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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,...
Do you like Top 5 lists? Here is one about live...
1) The debate about the merits of early shows versus late (aka regular time) ones will probably never be resolved, but MASS (1002 S...
It’s Time to Party
Several years ago, a solo singer-songwriter with long, greasy hair, a five o’clock shadow — and a body frame that otherwise would have qualified...
A Music-Lover’s Manifesto
I'm worried. There's this book out now by famed socio-economist Francis Fukuyama that confirms everything I've feared about hipster retro-culture.
See, as technology makes possible...
Powering Central Arts
About a month ago, I had this conversation with a longtime Area Band Dude about the state of live music in a post-pandemic Fort...
Stockyards Screening: Texas Music Hour
A truncated version of The Texas Music Hour With Brad Hines was shown last night at River Ranch in the Stockyards.
Texas Music Hour is...
Janiva Magness
Janiva Magness has the blues. And judging by the low-cut black dress she’s wearing on the cover of her third full-length album, Do I...
Blogging the Cliburn (Finals Day 4)
The stifling heat of a Texas summer chose the last day of the Cliburn to hit us, and not with full force. Those who...
Cliburn Winners Announced
This year, the awards ceremony for the Van Cliburn is being broadcast live in Sundance Square, and I've decided to watch it from there....
Red Scare
The five guys in Red Monroe think of themselves primarily as a live act — they say that onstage is where their bombastic post-punk...
