Two Changes to Cliburn Field
This news just in about the upcoming Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Two new pianists have joined the field to replace two others who...
Benefit for Fort Worth Videographer Sunday
For years, Harriet Mills has been taking videos of her favorite blues and roots musicians in Fort Worth, including Bill Ham, Scott Copeland, Jake...
Top 5 Shows 12/7-12/9 “Shane Torres Headlines Hyenas and Nic Armstrong...
1) After watching Fort Worth-bred standup comedian Shane Torres’ “Defense of Guy Fieri” bit during his September appearance on Conan, I found myself suddenly...
Top 5 Shows: 9/21 to 9/22
1) Friday evening at 6pm at Three Links (2704 Elm St, Dallas), the first Beto O’Rourke/Terd Cruz debate will be on their big screen....
Concerts in the Garden: Groovy, Man
Alright, I’m going to say it. The Woodstock-themed Concerts in the Garden last Saturday was groovy. It was a happenin’, far out, psychedelic show...
Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 3)
Edward Neeman (USA/Australia) started the last day of screening auditions with an excellent Bach Partita in G major, doing particularly well in the slow...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 6)
Four years ago, the Cliburn found me in the midst of a crash diet and doing my best to eat abstemiously. Now I've lost...
Texas Boys Choir Christmas Concert
Local stars Leon Bridges and Kelly Clarkson recently snagged Grammy nominations, but The Fort is already home to a two-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble that...
Toast & Jam with Elaine Turnbow
Recently, my friend Joe Savage asked what criteria I use to select guests for Toast & Jam. “I want interesting folks of all types,...
Colorado Symphony: Now With Weed!
For some decades now, classical music organizations have been wondering how to attract more young listeners to their concerts, and the Colorado Symphony Orchestra...
