Just Listen and Play
Improvisation has been at the core of jazz since it sprang out of the heart of the Mississippi Delta nearly 100 years ago. From...
Enter: The Orbans
You blinked and missed it. OK, call me unreasonable, but a couple of weeks ago, one of the best albums ever produced by a...
Jerry Jonestown Massacre
Jerry Jonestown Massacre started the way most good things do: after major hangs at the local tavern.
Matt Stubbs told Dustin Schneider he thought they...
Taking the Lead
When local muso Matt Skates formed the Fort Worth Music Co-Op last year, he couldn't have guessed all the directions it would take. The...
MAF18 Wrap-Up
I tried to do too much. At some point toward the waning hours of the Fort Worth Weekly Music Awards Festival (#MAF18) on Sunday,...
No Reservations
The economic downturn has not been kind to the folks from Indian Casino Records, the plucky little Seattle-based indie record label that we've profiled...
Merkin Tools Along
The guys in the mod-rock trio Merkin get a lot of flak for naming their band after a pubic wig. Calling their first full-length...
Lotus Sutra’s Mourning Dawns
Often hidden in the shadows of every music scene, clandestine among fawned-over stylish and attractive indie rockers, concealed behind the glitzy flex of the...
Slumberbuzz Awakens
Last January, Slumberbuzz had changed its name, solidified its sound and lineup, and written enough material to fill an album. At the time, the...
Craft, Work
The Marked Men have been one of the state’s most beloved punk bands since the early aughts. Even if they never graced Pitchfork, their...
