Cex
The pseudonym for songwriter/producer Riyan Kidwell, Cex works from a palette of moody atmospherics; tinny, loud, and occasionally funky drums; and a harmonic swirl...
Siberian Traps’ Stray Dogs
I don’t want to say that Siberian Traps have finally found their sound, because that would suggest that the five-piece’s previous material, watermarked by...
Bapharet Vessel’s The Good Kind of Mushroom
Bapharet Vessel
The Good Kind of Mushroom
(Self-released)
Does sophisticated songwriting and a mature sound come only with age and years of experience? Teenagers Julian Cedillo (guitar,...
Nice Major’s California Colors
Fort Worth-based rapper Nice Major’s California Colors is a sonic collage of West Coast-style synth, slow-riding beats, droning, mind-bending notes, and intricate rhymes with...
David Kimbrough Jr.
David Kimbrough Jr.’s mix of old-time blues soul sounds on Shell-Shocked undoubtedly reflects the influence of his father Junior Kimbrough’s hypnotic blues groove. The...
‘I’m Going Straight to Hell’ All Clean (Self-released)
After more than five years in the making, All Clean is finally poised to release its debut album. The long-awaited Down from the Inner...
Obituary: Hosea Robinson
My friend Hosea Robinson died on July 3 from congestive heart failure. He was 57. I hadn't seen him in a few years, but...
Hogpig
It wasn’t all that long ago when the guys in Hogpig were splitting time between two stellar North Texas bands: Little Grizzly, cut from...
Luke McGlathery
Luke McGlathery has been a musical pillar around Fort Worth for the past few years. Whether it’s with his former bluegrass outfit Big City...
Satellite Dream
Playing local and regional shows pretty steadily and releasing new DIY discs every so often, Satellite Dream has been orbiting the Cowtown scene for...
