Open-the-Bars Rally Saturday
Nearly 800 bars across Texas are prepared to swing open their saloon doors Saturday as part of a protest launched by a Fort Worth...
R.I.P. Wesley Hathaway
On Sept 26, longtime club owner and eccentric local music emissary Wesley Hathaway, 69, finally succumbed to cancer. I first met her in the...
Cheeseburger in Paradise
Things are crazy, we know. With the election looming, prickly nerves over the fate of democracy are being thrown into relief by minor infractions or...
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...
Twisted Black Ties
As I first Tweeted this past Monday morning, one of the biggest North Texas bands of the ’00s, Black Tie...
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 ––...
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...
It’s a “Party on 7th,” Y’all
It’s taken a while, but the notorious West 7th district finally has a club anthem.
The brainchild of Fort Worth rapper Royal South, “Party on 7th”...
Leroy the Prophet Frontman Free on Bond
After being charged with sexual assault of a child under the age of 17 and sexual abuse of a child under 14, according to...
Freedom Fest Saturday
The fight is over why bar/restaurants are allowed to stay open while bar-bars, a category that includes venues, must remain closed. Though Gov. Greg...
