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...
Nice Work If You Can Get It
A common adage soft-pedaled to many aspiring musicians is “don’t quit your day job.” That prickly little quip is often spoken by a parent,...
Lion Frogs
If you were to imagine a local reggae band fronted by a singer from Jamaica, students from TCU probably wouldn’t figure into your mental...
After the Monkey House
There used to be this short-lived venue called Cowtown Bar and Grill, where Camp Bowie Boulevard meets the traffic circle. That’s where I saw...
From Thick Air
Fun fact: Late in the summer of 2009, I drove to a residential neighborhood in South Arlington to audition for a doom metal band....
Caged Bird
The bride wore a black miniskirt. (She is nicknamed “Legs,” after all.) The groom wore gray stripes.
The minister omitted the part about the groom...
Not Alone for Long
In terms of the local spotlight, R&B singer Brandon Marcel might only pop into its gaze peripherally – when you mention his name, he’s...
Powerful
You’re wasted on your couch, half asleep, imagining a Quentin Tarantino surf movie that was never made, when your protagonist stumbles into a rock...
New Local Music
Un Chien’s Where We Belong (Hand Drawn Records)
Un Chien isn’t afraid of a little reverb. Or a lot. The indie-rock quintet is following up...
Crystal Pop
The Crystal Furs didn’t start out as anything more than an outlet for Kevin Buchanan to write and record some of his own material....
