Live Oak, Lee Bains III, and Professionalism
If you pay attention to local music, you probably already have heard what happened at The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge on Wednesday...
Bonus Film Review: “Short Term 12”
Do not miss Short Term 12 when it plays at the Modern this weekend, for it has the best female lead performance I’ve seen...
The Biggest (Lovable) Losers: Western Hills Cougars
You’ve probably heard the story by now, since it’s making web headlines: A Western Hills High School parent filed a bullying complaint against football...
R.I.P. Ronald Shannon Jackson … and Fort Worth Jazz?
Legendary free-jazz composer and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson died of leukemia on Saturday. He was 73.
In 2003, Fort Worth musician and writer Ken Shimamoto...
Acro-Cats’ Power, Activate!
The thing that makes cats so great is their utter “undogness”: They don’t take orders, they don’t love unconditionally (not at first sight, anyway),...
Open Call of the Dead
It’s important to remember that the Rose Marine Theatre’s annual Dia de Los Muertos celebration is proudly Mexican in its origins. But like all...
Why Did TCU Nix the “Fully Loaded” Flier?
In terms of political issues, I probably disagree with the right-wing student group Young Americans for Freedom on most things. In terms of the...
Cowboys, Broncos Try to Ruin Football
Everyone’s raving about the Broncos/Cowboys game. How exciting it was. How “entertaining,” to use a word that’s been bandied about zillions of times already,...
Highlights from the Modern Cinema Festival
While you all were watching Gravity this past weekend, I was at Chris Kelly’s Modern Cinema festival. It’s good to have this annual event...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys vs. Baddass Broncos
The best boxing match I ever saw was in 1973 when my cousin Little Johnny fought in the Golden Gloves. He was matched up...
