Posts Tagged ‘Fort Worth Weekly’
An Unlikely Hit
HEARSAYLast week, The Unlikely Candidates did something pretty unlikely: They got signed by a major label (“Atlantic Records Signs The Unlikely Candidates,” Blotch, April 12). If someone had told you two weeks ago that a Fort Wort...
So Long, Betty Brink, And Rest In Peace
Jeff PrinceThe writer who personified Fort Worth Weekly‘s willingness to afflict the comfortable and comfort the afflicted died last night at her home, surrounded by her loved ones. Betty Lee Bauer Brink was 80. She was born and rai...
Shaking Things Up
GAYLE REAVESStop. Wait. What was that? That rumbling that just shook the foundation, ever so slightly? In North Texas these days, that might just be a quake. Yes, folks, in the land that has endured twisters, wildfires, blue northers, and ...
Rachel Maddow Refers To FW Weekly In Earthquake Report
Jeff PrinceMSNBC news anchor Rachel Maddow is about as subtle as an anvil, and she’s in true form in this recent report about the growing number of earthquakes in Texas and their link to natural gas drilling disposal wells. To help ...
F-ing Bands Have F-ing Fun At F-ing Awards Show
Jeff Prince Winners were announced at the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Ceremony last night at Piper Hall in the West 7th Street entertainment district. The annual gathering of young, old, hip, hip hop, trip rock, country, metal,...
Hey! It’s Our New Site!
Kristian LinGreetings, Weekly readers! By now, you’ve probably noticed that we have a newly redesigned website! It’s got bigger type and a cleaner interface, and it’s generally more picture-tastic. What do you think? Leav...
Music Awards Ballot Ready For Voters
Jeff PrinceThe nominees for this year’s Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards are listed on the ballot here. Cast your votes for Tarrant County’s most killer bands, and plan on attending our big awards festival on June 26. Glancing o...
Name That Train
Jimmy FowlerWhen you were a kid, did you spend hours dreaming what it would be like to name a commuter railway train? Okay, me neither, but it’s still a cool idea. Fort Worth Weekly and the Fort Worth Transportation Authority are teaming...
FW Weekly’s Eric Griffey Scores News 8 Love
Jeff PrinceWFAA News 8 spotlighted a local nonprofit music outreach program that was created by our very own Eric Griffey, a Fort Worth Weekly staff writer and fledgling saint. Griffey decided a while back that he’d like to go to he...
David Casstevens Gets Freaky!
Jeff PrinceThe bare-butted folks at the Wildwood nudist colony received another visit from a reporter. Fort Worth Weekly intern Sarah Perry shucked her clothes and immersed herself into a story there last summer. Now comes Fort Worth Star...
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