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Ben Perowsky

Ben Perowsky is a New York-based jazz drummer who's worked with underground godfather John Zorn, film noir-inspired indie rockers Elysian Fields, and the experimental/soul...

Breaking Light

Breaking Light is yet another performing alias of Burleson-based guitarist Kavin Allenson (who usually goes by "Kavin." with the period). Aside from performing solo...

Killer or Filler?

New Media Recordings’ self-titled compilation Playing in a workaday indie band in a workaday indie city like the Fort, you’ve got to have a sense...

Goodbye, Lola’s

What’s really sad to me about Lola’s closing is that I more or less wrote this column once before. In May 2022 (“R.I.P., 3726...

Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinals Day 3)

I'm missing the NBA Finals, the Stanley Cup finals, the Champions League final, and Wonder Woman opening in the theaters, but the Van Cliburn...

Dark Waves

The first time I saw Hentai Improvising Orchestra was on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the late aughts, out behind Doc’s Records & Vintage’s...

Blogging the Cliburn (Finals Day 2)

The back half of the chamber music portion of the Van Cliburn Competition runs through Thursday evening, so I miss USA's soccer team defeating...

SXSW Picks The Burning Hotels

The Burning Hotels have been invited to play a SXSW -sanctioned showcase this year on Wed., March 17, at 1 a.m. at Jaime’s on...

Hills to Climb

I'd heard of The Hills but had never seen it until I found myself in front of the TV not too long ago, totally...
Unger: “The reason I love [this group] is because there’s no ego here.” Allyson V. Williams

On the Flipside

Flipside has had the same lineup for 12 years, but there’s little else about the jazz trio that can be called predictable. At a...