Stephen Young

So Not Fair.

The Biggest Ripoffs on the Midway at The State Fair of Texas. The State Fair of Texas is a lot of things. It's exciting, it's a superlative place for people-wa...

Cleaned Up.

Scenes From Monday Night's MS MR Show at the House of Blues. If one could anthropomorphize Tumblr and distill its essence into a group of people, he or sh...

Stone Cold.

Scenes From Saturday's Queens of the Stone Age and Savages Show at The Verizon Theatre. Savages, London's deeply transgressive post-punk idols, and Q...

Nude Awakening.

Scenes From Last Night's The Naked and Famous Show at the House of Blues. Describing The Naked and Famous to someone who hasn't heard of the band is ...

In The End.

Scenes From Saturday's Daniel Johnston Show at the Kessler. There was a moment -- maybe 10 minutes before the Baptist Generals stepped onto the Kessler Th...

Voicing Concern.

Big Tex Needed A New Body. But Did He Really Need a New Voice, Too? In the wake of the burning of its beloved icon last year, there's one thing about the ...

Counter Culture.

Zoli's NY Pizza Tavern More Than Lives Up To Its Pre-Opening Hype. Zoli's NY Pizza Tavern 202 W. Davis St. Oak Cliff Ambiance: 2.5 out of 4 Trophy Unicorn...

Pulsating.

Scenes From Last Night's Austra Show at Trees. Trees wasn't at capacity last night. But, really, it should have been. Austra, who very nearly upstage...

Deep Dive.

Looking Back Upon, and Almost Remembering, 50 Years at Adair's Saloon. In a place like Deep Ellum, where venues feel compelled to throw a party to celebrate th...

DART Bored.

30 Years of Memorable Moments Aboard Dallas Area Rapid Transit. Yes, it's true: Dallas Area Rapid Transit turns 30 this year. And, sure, the agency certainly h...