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Monthly Archives: June 2014

Archibald Motley’s “Tongues (Holy Rollers)” at the Amon Carter.

All That Jazz

A New Orleans native who adopted Chicago as his hometown, Archibald Motley Jr. (1891-1981) never lived in Harlem, and yet he became one of...
Hiccup meets the very large alpha dragon in How to Train Your Dragon 2.

Another Song of Ice and Fire

I haven’t seen How to Train Your Dragon since I reviewed it four years ago, but I remember being impressed by the visuals and...

The Best Players Not at the World Cup (Plus the All-Name Team)

The World Cup soccer tournament starts up this weekend, and so I’m here with my blog, sponsored by Fort Worth's own Abbey Pub. I’ve...

T Bone Burnett Blasts Online Music Rip Offs

T Bone Burnett grew up in Fort Worth, and he knows a thing or two about music. If you don't believe it, look at the...

Jimmy Buffett’s Fort Worth Gig His Hottest Ticket

Jimmy Buffett's summer tour will take him across the Midwest and the East Coast in support of his new album Songs From St. Somewhere...

Curtain Comes Down on Class Act

On Thursday, June 5, Lon Burnam announced that he will not take his lawsuit--which dealt with how mail-in ballot applications were acquired in the...

Top 5 (Non-Local-ish) Shows

1.) For a house party, the 2nd Annual Most Excellent Fest is looking pretty stout. Along with a diverse mix of locals and regionals...

Hard Twist: Brutal, Beautiful Ranch Women

For folks who managed to grow up in cowboy country without learning a thing about ranch life, a hard twist refers to the old-time...

TBT’s Swan Lake: Full Bloom

Since taking over Texas Ballet Theater 10 years ago, artistic director Ben Stevenson has presented a wealth of full-length ballets here that he created...

Public Forum On Teen Mental Health, Drug Abuse On Monday

Health officials say half of all mental health issues start by age 14. About 75 percent start by age 24. Agencies such as the Texas...