Posts Tagged ‘playing’
Big Game
JIMMY FOWLERAfter almost a year of buzz, the indie-rock quintet Dove Hunter released its debut album earlier this summer.
Flying Solo
Local R&B-rock quartet Soulever Lift finds a middle ground between Christian and secular, contented and poor.CAROLINE COLLIER
Admittedly, the four members of Soulever Lift realize they’re just another local band following every possible avenue to achieve some sort of success in the independent music market.
Gilmore Girl
Big TicketThe last great pianist from the country of Argentina was Martha Argerich, the sultry, eccentric, reclusive, unpredictable keyboard wizard who lit up the 1960s and ’70s with her volcanic musicianship.
Samuel James
Listen UpSamuel James’ version of the blues mixes tradition, sly humor, and a knowing wink with a steady, almost hypnotic acoustic beat.
He Loves Fort Worth
Owen “Boomer” Castleman has played with the greats and is still kickin’.ERIC GRIFFEY
If the video game Guitar Hero had only songs written and performed by Texas music legends, it’s a good bet that one song by Owen “Boomer” Castleman would be unbeatable.
Tim Hensley
Listen UpTim Hensley’s debut CD, Long Monday, has been a long time coming and is sure to stand as one of the best country-bluegrass releases of 2008.
Jazz jumps back onto the Cowtown scene.
CAROLINE COLLIERTake the elevator down to the 4th Street basement where the Scat Jazz Lounge lives these days, and you’ll find the night-blooming flower of jazz thriving under the dim lights.
Cowgirl Poet
Though traditional C&W singer-songwriter Ginny Mac has just graduated from college, she’s old-school Old West.CAROLINE COLLIER
Ginny Mac is a throwback of sorts. The slight, shy twentysomething Fort Worthian lives somewhere between her laptop and the vintage Western wear she finds at secondhand stores.
V-Day Roundup
Big TicketValentine’s Day may be a creation of the retail sector to drive up sales during a slow period, but it has given rise to no shortage of entertainment options in Tarrant County this year.
Bad Omens
Even with great performances and direction, Cassandra’s Dream still takes on water.Kristian Lin
The word has been atypically slow getting out about Woody Allen’s latest thriller Cassandra’s Dream.