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Capturing the essence of New York City perplexed Ford initially.

BLKrKRT: Beat Bombs

Fort Worthian Phil Ford, a.k.a. BLKrKRT (“blacker karat”), is a prolific beat maker/DJ and clothing designer who recently released two albums, Fuses II and...

Play Piano. Film It. Be Part of the Cliburn.

Today the Cliburn Foundation announced this summer's Amateur Piano Video Contest. If you're 35 or older this July 31 and don't derive your income...

Former Fort Worth Rapper on Dr. Phil

The Fort Worth nerdcore rap artist formerly known as MC Router was on Dr. Phil today with her mother, who’s worried that her daughter,...

Made In America Expo Offers Studio Time To Contest Winner

The game of baseball is as American as apple pie. Actual baseballs, however, are made overseas. Same with Barbie dolls, Levi jeans, Converse shoes, and...

DIY Day(s) this Weekend

The Syndicate is doing it right. Founded and operated by Erik Castel, the new Fort Worth booking agency-slash-promotions company is throwing a major bash right...

Koe Wetzel & Konvicts Steal White Elephant Saloon Contest

You'd think somebody named Mary Jane Farmer would be a pot grower. But she's not (as far as I know). Farmer is a pleasant,...
Igneous Grimm's sophomore album, Everything Is the Same Thing, is pure country-psychedelia.

Igneous Grimm: Country-Psychedelia (UPDATED)

Igneous Grimm is now connected. Somewhat. Back in the day, the country-psychedelic band lived in 1972 (“Igneous Grimm Spaces In,” Nov. 17, 2010). Now the Cleburne...

The Orbans: Return Orbit

Only a few years ago, The Orbans might have been the biggest band in North Texas, packing shows across the region, everyone no doubt...
Singer-songwriter/guitar-slinger Ronnie Heart is wrapping up his debut album.

Ronnie Heart’s Neo-Disco Soul

Ronnie Heart is the bomb. Period. The last time I caught him was in the summer at a Friday on the Green, a monthly...

And Boom Goes the Prog-Funk

Vocalist Justin “Beef” Williams is as crazy about music in general as he is about his funkified prog-rocking quartet. During a recent Bomb Atomic...