Arcade Fire
With Neon Bible, Arcade Fire’s second effort and the follow-up to 2004’s hugely successful Funeral, the Canadian septet doesn’t just avoid the proverbial sophomore...
Norah Jones
Norah Jones has done a lot to quash the expectations established by her first album, 2002’s Come Away With Me.
She has remained active,...
One-Man Bands
The piano, it’s often said, is the one instrument that can best approximate the sonorities and sound volume of an orchestra.
That’s why Western...
Rebuilding the Bank
A battered building, puny bank account, tarnished reputation, and a volatile and wily former employee still running around creating havoc are all hefty obstacles...
Calibrating for ’Cue
With so many great barbecue places around, why on earth was Chow, Baby chowing down at Railhead Smokehouse (2900 Montgomery St.)?
Chow, Baby is going...
Phuoc in the Box
Let’s get one thing straight. The best Vietnamese food in town is in Haltom City, our Tarrant County neighbor to the east. It has...
Strange Animal
If I’d known that The Host was opening in Grapevine as well as Dallas last week, I would have reviewed it on time.
I couldn’t...
Cute is What We Aim For
This week, thousands of bands will be crisscrossing the Metroplex on their way to and from the annual SXSW Music Festival in Austin.
Local...
Human Composition
This month, Gallery 414 is a great place to watch other people’s figures.
The show Human Composition features works by four artists depicting human...
From Bolshoi to Broadway
Metropolitan Classical Ballet greets the spring with a double bill of old and new ballets.
From the vintage repertory will be co-artistic director Alexander...




