Sports Suckers
Anyone who is a baseball fan in this part of Texas knows the Rangers stink - and, aside from a few good teams in...
Killing Fields
Touring productions of theatrical staples such as Camelot and Sweet Charity guarantee that local ticketbuyers will always be able to escape the daily grind,...
Pretty, Tough
If you're like me, and I know you are, I bet you've been wondering, "Y'know, the great 817 just doesn't have enough British-Irish-themed pubs....
Bobby Bare
The songs on this remastered and augmented version of Bobby Bare’s 1973 album Bobby Bare Sings Lullabys, Legends and Lies exist in a world...
lo-fi chorus
“Record Player,” the opening track on Something in the Air, the new album from Dallas’ lo-fi chorus, has a jubilant, pop-rock sparkle and a...
Robben Ford
Robben Ford has peace on his mind — and bad women, the kind who burn bright but wear out their welcomes. On the bluesy...
Aerosol Cheese
John Waters’ 1988 film Hairspray marked that precarious moment when it looked like Waters would successfully transform from the ultimate filmmaking outsider to a...
Bale Out
Werner Herzog isn’t the last filmmaker you’d expect to make a straight-up drama about U.S. military heroism, but he’d be pretty far down the...
Gold Lining
How many ways are there to get into trouble in the Mid-Cities? At one Bedford Tex-Mex and Mex-Mex haven alone, there are more than...
Put Down that Beer and Step Away from the Walker
Nobody accuses Dee Cantrell of being a shrinking violet. She’s more likely to be compared to bull nettle — brush up against her too...
