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At Deep Ellum’s Local, the Food Outshines the Trend

Local, the sleek little restaurant in Deep Ellum, opened late in the winter of 2003. It was met with tempered praise from this newspaper, which lauded the elevated simplicity of chef-owner Tracy Miller's modern American cooking, touting her brilliance with fish and gently spooning other praise on a "restaurant unsullied...
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Q&A: The Wheeler Brothers Expand Their Base

Brothers Nolan, Danny, and Pat Wheeler have been performing with their current lineup (along with college classmate Danny Matthews and childhood friend A.J. Molyneaux) for about only 18 months, but in that short time they've already managed to impress a few country luminaries like Ray Benson of Asleep at the...
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Partying for a Cause: Black Tie Dinner at Sheraton Dallas

"Who are you wearing?" was the first thing I heard as I stepped into the pre-dinner reception at the Sheraton Dallas. "Betsey Johnson," I said to the inquirer. I love events full of gay men. The annual Black Tie Dinner is certainly one of those events. Not that there isn't...
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Madison King

There's little doubt that the area's country scene is dominated by honky-tonkers of the male persuasion. Dallas' Madison King is looking to make a dent in that equation. Judging by the sterling results of her debut full-length, Darlin, Here's To You, it's clear that she's got the chops to do...
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10 Cocktail Suggestions While Listening To Dallas Bands

Earlier this week we came across the website, Drinkify, which claims to "generate the perfect cocktail recipe to accompany any music." Naturally, as fans of both music and all types of alcohol, the site proved to be the perfect happy hour time kill. Our findings? The site is not only...
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Last Night: Youth Lagoon, Young Magic, Peopleodian

Last Night: Youth Lagoon, Young Magic, Peopleodian Dan's Silverleaf November 8th, 2011 Better than: watching a televised poker tournament and wondering why people watch poker on television. The now-smoke free interior of Dan's Silverleaf hosted a fine collection of acts--one local, two national, to be exact--as the cold front finally...
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Folk Angel Channels Grief and Loss Through a New Christmas Album.

For Hunter Hall, this holiday season is different from any other he's experienced in his 28 years. At the beginning of October, the singer and his band Folk Angel began recording their third album of Christmas music, something they've done every year since 2009. Around midnight on October 22, Hall...
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David Collins’ “City of Wood” at Valley House Gallery

Abstract paintings can appear so abstract that it's difficult to interpret meaning from the crowded geometric shapes or intersections of paint splashes and splotches. Abstract painter David Collins layers abstract images on each other in his works, but the result is not an onslaught of imagery that leaves one looking...
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Ryan Thomas Becker & Last Joke

Ryan Thomas Becker is hardly a new entity, having long been a cherished North Texas product thanks to his solo efforts and his work with Grady Don Sandlin in the revered RTB2. And all this is saying nothing of his other collaborations with such acts as Eaton Lake Tonics, The...