For Phuss Sake
When The Phuss frontman Joshua Fleming says his trio is a “North Texas” band as opposed to a merely Fort Worth one, he means...
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...
Local Songs of the Year
Now that the year is coming to a close, let’s look back at some of the great songs that came to us from the...
Local Hip-Hop Don’t Stop
Perhaps it’s the inherent efficiency of the recording process –– a beat, a mic, and a rhyme are all that’s required –– but homegrown...
PlayJazzPlay
Just when you thought the days of major labels' swooping down from above and plucking obscure bands from the bowels of local music scenes...
Remembering Chris Hardee
I don’t remember exactly when, but the last time I saw Chris Hardee, he’d popped into the Boiled Owl Tavern while I was bartending,...
Return to Sender
As anyone who remembers the old Lola’s knows, the place was essentially two places: a bar-bar (Lola’s Saloon) and a backyard with a nice...
So Long, Rail Leader
I wasn’t at the Rail Club Monday night, but area bass player and Jerry Jonestown Massacre podcast co-host Dustin Schneider was, and he shot a clip of...
Ballet Rocks
Singer-songwriter Brandin Lea's got rhythm, both in terms of, y'know, being able to play guitar and sing awesomely and also in the George-and-Ira-Gershwin, Ethel-Merman...
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...