It's not every day you find a fantastic happy hour at a burger joint, but Jakes in Uptown has an incredible one jam-packed with specials. Hold on to yer hats. Every weekday from 4 to 7 p.m., guests can enjoy: $2 cosmos, appletinis and domestic bottles; $3 you-call-it cocktails, schooners and you-call-it appetizers (including fried pickle chips and stuffed jalapenos), and $3 frozen margs all day long. Whew! Sound too good to be true? I guess you'll have to mosey up McKinney to see if it's for real ...
Had a great time last night sitting in with Reid Robinson and Sista Whitenoise during their 'Sonic Assembly Power Hour' on KNON-FM 89.3. They took time out from their quarterly pledge drive to let me play some songs I like (you can make pledges to the station and the show in particular here). You'll find my playlist after the jump.
But before that, let me pull out the soapbox for a sec. If you haven't listened to KNON before, do. It's the closest thing to free-form radio that exists in Dallas. Tune in any given night, and you're likely to hear deep blues, Latin, hip-hop and R&B cuts. And Sonic Assembly's playing loads of local artists of all genres during its weekly Tuesday late-night slots. So, listen and learn.
Matthew Gray, the frontman for Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, has a side project called "Matthew Gray, Delves Into the Humanity Pools With the Six Foot Saucer People." It's a gentler variation on MATAS' whimsical folk-rock. With Bowerbirds and Megafaun. 10 p.m. Hailey's, 122 Mulberry St., Denton. $10-$12. 940-323-1160. haileysclub.com.
R&B singer Avant performs at House of Blues, 2200 N. Lamar St. Doors at 7 p.m. $10. 1-800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
Watch as the country's best male and female gymnasts vie for a spot on the national team that will represent the U.S. at the 2012 London Olympic Games. The Visa Championships begin with the junior and senior men's competitions, continue through Saturday and include trampoline and tumbling, and rhythmic and acrobatic gymnastics. Starts at 9 a.m. American Airlines Center, 2500 Victory Lane. $10-$350. 1-800-745-3000 or ticketmaster.com.
Lone Star Comics and Games celebrates the 70th anniversary of Marvel Comics with giveaways, prizes and other festivities. 7 p.m. 6465 E. Mockingbird Lane. mycomicshop.com.
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