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Dude Food: Ojeda’s

Each week the Dude Food guys assess the 'masculinity' of Dallas area dives. The more fried meat and junk on the walls, the better the rating...Ojeda's4617 Maple Ave. 214-528-8383Dude Factor: 8, or Lucky Day, on a scale of 1 (The Singing Bush) to 10 (El Guapo)Thanks to its quick service,...
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Michael Franti Keeps It Political

It's easy for an artist to idle as they slide down the long tail, settling into their niche of cult fandom. But Michael Franti's been able to maintain his creativity as strongly as his social activism for more than two decades now. He initially burst on the scene in '88...
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As Deep Ellum Rises From the Ashes, Venerable Club Dada Goes Dark

Against all odds, Deep Ellum is again showing signs of life. To see them, just take a drive down Elm Street. The cars lining the street are among the first things to catch the eye. So, too, are the construction workers milling about, preparing the soon-to-be-opened businesses along the 2700...
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Stages Of Style

Despite the fact that consumerism is not terribly hip right now, sprinkle it with a dose of nostalgia and it never goes out of style. Neiman Marcus has a corner on that market here in Dallas, a result of cultivating unique style and commitment to community that puts the department...
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Steve Earle

Considered by many to be the best Americana songwriter, living or dead, Townes Van Zandt certainly never made it the way Steve Earle has. But on Townes, Earle mines Van Zandt's prolific songbook to pay homage as only a true student of the master could. Shrewdly observing that Van Zandt's...
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Camp Cowboys Top 10 Observations: Day 6

10. Sounds to me like Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is leaning against rebuilding the indoor practice facility that collapsed May 2, leaving special teams coach Joe DeCamillis with a broken back, scouting assistant Rich Behm paralyzed from the waist down and director of college scouting Chris Hall with a...
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Ear PWR

Like many electronic acts at the moment, Baltimore's Ear PWR is clearly drawing inspiration from analog synth-pop bands of the '80s as well as the bizarre disco/ambient/experimental pop hybrid made famous by Giorgio Moroder. There's also a hint of that surrealistic Teletubbies air (minus the borderline creepiness) to the band's...
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Food For Thought 5.11.09

"I'm pleased with the results. We thought this was what the people wanted." (Rowlett mayor John Harper on the approval by voters on Saturday of a ban on smoking in that city's restaurants--all enclosed public spaces, really--first passed by the city council in February. A petition drive force the special...
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Lone Star Face

New York City has traditionally been a mecca of sorts for American artists. But more and more, you hear about artists settling in Texas. Marfa boasts a community of artist transplants. Austin and Houston both have a draw for creative folks looking for something a little different than the hustle...
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Short Orders: Kenny’s Burger Joint

Kenny's Burger Joint1377 Legacy Dr. (Stonebriar Commons)Frisco214-618-8001One thing about Kenny's really, truly irked me.Years ago, chef Kenny Bowers served batch after batch of fantastic French fries at his Addison restaurant. Blanched and finished in beef tallow, they were crisp, rich and reminiscent in flavor of McDonald's fries from the 60's...
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How Insightful

Think of artist Sevan Melikyan as the visual equivalent of Danger Mouse if you want, taking source material from other artists and reshaping it into something equally compelling. By running classic paintings by Van Gogh, Degas and Cezanne through photo software and breaking down their composition, Melikyan exposes the basic...
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Tracks of My Tears, | Slumming It, | Critics’ Pick: Tool,

"Tracks of My Tears," by Jim Schutze, July 23 Rails to the Future I found Jim Schutze's article on DART to be informative, as his articles usually are. The subway that he describes certainly sounds like a better solution than another surface track going through downtown. The only problem I...
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Paging Mr. Jaramillo … Mr. Rudy Jaramillo.

This is a cruel joke. Texas Rangers fans who for decades have yearned for pitching are finally getting it, only to see their woody go limp when they finally need it. Something I thought I'd never type: The Rangers can't pitch hit. Spent Father's Day plopped on the couch not believing my...
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A Backward Way of Moving Forward on the Trinity

Better late...: After the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers released its report on the city's levees in April, we were baffled to learn that construction on the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge would continue, especially since drilling a concrete pier for the bridge into the floodway resulted in the troubling discovery...