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Rockin’ Ron Thompson Gets Some Love
The daughter of longtime local drummer Rockin’ Ron Thompson started an online funding campaign to help her father pay bills as he struggles to...
Solo Lucci + TUC = Big Time!
In my column last week –– don’t fall asleep! I promise this story will get better! –– I discussed the virtues of staying in...
Juando a La Vez
The formula for a band to release music to the masses has been the same for more than three quarters of a century: Write...
Saved by the Southside
A steady stream of people comes in and out of Avoca Coffee on West Magnolia Avenue. It’s a cool Saturday afternoon, though many of...
Hello, Maren!
I’m sure you’ve already heard the news, because you’re on Facebook, and you can’t live without it, and even when your phone is 20...
Best/Oddest Local Vids of ’15
As a hairy, belching byproduct of the MTV generation, I see social media, Facebook and Instagram specifically, as the average millennial’s primary source for...
Blonde Ambition
Dylan Owens is a different breed of punk. Bad Blonde’s twentysomething frontman is an anti-millennial –– confident with an air of positivity yet unfazed...
New Local Music
Randy Rogers Band’s Nothing Shines Like Neon
Some of the best country and western songs feature Texas cities: “Abilene,” “Amarillo by Morning,” “Galveston,” “El Paso,”...
Dreamy Life Records: Bring It
Let’s go ahead and admit it. Rockers, writers, and scenesters outside Fort Worth may think our city is pretty cool for one reason. We...
Top 10(-ish) Local Albums of the Year
Lots of good albums come out of town every year. Tons. But when time comes for me to compile this list, I have to...
