clyde, starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway, is an enjoyable if romanticized portrayal of…
Joel Styzens was a serious professional drummer and percussionist, practicing three to four hours a day and playing three to four hours a night at gigs. He did this six or sometimes seven nights a week with big jazz bands and percussion ensembles—until one morning, three years and four months…
According to a press release from the Eli Young Band, the Denton country group’s single “Always The Love Songs” has made it to #10 #11 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with an increase of 1.7 million impressions for a total of 28 million country radio impressions. That’s an increase…
La Calle Doce’s Lakewood location will finally reopen its doors today–officially–after the August fire that shut down the beloved Mexican seafood restaurant. To help celebrate the restaurant’s Grand Re-Opening, Mayor Tom Leppert, representatives from the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce and live mariachi bands (will they never cease?) will be on…
As big a fan as I am of Josh Alan Friedman, I always sort of dread writing about him–just listing his credentials takes longer than writing the full text of most blog entries. Anyway, Friedman (DOMA-winning acoustic blues man, Dallas Observer contributor, Tales of Times Square author, Al Goldstein biographer,…
Clear some space on your TiVo–or, if you’re on a food blog budget, buy a few blank VHS tapes: The Next Food Network Star returns at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, June 7. As in years past, the show gives 10 contestants the chance to win over a selection…
The Rosewood Mansion On Turtle Creek, the world-class five-star, five-diamond restaurant, six-cubic zirconia, three-lithium…never mind. The much awarded destination will serve a wine dinner from 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Thursday, featuring the culinary creations of executive sous chef Eric Brandt paired with selections from California’s LIOCO. LIOCO, which takes…
There are so many options for music lovers this weekend that it’s almost overwhelming. Remember, back in the days when you used to go to video stores to rent movies, how it felt to just stare at the cases with no idea what you wanted to watch, and there were…
At The Libertine Bar May 21, three events will coincide to make one great night for cheapskates, cadgers, freeloaders … oh, and beer lovers. The bar–a multiple Best of Dallas winner–will have its usual Thursday night promotion where you get to keep the glass. Also scheduled for that night is…
Whenever someone uses the term “happy pill,” I normally think of antidepressants or narcotic painkillers. But the designer of this poster, proud Americain Robert Lee, seems to have taken the term literally. The poster promotes tonight’s Club Dada bill of Les Americains; The Push (featuring Polyphonic Spree guitarist Ryan Fitzgerald);…
For every wound, a balm. For every sorrow, a cheer. For every storm, a calm. For every thirst, a beer. Summer is nearly here, which explains the sudden cloudiness. I’m not talking about the weather; I mean the cloudy pints of seasonal unfiltered wheat beer offered at your favorite beer…
Later this month, Bijoux chef Scott Gottlich will spend a couple nights digging into the past. The culinary archeologist has created what he calls the Classics Dinner, meaning escargot, oysters Rockefeller, stuffed lobster and beef Wellington and other fine dining favorites from days of yore.. The dishes will be paired…
John Witherspoon has carved out a niche for himself as a grouchy yet hilarious father figure, from playing Ice Cube’s dog-catching pop in the Friday trilogy (“Don’t nobody go in the bathroom for about 35, 45 minutes”) to voicing the curmudgeonly Granddad on the Boondocks cartoon series. These characters aren’t…
It was going to be great. Jessica Luther (aka JeSICKa MesSICKa) and a team of musician friends from the loose-knit DFW punk scene were a day from receiving the keys to the building at 406 S. Haskell St., between Main and Parry streets. There, they hoped to create an all-are-welcome…
Addison Mayor Joe Chow and the rest of the city council last month awarded the city’s first-ever 30 Years Award to Bill Remington and his son Adam, respectively the owner and manager of Remington’s Seafood Grill (4850 Belt Line Road). Chow, who is also a restaurateur (as if he had…
Talking Heads mastermind David Byrne has created a sound installation at the Roundhouse arts venue in London called Playing The Building which is exactly what the name implies. Visitors can use a modified pump organ that uses wind, vibration and striking against the 160-year-old building’s structure to create tones. Using…
The Idle Rich Pub2614 McKinney Ave.214-965-9926Dude Factor: 7, or “Mr. Burns,” on a scale of 1 (“Donald Trump”) to 10 (“Bruce Wayne”)As much as I love The Old Monk, I hadn’t really thought of it or its sister bars (The Dubliner, Blackfriar Pub and The Idle Rich Pub) as Dude…
The Dallas Independent School District appears to be on the verge of a completely unnecessary rewrite of its greatest success stories as the board votes whether to gut the staff of the district’s magnet school and learning center programs at 11:30 a.m. Thursday. Believe it or not, though, some good…
Though the idea sounds like it’s lifted straight from The Olive Garden, chances are the endless tableside hand-made pastas offered at Nicola’s Ristorante Italiano for “Pasta Amore” are a little more palatable than those of the chain pseudo-Italian restaurant. And at $19.95 a head, it had better be.It takes, what–50…
Tonight, Reno’s Chop Shop in Deep Ellum has a great lineup of punk and punk-influenced local acts that includes Rocket For Ethiopia, Warcola, Division of Power, Sleep As The Enemy, Just Another Consumer and Embolization. Even better than the bill is the cause. The Phoenix Project is a DIY space…
I love you like a fat kid loves cake. -50 Cent, “21 Questions”As wise a philosopher as Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson may be, it’s not just fat kids who love cake. As anyone who’s ever worked in an office can tell you, love of cake–particularly free birthday cake–knows no socioeconomic,…
This week’s featured poster is for Jay Gummer (Band), which performs Saturday at the Lakewood Bar & Grill. Nothing too fancy, but I like the style, which is distinctive to Gummer’s posters. Dunno the artist yet, but will update when I do. And I appreciate all the suggestions I’ve been…
