Alverson’s Broken (and Repaired) Heart
By a stroke of good luck, Tommy Alverson was almost poisoned to death.
Alverson, wife Amy Alverson, and their two young kids ––...
Steve Gnash, Complete: Weirdness Rules
Before we get to easily one of my favorite Fort Worth bands of all time (seriously), I’d like to draw your attention to Steve...
Once-and-Future Toadies
One day, someone is going to write a book about local rock icons the Toadies. The band’s storyline seems plucked out of a John...
Go Yayo and the Randomness of Stardom
You probably haven’t heard of him, because you’re not in high school in Fort Worth and aren’t addicted to social media, but Go Yayo...
Donald Fagen, Oh Whitney, Magic
The good news arrived the old fashioned way.
“Hiatus is over!” Peter More wrote on Facebook last week. “Excited to announce upcoming shows, record release,...
Claire Hinkle: Good Girl
How many times have you heard musicians say they joined a rock band to get laid? Well, all that van-balling creates babies, you know....
Twisted Black Ties
As I first Tweeted this past Monday morning, one of the biggest North Texas bands of the ’00s, Black Tie...
Pimpadelic: Still Hear
A long time ago, I was close friends with a guy who was pretty deep into the local punk/metal scene, which was helpful to...
Inside The Loop
Playing live music involves a ton of planning, and that’s unfortunate, considering the types of people who are usually in bands: flakes, drunks, degenerates,...
Get Outta Town
The music scene here is diverse and hardworking and auspiciously unified, across genres and neighborhoods. Sit at a table somewhere like Avoca, the Boiled...
