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Death in the Inner Circle
Apparent murder-suicide cuts to the heart of the mayor's southern Dallas advisors
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Battle Against Teaching Evolution in Texas Begins
Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula
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After Their Murder-Suicide, Questions About Rufus and Lynn Flint Shaw's Shady Dealings Haunt Dallas
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The Dwaine Caraway Show
Starring that new breed of politician who wants to root out your crack houses, close down your whorehouses and pull up your pants
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Life Without Debt Leaves Jimmy Phipps Owing Society
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Obama and Me (69)
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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Murder at the Howard Johnson's Serves Up Flavorful Fare (27)
Also: Collin College kicks up heels with Li'l Abner and unfunny Nipples at Hub
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Death in the Inner Circle (21)
Apparent murder-suicide cuts to the heart of the mayor's southern Dallas advisors
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Battle Against Teaching Evolution in Texas Begins (16)
Should creationism win out, textbooks throughout the country–not just Texas–will challenge the theory of evolution in science curricula
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Arguments Creationists Make to Counter Evolution (16)
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Four Clubs Closed in Deep Ellum and Exposition Park in the Past Month
So where's the outcry?
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Vampire Weekend Backlash at SXSW
The hype factory had everyone ready to hate on Vampire Weekend before the band arrived in Austin
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10 Artists We'd Resurrect for Easter
Included: Freddie Mercury, Hank Williams and Patsy Cline
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You Don't Have to Head to SXSW to Find a Festival This Week
Dallas has something for all tastes in town
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South by Southwest Bounty Overflows to Benefit Dallas
This and next week are full of big-name acts making their ways to or from the Austin festival
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Neiman Marcus Execs Get Very Sad When Their Security Guards Steal
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New Toadies (?) and Old "Incense"
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Christian Principles and Youth Sports Apparently Do Not Mix
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Bend Studio Announces Spring Concert Series
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College Newspaper Gaga Over Unsigned Artist Damian Giglio
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Are The Toadies Working On A New Album?
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The Murder of Master Do
In a city plagued by killings, the most perplexing death is that of a killer.
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Pitching "Woo-Woo"
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The Assassin's Brother
Forty-one years after MLK's death, James Earl Ray's brother still searches for conspiracies.
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Big Red Rooster, Psycho Blues, The Ropes, Braker Lane
Thursday, March 6, at The Aardvark, Fort Worth
By Jesse Hughey
Published: March 6, 2008
Judging by the overproduced songs on their Cry to the Beat EP, New York's The Ropes play the kind of polished, electronica-tinged pop rock that 10 years ago would have had them written off as a Garbage clone. But Sharon Shy's strong songwriting may help them avoid becoming the next Republica. A song that starts with "You can all go fuck yourselves/You can all go burn in hell" ("I Don't Like to Get Dirty") certainly grabs my attention, at least, and gets even better as she claims "The only reason I haven't put myself in the ground already/Is I don't like to get dirty." It's the catchiest song about helpless depression I've heard in quite some time. They're scheduled to go on at 9 p.m. and are probably the only act worth catching in this schizophrenic lineup.
I have no idea, though, what they are imagined to have in common with local act Big Red Rooster, which has tried to buy street-cred for its generic rap-rock by hiring Slim Thug to spit a few bars on "How You Like That," then doing everything possible to obscure the fact that he's not in the band.
The Big Red Rooster is probably the best live performances I have ever seen. who ever wrote that article about them is pretty ignorant, and to think he actually got a job by the observer.
Comment by adam — April 2, 2008 @ 05:08AM