Cheer Up's Live Music Downer; Pinot's Palette Opens

EAST SIDE — East side divey-party-patio bar Cheer Up Charlie's is having a rough time with neighbors who aren't so keen on the late night tunes. [KUT]

SOLA — Realizing you have no artistic ability is hard; realizing it with a bottle of booze at your side is slightly less hard. And a possible source of blame, anyway. Pinot's Palette, a Houston-based "paint and sip" outfit, has opened on South Lamar. [ABJ]

EAST SIDE — What's up, chicken butt? Gettin' high, chicken thigh ... on this Christian Remde film about Contigo's chicken thigh dish. [Eaterwire]

[Photo: Celesta Danger/Cheer up Charlie's on Facebook]