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Metal rockers Korn and Alice in Chains bang Dallas on summer tour

Korn will co-headline a concert with Alice in Chains at Dos Equis Pavilion on July 21.

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Hard rock legends Korn and Alice in Chains will join together on an epic co-headline amphitheater tour across North America in summer 2019. Produced by Live Nation, the 30-city outing will kick off July 18 at Austin360 Amphitheatre and make a stop in Dallas on July 21 at Dos Equis Pavilion.

The tour will wrap September 4 in Mountain View, California.

Tickets go on sale beginning March 1 at 10 am at LiveNation.com. Citi is the official presale credit card for the tour. As such, Citi cardmembers will have access to purchase presale tickets beginning February 26 at 10 am through February 28 at 10 pm local time through Citi’s Private Pass program.

Underoath will join as special guest on all dates, with Ho99o9 and Fever 333 opening on select dates.

Korn's lineup of vocalist Jonathan Davis, guitarists James "Munky" Shaffer and Brian "Head" Welch, bassist Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu, and drummer Ray Luzier, have remained a pillar of influence for legions of fans and generations of artists around the globe. The band's most recent LP was 2016's The Serenity of Suffering, and are currently in the studio finishing up work on a follow-up to be released later this year.

Alice in Chains is touring in support of its 2018 release Rainier Fog, which earned them a Grammy nod for Best Rock Album. Their discography features some of the biggest and most important albums in rock history, including 1992’s quadruple-platinum-certified Dirt and 1994's triple-platinum-certified EP Jar of Flies.

The tour dates are as follows:

July 18 - Del Valle, Austin360 Amphitheatre
July 20 - The Woodlands, The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion
July 21 - Dallas, Dos Equis Pavilion
July 23 - Birmingham, Oak Mountain Amphitheatre
July 25 - Alpharetta, Georgia Ameris Bank Amphitheatre
July 26 - Nashville, Bridgestone Arena
July 28 - West Palm Beach, Coral Sky Amphitheatre at the S. Florida Fairgrounds
July 30 - Virginia Beach, Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach
July 31 - Bristow, Virginia, Jiffy Lube Live
August 02 - Darien Center, New York, Darien Lake Amphitheater
August 03 - Camden, New Jersey, BB&T Pavilion
August 06 - Wantagh, New York, Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater
August 07 - Holmdel, New Jersey, PNC Bank Arts Center
August 09 - Mansfield, MA Xfinity Center
August 10 - Hartford, Connecticut XFINITY Theatre
August 11 - Saratoga Springs, New York, Saratoga Performing Arts Center
August 13 - Clarkston, Michican, DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 14 - Toronto, Budweiser Stage
August 16 - Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, Blossom Music Center
August 17 - Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, KeyBank Pavilion
August 18 - Cincinnati, Ohio Riverbend Music Center
August 20 - Noblesville, Indiana, Ruoff Home Mortgage Music Center
August 21 - Tinley Park, Illinois, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 23 - Maryland Heights, Missouri, Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre
August 25 - Denver, Pepsi Center
August 27 - Albuquerque, Isleta Amphitheatre
August 30 - Irvine, California FivePoint Amphitheatre
August 31 - Phoenix, Ak-Chin Pavilion
September 2 - Chula Vista, California North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre
September 4 - Mountain View, Shoreline Amphitheatre

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Asian Chain News

Healthy Asian concept Balance Grille is coming to Dallas-Fort Worth

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Balance Grille is a new healthy Asian option coming to DFW.

Dallas-Fort Worth is getting a new fast-casual Pan-Asian concept by way of Ohio: Called Balance Grille, it's a small-but-growing startup founded in northwest Ohio in 2010, and is opening its first Dallas-area location in Wylie, at 544 & Springwell, between Valvoline and Care Now.

The restaurant comes to DFW via HRH Operations 1 LLC, a franchisee and development partner owned and operated by Roshan Ayub, who is bringing the brand to Texas. Thanks Roshan!

According to a release, it'll open later this year.

Balance Grill is a healthy veg-friendly Pan-Asian option founded by Prakash Karamchandani and HoChan Jang, two friends who wanted to provide a fresh take on clean eating and Asian cuisine, with flavors and ingredients from across Asia. There are currently two locations in Ohio, in Toledo and Cleveland, and one in Denver, Colorado, which opened in 2022.

They say that the focus is on achieving overall balance and wellness, much like the Asian diet, which promotes eating plant-based greens, vegetables, and whole grains, with minimal meat and dairy.

The menu includes tacos in options such as Korean BBQ, bang bang, and wasabi aioli; and bowls with choice of grilled chicken, wok-fired steak, tofu, lentils, brown rice, white rice, fried rice, cauliflower rice, or wheat noodles.

Some of their signature bowls include:

The Four Star Bowl - tangy, garlicky General Tso’s sauce served with broccoli, carrots, and seasonal sprouts
Thai Guy - Thai-style peanut sauce served with carrots, seasonal hot peppers, seasonal sprouts, crushed peanuts, peapods, and Balance Farms micro cilantro
Bibimbap - classic Korean gochujang sauce with potatoes, kimchi radish, kimchi pickles, red cabbage, sprouts, and Balance Farms microgreens. If you aren’t vegan, add a 7-min egg (+$2) for the full experience
Nuts 4 Pao - spicy Kung Pao sauce with scallions, roasted peanuts, and seasonal hot peppers. Contains nuts.

Other menu options include popcorn chicken, egg rolls, veggie egg rolls, and edamame.

Ayub has 15 years of experience as an operator, having owned and operated locations of Subway and Marcos Pizza, and in fact has won awards such as Franchisee of the Year.

This development deal in Dallas is the first round in Balance Grille’s national expansion efforts, led in partnership with brand consultant, Pivotal Growth Partners.

"We are thrilled to be expanding into the Texas for the first time," says co-founder Karamchandani in a statement. "Dallas is a flourishing city and we are confident that Roshan is the perfect partner to help us lead the way in our expansion efforts in the area. We look forward to integrating into the community and sharing Balance Grill’s innovative approach to fresh, delicious Pan-Asian food in a tech-advanced environment.”

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