Moon Rocks
Moon Grave has seen the good, bad, and ugly sides of a name. Until last May, the Fort Worth alt-rock trio went by the...
A Quick Buzz
For a band that technically didn’t form until the summer of 2015, Ill Smiths have quickly become one of the buzziest acts in the...
Squanto’s Spear of Density
For fans of ’90s trip-hop, early Beck, glitchwerks, the poetry of John Ashbery and Jorie Graham, and music as people 30 and older probably...
Hate Your Friends Love Music
An all-time classic “band dudes” conversation is the one that starts with “We should totally start a band together.”
Usually there’s lots of complimentary banter...
Vodeo’s Auspicious Debut
These guys must get laid a lot. Not that having acrobatic sex with as many attractive people as possible is every musician’s dream, but...
New Local Music
Jessie Frye’s Boys’ Club
Jessie Frye has balance working in her favor. Her rich voice could easily work in the hands of a dance-pop...
Evolving Sound Emoji
I’ll be honest. Interviewing a band by group text is sort of a bit, but seeing as how the three dudes in the Fungi...
Pinkish Black: Bury the Past, Eye the Future
The year 2014 was a good one for Fort Worth’s heaviest, noisiest experimental duo. In the spring, Pinkish Black completed a West Coast tour...
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...
On the Town
Happy Hour
Readers’ choice: Bar Louie, 2973 W 7th St
Critic’s choice: Upper 90 on College, 961 W Magnolia Av
From 2 to 7pm Mon-Fri, the Near...