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Friday, March 27, 2026

Talking ’bout Pound Cake

Lively Up the Scene

The Trauma Ray Carnival

Women Voices

Building a Mystery

Music Feature

Music Feature

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...
After playing a sanctioned showcase, Fort Worth’s War Party is ready to, um, party at South By Southwest. Steve Steward

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,...
Teacher Jim Crye doesn’t have metal-face all the time. Christian McPhate

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...
Capturing the essence of New York City perplexed Ford initially.

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...
Fort Nox’s Riders of the Storm is a master class in authentic rap.

Killer or Filler?

The hits keep on comin’ in ye olde Fort, starting with an EP by a rap trio that’s been around the block a few...
With artwork by Cody Soape, The Fibs’ recently released debut album, Hex Hex Hex, is bipolar.

The Fibs Cast a Spell

Fort Worth singer-songwriter Preston Newberry, 24, is a man of many interests. He restores old homes to pay the bills and has just started...
A recording of Ronald Shannon Jackson’s last live performance has just been released, and Live at The Kessler Theater is a fitting tribute.

Killer or Filler?

Even in the winter doldrums, the rekkids keep on comin’. The biggest of the bunch on the chopping block this week is from a...