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Top 10 Local Songs of ’15
Once again, a wealth of exceptional tuneage exploded from the great 817 this year. On a purely technical level, there were at least ––...
Texas Boys Choir Christmas Concert
Local stars Leon Bridges and Kelly Clarkson recently snagged Grammy nominations, but The Fort is already home to a two-time Grammy Award-winning ensemble that...
Tidals, Wire Nest, Go!
I’ve got to admit. I’ve been underselling Fort Worth for years now, labeling my adopted city a “cultural backwater” not directly –– never directly...
A Rock Band’s Rock Band
Collectively, the four guys in Caliche Burnout have amassed a century’s worth of experience playing in local bands. With a resume of past acts...
Huffer: Sad Times Are Here to stay
Fort Worth metalheads are so gauche. Someone needs to tell the dudes in Huffer that no one says, “CD release party” anymore. It’s “album”...
New Local Music
Clint Niosi’s
Captives of Sense
Clint Niosi’s third album is 10 tracks of mostly instrumental experimental sounds soaring over the pulse of quiet guitar, sly keyboards,...
Moon Rocks
Moon Grave has seen the good, bad, and ugly sides of a name. Until last May, the Fort Worth alt-rock trio went by the...
A Quick Buzz
For a band that technically didn’t form until the summer of 2015, Ill Smiths have quickly become one of the buzziest acts in the...
Smile! Leon’s on SNL!
That’s me. I’m the guy on Facebook posting that selfie with Leon Bridges at the Chat Room Pub above the caption: “So proud of...
New Local Music
Raven Charter’s
Reset
The first thing that jumps out at me from Reset, North Texas prog-rock outfit Raven Charter’s third record, is its sonic perfection: perfectly...
