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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...
Online Fundraiser for 1919 in Effect
In response to several complaints to the Fort Worth Fire Department last week, 1919 Hemphill launched a fundraising campaign for remodeling, to ensure that...
Best Fort Worth(-ish) Albums of ’16
If it weren’t for the following tunes (and perhaps many others, ones I either haven’t heard or that haven’t been recorded yet), then I...
1919 Hemphill Under Fire from the “Alt-Right”
The far right wing has Chris Cotter scrambling.
As one of two people who oversee 1919 Hemphill, the Near Southside DIY space that was founded...
Maren Morris Is Our Hero
Maren Morris sure can write some catchy tunes. With only one or two exceptions, every moment of her major label debut from June is...
Trái Bo: Whatever Works
Band names are often non-sequitur, a pair of unrelated words that sound good rolling off the tongue. Trái Bơ is a Vietnamese word that...
New Local Music
Heater, Reaching for Things Unknown (Twistworthy Records)
Geez, where did Heater come from? On first listen to the Fort Worth band’s new 7-inch EP, Reaching...
Steve Gnash, Complete: Weirdness Rules
Before we get to easily one of my favorite Fort Worth bands of all time (seriously), I’d like to draw your attention to Steve...
Devin Leigh, “Searching for the Truth,” Self-Released
Last year, Fort Worth native Devin Leigh released Chants and Incantations, a bluesy, guitar-drenched collection of original songs that sounded gnarly as background music...
A Beat like No Other
In some circles, Mike Lackey is a celebrity. The Fort Worth-based beatboxer has elevated his craft far beyond the ’80s-era Fat Boys standard of...
