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Chesapeake Bows Out, Gracefully
On Oct. 27, the New York Times repored that Chesapeake Energy, which holds 5,000 acres of land in upstate New York's watershed under lease...
Hip Tips: Slight Return
It’s been a long time, but Hip Tips is back, with more brain-melting indie-rock and sundry other faux-intellectual, artful goodies for your listening/reading/observing/getting-hip-finally pleasure.
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Mayor Moncrief Whimpers About Criticism
The thin-skinned hypocrisy and borderline absurdity exhibited by Mayor Mike Moncrief at yesterday’s Fort Worth City Council meeting was extraordinary even for this ethically...
Pay Dirt
Austin Allsup is a complex guy -- tough, tender, lost, confident, sane, crazy -- but what he isn't is lazy. A couple of weeks...
Fort Worthless
Sigh. Once again, Fort Worth isn't part of the North Texas music conversation, and, naturally, my boxers are in a wad. A while back,...
Pour House to Re-Open on Halloween Night
So the already changing landscape of the W.7th-Carrol corridor will be adding another bar this weekend. After 13 years in their downtown location, the...
Readers Speak: Best Rains Songs
I promised to post videos of all-time best rain songs suggested by Blotch readers, and here they are:
Bryan F said, “ 'Thunderstorms and Neon...
Riverboat Gambler Muso in Need
The Riverboat Gamblers’ Ian McDougall is in the hospital, recovering from injuries suffered when hit by a car while on his bike. He has...
5 Greatest Rain Songs Of All Time
“Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” played on my car stereo this morning and made me think of three things:
1. Willie Nelson is a national...
Come Together
Matt Skates has been a fixture on the Fort Worth music scene for years. He plays bass currently in seven local bands: Ginny Mac,...
