Writing From The Lip: Politics

Comedian Dave Little is the newest edition to the team here at Best of Texas. As one of the funniest guys around, he’ll pop on a couple of times a month to let us know what’s going through that brain of his. Here’s Dave’s first post for us. Enjoy… I am not interested in politics. I ran for student council in high school because I was under the impression we would have... [Read more]

Any Driven Sunday – The Chameleon Nature of The Xterra.

For the longest time I’ve been a little confused about how I feel about the Nissan Xterra. Perhaps that’s because it seems to be a little confused on its own. The first generation of Nissan’s small truck based SUV was introduced in 2000 in the midst of Nissan’s darkest period. Suffering through a full on collapse of the Asian economy. Nissan had fallen victim to the same self-delusion... [Read more]

Going Vegan in Texas…

Tired of the red meat are you? What’s that, you say? You’ve never tried meat? Interesting. Perhaps you, like English crooner Morrissey believe that Meat is Murder (Aside from naming one of his albums from his days with the Smiths Meat is Murder, he has famously stormed off of stages mid-set upon simply smelling some form of meat being grilled in the vicinity of his performance). Well,... [Read more]

Centro-matic’s Candidate for Record of the Year!

For years now, Centro-matic, a band that began in Denton well over a decade ago, has been known as a prolific group that has risen to a rather lofty status in the world of American Indie-rock. Led by Will Johnson, now an Austinite, the band hasn’t yet put out a record that one would consider anything less than stellar. The band members themselves are highly sought after when it comes to contributing... [Read more]

The Lights at Night, Are Big & Bright…In Marfa!

A couple of weeks ago I mentioned how I really want to hit the Disc Golf course soon. It’s something I haven’t done before and Texas provides many an opportunity to do so. Well, here’s something else I want to do, but haven’t yet. Hit Marfa! The dry, West Texas town not too far from Big Bend National Park has obviously become quite the trendy locale in the past few years,... [Read more]

Texas Concert Preview: Dead Rider Arrives!

Look: I know that we can get very wordy here and get all kinds of crazy with trying to label artists and detail exactly what nice, neat little corner of the musical universe a song or album might fit into. No biggie, really. We all just want to understand music and know what something sounds like before we even here it. You know, if someone tells you that a band reminds them of the Replacements, and... [Read more]

Any Driven Sunday: GM Applies Itself…Finally

  For most of my life I’ve been familiar with the phrase “His potential is unlimited, if he would only apply himself.” Such was said about me while I was napping in Geography class, staring out the window in Math class and daydreaming in Biology lab. I heard it so much that it became like the sound of the teachers in Charlie Brown “WahWah Wah Wah Wah.” Now, I’ve found myself using... [Read more]

This Week’s Video Gold: Elbow’s ACL Intro

  Ok, I told you that in order to introduce you to all of the bands on this year’s ACL Fest bill, I would have to cheat a bit here and there. So, here’s a bit of a cheat as I use this week’s video post to slip in an extra (and non-Texan) preview/intro… Elbow, from The U.K. are a big friggin’ deal accross the Atlantic, yet they’ve failed to make a simliar splash... [Read more]

We’re the Best of Texas Under 40!

Look, we basically tell you what we think of ourselves with our URL. Yet again, we’ve got others that have no problem backing that lofty claim of ours up. Our founder and CEO, the lovely and not-yet 40 year-old Carrie Layne was honored and recognized this past week in a ceremony at the House of Blues in Dallas as one of this year’s Dallas Business Journal’s 40 under 40 class. The... [Read more]

GET BUZZED WITH MISS TEXAS!

At the risk of sounding like a bit of a pig, it’s hardly a secret that our fine state is especially fine when it comes to the quality of our Lone Star ladies. By quality, I mean, looks. Really good looks, you know? Yes, the Miss Texas pagaent has a long, storied history of producing well-rounded queens that typically vie for even larger crowns on a regular basis, but let’s face it: This... [Read more]

Rockin’ The Lens: Slobberbone Saturday Night!

In our second edition of Rockin’ The Lens, David Heidle hit The Granada Theater in Dallas this past Saturday night for a show that certainly tore it up. Denton’s Rodney Parker & 50 Peso Reward made great use of their time as opening act for one of their musical heroes, while Slobberbone came out and made sure everyone knew why it is people have been so excited about their return. Don’t... [Read more]

A Night At The Theatre.

Recently, we’ve chit-chatted about heading for a day of fun on the Guadalupe, a stroll through some museums and even the possibility of slinging a few rounds of disc golf. Here’s another simple, but still great non-the-less idea: Catch a play! Not that we claim to be experts in the world of theatre, but it seems to us that Texas probably doesn’t get it’s due when it comes to... [Read more]