Sunset Limited’s Emo Revival
If you’re in your early 20s and subsist chiefly on a steady diet of memes, you may not realize that the word “emo” was...
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 ––...
Local Music for 2018
Anyone with a shred of sanity remaining is practically doing cartwheels putting this past strange and anxiety-riddled year in their rear view. Despite the...
All That Phuss
In the spirit of Christmas bonuses and cajoling your parents into letting you open a present early, local rock fans are getting a holiday...
Lindby’s Nerdy Little Christmas
Along with slow-cruise viewings of the Lights of Interlochen (the Arlington neighborhood famous for the elaborate, eye-popping holiday illumination draped over its residents houses),...
Wire Nest Quartet in Space
Ambient soundscapers Wire Nest, normally composed of guitarist Frank Cervantes and knob-fiddler/engineer John Nuckels, have recently collaborated with their bandmates in seldom-gigging North Texas...
Slow Draw’s Sci-Fi/Horror Flick
Slow Draw is the solo project of Stone Machine Electric drummer Mark Kitchens, who just put out Avoiding It, a five-song digitally released collection...
Novemberfriends
Thanksgiving is on Thursday, which means a lot of us will gather with our relatives for an afternoon and evening of football-watching, face-stuffing, and...
Bonfire of the Alternative
I care a lot less about this now, but I used to be exceedingly judgmental about two professed musical tastes: “everything” and “alternative.” If...
Here We Are
Here’s my philosophy: “Wherever you are, there you are.” I know that quote is supposed to read “wherever you go… ,” but every moment...
