The Unknowable Psyche of Same Brain
The one time I saw Same Brain was when they opened for Son of Stan and Steve Gnash at the latter’s tape release party...
Where 2
In January of 2015, I got drunk at the Bearded Lady with Where House impresario/Fairmount neighborhood general contractor Casey Smith and some homies. The...
Fortress of Solid Tunes
All week leading up to the much-anticipated Fortress Festival, the weekend weather forecast became increasingly ominous, prompting many to post on social media concerns...
Critical MASS
It’s not unusual for a bar, restaurant, or music venue to have a small army of investors. To get a project off the ground,...
Soldiering On
Local musicians take note: If you aren’t selling your music, you either don’t know your market or aren’t hustling hard enough. That’s a lesson...
On the Outside
Richard Haskins is playing in Fort Worth for the first time in years on Friday night at Shipping & Receiving Bar. I’ve never met...
Meta Flow
Rap, as an artform, is incredibly malleable, but it is often pinned down by persistent stereotypes. Fort Worth rapper Wrex seeks to rise above...
Seizing the Fortress
Fort Worth has no shortage of small-ish music festivals. Most are booked at Panther Island Pavilion, Shipping and Receiving, or Lola’s Saloon, and the...
Bucket List Grind
Who is Juma Spears? Given that Fort Worth’s music scene seems to revolve around rock and country bands, the 23-year-old rapper’s name might not...
Live Oak Dead
Last week, the employees of the Live Oak were called together for a meeting. The 25 or so staffers learned that the West Magnolia...
