The Family Tree.

Connecting The Long and Complicated Branches of the Dallas Restaurant and Bar Scene. Let's play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon -- but instead of the Hollywood...

The Science of Addiction.

The Cannabinoids Release Their First Beat Tape. On the border of Garland and Mesquite, and tucked away in the cozy confines of Klearlight Studio, where there a...

Eat Your Feelings.

Spring Break, South by Southwest and St. Patty's Day Are All Over Already? Situation: Some of the best events of your life were wrapped into a single week...

We Are 1976.

And I Don't Even Know Where To Begin. The year was 1976. Apple Inc. set up shop in Cupertino, California, the Cowboys were defeated by Pittsburgh in Super...

The 100 Greatest Texas Musicians.

Counting Down The 100 Greatest Texas Musicians. We fully intended to make a list of the top 10 or 20 musicians from Texas, but quickly we realized there are si...

Play Ball.

Soaking Up The Sun At Surprise Stadium With The Texas Rangers. Since I happened to be in Phoenix last week -- and right in the middle of spring training, no le...

Get Through This.

Daniel Bedingfield Performs A Surprise Show at The Free Man. We got the call at around 6 p.m. Daniel Bedingfield, that one guy with that one sister and that on...

Cool Fest, Bro.

Once More, Bro Fest Slayed. Bands have every right to hate Bro Fest, the post-South by Southwest bash that John Iskander of Parade of Flesh for five years runn...

Tough Love

Figuring Out Fernet. If you've ever wished that Jagermeister could have the sugar taken out of it, been mixed with mouthwash, had a peppermint dissolved i...