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Most Notorious NFL Free Agents Include Three Cowboys

Jeff Prince
Three Dallas Cowboys players are included on this list of  the 20 “most notorious” free agent signings, according to the brilliant minds at Fox Sports. Sounds pretty damning to Cowboys owner and general manager Jer...


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Front Burner Taking Over Gold Standard

ANTHONY MARIANI
And we were just starting to become good friends. The impending demise of The Gold Standard might come much sooner than anticipated. Tomorrow (Friday), said Gold Standard co-owner Jimmy Moore, Addison-based Front Burner Restaur...



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R.I.P., Van Cliburn

Kristian Lin
The world is now resounding with the sad news out of Fort Worth. This morning, the Van Cliburn Foundation announced the death of the concert pianist, goodwill ambassador, and son of Texas who installed the world’s premier...


(photos courtesy of Don Young)

Time Again For Trout Lily Walk

Jeff Prince
That harbinger of spring known as the trout lily – a cute wildflower with perky petals – begins beckoning nature lovers about this time each year. Poetic environmentalist Don Young describes the wildflowers as “golden-thr...



Fort Worth pop-jazz-blues singer-songwriter D. Anson Brody will release a song a week for a year.

D. Anson Brody: A Song a Week for a Year

ANTHONY MARIAN
Now that major record labels have become the sole province of mega-stars, local musicians are coming up with creative ways to release new music. For example, instead of putting out an album per year or less frequently, the root...


PHIL WALLACE AND HIS FRESHLY SHORN LOCKS CAME JUST SHY OF WINNING THE 3RD ANNUAL RUSTY WIER SONGWRITING CONTEST ON SUNDAY IN DALLAS. (facebook photo courtesy of Phil Wallace)

Singer-Songwriter Phil Wallace Comes Close In Rusty Wier Contest

Jeff Prince
Two Fort Worth singer-songwriters were among the seven finalists appearing in the Rusty Wier Songwriting Contest that wrapped up on Sunday in Dallas after a weeks-long competition. Neither Cowtown crooner took home the grand pr...



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Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 3)

Kristian Lin
Edward Neeman (USA/Australia) started the last day of screening auditions with an excellent Bach Partita in G major, doing particularly well in the slow sections of the piece. He then played Milton Babbitt’s puckishly tit...


PHILLIP MUSTAPHA KNOCKED DAVID RICHARDS OUT ...

Action Packed Golden Gloves Tourney In Town

Jeff Prince
The Fort Worth Regional Golden Gloves tournament presented three dozen fights last night at the John Justin Arena in the Will Rogers Memorial Center complex, and most were action-packed. The younger age groups fight 45-second r...



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Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 2)

Kristian Lin
There was a bigger and more enthusiastic crowd for the second day of the screening recitals, an encouraging sign. And the pianists have not been stopping between selections for applause, a decision motivated by the need to stay...


EARL MUSICK AND ALLISON BALSON AT A RECENT "MUSIC SCENE LIVE" SHOW AT THE THIRSTY ARMADILLO (photo courtesy of Allison & Stone)

Music Scene Live To Air On KLSR-1650 AM

Jeff Prince
Music Scene Live, the radio show that introduces listeners to local singer songwriters, has been picked up by KLSR-1650 AM. The station will air Music Scene Live from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays beginning this weekend. The show is...