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John Zaskoda
John Zaskoda is a staunch believer in grassroots music. The former lead guitarist for local singer-songwriter Scott Copeland and local band The Merchants opened...
Magnet
Any record that opens with foot stomps, handclaps, and humming can’t be bad.
The Simple Life, the debut album from Norwegian singer-songwriter Evan Johansen,...
Fort Worth Got Next
One of the first stories I ever wrote for the Weekly was about local hip-hop. Most of the artists I talked to lived in...
Observe the Revolving Door
Another year, another music editor for the Dallas Observer. Last week, Jonanna Widner was reportedly fired, making her the third Observer music chief in...
Randy McAllister
Randy McAllister’s eighth album, the soulful, roadhouse-bluesy Dope Slap Soup, is solid all the way through, with a couple of standout songs.
Like the...
Ryan Scroggins and The Trenchtown Texans
Listen, elitist music bloggers, we get it.
We know you think ska is terrible, and we know why, but if you’d get over the stereotype...
Andy Timmons
Dallasite Andy Timmons, the fourth horseman of the instrumental-electric-guitar apocalypse — along with Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and Eric Johnson — is the aggregate...
With a Bullet
For local mod-rock trio Ransom, everything has happened fast.
About a week after the two current songwriters had their first jam session, they found and...
Wave the Flag
I do not harbor a reckless desire to build a wall around Tarrant County to keep out interloping performance artists, and I will not...
Di Meliora Ferant
Note to all young musicians who aspire to be contemporary prog-metal giants: It took Tool 10 years to become Tool.
And while you must applaud...
