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Clearly Acidic
My brain is scrambled right now. I feel like I’ve been zapped by some warbling beam of crimson, deleterious energy, a Discombobulator Ray powered by...
Left Arm Tan Swings Big
Fort Worth sextet Left Arm Tan has never felt comfortable with the confining labels assigned within country music — the genre, for good or...
Happy Release Party to The Unlikely Candidates
The Unlikely Candidates are celebrating their debut album with a show that further illustrates how I totally forget how they are a pretty huge band...
Shining On
In early summer of 2020, singer-songwriter Cameron Smith was approached by local artist and friend Jeremy Joel about providing some music for a documentary...
Living from Check to Check
Four years ago, accordionist Abel Casillas had an idea to reinvent his Tejano-style of music. Combining basic Tejano polka, honkytonk, and zydeco with a...
R.I.P., 3726 W 6th St
I had a moment a couple weeks ago, standing on that deck in the northeast corner of Lola’s Trailer Park, when I concluded that...
Johnny on the Spot
Amid the backdrop of lively chatter and clinking glasses, Johnny Case launched into an upbeat blues number. Backed by drums and upright bass, the...
Crazy Town or Crazy Algorithm?
I’m just going to throw this out there: When was the last time you heard “Butterfly” by Crazy Town? The reason I ask is...
ArtsGoggle Is Here
Holy shit, ArtsGoggle is really happening again.
This is the thought I had a few weeks ago when “Competing Downtown Arts Festivals” was a conversational topic...
Jack Barksdale
For nearly five years, Texas singer-songwriter circles have been enamored with Jack Barksdale. Since the age of 9, the skinny kid in his signature...
