Tilly and the Flowers Step Forward
It’s fascinating when a song’s lyrical content contradicts its musical tone. There’s something oddly satisfying about the juxtaposition of brooding, melancholy prose laid on...
Cattle Dog Clay Perry
When you meet Clay Perry, he is outwardly deferential and humble. The spiritual-minded rapper uses his natural humility and “sir” and “ma’am” rural charm...
For the Love of Wilkerson
Danny Wilkerson has carried many titles: air-conditioner repairman, drummer in a regionally acclaimed pop-rock outfit, band manager, successful real estate broker, cancer survivor, and...
Ansley’s Ritual
Here’s a semantic question for you: What’s the difference between routine and ritual? I’d argue that a routine is a behavioral pattern you fall...
Remembering Vinnie Paul
Vincent Paul Abbott was a nice guy. Though a rock star, he never met a stranger. He made some feel like a rock star...
Furnished by Fate
The acrid grandpa smell of cigar smoke is heavy in the air. It hovers in dense clouds above the mirrored marble tabletops and polished...
MAF18 Wrap-Up
I tried to do too much. At some point toward the waning hours of the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival (#MAF18) on Sunday,...
Local Music Christmas
Life got ya down? Well, what's new. As in previous years, the Music Awards Festival is a good time to get good and sweaty. This...
See Hear
For someone who came of age in an era when only one or two dedicated live music spots were ever operating in town at...
We’re No. 3!
The math is pretty simple. As the oldest big city in North Texas, Dallas is the center of the universe. Denton is the tiny...
