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Five Times August
Brad Skistimas, the 24-year-old Dallasite who operates under the sweeping moniker Five Times August, recently released his second full-length effort, Brighter Side.
And for a...
The Soft Parade
I hate noise pollution. Dogs barking all damn day long, hoopties pumping bass drums, loud office chatter when I'm trying to compose my spellbinding...
Big Bertha
The last time I saw local fusion pioneers Bertha Coolidge play, I admit, I was a little underwhelmed. Could have been the venue: the...
Scorched Earth
We are survivalists. Quickly and accurately, we must use our eyes and ears (and sometimes noses) to separate the people who will happily pick...
Sound, Art
Last spring, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth did a trés cool, trés New York City thing and produced an outdoor concert, in...
Flying Solo
Admittedly, the four members of Soulever Lift realize they're just another local band following every possible avenue to achieve some sort of success in...
Big Dans and Mikes
Say what you will about Rolling Stone's hero-worship, staunchly leftist sympathies, arbitrary lists, and relatively recent descent into fetishizing celebrities a la People magazine,...
David “Honeyboy” Edwards
David "Honeyboy" Edwards is no longer in his prime, but he's still got the feel for the old-time, acoustic blues.
Born into a sharecropper family...
Samuel James
Samuel James' version of the blues mixes tradition, sly humor, and a knowing wink with a steady, almost hypnotic acoustic beat.
On Songs Famed...
Gonna Fly Now
Singer-songwriter Elizabeth Wills recently relocated to her hometown of Fort Worth after a few years working a non-musical gig in the gorgeous mountain city...
