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Top 5 Shows 3/22-3/25: “First Weekend of Spring for Area Bands”...
1) Your dad or uncle probably knows this already, but I didn’t: Asleep at the Wheel has been playing country music since 1969, and...
Fort Worth Now or Later?
Back during South by Southwest’s halcyon days (circa 1998-2008), I’m pretty sure that for most of us visiting journalists and other, much less cool...
Mouse Trap’s Understatement
The kernel of what ultimately becomes a proper song is often just a rough guitar part quickly captured on a four-track, abstract lyrical concepts...
Top 5 Shows 3/15-3/18: “NSFW Stands for Not So Fun Wknd,...
1-3) If you have the “blues” over being stuck up here while all your friends are having the time of their lives discovering all...
Complete’s Three Cents
Youth is the ambrosia that sustains both rock ’n’ roll and hip-hop. A steady injection of new blood is fundamental to the unspoken, yet...
Reaching Meachitude
When I rolled up to MASS to interview them ahead of their gig on Sunday night, the five dudes that make up Meach Pango...
Top 5 Shows 3/8-3/11: “Midnight Opera is Playing MASS. Also, I...
1) File this listing under “Form your own opinions,” but I think you, as a consumer and appreciator of local music, should go see...
SXFW
In two weeks, South-by-Southwest, the annual corporate branding showcase masquerading as a music festival, descends upon Austin, the world’s most eminent Important Music City....
Jack Barksdale’s Old Soul
In November 2016, Brent and Clara Barksdale were traveling through the scenic Texas Hill Country on vacation with their two children. Along their route,...
Top 5 Shows 3/2-3/4: “First Weekend in March 2018” Edition
1) Happy Friday! Here’s a show at Lola’s (2736 W 6th St) tonight that starts at 10 pm and features three favorite local voices:...
