Killer or Filler?
Among the relatively new releases with roots in the 817, the ones by Jessie Frye, Royal South and company, and Tripp Mathis have a...
Lion Eye: Roaring Rhymes and Riddims
Young Zeus, a.k.a. Chris Birdine, doesn’t have to dig very deep to find inspiration for his rhymes. When you grow up in Fort Worth’s...
Lazy Summer Creeping In
The goal of most bands is to capture an audience with the raw musical power of their live performances. Guitarist/ukuleleist/composer Jeremiah Kirby, 34, spent...
Killer or Filler?
Now’s as good a time as any to take stock of the quality releases to come from Fort Worth (sometimes with Dallas’ or Denton’s...
The Me-Thinks: Loud and Sucky
To his left from the Boswell High School parking lot was home. To his right, the way to Haltom “Rock” City. When he was...
South By Recap
Here’s the thing: I kinda suck at South By Southwest. I get to Austin late. I get defeated by lines. I drink too much,...
Six-String Theory
Metallica, Slayer, or System of a Down isn’t something you’d expect to hear in a high school classroom. Rock ’n’ roll has never been...
BLKrKRT: Beat Bombs
Fort Worthian Phil Ford, a.k.a. BLKrKRT (“blacker karat”), is a prolific beat maker/DJ and clothing designer who recently released two albums, Fuses II and...
The Orbans: Return Orbit
Only a few years ago, The Orbans might have been the biggest band in North Texas, packing shows across the region, everyone no doubt...
And Boom Goes the Prog-Funk
Vocalist Justin “Beef” Williams is as crazy about music in general as he is about his funkified prog-rocking quartet. During a recent Bomb Atomic...
