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Whitt’s End: 3.25.11

Whether you've reached the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Like me, do you think the Texas Rangers are kinda getting caught with their pants on the ground with their pitching staff exposed? The time to go get a reliable closer...
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Bonus MP3: Onward We March — “Of Pestilence”

A funny thing happened to local metal outfit Onward We March on their way to releasing their debut CD. They fired their lead singer. Just a few weeks after pressing their The Golden Vine EP, the band decided to change singers."I know it's incredibly bad timing all around," says guitarist...
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Dallas PD Trainee Goes a TASER Too Far

A Dallas Police Department officer filed suit last week against Taser International, alleging that during training exercises, he was Tased to the point of breaking his back. According to court documents, Andrew Keith Butler received a five-second Tasing from the electronic stun guns during a January 2009 training session, and...
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Watch: Bravo, Max! — “Kiss”

We've mentioned the guys (and gal) of Bravo, Max! here in this space before -- a couple of times, actually -- as the band has grown from just a fledgling group trying to score gigs around town to a one that, just recently, headed all the way out to California...
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Yann Tiersen, Deerhoof

In one of the more inspired pairings seen around the region in some time, two musical acts that feature avant-garde approaches will share the stage at one of the more intimate venues Dallas boasts. Opening the evening is Deerhoof, which has evolved their sound from wild noise rock contrasted with...
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Asador’s Dean James Max: What a Lucky Man

Some people just end up doing the things they are meant to do, and the lucky ones end up being successful at it. Dean James Max, concept chef at the new Asador Restaurant in the Renaissance Dallas Hotel, is one of the lucky ones. What he's dreamed up for Asador...
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The Adjustment Bureau: Time to Rejigger Your Expectations

In Bourne Ultimatum screenwriter George Nolfi's directorial debut The Adjustment Bureau (an extremely loose adaptation of Philip K. Dick's 1954 short story "Adjustment Team"), Matt Damon plays David Norris, a Brooklyn-born, bar-fight-prone congressman rocketing to the front of a Senate race apparently on the strength of his charisma and the...
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Albert King with Stevie Ray Vaughan

It's hard to appreciate Stevie Ray Vaughan's talent when you're in the act of lunging to change the station the second you hear the opening lick to "Little Sister" or one of his other overplayed radio hits. It's even harder if you happen into a bar whose featured entertainment is...
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Idol Rich: Two Locals Aim for Top 40

Last night, this season's remaining 50 Idol contestants left the City of Angels for the City of Sin and began working on Beatles classics in pairs and trios. Vocal coaches were essentially flogging them with barbed critiques during rehearsal and in what I assume was meant to be a cute...
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Broken Social Scene Isn’t Broken at All

Broken Social Scene is anything but broken. With a roster that casts a wide, if loose, net across the musical landscape of Toronto, band members float into and out of each other's musical projects like the friends they very genuinely appear to be. A short list of solo and band...
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Park: If Only the Menu Matched the Laid-Back Patio Vibe.

On the ingredient lists that now pass for menus, it can be hard to discern exactly how a dish is assembled: Squid, rutabagas and chocolate sauce sounds so daring when the nouns are lined up neatly as cornstalks, but the wow factor fizzles when the plate arrives with the fish...