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Top 5 Shows
1) Well, it’s Friday. Shows exist, five of which come highly recommended by this publication. This is one of them: Tonight at MASS (1002...
Drink it In
Four years ago, drummer J-Ray Hart found a CD taped to his door with a note that read, “J-Ray, add drums.” The CD contained...
Toast & Jam with Mark Joeckel
Arlington Music Hall is kinda like Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater – a historic movie joint transformed into a premier, contemporary music venue. Arlington Music...
Dead (Vinyl) Serious
Just going to throw this out there, but I think that Dead Vinyl is hitting its stride. In the past couple of months, the...
Toast & Jam with Betsy Parmer
Susan Oberhofer-Maben, better known as Suzie Q, died unexpectedly at 49 in February, creating much sadness among her many friends -- ironic since Suzie...
Top 5 Shows
1) Need a reason to check out the Haltom Theater (5601 Belknap)? Garage rockers Prof.Fuzz 63 headline a bill there that also includes emo...
Toast & Jam with Franklin Tharp
In late 2000, I was working at the Arlington Star-Telegram, and fellow reporter Robert Tharp announced one day that his wife was pregnant with...
A Cymbal of the Times
Here’s a question for area music fans: What do you want or expect out of a local band or artist? Do you want them...
Return Signals & Alibis
It’s been three years since gloomy slow-core outfit Signals & Alibis released new music. The synth-laden sound the band debuted on 2016’s Looks Like...
Meach Pango Sounding Juicy at Friday (the 13th) on the Green
Meach Pango knows how to kickstart a party. Frontman Alex Mackenzie on stage is like a bolt of lightning hitting an energy drink and...


















