To say the past year was an eventful one for Parquet Courts and frontman Andrew Savage would be a mammoth understatement. As NPR noted in this First Listen featuring Sunbathing Animal, Parquet Courts went from playing “humble Brooklyn warehouse spaces to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon in the span of…
Dolly Parton WinStar Casino, Thackerville, OK Friday, May 30, 2014 Dolly Parton, the country singer and theme park owner once labeled by Barbara Walters as a “country music caricature of her own design,” sashayed onto the stage of WinStar World Casino’s massive 3,500-seat Global Event Center on Friday night sparkling…
When it comes to astrophysics, cosmology and space exploration few people on Earth carry as much clout as Neil deGrasse Tyson. Even before Stephen Colbert’s recent assertion that Tyson was his “favorite guest of all time,” People Magazine named him the “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive” in 2000. Tyson has written 10…
Dallas native, bon vivant and man of letters Rawlins Gilliland is perhaps most widely known locally (and nationally) for his role as commentator on National Public Radio affiliate KERA. Frequently, Gilliland’s soothing voice can be heard on shows such as Morning Edition and All Things Considered offering revealing, inspiring and…
If you aren’t a fan of all-you-can-eat pancake bars, booze and “underground art” — including live body-painting — then steer clear of The Pancakes & Booze Art Show in Deep Ellum Friday. (Seriously, what is wrong with you?) After launching in Los Angeles in 2009, The Pancakes & Booze Art…
George Takei just wrapped up a very busy year. He released a cologne called Eau My just in time for the holiday shopping season, then in April he released a book recounting his meteoric rise to popularity on the Web titled, Oh Myyy! There Goes The Internet, he launched a…
Even before the stage lights came on at American Airlines Center on Saturday night, the stage set-up was noticeably sparse, with minimalist scaffolding that looked downright reserved compared to other arena acts such as Kanye West’s elaborate, Las Vegas-style Yeezus mountain. The audience immediately stood as Shawn Corey Carter walked…
Gorilla Vs. Bear and Polaroids have gone hand-in-hand since the early days of the blog, so it only seemed appropriate to snap a few instant film shots at the festival on Friday night. Sadly, I didn’t plan ahead, and all I had was a few shots of some expired film…
On Wednesday evening, a new “Mexican” restaurant quietly opened within walking distance from Dallas Observer HQ. We’d watched with curiosity as the building at 2618 Oak Lawn Ave. made the transition from the former brick, beige and bland law offices of Robert S. Gregg to the new, stylized wooden façade…
Forget all the politics and policies of the Dallas Farmers Market, because a new neighborhood market launched Saturday in Uptown at the Oak Lawn United Methodist Church, and it offers a wonderful breath-of-fresh-air take on the “produce dealers market” model of the downtown Dallas Farmers Market. I’m not insulting those…
For the better part of the past five years, chef Rosanne DiLeo worked the kitchen at The Libertine Bar on Lower Greenville. As she heard regular customers beginning to ask for more vegan dishes, DiLeo says she decided to incorporate more options on the menu and in the kitchen. And,…
Following the Polawalk in Fort Worth on Saturday, armed with three different analog instant film cameras, I set out to document some of my favorite performances, people and moments of the 2012 Dallas Observer music awards showcase. The shots with an orangey-yellow hue were shot using a Polaroid Spectra SE…
After forming in 1992, Tabula Rasa took Dallas, Fort Worth and Denton by storm, tidily earning “Best New Act” from the Dallas Observer in 1993. And then, as quickly as Deep Ellum’s Green Room dubbed its signature cheese pizza “The Tabula Rasa,” they disbanded in 1994. Members Ezra Boggs, Stephen…
Four box fans buzz away inside Napkin Art Studios as Jonathon Kimbrell screenprints a batch of business cards for Rigor Mortis Printing Co., a new venture he launched with Richard Reed in May. The motto etched into the card’s skull logo (“Print to the death!”) seems fitting for a company…
Four box fans buzz away inside Napkin Art Studios as Jonathon Kimbrell screenprints a batch of business cards for Rigor Mortis Printing Co., a new venture he launched with Richard Reed in May. The motto etched into the card’s skull logo (“Print to the death!”) seems fitting for a company…
Artist, photographer and videographer Hal Samples has helped document, promote, inspire and nurture up-and-coming talent in the community for nearly a decade. So, when he needed help, it was no surprise local bands and artists pulled together for a benefit show. Seems Samples has fallen on some hard times in…
Don’t confuse Bar None Presents: The Girl With the File-Stamp Tattoo for a suspenseful, intrigue-packed stage adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. First off, because that would be really dumb and secondly because these annual Bar None events are skit-based musical variety shows sponsored by the Dallas Bar…
Written by French playwright Marc Camoletti in 1960, Boeing-Boeing is a hilarious bedroom farce that follows the exploits of a well-to-do French architect, Bernard, who is secretly engaged to three flight attendants — an American, an Italian and a German. With the help of his disapproving housekeeper, Bernard develops an…
With lyricist and frontman Andrew Savage now in New York City, focusing his musical efforts on Fergus & Geronimo and Parquet Courts, Teenage Cool Kids return to Denton for what is being billed as the band’s “last Denton show.” For the unfamiliar, the act recorded two of the best local…
Parade of Flesh scored an impressive bill from the spillover of the fifth annual Austin Psych Fest, as area favorites True Widow and Eyes, Wings and Many Other Things open for New York’s Psychic Ills and San Francisco’s Moon Duo (Wooden Shjips frontman/guitarist Ripley Johnson and keyboardist Sanae Yamada). Psychic…
Read more: 35 Denton Cleans Up Its Block and Rebrands Itself THURSDAY Bleached The Labb, 11:30 p.m. San Fernando Valley sisters Jessica and Jennifer Clavin formed California beach-punk band Bleached after their previous group, Mika Miko, dissolved in 2009. Bleached combine sun-soaked, carefree rock with a tinge of late-’70s punk…
The Baptist Generals return to the stage at 35 Denton after a three-year hiatus, and though the band has only released a handful of tracks since 2003’s Sub Pop LP, No Silver/No Gold, for the first time since 2005 it really looks like a new Baptist Generals record may drop…
