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Hogpig
It wasn’t all that long ago when the guys in Hogpig were splitting time between two stellar North Texas bands: Little Grizzly, cut from...
Sound Waves
Some guys have all the luck.
While most workaday musicians are slaving away in the trenches, pining from the beer-soaked stages of nearly empty clubs...
Blues, on Main or in the House
This much about the Main Street Blues Room is true. It is located on Main Street, in historic Grapevine.
It regularly hosts performances by blues...
Ghostcar
With no identifiable tracks — or limitations — North Texas improvisationalists Ghostcar’s Too Strong/The Art of Transition is a paradox in polycarbonate.
Recorded at Denton’s...
Larry Joe Taylor
The guy who coined “coastal-and-western” has learned a thing through the years.
Larry Joe Taylor’s annual Texas Music festival has grown from 100 fans...
Relatively Heavy
Danny Mabe grew up the youngest of three brothers in a highly musically talented family.
But up until recently, the new Burleson High School graduate...
Headbangers
A news story published last week in the Star-Telegram strongly suggested that the Ridglea Theater would be closing or auctioned off due to the...
Charles Mingus
Legacy churns out many reissues from Columbia, RCA, and smaller, “swallowed-up” labels.
Occasionally, greatness surfaces, such as Tijuana Moods by Charles Mingus and the compilation...
Everyday People
Singer-songwriter-multi-instrumentalist Keite Young doesn’t waste a lot of time thinking about labels.
But bring up the term “neo-soul” — a marketing catchphrase dating back...
The Von Ehrics
If you listen to any Dropkick Murphys album, you get a sense that Boston, their hometown, is largely made up of blue-collar punks who...
