Nerds and G’s
Just as nerdcore seems to be powering down - seemingly taken over by 8bit music, among other things - now comes the documentary Nerdcore...
Hoogie Boogie Land, Tex.
So I’m broke, and the year I elect to stay home instead of go to Austin for South by Southwest, the annual international music...
Super Strings
Everything is connected, especially considering the goings-on this week.
... Wreck Room owner Brian Forella has seen a lot of bands - local, national,...
Looking Back
Here are some of the best and worst things, I think, that happened this year, starting with the worst: 1.) The closing of the...
Will Rogers, Sludge Metal, and You
As you may (or may not) have noticed, Will Rogers Memorial Center Auditorium is on its way to becoming a bona fide rock venue,...
Packing Gatts, Clocking SAT’s
Nerdcore reached its nadir, to use a geeky term, a few years ago, with the debut c.d. from novelty act MC Hawking. The make-believe...
Jacob Furr’s Sierra Madre
Jacob Furr’s gone dark.
On the Fort Worth singer-songwriter’s fifth recording, Sierra Madre, he sprinkles his trademark acoustic balladry with some crunchy guitarwork and intense...
Have a Snarky Weekend
“Snarky.” That’s what the big bosses from out of town called this new attitude that we eager young writers were supposed to apply to...
It’s That Time O’ Year Again: Music Awards
On pg. 18 is the ballot for our 12th annual Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards.
The ballot also - technology gods willing - will...
Reopening Too Soon?
Now that Gov. Greg Abbott has lifted restrictions, some local venue owners are still not sure how to proceed. Most of the ones I talked...
