Not sure when the last time we posted show photos from a hookah lounge was, but it’s probably time for a new one. Those bubbling up at the H2O hookah lounge (over in Denton) caught DJ Baby Ruthless, DJ Vivid and the Dub Commission crew playing Dubstep and Drum ‘n…
Writer Andrea Grimes has been chronicling her brunch excursions across Dallas in her column Brunch Drunk Love. The meals have been so decadent and delicious that we were forced by our own foodie-obsessions to take photos. Lots of ’em. The photo essay this week covers the delicious brunch-tasm at Smoke:…
What a week: Between Heart on Monday night and Meat Loaf on Thursday, we might have to break out our Van Halen t-shirts and the Hall & Oates tapes just to get into the mood.Billy Idol added himself to the mix last night for a jam-packed show at the Palladium…
Who covers Led Zeppelin better than Heart? If you’re skeptical, which I was as a massive Led Zeppelin fan, well, then you haven’t heard their spot-on, no-Black-Crowes-members cover of “Black Dog.”But I digress.Heart brought its particular brand of rock, along with with the tunes of Dreamboat Annie, to the House…
KBFB-97.9 FM The Beat’s sixth annual custom car show and concert jam-packed a massive lineup of rap stars and souped-up cars at the Dallas Convention Center Sunday, August 22. The event’s headliners were Gucci Mane, Ice Cube, Waka Flocka Flame, Plies, Bun B, Trina, Slim Thug, Dorrough–not to mention the…
Cee-Lo Green, formerly of the Goodie Mob and Gnarls Barkley, released one of the greatest songs in the history of humankind last week. It’s called “Fuck You” (NSFW) and it’s full of modern poetry. But, beyond it’s lyrical genius, “Fuck You” has an indescribable, unique quality that’s just perfect for…
On Saturday, after watching an episode of Saved by the Bell and knocking back a few ecto-coolers, we sent photographer Rachel Parker over for a seriously-’90s night at the Superpages.com Center with the Goo Goo Dolls, Switchfoot, and Fort Worth’s Green River Ordinance. Between the Dolls and Sean Hannity’s Freedom…
Maybe it was the intense heat–or the fact that the school semester begins this morning–but the dance crowd was out for Dallas’ Dub Assembly at the Granada Theater on Saturday night. DJs Mundo, Royal Highnuss, Jimmy B, LBFD and Aries3 played the latest dubstep for a very energetic crowd. Meanwhile,…
Oh yeah, burgers of Dallas? Take that! Hanna Raskin zipped down to Mckinney to try her luck at the classic, unpretentious food at Square Burger: it was impressive. To quote Hanna: “You should go to Square Burger because it’s a fine restaurant, and because there’s something wonderfully satisfying about getting…
Not sure if its the way you eat these, or the look on their consumer’s faces, but these edible, flavored, iced guns (via Gawker and Gizmodo) are startling and bizarre. As Gawker noted, the flavor of these suckable guns are “Coke, black currant, licorice and cherry,” and they’re part of…
While Patrick Michels was out photographing the bronzed men of the Europa Bodybuilding Expo at the Dallas Convention Center, which included arm-wrestling and martial arts, it appears he caught Lady Gaga ’bout to do some pull-ups. We’ll attempt to confirm with Lady Gaga’s publicist that she is indeed a closet…
It was yet another busy weekend for the Lek Brothers. On Friday, they began with DJ Noah D at the Green Elephant, who spun dubstep alongside Dallas’ Dub Assembly crew. Then they ventured to Brooklyn Jazz Cafe for Alexander Robotnik, which Rodrigo Diaz reviewed with words earlier, and gave us…
Most music megastores have disappeared. Fast. The two Virgin Megastores I worked at–the first being Dallas’ Mockingbird and 75 location, the second on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles–are now defunct. The similar big boxes that remain–whether they be Target, Best Buy or Barnes & Noble–are mega for a reason:…
If you’re experiencing summer American Idol withdrawals, you had your chance last night to jump/scream at the best of the best on stage. The American Airlines Center hosted a big juicy chunk of the Idol favorites, including Tim Urban’s hair of Duncanville and Fort Worth’s Casey James–like an Avenger team…
Holy hell, this was a busy music weekend. There was the Toadies’ show at the Palladium and the Queensryche Cabaret at the House of Blues, and, of course, a whole bunch of DJs at The Lizard Lounge. On Friday, August 6, headliners Atomikdog and Twin Shape were bumping alongside a…
Let’s get right to the announcement: our brand-spanking new Dallas Observer iPhone App is available for download, right now, in the iTunes App Store. Before we launch into an epic “presenting” speech, where we tell you that’s it’s completely FREE and has an exciting little logo and everything–let’s break down…
Hanna Raskin focuses this week’s Dish on Horne & Dekker, and the sweet (flavor), cutesy fun (as well as a Duck Goat Pizza) they have therein: Horne & Dekker Strives for Cutesy. Turns out, they could use a little less cloying cuteness, and little more flavor punch. Read the review,…
An American Tradition: having a cane- sugar soda with a big damn sub sandwich. I mean, that sandwich better have a good ladle of oil & vinegar, some ribbons of lettuce, and two fistfuls of meat. And golly, there is NOTHING better to wash it down than a Jones soda,…
Yesterday Taco Bell launched a new campaign: “Tacos.” Cantina Tacos, that is, with corn tortillas. Heard of those? Apparently the Bell’s years of “Meximelts” and Nachos Bell Grande weren’t serving the trends anymore. While Taco Bell was toiling away with test tubes and shredded gym mat meat for their tacos,…
Two things were present at the show from “America’s Greatest Rock Band,” Aerosmith, at Superpages.com Center last night, with openers Blue October: phallic microphones and tattoos. See more of Steven Tyler’s big mouth yells in Rachel Parker’s slideshow, Aerosmith and Blue October Do it Live at Superpages, and make the…
At Hypnotic Donuts early Sunday morning, creator James St. Peter had a big tease: next week he will debut the “no-more than 2,500 calorie” biscuit sandwich. What makes up the 2,500 calories? Fried chicken, honey bacon and a honey pickle. Besides it being the caloric equivalent of Sarlacc, the sandwich…
Ludacris, Ciara, Bay Bay, Dorrough, 8Ball MJG, Fat Pimp, and Tum Tum performed at the Verizon Theatre for K104’s Summer Jam, presented by AEG, in Grand Prairie Saturday night, July 31st. See the full lineup–plus some choice audience shots–of the Summer Jam in Roger Caldwell’s slideshow. Also, if you’re clicker-finger…
