Anthony Mariani
Welcome to the Best of the 817
What a decade this past year has been. The good news is that most of us are vaccinated, which allows us to patronize the...
It’s in the Way You Misuse It
I’m really disappointed in friends and “friends” who went to the Eric Clapton show at Dickies Arena after “Slowhand” has done everything possible to slander the...
Saturday Night’s Alright
If there’s one thing I miss about the mid-aughts, it’s the old Fall Gallery Nights, which used to be wheels-off. I’m talking, unlimited free...
Should Venues Make Employees Get Vaxxed?
Just so you know. If our country was normal, there wouldn’t be any discussion about masks and mandates and vaccines and jib-jabbing in the...
Mask Fight
It was right after the first day of school, and our brand-new fourth grader (don’t look for his “first day!” picture on Fakebook or...
Soul’d Out and More
There’s not enough soul in this scene. There aren’t enough women. There’s not enough pop. There aren’t enough progressive singer-songwriters. But there’s really not enough...
Willie Returns to Billy Bob’s in November
Not being very tech savvy, there’s no way I can figure out to track it, to follow all of the snowflaking that will go...
Welcome, Tulips FTW and More Big Shoes, Really Big Shoes
I missed Caravan of Dreams. The downtown venue had closed before I landed on yon sunny shores. All I know is that in the...
Shows of Note This Weekend
I don’t cover local Fort Worth music in-depth anymore, after doing it for nearly two decades #stillnotfamous, but I have not lost my love...
I Live for the Weekend (and Dayne’s)
The thing about being married to a vegetarian is that there’d better be some good vegetarian options on the menu every time you go out...
