Heartbreak songs

Ashley Myrick released her first album, “The Devil’s Nest” under the stage name Lalagray in 2010. The album earned praise from music critics, and Myrick gained a local following. Lalagray was a success. But Myrick is putting that moniker behind her with a dozen new songs, which she performed at the Kessler in September, performing under her real name. “I have all new stuff,” she says. “It’s actually a really big change for me musically.” The Fort Worth native lived in Oak Cliff until recently and still works at Boulevardier in the Bishop Arts District. She says she taught herself to play piano by cutting class at Tarrant County Junior College and breaking into the music room. Myrick says her Lalagray work was heavily influenced by folk music, and she describes it as “a little too cute.” “I don’t want to make music that’s real cute anymore,” she says. “I really want to slam it out.” The new songs are as pretty and melodic as Myrick’s previous work, but they’re a shade darker and have a fuller sound. “Lone Wolf,” a song about lost love, has a heavy beat and vocals that drip with sorrow. She says she is making connections among local hip-hop artists and producers for the next album. “Before, everyone was listening to and playing folk music, and I love folk music, but my music never felt like it was supposed to be backed by banjoes and guitars,” she says. “I want it to be sort of thick, heavy with hip-hop beats and a wall of sound.” Myrick wrote and recorded demos for all 12 songs over six months. They all have one thing in common. “They’re all about heartbreak,” she says. “All of them.”

Myrick opens for Sara Hickman at the Kessler Theater Nov. 9. —Rachel Stone

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Delicious Pumpkin

Imagineall your favorite fall memories and flavors on a plate, and you’ve got Bolsa’s pumpkin panna cotta, courtesy of pastry chef Lauren Leone. The panna cotta is made with pumpkin seed brittle, cranberry-orange-ginger chutney and a dehydrated orange. This year, Bolsa celebrated its fourth anniversary. “Everyone thought we were crazy and that it would never work to start an organic restaurant in Oak Cliff,” co-owner Chris Zielke says. Oak Cliff residents Zielke and Chris Jeffers sure made it work. Both the market and restaurant try to use organic and locally made foods. “We strive to build relationships with farmers,” Zielke says. “We want great food in a casual atmosphere.” Bolsa was built in a 1947 body shop garage, which you can still feel in the restaurant’s great natural light, high ceilings and exposed beams. Zielke and Jeffers also run neighborhood eateries and bars Chicken Scratch, the Foundry and Smoke, located in the Belmont Hotel. —Lauri Valerio

Bolsa

614 W. Davis 214.943.1883 bolsadallas.com

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PRICE: $8

TIP: DINE WEDNESDAYSFOR $5 SPECIALTY COCKTAILS.

1 Café Brazil

The famous pumpkin pancakes are topped with a sprinkle of powdered sugar and cinnamon butter. Order holiday blend coffee and settle in to use the restaurant’s free Wi-Fi.

611 N. Bishop, suite 101 214.946.7927 cafebrazil.com

2 Emporium Pies

“Drop Dead Gourdgeous” is a pie that’s more than looks. It’s got substance. The pumpkin filling has cinnamon and spice (and everything nice?), and its crust is made with ginger snaps.

314 N. Bishop 469.206.6126 emporiumpies.com

3 Inforzato’s Italian Café

You can eat a full pumpkin-flavored meal at Inforzato’s, starting with a savory pumpkin parmesean panna cotta appetizer. Follow that with either curried pumpkin soup or pasta slathered in a pumpkin sage cream sauce. For dessert, choose from the sour cream pumpkin cheese cake, pumpkin cookie, pumpkin whoopie pie or pumpkin and sweet potato pie.

244 W. Davis 214.943.2233