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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...
Troy Aikman Wasn’t Best Cowboys Pick, Mike Sherrard Wasn’t Worst
Jeff PrinceRemember Mike Sherrard? Probably not. The Dallas Cowboys picked the wide receiver in the first round (No. 18) in 1986, and he started out pretty well until he broke his leg. He eventually went on to play with several other team...
High School Playwrights at Circle
JIMMY FOWLERCircle Theatre is known for its commitment to staging fresh playwriting voices, and you can’t get any fresher than the high school crowd. Circle’s ninth annual High School Playwriting Project readings happen 3pm this Sunday...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Tennessee Chapters)
Kristian LinPart 1 is here. • In some sheltered rocky campsite on the road to Tennessee, Dr. Schultz is taking his clothes down from a laundry line and putting them back on, while Django eats by a campfire. The doctor asks Django what he...
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...
Hippies Make Comeback At Ridglea Theater
Jeff PrinceApril 20 is a big day for folks who like to partake in the cannabis. The 420 connection is important in the weed culture. So Gas Pipe sponsored a ’70s flashback party at Ridglea Theater on Saturday night and featured Led ...
Blogging “Django Unchained” (The Texas Chapters)
Kristian LinWelcome to my insanely detailed series of posts about Django Unchained, containing all my thoughts and insights on Quentin Tarantino’s Oscar-winning film. Some of you may remember me doing something similar for Black Swan...
Museum Swap: Bernini
ANTHONY MARIANIThere’s this really ridiculous, rarely fun game I play called Museum Swap, in which I try to picture an exhibit at one of our major museums –– the Carter, Kimbell, or Modern –– in either one or both of the other two. ...
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...