Ch-Ch-Changes
Depending on the night of the week, the Cuban-themed nightclub Embargo is a lot of things: speakeasy, place for live world music, regular ol'...
The F-Dub
The echoing, splintering reggae-inflected beats coming from outside Lola's Saloon-Sixth were definitely not anything I would have attributed to Dove Hunter, a nominee for...
New Albums Hitting
Collin Herring is back. On Thursday, (yes, Thanksgiving), the alt-country singer-songwriter who decamped for Austin a couple of years ago is playing The Moon...
Locke at the Lab, Monsters at the Dog
You may know Tim Locke from such memorable bands as Blue Sky Black, the Grand Street Cryers, and Coma Rally. Yet other than by...
817 Albums of the Year
I don’t want to step on you guys’ toes. I know that every summer we present our annual Music Awards and...
Rest Of
A lot of great stuff happened over the past 12 months. I didn't get tasered, for one thing. For another, I didn't lose any...
It’s Time to Party
Several years ago, a solo singer-songwriter with long, greasy hair, a five o’clock shadow — and a body frame that otherwise would have qualified...
Hearsay
For a span of a couple of years not long ago, the North Texas music blog We Shot JR was effectively...
Top 10 Local Songs of ’11
Yes, boys and girls, every year around this time, your trusty local music columnist props you up on his sturdy knee, maybe...
The Usual
There's no doubt that the Chat Room Pub on Magnolia Avenue serves a vital, unique purpose here as an excellent non-traditional place to see...