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Nice Work If You Can Get It
A common adage soft-pedaled to many aspiring musicians is “don’t quit your day job.” That prickly little quip is often spoken by a parent,...
Burning Hotels, Royal Sons, Queen Bey
I recently interviewed a friendly, smart young woman in her junior year at TCU who has been living in Fort Worth for a couple...
Van Cliburn Competition Coming to Movie Theaters
Exciting news for everybody who can't make it to Bass Hall for the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: You'll be able to see the...
Lion Frogs
If you were to imagine a local reggae band fronted by a singer from Jamaica, students from TCU probably wouldn’t figure into your mental...
Rock for Trump!
Don’t be fooled. It can’t be real.
A couple of weeks ago, an ad appeared on Dallas’ Craigslist seeking “conservative musicians” for a “new tour,”...
After the Monkey House
There used to be this short-lived venue called Cowtown Bar and Grill, where Camp Bowie Boulevard meets the traffic circle. That’s where I saw...
A Crank’s Take On The Grammy Awards
Awards shows are tedious affairs but the Grammys usually rock. Usually. Last night? Not so much. I wasn’t feeling the 2017 Grammys.
First off, I’m...
The Show
Tarrant County released Scott Copeland from jail early this week due to his good behavior as an inmate, so expect the usually rabble-rousing singer-songwriter...
From Thick Air
Fun fact: Late in the summer of 2009, I drove to a residential neighborhood in South Arlington to audition for a doom metal band....
Donald Fagen, Oh Whitney, Magic
The good news arrived the old fashioned way.
“Hiatus is over!” Peter More wrote on Facebook last week. “Excited to announce upcoming shows, record release,...
