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...
New Local Music
Heater, Reaching for Things Unknown (Twistworthy Records)
Geez, where did Heater come from? On first listen to the Fort Worth band’s new 7-inch EP, Reaching...
Finding Grace Kali
Christian Lynette Williams knows heartbreak and loss. The veteran Fort Worth singer-songwriter has had her promising musical career stalled by a series of tragedies...
Minors Strike Major Chord
The high school years spawn many a musician’s first band. In fairness, a good deal of those projects could be better described as the...
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...
Beer-tastic Party Songs
Like purple syrup and hip-hop and like massive amounts of cocaine and Duran Duran, beer and rock just go together. Sure, C&W pickers and...
Coyote Spirit
Musical renegade Red Shahan says he is in “new and unfamiliar territory.” He and his girlfriend are starting a family and planting roots, raising...
You’ve Gotta See Big Mike
As a toddler, Michael Richardson would haul a suitcase full of 45rpm rock records around his house. He couldn’t even read, but if a...
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,...
Becoming Devi
Devi is the Sanskrit word for “goddess,” which sounds like an ambitious name for an artist, but it’s an apt description of what the...
