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Showdown at the Mall
Writing about music for Fort Worth Weekly has several "perks," such as being called to serve as a judge at 95.9-FM The Ranch's annual...
Lone-ly Star?
Not sure what to make of the change at 92.5, from a purely arena-rock format to a mix of Outlaw country, alt-country, and Southern...
Salvation Army Kicks Off Gift Collection
Well, it's that time of year again. Not only is it cool to drop a buck into the red Sally kettles when you leave...
FWWeekly Music Awards Sessions
Here are some sights and sounds from Eagle Audio Recording, where over the past weekend several 817 artists recorded songs for the Weekly's 13th...
Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney Memory Almost Full (Mercury) On a first, casual listen, Paul McCartney’s new Memory Almost Full seems rather ordinary.
Second and subsequent listens...
Hate Your Friends Love Music
An all-time classic “band dudes” conversation is the one that starts with “We should totally start a band together.”
Usually there’s lots of complimentary banter...
Outré Fort Worth
I dare you to name another musician who's done what Jhon Kahsen has: Almost every night for the past 25 years, the veteran straight-ahead...
Cross Canadian Ragweed
Cross Canadian Ragweed has delivered great live shows for the past decade, but the band’s CDs usually don’t live up to its promise.
Much...
No More Shows at the Chat
And just when the Chat Room Pub on the South Side was putting Fort Worth on the indie-rock map, booking agent Ben Rogers has...
R.I.P., John Barry
While I was writing up my Milton Babbitt obituary earlier, another composer also passed away this past weekend. John Barry, who penned dozens of...