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Sound of a Dying Tweet
Predicting the obsolescence of a technology is sort of like prophesying the end of a recession – you can earn a lot of money...
The Show
Rap duo Run the Jewels co-headlines the inaugural Fortress Festival, April 29-30 in the Fort Worth Cultural District. Tickets range from $105-$275 for two-day...
Weekender: Fri., Aug. 7, 2009
A friend of mine back home up north saw Motley Crüe a year or two ago when the legendary hair-metal band went through Pittsburgh...
Ridglea Theater to Become Bank?
An e-mail received Friday night from someone who lives in the Ridglea Hills neighborhood indicates that the long-standing Ridglea Theater music venue may be...
Toast & Jam with Kristi Wilson
Fort Worth native Kristi “K-Dub” Wilson volunteers at the Stock Show & Rodeo, and we find her this week emceeing a demonstration at the...
New Local Music
Matthew McNeal’s Compadre
The opening electric guitar lick on Matthew McNeal’s new debut album grabbed my ear from the get-go. The lick sounded kinda country,...
Toast & Jam with DJ Dugan
Episode 118: Smith Music Group hit my radar in 1999 when the Stockyards-based music distributor began releasing its series of Live at Billy Bob’s...
Stevie Nicks, Gay Icon
One of my humble missions on this big blue marble is to expand the notion of what a gay icon is. And people, you...
Bad Blonde: Super Unknown
Rarely does a young band drop onto the scene fully formed. Burning Hotels, Lifters/The Orbans, The Unlikely Candidates. And maybe a couple more.
Now there’s...
Oklahoma Women Win One in War on Reproductive Rights
"When it comes to fighting for reproductive rights, there's often no sweeter word than ‘unconstitutional,’” wrote spokesperson Nancy Northup in a press release from...