On the Horizon
One of the many (two or three) perks of being a vaunted (unknown) music critic for a million-plus-circulation magazine (Fort Worth Weekly) is getting...
Music Awards: ’08, Here We Come
By 5:30 p.m., the line in front of McDavid Studio looked like a really big mosh pit that had been stretched into a noodle....
Raps from the Yacht Club
Every once in a while, a great, truly progressive, truly talented local novelty (or semi-novelty) band comes along - and then disappears about as...
The Aardvark: The Fresh-Maker
A new look for the Aardvark is on the way. The longtime rock-scene staple is undergoing a facelift that owner Danny Weaver expects to...
A Music-Lover’s Manifesto
I'm worried. There's this book out now by famed socio-economist Francis Fukuyama that confirms everything I've feared about hipster retro-culture.
See, as technology makes possible...
Coping in Cow-land
It's been a while since I've seen Scott Copeland. I don't know if the longtime singer-songwriter's playing the Wreck Room on a regular basis...
Dancin’ Days are Here Again
Seems like just last week we were wrapping up our annual Music Awards - I can't believe they're back. (If you could hear my...
Early Man
Last week, fellow Weekly columnist Last Call wrote a valentine to a relatively new sports bar, Rock Star, out on South I-35 in the...
Lone-ly Star?
Not sure what to make of the change at 92.5, from a purely arena-rock format to a mix of Outlaw country, alt-country, and Southern...
Blues, on Main or in the House
This much about the Main Street Blues Room is true. It is located on Main Street, in historic Grapevine.
It regularly hosts performances by blues...
