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Handicapping the Music Awards
Music awards competitions are not perfect. Ours certainly is not. Is the concept itself? Hmm. On one hand, I don’t think pitting musicians against...
Pipeline Baron’s $9 Billion Untaxed
The New York Times shares this story about a Texas guy who made billions by burying natural gas pipelines, and then died this year...
No West 7th Party Tonight After All
Disregard yesterday's post: There won’t be any muddy Woodstock type of fun tonight at West 7th – the mere threat of rain has apparently...
Guitarists Go Wild
A friend of mine loves rootsy, tasteful, soulful, melodic guitar playing.
He thinks Jimmie Vaughan can play circles around brother Stevie Ray. See what I...
Landers Machine Shop Takes Off
In addition to The Where House on Hemphill, The Gallery at Landers Machine Shop (207 E. Broadway, 817-917-7123), which Dan McGraw wrote about at...
Scenes from First Friday on the Green
Hundreds of people spent last Friday evening camped out on the lawn of Magnolia Green Park, taking in the sounds of First Friday on...
Beat It to FWO’s Hyrdogen Jukebox Next Year
In my recent review of Fort Worth Opera’s production of composer Jorge Martin’s Before Night Falls, I mention that the company’s 2011 festival will...
Fungi Girls: All Hyped Up
Fame, sex, the power to demand Maine lobster tail at 3 a.m. — everyone starts a band with some sort of dream in mind....
More Music Awards Mumbo-Jumbo
Time for your weekly Music Awards update. The lineup for our free all-day, all-817-local festival on Sun., June 27, keeps getting stronger. In addition...
Fort Worth Digs Up $4.5 Million For Super Bowl
Fort Worth's budget mire, which is forcing employees to take unpaid furloughs, hasn’t prevented the city from finding $4.5 million for Super Bowl 2011.
City...
