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Memorials for Leonard Belota, Justin Elliot
The North Texas scene recently lost two talented musicians.
On Sunday, July 27, Leonard Belota, a jazz trumpeter who toured with the Stax Records band,...
Top 5 Shows 8/10-8/12 aka “Top 5 Shows: There’s Something to...
1) Thursday night at the Grotto (517 University): DDFW Master of the Mic Round 2. Cover is $5 for 21+, and it’s ostensibly more...
Texas Creamed Unmercifully: TCU Falls To Boise State
It’s hard to say whether the TCU offense had an off night or if they just couldn’t compete with Boise State’s defense.
Either way, Horned...
Cowboys Given New Life
I felt sick. Nauseous. Disgusted. Dirty.
I had just watched NFL referees give away a game.
To my favorite team.
Did the Pittsburgh Steelers deserve to be...
Mother Jones Sees Brown In Rainbow Lounge Story
The latest edition of Mother Jones spotlights the police raid on Rainbow Lounge, which has already faded in memory around these parts.
The lead...
Blogging the Cliburn (Final Round, First Half)
I can’t overemphasize what a coup it is for the Cliburn to sign up Marin Alsop to conduct the final-round concertos. The trailblazing protegée...
Fort Worth, Arlington Land in Top 10 Redneck Cities
An Austin-based blogger who writes for a real estate website called Movoto has determined, via some super-scientific and mega-rigorous calculations, that Fort Worth and...
News Roundup, June 16
Get the Boots Out Again
The eastern half of Texas had a lot of rain last month, but evidently the rain gods don't think we...
TCU Prof Lemon in Esquire
KERA’s Art & Seek blog has noticed that this month’s Esquire magazine features an excerpt from a forthcoming memoir by a Fort Worth poet....
Drama Nabs ‘Idols’ Todrick Hall, Casey James
Last night’s episode of American Idol proved one thing – two of the most talented contestants hail from these parts.
Todrick Hall, the 24-year-old dancer,...
