Music
New Cosmic Order
With twin guitar leads and a double-bass attack, The Cosmic Trigger might pull off a crossover.ANTHONY MARIANI
The Sword broke the barrier. The Austin quartet was one of the first heavy-metal bands to be embraced by the indie-rock community, not only receiving airplay on college radio stations nationwide but getting press, often good pr...
Lola’s, 1919 Fests
HEARSAYThis weekend, not one but two –– count ’em, two –– underground festivals are happening, and while they mostly draw from different demographics, Lolaspalooza III and 1919 Hemphill’s 10th anniversary bash will be comp...
About to Roar
Fort Worth indie-rockers We The Sea Lions won’t bite.ANTHONY MARIANI
Get to know We The Sea Lions. Super-tight and prolific, the dark indie-rock quintet has been around for two-plus years but still seems to run under the radar. Most of the major press the band has received has come from one publ...
Killer or Filler?
Yacht rock and super-blues are coming at you from the Fort.FORT WORTH WEEKLY MUSIC STAFF
Madràs’ Things Can Change Since its June release, the debut album from twentysomething singer-songwriter Jeevan Antony, his bass-playing younger brother Mathew, and drummer/producer Ben Hance (Secret Ghost Champion) has atta...
Under the Radar
HEARSAYMost veteran scenesters probably remember dearly departed Cadillac Fraf, a.k.a. Chad Percy, whose level-headed –– and enlightening –– response to criticisms of his lo-fi acoustic songs about love, death, and train-hoppi...
Death of the Album?
HEARSAYAbout a week ago, Dallas Observer writer and former local musician Daniel Hopkins penned a column about local bands and albums, specifically about the futility of releasing albums into a world ruled (cruelly) by Taylor Swift, M...
Killer or Filler?
New albums by Foxtrot Uniform and One Fingered Fist and a split by The Dangits and Perdition are coming at you.FORT WORTH WEEKLY MUSIC STAFF
Foxtrot Uniform’s Huj! Huj! Hajrah! The alt-bluesy, country-psyching, classic-rocking Foxtrot Uniform has just released its first album, Huj! Huj! Hajrah!, after months of can-do and do-it-yourselfing in drummer Kelly Test’...
New Music, Dangit(s)!
Fort Worth WeeklyThough they never really went away, The Dangits are back. I guess you could say they’re no longer content just playing the occasional show for beer money. They’re pushing now. Since the hard-rocking quartet’s formation fi...
Clint Niosi: Pleasurably Spiteful
The folky Fort Worth singer-songwriter returns with a new, lush album.ANTHONY MARIANI
Sometimes lyrics seem just thrown together, and for some bands, louder bands, you can see why –– on disc or in person, their words tend to get buried beneath avalanches of furious guitars, basses, and drums. Only the melodi...
Live Oak to Work With Spune?
ANTHONY MARIANIMore changes are afoot at The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge, the plush venue/bar/restaurant that recently opened on the Near Southside. A month ago, Live Oak owner Bill Smith hired Jamie Kinser, co-owner and co-founder of Bl...