Music
Texas Troubadour Abroad: Leaving Philly
KEEGAN MCINROEMy name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when I began my four years of study at Texas Christian University. Over the course of my 10 years wri...
Two Changes to Cliburn Field
Kristian LinThis news just in about the upcoming Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Two new pianists have joined the field to replace two others who have dropped out. Nikita Abrosimov of Russia and Yekwon Sunwoo of South Korea wi...
Pre-Cliburn Concert This Sunday
Kristian LinIf you’re gearing up for the Cliburn later this month, you can get a small taste of it this Sunday afternoon at the Modern Art Museum. Spencer Myer, who competed at the Cliburn four years ago (and made a fan out of me), w...
Dia De Los Toadies: Local Flavor
ANTHONY MARIANIGood job, Toadies. For the 6th Annual Dia De Los Toadies –– Friday, Sept. 13-Saturday, Sept. 14 at Panther Island Pavilion near downtown Fort Worth –– frontman Vaden Todd Lewis and company have begun building a lineup i...
George Jones (Greatest Country Singer Since Hank Williams) Dead At 81
Jeff PrinceHe’ll be “No Show Jones” forevermore — George Jones died today. Early in his career, Jones tried to sing like his idol Hank Williams. I once had a cassette of early Jones material and he practically mimi...
Local Music Videos
ANTHONY MARIANISouthern Train Gypsy rocks terrifically hard. Kickass song. Great visuals, proving the band has a sense of humor –– more hardcore acts could stand to lighten up a little. “The Healing” is off the band’s sophomore albu...
National Record Store Day
JIMMY FOWLERYou’ve probably heard that tomorrow (Saturday April 20) is national Damn We Sure Love Weed Day, or whatever the official title of the unofficial 4/20 holiday is. But did you also know that it’s National Record Store Day? Ch...
2013 Friday on the Green Lineup
ANTHONY MARIANIThousands of music lovers piled into Magnolia Green Park on the Near Southside last Friday for the first edition of Friday on the Green, a free seasonal outdoor concert series put on by Fort Worth South Inc. and your friends he...
Atlantic Records Signs The Unlikely Candidates
ANTHONY MARIANIFort Worth indie-rockers The Unlikely Candidates have signed a recording contract with Atlantic Records. “It’s pretty exciting,” said frontman Kyle Morris. The quintet got noticed this past March at South By Southwest, pl...
St. Patrick’s Day Madness in Pictures
ANTHONY MARIANIThanks to local photographer Matt Martin for these great pics. And reports indicate that nearly $4,000 was raised for BrothersKeepers, a nonprofit for wounded U.S. veterans that gave away a Harley to some lucky winner. Thanks t...