Amateur and wannabe DJ’s had their chance to shine Friday night at the Green Elephant, where the turntables were thrown open for 15-minute sets from all who’d volunteer.Check out the Lek Brothers’ photos from the night in our slideshow here…
The Deep Ellum Arts Festival took over Main Street all weekend, with work for sale from hundreds of local artists, and all the live music and turkey legs you’d expect from a street festival.More shots of folks out in Deep Ellum are up in our slideshow here, thanks to photographers…
Well, refreshment, maybe not. Double your fun, though, sure. Toil and trouble all you want. It’s been a big week of twos here on City of Ate. A double dose of Veggie Girl, for instance. Two posts recapping the year’s first quarter. We even had a couple items for the…
Disturbed closed out a long list of bands playing at the Nokia Tuesday night, including Killswitch Engage, Lacuna Coil and Chimaira. Roger Caldwell’s shots from the show are up in our slideshow here…
In more than three decades as an animator, Henry Selick has lived not only at the edge of the film industry, but as a stop-motion animator, even the fringes of animation world. From The Nightmare Before Christmas to Coraline, though, audiences have gladly followed him out to the edge.Tuesday night,…
Fighting off post-SXSW maladies, the Lek Brothers hit the party circuit here in Dallas last weekend, catching DJ’s Big J, DJ Select, Nature and Sober at Zubar on Friday night, and DJ Hex’s set at Hotel Capri.Check out their shots from the night, with plenty of high fashion headwear and…
Denton’s own Eli Young Band took the stage Friday Night at the House of Blues for a sold-out show with openers Trailer Choir — who, says photographer Caity Colvard, kept the crowd going with songs about women’s beer guts and bad breath.If that’s not teaser material, I don’t know what…
Black Tie Dynasty threw in the towel Saturday night at the Granada Theater, and fans threw flowers and panties right back. With hugs, cake and drinks onstage, the band’s exit was full of memorable moments, two months after they announced they’d be breaking up.Photographer Gloria Levario was right there in…
Wishful thinking, maybe, that the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2009 would amount to much of anything in Dallas.With that long list of participating buildings, it was fun to imagine downtown without electricity for an hour at night — how eerie the darkened skyline would look, the potential for looting,…
Well, no, I didn’t catch the Fashion Industry Gallery’s nude modeling session and AFI after-party last night. Just got through kicking myself long enough to sit down and post this photo from earlier in the night. (There’s probably a lesson to be learned about not leaving before the real party…
After a long night traipsing around Austin looking for another Michelob Ultra or Tuaca giveaway party, nothing soaks it all up like a lukewarm slice of Roppolo’s pizza and a mind-clearing read through the City of Ate archives. That’s how some of us felt, anyway, in the wake of SXSW…
Along with the rest of the DC-9 crew, the Lek Brothers made it down to Austin last week for a look at the music festival with more of a dance and DJ focus.The Lanai Rooftop Lounge, Hair of the Dog and Barcelona were a few of the venues they hit…
For his review this week, Dave tries eating where the waiters eat, with a trip to DiTerra’s Urban Italian.Thanks to photographer Sara Kerens, we’ve got plenty more close-up shots of their food, flattering lighting and all, in our slideshow here…
As you troll the weekly art listings, the words “highly divergent” might set off alarm bells, but don’t worry. This is no lunatic, 12 Monkeys, “Tell me friend, are you also divergent?” kind of stuff. Sure, Henry Horenstein’s Animalia/Honky Tonk: Two Highly Divergent Series ventures into dark, mysterious worlds. But…
While most of the DC-9 crew enjoyed SXSW’s offerings at a safe distance from the stage, note-taking and reflecting on the music, some of us did battle up by the stage to get concert shots, throwing elbows and telephoto lenses.We’ve got a handful of band photo slideshows, along with some…
With protest signs, stuffed animals and matching T-shirts, about 40 people — half of them kids — gathered outside Dallas City Hall this afternoon to shout down the daytime curfew proposed as a way to keep kids off the street during school hours.The ACLU and Citizens Against the Dallas Daytime…
This week’s print edition of the Observer includes Dave’s take on Citrus Bistro, along with a few photos from the restaurant.Of course we know you, our discerning blog readers, demand more visual stimulation than can be found in the black ink and limited space of our paper. Special for you…
Ah, the first day of spring. How better to celebrate than a look back a those long, dreary days of last week–you know, when some holiday kept you away from the computer. Well, here’s some of what you missed. And if these are the highlights, the rest must be total…The…
This was the big, obvious event of the night — a packed yard at Stubb’s, plenty of production from the NPR-backed show, and no huge surprises. Just a few great live acts we all know, proving they deserve it.Band: The Decemberists, Wednesday night at Stubb’sWhere: Stubb’sWhat it was like: Someone…
Getting caught in the bathroom stall with a friend, a syringe and your pants down is usually pretty embarrassing. Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco’s meetings in the Oakland A’s clubhouse were no exception, but they also came to define an entire era in sports. (And how the hell did they…
Bartenders from around the Dallas area faced off at Trinity Hall last Wednesday night, to see who has the skills to pour the best pint of Guinness.The Irish icon’s master brewer Fergal Murray was in town to lead the team of judges. Trinity Hall’s website had first announced that none…
To cap off our NX35 coverage, we’re including a slideshow of photos from a handful of shows on Friday and Saturday night. It’s a large set, so to help you navigate through the shots, we’ll break it down band-by-band…GrassfightClint NiosiTrue WidowPossessed By Paul JamesThe Theater FireThe Chameleon Chamber GroupBilly Roy’s…
