Dianna Wray Hold still … this won’t hurt a bit. Outside the Dallas Convention Center, rows of motorcycles stand gleaming in the sun. The sound of rumbling engines fills the air, and the smell of exhaust fills the nostrils. The scent could be Chanel No. 5, judging by the faces…
Caity Colvard Cheese: a complex, often misunderstood medium. “I never liked cheese as a child,” Sarah Kaufmann said, “It wasn’t until college that I discovered cheese. Now, it’s my whole life.” Obviously: Dressed in a cow print apron and pants (complete with tail), topped off with a “Wisconsin Cheddar Cheese…
Merritt Martin Clean, timeless design. Picasso’s Pizza and Grill, 7215 Skillman St., 214-553-8100 Promised in: about 40 minutes Delivery time: 30 minutes The Score: The Phone: Enthusiasm: 7 Suggestion of dessert: 9 Payment, etc: 11 The Delivery: Enthusiasm: 15 Degree of Difficulty: 7.5 Minutes paused on Mystery Diagnosis for answering…
Mattie Stafford Of Montreal’s confettied Kevin Barnes Elephant 6 collective alum of Montreal brought its erratic and wildly entertaining stage show to House of Blues over the weekend. We already posted a review of the concert. (For which, by the way, I’ve received a bit of in-office criticism. I was…
The old gypsy woman peered into her crystal ball Friday afternoon. “I am seeing for this weekend a very boring time, not much happening,” she said in a low and ominous voice. “I am seeing cold, hibernation, few video postings.” “Yeah, yeah whatever. What about my fame? My fortune? How…
Eli Luna Free smiles from the Feldman. On Monday we brought you photos from Wizard World in Arlington, suggesting off-hand that it was a more successful event than the Dallas reunion up at Southfork. Had to be, right? Corey Feldman, for one, says he got conned at the con, along…
Patrick Michels So it’s yogurt. And it tastes pretty good. What you want to call this? We’ve been here before. The bright lights and pastel walls, the plastic furniture and frozen yogurt. Dim the lights, pad the chairs and crank up a smooth-jazz Stones cover over the roar of the…
Local actors Christopher Dontrell Piper and David Jeremiah in Topdog/Underdog Theater in this town has never been better. So why are there so many empty seats? Tickets are reasonable—about $10 for most shows, with free parking at most theaters. Many companies, including Kitchen Dog and Theatre Three, even offer “pay…
Ray and Peter Lek Diplo’s Saturday show, originally scheduled for the Palladium, moved to the friendly confines of the Loft, where the crowd of partiers included a crowd-surfing sausage and a topless alien. The slideshow from that show is up here. Our nightlife photo team also made it out on…
Fort Worth native and Stomp performer John Angeles Percussionist-athlete John Angeles spent his entire childhood in Fort Worth and studied music every step of the way, drumming in the Nolan Catholic High School marching band and majoring in music at Texas Christian University. After college he joined a touring percussion…
Eli Luna Corey Feldman, never one to leave his fans high and dry While much of the cast-reunion buzz centers on the still-unfolding saga of the boondoggle at Southfork Ranch (we’ve already come up with a few other words for it), it’s worth noting the other big weekend event for…
Patrick Michels A great night for America and its Thai delivery food. Bangkok City 4503 Greenville Ave. 214-691-8233 Promised in: 60 minutes Delivery time: 72 minutes The Score A. Order 1. Degree of Difficulty: 2 2. Minutes spent on phone (subtract from 10): 7 3. Ease of communication: 5 B…
So what if it’s raining? So what if it’s Monday? So what if you woke up to the dulcet tones of your dog gagging and vomiting all over your bed at four a.m. this morning?! It’s a great big beautiful world and here’s the proof — at home, the vomit…
Trail of Dead at Club Dada on Friday night. (Dylan Hollingsworth) Photographer Dylan Hollingsworth hit the club circuit for us last weekend, dropping by a pair of noteworthy shows around town. Saturday night, of course, was Calexico’s turn at the Granada, which we’ve already reviewed here. For more photos from…
Patrick Michels Up in smoke. Remember that hotel on Central Expressway, up around Meadow Road? The one with a big red “Dallas Demolition” banner hung across the top? Well, now it’s gone. Six floors stacked like pancakes in a heap of rubble are about all that remain of the once-proud…
Parts & Labor (Abrinsky) Usually when you hear about a free show, the performance unquestionably mirrors the price of admission. But this Sunday The Lounge has a free show that folks should feel guilty for not paying something. Brooklyn’s experimental/noise quartet Parts & Labor headlines a bill that will also…
Early last year, I was working on a simple, light-hearted mini-documentary about an eating challenge at a rural Texas honky tonk, when things got a little weird. The Big Kahuna burger at Pancho & Lefty’s weighs more than eight pounds, and when I first visited, the owners were offering $500…
the urban fabric (Justin Terveen) Halloween Night outside Mantus Ultralounge Good news for Unfair Park readers this afternoon, as longtime friend of the blog, Justin Terveen, whose lens always seems to catch downtown Dallas in its best light, has sent along his favorite shot from Halloween night. With any luck,…
Allison V. Smith This week’s cover story probes the pole-dancing-as-fitness trend and poses the following question: Is swinging ‘round stripper-style a healthy way to empower one’s femininity as those who do the classes attest, or is it just plain demeaning? Would you learn The Swing as a way to embrace…
The Mountain Goats delivered a rousing show at the Granada last night, joined often onstage by opening act Kaki King. Mountain Goats singer and guitarist John Darnielle peppered his crowd chatter with million-dollar words, while Kaki King won over the audience by, among other things, rolling around onstage. See more…
Lonely monkeys, skimpy Borats and a dirty Dorothy were just a few of the sights etched deep into our memory out around town on Friday night. DJs spinning at Kalo Lounge, Zephyr Patio Lounge and Zubar — some of them even dressed up, too — kept the parties going well…
Patrick Michels Somebody’s mighty impressed with himself. Hundreds of runners turned out Saturday morning, many just wearing a pair of shorts, for the Undy 5000, billed as a “brief” run to fight colon cancer. Runners were encouraged to race around White Rock Lake in their underwear for the 5K, a…
