Hey, Musicians, Don’t Be An Ass. Be Nice to Your Sound Guy.

David Wilson, sound engineer, venue manager and talent buyer for Double Wide, has always joked about teaching a class on stage etiquette. Hopefully, enough people will read this, and he won’t have to. “Don’t piss off the sound guy.” It’s a pretty common mantra in nearly every music scene. Most…

Don’t Think Alt 103.7 Is Alt Enough? You’re Not Alone.

It’s been three months since Dallas’ KVIL-FM 103.7 switched formats. Long known as Amp 103.7, the station specialized in Top 40 playlists before a November rebrand turned the frequency into an alternative rock format dubbed Alt 103.7 — “DFW’s New Alternative.” For a listening audience still reeling from the 2016…

In the Ridiculous Deep Ellum Taco War, We All Lose

It all started innocently enough. One taco restaurateur took to Facebook to accuse another of attempting to poach his employee, and the other denied the charge. Then – mostly with light hearts – they issued an escalating series of taco challenges. But of course, Dallas foodies couldn’t leave well enough…

The 10 Worst Things We Ate in Dallas in 2016

We’ve already celebrated some of the best tacos, best burgers and best food in general that we ate in 2016. But not every meal was so happy. As cosmic payback for having the coolest job on the planet, food writers occasionally have to eat things that are truly terrible. From overcooked…

No, Chili’s, You Did Not Invent the Fajita

If you’ve found yourself in a Chili’s dining room, hopefully you took the opportunity, first, to reevaluate the string of life choices that led you to your seat at the wobbly high top or in the sinking seat in a booth. Then notice that the restaurant chain is involved in…