DVD Review: The Last Five Years
With Jason Robert Brown in town for the TCU Festival of American Song, I feel like now’s as good a time as any to...
Cliburn Junior Competition Report
There are many different ways to judge the success or failure of the first-ever Cliburn Junior Piano Competition, but the yardstick I’m using is...
Mammal Virus: Call the Audio Ambulance Tonight
Instead of at the Ozzie Rabbit, The Mammal Virus will be at The Grotto tonight (Thursday), headlining a stellar-ass 817 bill: prog-rockers Chingalotus, hard-poppers...
News Roundup: June 11, 2015
R.I.P., Ornette Coleman
From New York comes the sad news that jazz legend and Fort Worth native Ornette Coleman has died at the age of...
Bad Blonde: Super Unknown
Rarely does a young band drop onto the scene fully formed. Burning Hotels, Lifters/The Orbans, The Unlikely Candidates. And maybe a couple more.
Now there’s...
News Roundup: May 21, 2015
Wash Rejoins Rangers Rivals
Former Texas Rangers’ manager Ron Washington has resurfaced with his old team, signing with the Oakland A’s as an instructor. He...
Robert Earl Keen Ponders Your Questions, Prepares For Billy Bob’s
Texas Music icon Robert Earl Keen Jr. has made almost 20 albums in his career, but none like his latest. He shares his love...
JT Hodges Gets People Magazine Love For Ray-Bans Song
People magazine recently spotlighted Fort Worth's own JT Hodges on his inspiration for "Ray-Bans."
Hodges, now living in Nashville, took a cruise vacation with his...
Top 5 Shows
1.) There’s this episode of Louie from last season where his Hungarian neighbor/girlfriend Amya duets (in a stairwell) on this beautiful violin piece with...
Top 5 Shows
1.) Head to the Stockyards tonight (Friday) and pull up a seat at Filthy McNasty’s for a night of folk and country courtesy of...
