Toast & Jam with Franklin Tharp
In late 2000, I was working at the Arlington Star-Telegram, and fellow reporter Robert Tharp announced one day that his wife was pregnant with...
Meach Pango Sounding Juicy at Friday (the 13th) on the Green
Meach Pango knows how to kickstart a party. Frontman Alex Mackenzie on stage is like a bolt of lightning hitting an energy drink and...
Top 5 Shows
1) Life is short. So are this week’s listings. Friday on the Green is the prelude to gazing at the harvest moon. Suddenly, I...
Toast & Jam with Mike Brown
Euless police Chief Mike Brown can be a tough hombre when needed or he would not have moved up the ranks so far. But...
Toast & Jam with Sheri Price
I recently learned about Sheri Price and the wonderful work she and her husband do at their horse ranch northwest of Fort Worth near...
Toast & Jam with Whitnye Raquel
Fort Worth singer-songwriter Whitnye Raquel hopes to be living the dream soon –– touring the country in a van tricked out with heat, a/c,...
Toast & Jam with Dru B Shinin’
I’ve seen Dru B Shinin’ rap at various shows over the years and have been blown away by his timing, flow, and creativity every...
Toast & Jam with Casey Donahew
Casey Donahew grew up in Burleson but “drank my first beer and cried my first tear” in Fort Worth according to his first song...
Toast & Jam with Cody Croysdale
Earlier this year, I received an email from 15-year-old Cody Croysdale. I didn’t know Cody, but he is the son of an old high...
Top Five Shows
1) Riffamania’s latest episode, entitled Summer Slammadolla (because the audience is encouraged to slam a dollar or otherwise convey a dollar onto the stage...



















