Blogging the Cliburn (Day 7)
Last day of the first round! I'm not a fan of Les Misérables (I think I've mentioned this before), but I feel like singing...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 6)
Four years ago, the Cliburn found me in the midst of a crash diet and doing my best to eat abstemiously. Now I've lost...
Texas Troubadour Abroad: Amsterdam
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 5)
My fellow music critics reported feeling tired as early as the second day of the competition, but now it's all we can do to...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 4)
On Memorial Day, we pause to remember the men and women who died defending our nation. I also pause to reflect that cultural discussion...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 3)
This whole competition has lately reminded me of an exchange from Zero Dark Thirty, when the head of the CIA (James Gandolfini) talks to...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 2)
The competition's second day brought our first performances of Mozart, Scriabin, Schubert, and John Adams. I missed the Champions League final on TV and...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 1)
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my coverage of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Unlike four years ago, we'll be keeping this blog...
Queen City Music Hall Coming to Downtown Fort Worth
The downtown venue formerly known as City Streets and currently called Lone Star Nightclub (245 Commerce St.) is about to become a music venue.
Owned...
Texas Troubadour Abroad: Paris
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
