Chud Rock? You Bet
A lovable but particularly snobbish friend recently referred to a kind of rock ’n’ roll practiced in Fort Worth as “chud rock.” I snickered,...
D. Anson Brody: A Song a Week for a Year
Now that major record labels have become the sole province of mega-stars, local musicians are coming up with creative ways to release new music....
Dia De Los Toadies
Two Thursdays ago during happy hour at Lola’s Saloon, Toadies frontman Vaden Todd Lewis and drummer Mike Reznicek said they’re bringin’ it on home....
Oh Donald
The Donald is in town. No, not the bilious gas-bag with the orange combover. The Donald. Donald Fagen, the Rock ’n’ Roll Hall of...
Cool Lola’s Gets Blackbox
Lola’s owner Brian Forella recently made an off-handed comment about his club that broke my heart a little. Apparently, he said, in the glittery,...
Way to Go, Euphio
An artist-run label formed to take advantage of power in numbers, Euphio Records is another little something that wouldn’t have been conceivable as few...
We Heart Sparkle Tunnel
Not counting what you see at wedding receptions, perhaps the most common form of dee-jaying is the kind on display seemingly every night in...
Austin Callin’
Part of the fun of South by Southwest, the music festival and conference that takes place in Austin every year, is tucking your badge...
Hoogie Boogie Land, Tex.
So I’m broke, and the year I elect to stay home instead of go to Austin for South by Southwest, the annual international music...
So Dreamy
One Sunday in November, The Where House on the Near Southside opened its doors to some of the best bands in North Texas’ underground...