Posts Tagged ‘bands’
Spurring Hipsterdom
Lola’s may be the mid-sized indie venue Fort Worth has been praying for.ANTHONY MARIANI
Before Brian Forella bought it last year, 6th Street Live (formerly 6th Street Bar & Grill) was a warm but glorified hole-in-the-wall with a patio, hosting shows by local and touring bluesmen and classic-rock cover bands.
Oakley Hall
Listen UpBrooklyn’s Oakley Hall clearly derives its inspiration from the barest of bare bones, campfire-crooning country.
Satellite Dream
Listen UpPlaying local and regional shows pretty steadily and releasing new DIY discs every so often, Satellite Dream has been orbiting the Cowtown scene for the past several years, occasionally drawing decent-sized crowds but seemingly...
Viva Mariachi!
The Mexican-born musical genre is claiming more territory in Texas schools.Jeff Prince
Eighth-grade lunch period meant most students were eating in the cafeteria or just chillin’ outside.
2007 Music Awards Winners
Here they are ...ANTHONY MARIANI
Quarter score and a couple-a years ago, Fort Worth Weekly brought forth on this great town of cow a new major award, conceived in music and dedicated to the proposition that all bands are not created equal.
Get Out!
Big TicketThis spring has been rainy so far. (Quit complaining! Tarrant County is no longer suffering a drought!) But Mother Nature permitting, we’ll all be able to enjoy the outdoor events scheduled for this weekend.
Cute is What We Aim For
The ShowThis week, thousands of bands will be crisscrossing the Metroplex on their way to and from the annual SXSW Music Festival in Austin.
Airpushers
Listen UpOn the surface, the reserved euphoria that permeates Themes for the Ordinarily Strange by the Los Angeles duo Airpushers suggests any number of rock-influenced rap bands (or rap-influenced rock bands). But listen a little deepe...
Howling at the Moon
HearsayBefore I took over this column about five years ago, I decided not to be negative. Spewing vitriol about local/struggling bands, clubs, and events only riles readers up and imbues the writer with a false sense of importance. I ...