Posts Tagged ‘live oak’
4/20: Shaka Brah
LAST CALLMonths ago, I had a story idea that I was going to pitch to Weekly editor Gayle Reaves as a Second Thought column. I’d planned to use the space to develop this thoughtfully researched argument in favor of legalizing marijuana...
Live Oak Finally Comes Alive
LAST CALLOn Saturday night, I looked around the Live Oak’s main room at the masses bouncing along to Skeleton Coast, dancing in a flood of the Fort Worth band’s spacey reverb and phased guitars. Bathed in green light from gel lamps ...
Live Oak Grows Cooler
HEARSAYThe Near Southside’s Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge (1311 Lipscomb St., 817-926-0986) just got a much-needed infusion of youngblood in the form of Jamie Kinser and Aaron Knight, co-founders of the upstart Fort Worth booking...
Live Oak Re-branding
Anthony MarianiHiring Kinser and Knight, Live Oak owner Bill Smith said, is part of an overall re-branding of his venue/restaurant/bar. Blake Barker, former general manager of Scat Jazz Lounge, has been hired as the new manager of oper...
UPDATE Blackbox Booking Live Oak
ANTHONY MARIANIEasily the biggest deal in the local music scene since Lola’s Saloon came along in 2006 was the opening several months ago of Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge. Hailed as a sort of Kessler West, the intimate and finely appoint...
New Booking at Live Oak
ANTHONY MARIANIThe beautiful new Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge and its in-house booking agent, Clint Simpson, have parted ways. “Basically, it just wasn’t a good fit, and I think that [Simpson’s] forte is really managing bands on the...
And Dance by the Light of the Moon
CHOW, BABYAs a teenager, Chow, Baby dreamed of being a rock star. Despite having no musical talent, a singing voice that might attract stray cats, and no discipline for learning to play an instrument, I still spent many a night in front ...