Road Renegade
A few years ago, Fort Worth singer-songwriter Phil Hamilton did what a lot of people dream of: He quit his lucrative day job as...
Strung Up
For a lot of people, the twangy sound of bluegrass conjures cozy images of family, old-time religion, and downhome celebrations. But for Luke McGlathery,...
NPR + PBR
A lot of musicians think their music can become oversimplified or even misrepresented by labels such as “alternative” and “independent.”
While none of the four...
South By Recap
The traffic. The lines. The overpriced food-truck fare. The nonstop day-drinking. The huge crowds. The anxiety I feel every year before South By Southwest...
Killer or Filler?
New Media Recordings’ self-titled compilation
Playing in a workaday indie band in a workaday indie city like the Fort, you’ve got to have a sense...
Killer or Filler?
Stone Machine Electric’s Stone Machine Electric
Chroniclers take note: If you’ve been keeping track of doom metal’s resurgent popularity over the past five years or...
Killer or Filler?
James Michael Taylor’s Man That I Am
By all rights, the ultra-prolific Fort Worth singer-songwriter-actor-eccentric James Michael Taylor should be one of those local artists...
D. Anson Brody: A Song a Week for a Year
Now that major record labels have become the sole province of mega-stars, local musicians are coming up with creative ways to release new music....
KatsüK’s Zero Point
There’s a reason Fort Worth singer-songwriter Daniel Katsük took almost four years to release the follow-up to his band KatsüK’s 2008 debut album, Out...
Boss Honcho
Bona fide, non-hyphenated rock ’n’ roll is not something you pump out after learning just a couple of chords, though, yes, lots of bands...
