Dallas (Texas)

Donald Freed's Play Tomorrow Interlinks Macbeth, George W. Bush and a Theatrical Dynasty

The Cult of In-N-Out

For omnivores, In-N-Out is arguably one of the most beloved Los Angeles food institutions. There is no shortage of requests -- national and international -- for the homegrown chain to expand outside of its immediate distribution hubs here in Southern California and, in 2011 Texas. A woman even cried ... More >>

Cocktail Nerdom: It's National Margarita Day!

See also: 5 Best Margaritas In L.A. We all know that the true national margarita day is Cinco De Mayo, but because every food thing under the sun must have a day of its own (Why? Who the hell knows?), today is the official National Margarita Day. This seems a tad counter-intuitive. If it were marga ... More >>

We're Partnering with Foursquare: A Badge More Fun With Mario Batali!

So you know how you check in on Foursquare to tell us all where you are and thus what you're probably eating, or at least what you're about to take a picture of. (Which is how Mario Batali seems to spend an inordinate amount of time. Cheers, Mario.) And you know how we publish all kinds of Best Of l ... More >>

Our 2012 Film Poll: Movie Critics Nationwide Pick the Year's Best

So you know how you check in on Foursquare to tell us all where you are and thus what you're probably eating, or at least what you're about to take a picture of. (Which is how Mario Batali seems to spend an inordinate amount of time. Cheers, Mario.) And you know how we publish all kinds of Best Of l ... More >>

The Magic Bullet Theory

So you know how you check in on Foursquare to tell us all where you are and thus what you're probably eating, or at least what you're about to take a picture of. (Which is how Mario Batali seems to spend an inordinate amount of time. Cheers, Mario.) And you know how we publish all kinds of Best Of l ... More >>

[Updated] Indio: New Mexican Beer in Town Debut Tonight at La City Bar

Update: 4:28 p.m. The event tonight at La Cita was originally a private event and is now officially sold out. But don't fret, Guelaguetza has confirmed that there is plenty of Indio available at its restaurant. By now, you've probably seen a few Spanglish billboards around the hipper parts of town ... More >>

10 Raver Deaths in 5 Years: Ecstasy Often Blamed

A Canadian doctor who wants to legalize ecstasy says the drug is safe and that it's only the adulterated version of MDMA you find on the street that can kill you. But doctors at Los Angeles emergency rooms have told us that pure ecstasy can kill, including causing vital oxygen deprivation to organs ... More >>

The Convert and The Magic Bullet Theory, Plays About Accidental Killings

A Canadian doctor who wants to legalize ecstasy says the drug is safe and that it's only the adulterated version of MDMA you find on the street that can kill you. But doctors at Los Angeles emergency rooms have told us that pure ecstasy can kill, including causing vital oxygen deprivation to organs ... More >>

The Wednesday Edition: A Roundup of Newspaper Food Stories

You can't replace the feeling of lounging on the couch with a scrunched-up newspaper. But with the web, at least you don't need to worry about getting ink on your hands and bagel. Here's a roundup of some food-related stories from our country's newspapers this week. Lucky for us, it's mostly free. F ... More >>

The Worst Moments of SXSW 2012

See also: *The Best of SXSW Music: Saturday 3/17/2012 *Ten Awesome Concert Posters at SXSW Spontaneous tattoo at the S.O. Terik-Filter showcase On Friday, Samantha Urbani from Brooklyn indie band Friends did something to a fan he might forever regret. At the S.O.Terik-Filter showcase, beneath a bl ... More >>

The Best of SXSW Music: Thursday 3/15/2012

If you're familiar with chaos theory, which in its basic form is the attempt to find patterns in the random acts of shit on Earth, then you may understand the difficulty that comes with describing a full day at SXSW. To break down the bright, scintillating chaos, Village Voice Media's roving music e ... More >>

Ten Questionable Bands Everyone Listened to at My College

See also: Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List Around the time OJ was acquitted I began college at a private liberal arts school in the lower midwest, a place where students who didn't get into Northwestern came to spend their parents' money on drugs. They also filled their dorm rooms ... More >>

Oswald: The Actual Interrogation, a Play About the Kennedy Assassination

See also: Top 20 Worst Bands of All Time: The Complete List Around the time OJ was acquitted I began college at a private liberal arts school in the lower midwest, a place where students who didn't get into Northwestern came to spend their parents' money on drugs. They also filled their dorm rooms ... More >>

Stopping 2,000 Barking Dogs

Obnoxious L.A. pet owners face $250 fine

Lost Boys

New research demolishes the stereotype of the underage sex worker — and sparks an outbreak of denial among child-sex-trafficking alarmists nationwide

Top Chef: Texas -- Top 10 Insights from Tom Colicchio & Padma Lakshmi on a Conference Call

Via NBCUniversalTop Chef: Texas judges Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio.​We've heard everything's bigger in Texas. That's a stereotype, and boy do those tend to piss off people. People like certain Dallas-based reporters who were on the Top Chef: Texas conference call with judges ... More >>

Legendary Ghostwriter D.O.C. Is Back, But Can He Save Detox?

