Dreamy Jazz Soundz
Back in the mid-aughts, even after Caravan of Dreams was shuttered, Fort Worth was a pretty jazzy town. The Black Dog Tavern was packed...
Sabbath Assembly: Black Hosannas
Until Pinkish Black/The Great Tyrant came along, circa 2008, did anyone else notice a distinct lack of black metal in the Fort? There’s been...
Shadows of Jets: Time for Them to Fly
Though Shadows of Jets just released their debut album, a brilliant slice of “divorce pop” (to apply the term coined by Son of Stan’s...
Chokehold Signs Southern Train Gypsy
Southern Train Gypsy might not seem like the kind of band to be interested in stuff like record labels and “getting signed” and all...
Seize the Dia
There’s little doubt that The Toadies are the biggest rock ’n’ roll thing ever to come out of Fort Worth. Flashback to the early...
Return of the Jetta
Back when North Texas’ twentysomething rockstars were singing into hair brushes to Oasis in the bathroom mirror, Brandin Lea was singing his own music...
Dubstep’s Time?
For whatever reason, dubstep hasn’t taken off in Fort Worth (or Denton). Dallas is silly with the stuff, but the good ol’ Fort? Not...
Loud Ascension
Man, this music biz is crackers. Not news, I know, but sometimes you come across a local band or album that makes you wonder...
Up to Scratch
Guthrie Kennard, Rick Babb, and James Michael Taylor are local singer-songwriters who sometimes perform as a trio called Buddies. Mostly, though, they blaze individual...
Growin’ Up Is Hard to Do
As anti-rock ‘n’ roll as it sounds, everyone has to grow up sometime. Including rap metal artists.
That’s the message from Jason Taylor, lead singer...
