Haunting Melodies
For his sixth studio album, Keegan McInroe scared up a ghost town.
“I had been thinking about wanting to find an interesting space other than...
That There’s Bait
What a Faustian bargain is the internet. Access to the entirety of human knowledge and accomplishment — nearly 100 trillion times the amount of...
R.I.P., Burt Bacharach
From the pop music world comes the news that Burt Bacharach has passed away at the age of 94. At a time when rock...
It’s Local Music Christmas!
Join the Fort Worth Weekly at the Ridglea Theater at 6 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 11, for our 2022 Music Awards Ceremony with host Greg Spicoli...
Blogging the Cliburn (Final Round, Second Half)
One of these years, the Cliburn judges are going to pick the pianists I like as winners. The law of averages says it’s going...
Blogging the Cliburn (Final Round, First Half)
I can’t overemphasize what a coup it is for the Cliburn to sign up Marin Alsop to conduct the final-round concertos. The trailblazing protegée...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinal Round, Days 3-5)
Lots of business to attend to here, so let’s get on it. Lim Yun-chan’s semifinal recital consists solely of all 12 of Liszt’s Transcendental...
Blogging the Cliburn (Semifinal Round, Days 1-2)
This year, the Van Cliburn has dispensed with its chamber music requirement. I would have liked to see it kept with an expanded repertoire,...
Blogging the Cliburn (Second Round, Day 2)
As I promised, I went back and listened to the first-round recitals of the two second-rounders that I missed, and I found something to...
Blogging the Cliburn (Second Round, Day 1)
Here’s the soccer update I promised yesterday: Wales ended Ukraine’s World Cup dream with a 1-0 victory in Cardiff. On one hand, I’m sad...