Via NBCUniversalTop Chef: Texas judges Gail Simmons, Padma Lakshmi and Tom Colicchio.​We've heard everything's bigger in Texas. That's a stereotype, and boy do those tend to piss off people. People like certain Dallas-based reporters who were on the Top Chef: Texas conference call with judges ... More >>

Sex Survey Finds Angelenos Do it More Than Anyone Else in America

Jimi Photog​It should be no surprise that the city that's home to the porn industry, Hugh Hefner and Charlie Sheen is also the place where people have the most sex in America. The latest Trojan "U.S. Sex Census" puts L.A. the top of the horn-dog heap: We have it 135 times a year, beating ou ... More >>

Montae 'M-Bone' Talbert -- Behind Cali Swag District's 'Teach Me How to Dougie' -- Shot to Death in Inglewood Drive-By

Exposay22-year-old Montae Talbert​Update: TMZ wildly speculates that M-Bone's murder was tied to a Twitter war over a girl, while the Los Angeles Times quotes his publicist as saying it was "a random act of violence." We're not buying either theory. Here's why, after the jump. Originally poste ... More >>

Stage Raw: It's Official, Rada to replace Dillingham at CTG

COMPREHENSIVE THEATER LISTINGSNEW THEATER REVIEWS   Stage FEATURE on Rajiv Joseph's The Monster at the Door Craig SchwartzEdward L. Rada to replace Charles Dillingham at CTG​An unconfirmed tip reported to the Weekly a couple of weeks ago that Edward L. Rada would be taking over the reti ... More >>

In-N-Out Opens First Texas Locations

Flickr user thomashawk​ Irvine-based In-N-Out Burger opened their first two Texas stores this week, to much fanfare and long lines. How long was the line? Youtube user armenw estimated 150 cars parked outside the Allen, Texas, location five minutes before the doors opened. Youtuber kylycorey shot ... More >>

The Flaming Lips Releases New Music in Life-Size Gummy Skulls, Teases Gummy Wayne Coyne Statue

The Flaming LipsGummy skull​Silver trembling fetus ornaments and posters screen-printed with human blood--the colorful antics of The Flaming Lips' promotions are well documented. In January, Lips singer Wayne Coyne announced the band was planning to release small batches of songs in unorthodo ... More >>

Rashaun Bailey, Suspect in Former Cop Car, Wanted For Alleged Bloody Kidnapping of Keisha Marshall in Simi Valley

miami.olx.comAuthorities say the suspect was driving a Crown Vic like this.​Update: Police say the victim was found with only minor injuries. The suspect was arrested. Some details after the jump. Scary kidnapping in Simi Valley, the Ventura County town known for being a bedroom community of ... More >>

Janet Napolitano Urges You to Become a Terrorism Snitch at Staples Center: Profile Away

Front row, next to Jack Nicholson.​Ah, the terror-snitch ho-down has begun at Staples Center downtown, where U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday announced that the "If You See Something, Say Something" tip-off program has expanded there. Any particular th ... More >>

Wall of Shame

CNN, USA Today, and other media organizations got fooled

Super Bowling for Dollars

The great American game is another chance to foist false research on a gullible media

Food & Wine Best New Chef 2011, The People's Edition: Ricardo Zarate Wins Pacific Region

​ The results are in for Food & Wine magazine's "The People's Best New Chefs" awards, and Ricardo Zarate has won for the Pacific region. Congratulations, chef. Hope you're back from Peru for the party. Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa in Boston is the overall winner. Zarate and the other finalists ... More >>

Page Two: EsotErykah

​ The results are in for Food & Wine magazine's "The People's Best New Chefs" awards, and Ricardo Zarate has won for the Pacific region. Congratulations, chef. Hope you're back from Peru for the party. Jamie Bissonnette of Coppa in Boston is the overall winner. Zarate and the other finalists ... More >>

Return to Sender

What would comprehensive immigration reform look like if the Feds got off their duffs?

