Darrin Kobetich’s Longest Winter
Darrin Kobetich and his guitars have been through a lot together over the last 33 years. When he was a howling force in thrash...
Get Ready to Fest
The year was 2002 when Fort Worth Weekly decided to put together a concert as part of our annual Music Awards. The location was...
Irv Jones’ Beats
Irv Jones doesn’t stop to rest for any day of the year. On Thanksgiving, the producer, drummer, singer, and artist developer was recording at...
Welcome to Our Anti-Tragic Kingdom
Here in the Kingdom of Weeklandia, we are celebrating our 25th annual Best Of issue with a nod to the late ’90s. What better...
Tasty Licks
Given the closings of Lola’s, the Post, and Twilite Lounge over the past six months, coming up with a list of Fort Worth places...
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...
Best Local Songs of ’16
There were so many good songs this year, there’s no way I could have kept up with all of them, but I managed to...
SXSWork
The real South-by is a lot of traffic, a lot of tedium, and a lot of fun.
We hadn't moved in about 20 minutes. I...
Top 10 Local Songs of the Year
Like all lists, this one is inadequate, as was last week’s stab at picking an Album of the Year. So why try? What’s the...
All’s a Board
At some point in 2007, Drug Mountain bassist Britt Robisheaux picked up the phone and dialed a number. On the other end (eventually) was...
