The Music of Football
As the World Cup comes to Tarrant County, I’ve been tapped to look at the wild and extremely varied world of soccer chants. Fans...
Explosive
I’m not one to deter anyone from getting drunk at a bar and belching up grandiose ideas, but when the inspiration strikes you to...
The McGrath Project
Gary McGrath is heading back on the bus. His classic rock-style band the McGrath Project has just returned home to Fort Worth after touring...
Big Shows
For those of us raised on classic rock — or as my one Gen-X-yet-still-ageist pal puts it, “Baby Boomer bullshit” — two indisputably huge...
Music Men
Fort Worth troubadour Hank Hankshaw, a.k.a. Jeff Burkett, died from complications of pneumonia and a stroke late Saturday night. He was 68 years old.
The...
Fat Drum
Translated as “fat drum,” taiko is a form of drumming drawing from the music of Japan, China, Korea, and India, and it harks to...
Turn on ‘The Charmer’
It took a few decades, but Toadies finally got to make a record with Steve Albini. The Charmer is one of the last yet-to-be-released projects...
Get On Your High Horses
I made this note on my phone while watching Cut Throat Finches launch into their performance at The Post the other night: Frontman Sean...
A Fine Point
Eerie sounds from a keyboard synthesizer. The random crack of a drumhead. A drum roll. Then, voices erupt: “Aaaaahhhh, watch out! You might get...
Noteworthy
Look, I’m going to just write it right here: It does feel weird to think about going to see live bands (or doing anything...
