Street Smarts
When you ask 32-year-old Justin Derington to cite some of his biggest musical influences, he’ll rattle off names like Tom Petty, Kurt Cobain, and...
Killer or Filler?
Doug Funnie’s Homecoming
Right down to his moniker, Doug Funnie is big into the ’90s. In his lyrics, the Mid-Cities rapper references everything from The...
Transcendental Tunes
On their fourth album, the good folks in The Cush have neatly grafted the expansively psychedelic soundscapes of their earlier material with a heavy...
Bull’s-Eye
When singer-songwriter Richard Hennessy came to Fort Worth because of a job transfer in early 2013, he expected to dislike Texas. But in reality,...
Everything’s Coming Up Green Audio
Last year was a period of major professional and creative growth for Ben Napier, the veteran green-haired producer, sound engineer, and musician. In April,...
![Unger: “The reason I love [this group] is because there’s no ego here.” Allyson V. Williams](https://www.fwweekly.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/Music.jpg "On the Flipside")
On the Flipside
Flipside has had the same lineup for 12 years, but there’s little else about the jazz trio that can be called predictable. At a...
Hang 10
In early 2012, Ryan Coplen and Hank Tosh of the Fort Worth surf-rock quartet The Ape Hangars decided it was time to record their...
Killer or Filler?
Now that we’ve named our favorite albums, EPs, and songs of the past 365 days or so, let’s march right into 2015 with this...
Top Local Albums of ’14
1.) A couple of years ago, as I was interviewing Calhoun songwriters Tim Locke and Jordan Roberts, the discussion turned to The Orbans’ tremendous...
Churning Urn
In the most redeeming sense of the term “typical,” Stone Machine Electric is truly atypical. The Arlington metal duo of drummer Mark Kitchens, an...
