High Hopes for Lo-Life
Lo-Life Recordings is thinking big. The DIY Fort Worth collective/label has already begun doing what any good collective does: concentrate bands’ energy (and anxiety)...
Lola’s, 1919 Fests
This weekend, not one but two –– count ’em, two –– underground festivals are happening, and while they mostly draw from different demographics, Lolaspalooza...
Under the Radar
Most veteran scenesters probably remember dearly departed Cadillac Fraf, a.k.a. Chad Percy, whose level-headed –– and enlightening –– response to criticisms of his lo-fi...
Death of the Album?
About a week ago, Dallas Observer writer and former local musician Daniel Hopkins penned a column about local bands and albums, specifically about the...
New Music, Dangit(s)!
Though they never really went away, The Dangits are back. I guess you could say they’re no longer content just playing the occasional show...
Live Oak to Work With Spune?
More changes are afoot at The Live Oak Music Hall & Lounge, the plush venue/bar/restaurant that recently opened on the Near Southside.
A month ago,...
Redneck Poetry
William Bryan Massey III doesn’t play music anymore. The former drummer for the Fort Worth punk band The Playthings hung up his sticks a...
F.U.: Real News
Breaking news! Burning Hotels frontman Chance Morgan had a 12-inch Spicy Italian ® at Subway the other day with no onions! Hanna Barbarians frontman...
Justin Time Machine
Justin Sherburn is reconnecting with his roots. Sort of. Keyboardist for Austin-based indie darlings Okkervil River, Sherburn is a Fort Worth guy (graduate of...
Reality Bites
For your columnist, the ’90s were a mix of dread (I was in college), drunken haziness (I was in college), joy mixed with pain...