Q & A With Darren McGrady, Princess Diana's Former Chef: The Royal Family's Kitchen, Why He Moved Stateside The Next Royal Wedding

Aaron Lynette, Toronto StarDarren McGrady, Expat Yorkshire Pudding Expert​Darren McGrady's résumé reads pretty much like your average private chef's story. He earned a culinary arts degree and trained in a top restaurant kitchen (Savoy Hotel, London) before hitting the private sector -- and ... More >>

Men in the Flying Saucers Identified & much more weirdness from Venice's most overstuffed thrift stores

​Each Monday, your Crap Archivist brings you the finest in forgotten and bewildering crap culled from basements, thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets around Los Angeles. Men in the Flying Saucers Identified Author: W.V. Grant Date: 1950 Publisher: W.V. Grant, Dallas, Texas Disco ... More >>

Q & A With Starry Kitchen's Thi Tran: How to Go From Dallas, to Advertising, to Running a Professional Kitchen

Photo credit: Nguyen TranThi Tran of Starry Kitchen​ If you want to open a successful restaurant in Los Angeles, you need a smart concept, a trained chef, a carefully chosen location, and a lot of money. That's what we all used to think anyway. Thi and Nguyen Tran, the couple behind Starry Ki ... More >>

Guest Blogger: Letters from Rasputina, Part 1

Guest Blogger: Rasputina's Melora​ [Rasputina's Melora Creager, the undisputed doyenne of cello-based, kinda-goth, steampunk-avant-la-lettre indie music, has graciously agreed to guest-blog for West Coast Sound in anticipation of their upcoming LA gig at the Troubadour, this Saturday, August 1 ... More >>

Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

A Report From Juarez, the Front Line of the War on Drugs

Best Coast Extends Headlining Tour, Offers Free 'Boyfriend' MP3

Alice Cooper Gets All Funny When He Thinks About Erykah Badu's Tight Naked Body

This morning, Alice Cooper went on CBS's The Early Show where he talked about that video where Erykah Badu gets nekkid in the Dallas square where the Freemasons, the CIA, disgruntled Cubans, Lee Harvey Oswald and the Illuminati shot JFK. The CBS lady interviewing him really thinks Erykah has been a ... More >>

L.A. Tops List Of American Cities With The Most Green Buildings

mccarthycook.comThe Trident Center in West L.A.​Los Angeles topped the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's list of major American cities with the most energy efficient buildings, the EPA announced Tuesday. This marks the second year in a row L.A. was tops in green buildings. L.A. has the l ... More >>

Bonamassa to Serenade "King of the Blues" Contestants Tonight @ House of Blues

Gibson.com​Tonight, at the House of Blues, current great white hope Joe Bonamassa will be on hand to perform and mentor the five finalists of King of the Blues, Guitar Center's version of American Idol for fledgling axemen. Roosevelt Collier (Kissimmee, FL), Joshua Gooch (San Diego, CA), Kirby ... More >>

The Henry Clay People to Convene A "Mustache Circus" Featuring Fol Chen, Flying Tourbollin Orchestra

Timothy Norris Last Thursday we got a note from Andy Siara, he of the Henry Clay People, to inform us of an upcoming HCP show at the Echo and Echoplex that has the potential to be a great event: A Mustache Circus, slated for Friday, August 14. Says Siara: We're callin it the "Rock n Roll Mustache ... More >>

Cheering Section

Timothy Norris Last Thursday we got a note from Andy Siara, he of the Henry Clay People, to inform us of an upcoming HCP show at the Echo and Echoplex that has the potential to be a great event: A Mustache Circus, slated for Friday, August 14. Says Siara: We're callin it the "Rock n Roll Mustache ... More >>

Radiohead not playing L.A. until late summer at the earliest

The bad news: we're gonna have to wait until the fall. The good news: we've got frequent flier miles. RADIOHEAD CONFIRMS MAY 2008 U.S. DATES & VENUES RADIOHEAD has confirmed the dates and venues to be visited on the first segment of its upcoming North American tour. They are: May 5 - Cruzan Amp ... More >>

Go Duck Yourself

There’s just something about the crackly skin and the dark juicy meat that has us craving duck now and again...

Goldberg Flies Air America

Music-biz biggie pilots a new radio hit

Is This Jazz?

The school of Bobby Bradford

The Hate Files

The school of Bobby Bradford

Anonymity, Misery, Softness

Can Elliott Smith save pop music?

Jackie Lee Waukeen Cochran, R.I.P.

Can Elliott Smith save pop music?