Three things present at Record Store Day at Good Records–beards, BBQ and a despondent. chicken-suited man. On this rainy Saturday afternoon in the Good Records parking lot, the National Record Store Day mood was calm, for the most part. Not much explosive cheering to be had when you’re throwing down…
Throw out those 30 Stones getting frost burn in your crisper–a new beer is coming. As Unfair Park just released, 7-Eleven is producing a new “premium” beer called, that’s right everyone, Game Day. We can imagine the commercial now: a mustachioed cross between Tom Selleck and Mike Ditka peruses the…
Some of Texas’s very own Dubstep DJs were present at the Dubstep Assembly’s lineup on Saturday. A rain-dazed crowd loosened up at the Green Elephant for Jimmy B, Royal Highnuss, Mundo and Mad Classy Crew. See the rest of the Lek Brothers slideshow here…
So, as you can read from our Big Boi and Girl Talk review on DC9, Girl Talk didn’t play last night at SMU. Big Boi still did, though. And Mattie Stafford was there to capture it before the Highland Park Grannies dialed 9-1-1. Check out the rest of Mattie’s photos…
We reviewed Dallas Chop House in this week’s print edition, but how can we avoid posting a pictures of a pyramid-high pile of onion rings? See those and more steak in our slideshow by Sara Kerens here…
This week’s Dish Extra offers images from Urbano Cafe, a small, simple space that just happens to have “the most skillfully cooked pasta this side of Manhattan’s Little Italy.” Read the how and why in our review of Urbano by Jose Ralat Maldonado, and check out Sara Kerens’ slideshow on…
Last Night at Sons of Hermann Hall, Bad Sports, The Fresh & Onlys, and King Khan & The Shrines melted the wood floors of the venue with a bill that began punk-ish and ended with some soul-gospel-sex-jazz. You’ve read the review already, we know. But we also have the feather-crowned…
Bad Sports, The Fresh & Onlys, King Khan & The Shrines Sons of Hermann Hall April 6th, 2010 Better than: eating mushrooms while already on mushrooms. You wouldn’t have been able to guess it from the bright, punk opening at the start of last night’s Sons of Hermann Hall bill,…
Remember how news came last year that the San Francisco-based Yelp was using the “Favorite Review” feature to strong-arm businesses into becoming advertisers? Well, Yelp CEO Jeremy Stoppelman has a response to the lawsuits, as reported by food editor John Birdsall on SF Weekly’s blog. Looks like CEO Stoppelman’s goal…
Wow, this past weekend was a busy one. Here’s what we made the Lek Brothers attend: 1) Friday at The Whisky Bar: DJ Merritt & Redeye upstairs playing disco, funky house classics, boogie, and upbeat R&B. 2) Friday at the Cavern, downstairs: Two:Tone crew with Drum N Bass. 3) Saturday…
The Lizard Lounge hosted the Freaks & Fetish party (which is very, very NSFW) and specialized performances of the following: Norway’s Pain Solution, Snake Oil Sideshow, the “vertical acrobatics” of Pantera Blacksmith (crazy-ass poledancer) and Austin’s Lizardman as its host. Pain and pleasure? Alright! See more of Roderick Pullum’s slideshow…
If Steel Panther’s awesome hair didn’t make you want to hit up their show, then Tony Romo’s guest-hosting should have (or maybe his performance of “Sweet Child O’ Mine”) on Friday night at the House of Blues. The crowd was packed in tightly, but was it for Steel Panther or…
Right after being slapped with a citation from the Dallas Police Department, Erykah Badu and the police (see Photo 4 in the slideshow for evidence) showed up at Good Records on Saturday to sign copies of her new album, New Amerykah, Pt. 2: Return of the Ankh. See the rest…
Coming up on Wednesday, April 14, the Dallas Observer is hosting its 4th Annual Wine & Dine at the Fashion Industry Gallery downtown. There will be live music, wine, beer, spirits, and yes (oh GOD, yes) samplings from 30 area restaurants. That’s right, 30. (OK, OK, even City of Ate…
The steak may look fantastic at Ocean Prime, but does it taste good? Elaine Liner went in to test if the fancy matches the bite (here), but see more glorious steak, fish and fire photos by Sara Kerens in our slideshow. Link!…
Let’s just say that if you were at the Street Jam Saturday night, it was a little… chaotic. Fortunately, our trusty photographers Ray and Peter Lek were there to grab shots of all half pipin’, music playing good times. Also? A little DJ Mutemore and DJ PriestTDiddy thrown into the…
After midnight on Saturday night, there was still a line to get into the Lizard Lounge for the hyper-taurined Red Bull Thre3Style DJ competition. A good, stunned crowd–possibly from the excess Red Bull–was there to stare intently at the DJ booth as area jocks offered up their talents for judgment…
Somewhere between burlesque and Woodstock was this weekend’s Lollipop Shoppe Rock n Roll Circus at Sons of Hermann Hall. Rolling Stones cover band Black and Blue was the headliner, along with costumed folks ready to dance. See more of Mattie Stafford’s slideshow, which apparently features Sir Silky (above) among others,…
The Pints for Paint fundraiser that Jesse teased in yesterday’s Hophead went off last night at Eno’s Pub in Oak Cliff to the sound of a thousand Journey covers, and some incredibly good beer. It was for a good cause: donations went to purchase the paints and materials for local…
You know you like spicy food. Check out a few more photos from this weeks review of Naga Thai’s warmly lit, tasty food in our slide show by Sara Kerens: here…
Here, we present the DJ and electronica side of SXSW. Y’know: DJ Craze, Reid Speed, Redeye, Kill The Noise, The Broken Teeth crew showcase, Harmonious Discord showcase, Bird Peterson, Le Castlevania, Major Lazer–all those rumpshaker-makers. The Lek Brothers, before freezing their butts off, caught ’em all. See the rest of…
It was cold. SXSW had just happened. But BROFEST went on at the Double Wide on Sunday night, and it was damn good. Gloria Levario was there to capture the 17-band, two-stage phenomenon that included The Soft Pack, Dum Dum Girls, Those Darlins, and some sort of butchered lamb costume…
