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Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky
The Fort Worth preacher is accused of beating, threatening and assaulting women for more than 20 years
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Obama and Me
It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial
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Texas' Peyote Hunters Struggle to Find a Vanishing, Holy Crop
Harvesting peyote is legal for only three people, and all of them live in Texas
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Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County?
While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found
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Obama and Me (62)
It was the year 2000, and I was a young, hungry reporter in Chicago with a young, hungry state legislator on my speed dial
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Melodica Festival Self-Indulgent, But Still Positive for Dallas (51)
If a festival happens in Exposition Park and only the built-in crowd shows, does it make a sound?
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Ole Oops (58)
Popular prosperity preacher sues ABC and Trinity Foundation
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Pentecostal Preacher Sherman Allen Turns Out to Be Reverend Spanky (21)
The Fort Worth preacher is accused of beating, threatening and assaulting women for more than 20 years
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Why is Hillary Neglecting Delegate-Rich Dallas County? (18)
While Obama has events going on throughout the city, Clinton is nowhere to be found
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Melodica Festival Self-Indulgent, But Still Positive for Dallas
If a festival happens in Exposition Park and only the built-in crowd shows, does it make a sound?
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MySpace Stalking Dallas Music
There are things you can learn on MySpace, and there are things you can't
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Remembering DJ Frantic
The turntablist's friends and collaborators will remember him for his love of the craft
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Dallas Music Finally Getting National Attention
It may not be Austin-level love, but we'll take it
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Erykah Badu Has Returned
The songstress burst through her stuggles with writer's block and created a solid record
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Harriet Miers, You've Been Served!
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Old People Just Love J.J. Pearce's High School Reunion!
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Dallas Man Sells Phony Property But Gets Real Prison Time
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Video: South San Gabriel at Granada Theater
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Over The Weekend: Centro-matic, All-Con, Texas Guitar Competition
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Good Friday: Centro-matic, Beach House, Pleasant Grove, Sean Kirkpatrick
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Warrior's Work
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The Gospel According to Hymns
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Grand Archives
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But Seriously, People
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2006 TOP 10
More Top 10 lists from our writers
By Merritt Martin , Darryl Smyers , and Noah W. Bailey
Published: January 4, 2007TOP 10 ALBUMS, by Darryl Smyers
1. Centro-matic, Fort Recovery
2. Kristy Kruger, Songs From a Dead Man's Couch
3. The Cut*Off, The Rorschach E.P.
4. The Theater Fire, Everybody Has a Dark Side
5. The Drams, Jubilee Drive
6. Auto Escape, Turn It Off
7. Boys Named Sue, The Hits Vol. 1
8. Thorn vs. Side, Arson
9. Spector 45, We Wanna Go!
10. The Hourly Radio, History Will Never Hold Me
TOP 10 ARTISTS I WANTED AN ALBUM FROM, by Merritt Martin
I heard tale of studio work, was teased with demos and was both impressed and seduced by live performances of new material from these folks. I pined for a full-length release from each of these bands/artists—something I could cuddle up to, or have my pants sufficiently rocked by. And something tells me if they'd turned out the merch, this would just be a flat-out Top 10 list.
1. Record Hop
2. Pleasant Grove
3. Sean Kirkpatrick
4. St. Vincent
5. Dove Hunter
6. The Great Tyrant
7. Blood on the Moors
8. 100 Damned Guns
9. Shiny Around the Edges
10. Mission Giant
TOP 10 REASONS THE THEATER FIRE IS THE BEST BAND IN NORTH TEXAS, by Noah W. Bailey
1. Mariachi trumpets
2. That unreleased song about testicles
3. "I Heard About You"
4. You can't use the term "'80s band" to describe them.
5. "These Tears Could Rust a Train"
6. They don't sound like Coldplay, Radiohead or Interpol.
7. "Barrel Riders"
8. Midlake sounds like Bread. (Bread!)
9. "Civil Warrior"
10. Will Johnson lives in Austin now.
