Let’s get this out of the way from the jump: No, none of these acts are from Texas.But each has one thing in common: They’re each releasing good music–right now. And, while 2010 saw handfuls of folk artist make headlines with either debut or breakthrough albums of excellent caliber (from…
The end is near. Of course, we mean the close of the holidays and the year 2010, and hopefully you have plans. If that sentence made you suddenly red-faced, flushed with frustration and fear, then The Grape (2808 Greenville Ave.) has a special for you. Chef and owner Brian C…
As Pete teased last week, Erykah Badu made her DJ debut on Friday night at the PM Lounge in downtown Dallas’ Joule hotel. Too bad the Toys for Tots benefit wasn’t on Saturday, though, as there might have been a fresh batch of rampaging Santas for Badu to entertain in…
Ladies and gents, you may have noticed: We have a new commenting system. Sure, we’re going to miss the hell out of Captcha’s bizarre word combinations, and that hypnotic voice to soothe you with phrases like “booger humans” or “gladly tectonic.” Today, we’ve got something we think is more interesting:…
Ladies and gents, you may have noticed we have a new commenting system. Sure, we’re going to miss the hell out of Captcha’s bizarre word combinations like “booger humans” or “gladly tectonic.” Today, we have something we think is more interesting: Disqus commenting. Disqus is the same commenting system on…
Ladies and gents, you may have noticed: We have a new commenting system. Sure, we’re going to miss the hell out of Captcha’s bizarre word combinations, and that hypnotic voice to soothe you with phrases like “booger humans” or “gladly tectonic.” Today, we got something we think is more interesting:…
While we’re not going to go so far as to nominate a Person of the Year (boo, Zuckerberg, boo), we feel a picture show of the most memorable fans of the year would be appropriate. Thanks to our many photographers in the field at many of the year’s best shows,…
On April 12, 2010 a new product was released by KFC. It began as an April Fools’ Day press release. A joke, people thought, it must be a joke. The nation denied its existence. Then the billboards came, and somewhere, deep into the bowels of YouTube, a commercial appeared. The…
A couple of weeks ago on Unfair Park, Robert mentioned that the former Starck Club was set to reopen as Zouk. (It has a Facebook page and everything!) Sure enough, this weekend marked Zouk’s Grand Opening with — as you can see from the above photo — Diddy and his…
Greenhill School on Spring Valley got a nice treat yesterday, when Jonathan Tyler & the Northern Lights surprised students with a acoustic performance and question-and-answer session. It wasn’t the full band set-up, but Tyler, drummer Jordan Cain and keyboardist John Knudson were on hand to melt some classroom faces. Which…
Between NX35, SXSW and ACL, we probably have enough concert photos to create some sort of concert photos city (Concert Photoia, if you will) in this year of 2010. But wait. Wait! There’s more. Much more, as it turns out. Locally and nationally, there were a whole smorgasbord of knee-meltingly…
Rex Banner would have had his hands full at Bolsa last night, as they celebrated the repeal of dryness with a Prohibition Era-themed party. Bartenders Eddie “Lucky” Campbell and Jason Cosmas, formerly of Neighborhood Services, whipped up cocktails like the “Manhattan Club” (rye, bitters, Orange Curacao and sweet vermouth) and…
Some of you saved the relaxing and movie-watching for Thursday’s Thanksgiving feast-a-thon. It was certainly true at Plush and Aura, where Pre-Thanksgiving parties on Wednesday were the dance-ticket for Uptowners and Dallas-ites looking for good time before a restful Turkey Day (we hope). Jump over to Roderick Pullum’s slideshows to…
You may have already guessed what this is: Yes, this “pie” is a Paula Deen creation. The only thing more disturbing than the creamy pile in the photo of Paula Deen’s “Savannah High Apple Pie” — which is not a photoshop thing — is it requires two cups of butter-flavored…
First of all, before the palace intrigue, we must wish you a Happy Thanksgiving. As we alerted yesterday, West Village-goers got a big treat from last night in the form of a massive country star: yes, oh yes, it was Keith Urban! As Robert reported over on Unfair Park, Urban…
You may already know about Australian country music star Keith Urban’s upcoming Thanksgiving Day performance with the Dallas Cowboys, which kicks off of the 2010 Salvation Army Red Kettle Campaign. Apparently, it’s supposed to get quite brisk tomorrow. Tonight, however, should be nice and balmy–which is good because that’s when…
One thing the Internet is good for these days is finding new ways to infuse your food with bacon. If you’re vegetarian, and you were thinking “At least my liquids are safe from meat”: you thought wrong. First there was Jones’ Bacon soda line, and now, thanks to Archie McPhee,…
It’s no dirty secret that combining two already-great foods into one juggernaut food is a staple in this country. So, what’s better than to take a fried thing and drop it on top of a breakfast thing? Not much, we’d propose. So, let’s embark on another photographic journey, shall we?…
The gods of rock were most pleased this Sunday night. Roger Waters lit up the American Airlines Center with spectacles of epic proportions in the name of Pink Floyd’s The Wall, and we had our photographer Roger Caldwell there to geek out with a camera. So, just in case you…
To answer a question that may be gurgling in your mind: Yes, we are big Harry Potter fans. After the movies’ scope became somehow more massive after Prisoner of Azkaban (and proceeded to assuage the loss we felt post-LOTR), we just couldn’t help but be fans. And now that Harry…
That’s right, we have both. We’re talking to you other states. While In-N-Out is making its reverse manifest destiny across the United States, Five Guys has laid stake in North Plano and North Dallas. Let’s also remember that Fat Burger is headed this way like a stampede of fat elephants…
Commuters on their way into Dallas from Plano (or Garland or Frisco) can now add a to-go snack to their morning diet: Sausage Pancake Bites at Dunkin’ Donuts! It is, as you may have guessed, exactly what it sounds like. Little pancake-ball “Meat Munchkins,” as Gothamist named the little things,…
