On the March
After forming in mid-2006, the pop-soul outfit The Campaign quickly earned a reputation for both novelty and sheer professionalism. First there was the oddity...
Red Bull
Making bold moves hasn’t been hard for Josh Weathers. When he was younger, the Fort Worthian blew off his aunt’s suggestions, and an early...
Cory Morrow
Have you ever bet everything on a nag to win, and then watched your horse burst out of the starting gate like a comet,...
The Right Way
Newbie Texas Music act Braker Lane is a culmination of musical stops and starts.
By CAROLINE COLLIER
Country singer-songwriter Matthew Lane grew up in rural Kentucky,...
Scorched Earth
We are survivalists. Quickly and accurately, we must use our eyes and ears (and sometimes noses) to separate the people who will happily pick...
Love, Loss, and Dead Horses
Clint Niosi's debut album has been a couple of years in coming.
The Sound of Dead Horses Beaten Against Cold Shoulders is a sly and...
Shapes Stars Make Are Out There
In These Mountains Are Safe, the North Texas trio Shapes Stars Make manages to turn furious progressive rock into an electronic lullaby. The majority...
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...
Death, Blood, and the Saint
Here's what I remember of Derek St. Holmes: listening to "Stranglehold" over and over while doing curls with red Kmart weights in front of...
Year in Review
I asked our esteemed group of music writers to comment on events and developments — significant, happy, sad, or just plain entertaining — this...
