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South-by, New Ealey

The four Fort Worth bands selected to play sanctioned showcases at SXSW next month aren't any surprise: Best Fwends, Bosque Brown, The Rocket Summer,...

Ascension

For years, monster jazz pianist Jhon Kahsen and drummer Duane Durrett have watched fellow North Texas jazzbos retire peacefully, almost too peacefully, to the...

Sunny Sweeney

It was last fall when Sunny Sweeney’s self-produced debut c.d. first arrived in the mail. Not that it was particularly momentous. She hails from...

Blood of the Sun

Blood of the Sun is a new local band, built from the spare parts of Sourvein, Storm at Sunrise, Rotting Corpse, and a couple...

Twisted Case?

On Tue., Feb. 13, in Midland, a judge will determine the fate - and possibly the career - of Fort Worth rapper Twisted Black....

Surreality Bites

Dada Drumming record label founder and sole employee Greg Babbitt takes a samurai’s approach to life and work: Live every moment as if you’re...

Effron White

Arkansas native Effron White’s vocal style has been compared to that of Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and John Prine. That’s like saying “He sounds...

Sly & the Family Stone

Sly Stone’s brief, dramatic performance at the 2006 Grammy Awards was the reclusive singer-player-writer-producer’s first major appearance since his 1993 induction into the Rock...

The Baptist Generals

Esopus magazine isn’t really a magazine as much as it’s a distribution tool, like a record label or art gallery. With intense, original imagery...

Mr. Jones

Two years ago, an obscure rapper from Houston made his national debut with a decent album of boasting, toasting, and balling that probably would...