Here, There, Everywhere
This ain’t your big brother’s Phuss.
Drummer Trey Alfaro, bassist Forrest Barton, and frontman Josh Fleming have always managed to zig when everyone else zagged....
Dia de los Toadies: A Proper Fest
No doubt inspired by the relatively recent explosion of music festivals in North Texas, a lot has been written, cheekily but also surprisingly seriously,...
Blank-Men: New Traditionalists
Blank-Men aren’t just doing something different. These four Fort Worthians are doing something different well.
There’s a strong retro influence in their music, perhaps obviously...
Clearfork Time!
It’ll be hot. It’ll be sweaty. It’ll be loud. And it’ll be madness, but Clearfork Music Festival will be fun.
To be a homer first,...
Most Efficient Deal
How big of a local music fan are you? Heck, how big of a good music fan are you? If you think you’re up...
Forecast: Picnic, Lightning
It’s rock, punk, blues, swamp, and psychedelia all in one neat package.
The EP Gilded Youth is the debut recording from Picnic, Lightning, a new...
That Stump and Stomp
All that’s missing is Dubya.
Along with the somewhat, uh, quiet return of Fort Worth’s Tame … Tame and Quiet, one of the best post-punk...
New, Improved Collin Herring
I never thought I’d say this, but Collin Herring is now an elder statesman of the Texas music scene. When the Fort Worth native...
The Longshots Kick It
Some bands like to put out records every five years. Others like to put out everything. All the time. In the latter camp is...
Dark Waves
The first time I saw Hentai Improvising Orchestra was on a sunny Saturday afternoon in the late aughts, out behind Doc’s Records & Vintage’s...
