R.I.P. Savvy’s Rich Mauch
The guy whose looks, musicianship, and demeanor made him one of the coolest guys on the local rock scene in the 1970s and 1980s...
Time to Celebrate
Grady Spencer is in a pretty good spot. While his life probably isn’t totally free of anxieties, the Lubbock-bred country-leaning singer-songwriter seems to be...
Twisted Black Rhymes On
Street cred isn’t all it’s, uh, cracked up to be. High-profile rappers sentenced to significant prison terms –– Mystikal, Shyne, Slick Rick –– have...
Squeezebox Bandits: Made in Texas
The Squeezebox Bandits sound a whole lot like Texas. Their mix of Tejano and C&W reflects the upbringing of the quartet’s co-frontmen, Abel Casillas and...
Top 20 Local Songs of 2018
Aren’t end-of-the-year lists silly? Who are we to say that Joe Gorgeous’ “Wet Cement” was a better track than, say, “Little Sea” by Bosque...
A Higher Calling
Not of necessity, but out of personal nostalgic indulgence, I find that writing about Josh Weathers takes me back to a somewhat wild time...
Beautiful
In November 2021, Fort Worth Magazine ran an oral history-style interview with the original members of Flickerstick in conjunction with the then-recent releases of...
The Wreck Room: 1997-2007
A couple of years ago, I sat at a table at J&J's Hideaway with Wreck Room owner Brian Forella and developer Philip Poole. The...
New Local Music
Red Shahan’s
Men & Coyotes
(Magnolia Records)
At first glance, “Men & Coyotes” seems like a silly name for a song, much less an album. And then...
Panhandling Law Hampers Buskers
Ray Russell has been playing blues guitar around Fort Worth for more than 25 years. For the past year, he has been a busker,...
