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The Crystal Furs’ Twee
Let me go ahead and get this out of the way: I absolutely loath “twee pop” – the phrase, not the music. I enjoy...
J/O/E’s Craft
A couple of decades ago, if you heard a musician say that his musical career was an outgrowth of skateboarding and beer, you’d be...
Top 5 Shows 4/5-4/8: “Honey and Salt Have a New Album”...
1) There’s a show at MASS (1002 S Main) on Thursday night that is not only killer and dope, but fresh, boss, bitchin’ and...
Got Bars? The Rap Game
More than any genre’s artists, rappers seem to be (by far) the most entrepreneurial and brand conscious. (Remember Dave Chappelle’s “Wu-Tang Financial” sketch?) Nationally,...
Left Arm Tan: Primary Instigators
Imagine a sun-baked two-lane Texas straightaway. You can just make out the gnarled and arthritic shapes of mesquite trees twisting out of the ground...
Top 5 Shows 3/30-3/31: “Witchy Shit at the Witchy Bazaar” Edition
1) I was about to say how I am generally loathe to promote cover or tribute bands in these lists (because they usually sell...
Joe Gorgeous’ “Wet Cement” Is Rock Solid
The low-key yet watch-steady buzz that has followed Joey Gorman since his days co-fronting the dirty Stones-rock outfit The Longshots is likely about to...
Coyote Spirit
Musical renegade Red Shahan says he is in “new and unfamiliar territory.” He and his girlfriend are starting a family and planting roots, raising...
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...
