Hey Dallas: Martinis for Mutts 2010: Tickets on Sale Now
Back by popular demand, Martinis for Mutts will once again be held at Dallas's premiere lounge, Candleroom, on April 8th from 7 to 9 p.m. This year they've added a few new wrinkles to the event - a new, different raffle, more sponsored drinks, and more things to purchase with your vouchers. Tickets are $20, including two vouchers, which can be used to purchase sponsored drinks (including the Pawtini and - new this year - the Dirty Dogg), raffle tickets, photos, merchandise, and more. Additional vouchers are available online at a special discount price of $4 when 5 or more vouchers are purchased. ...
They Were Stars Burn Bright
Rocking out of Dallas, the youngsters that make up the power-pop group They Were Stars (Myspace / Pure Volume), have absolutely no problem shooting for the moon. Their recently released debut album, Own Your Atoms, boasts a larger than life, sweeping sonic that blends melody, bombast and a love of anthemic rock to form a thoroughly solid album that heralds the arrival of a band that has crafted a sound that few smallish clubs will easily contain. Lead vocalist, Collin Cable, possesses of voice that seems to be lifted from the DNA of notable and effective lead men such as Tyson Ritter and Patrick Stump. ...
Hey Plano: St. Patrick’s Day at the Holy Grail Pub: 6 Course Beer Dinner March 16th
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More St. Patrick’s Day Shenanigans Than You Can Shake a Shillelagh at Across Texas This Week
The 31st Annual Greenville Avenue St Patrick’s Day Parade in Dallas– March 13th at 11 a.m. – More than 1,400 participants are expected to march down Greenville Avenue in Dallas in this 31st annual celebration. Celebrity judges will evaluate parade entries in categories ranging from “Best of the Best” to “Most Irish Animal.” St. Patrick's Day Bock Party on Lower Greenville in Dallas - A portion of the $8 admission to the March 13th St. Patrick’s Day block party on Lower Greenville will benefit the employees who recently lost their jobs due to the Greenville Ave fire that knocked out Terilli's, Mick's, Hurricane ...
Houston Knows Tha Truth
Our state's largest city has become a hot-bed of hip-hop activity in the last few years. Going back even further to the heyday of The Geto Boys, H-Town's style of rap has been as unflinching and brutal as it's been celebrated in recent times, thanks to M.C.'s such as Chamillionaire and Paul Wall. Houston's D.J. Screw, the groundbreaker who ushered in the Chopped and Screwed style, influenced an entire movement that added shine to Houston's star in the Hip Hop universe. Given that Frazier Thompson III, aka, Trae tha Truth has a day named in his honor, I'd say that he has also been a key ...
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