Blogging the Cliburn (Day 2)
The competition's second day brought our first performances of Mozart, Scriabin, Schubert, and John Adams. I missed the Champions League final on TV and...
Blogging the Cliburn (Day 1)
Hello, everyone, and welcome to my coverage of the 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Unlike four years ago, we'll be keeping this blog...
Queen City Music Hall Coming to Downtown Fort Worth
The downtown venue formerly known as City Streets and currently called Lone Star Nightclub (245 Commerce St.) is about to become a music venue.
Owned...
Texas Troubadour Abroad: Paris
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
Case Brothers Celebrate 50 Years of Music
The Case brothers, Johnny and Jerry, have been making jazz and Western Swing –– though mostly jazz and sometimes together –– for 50 years....
Texas Troubadour Abroad: Leaving Philly
My name is Keegan McInroe, and I am a singer-songwriter from Lubbock who’s been living in Fort Worth off and on since 2001, when...
Two Changes to Cliburn Field
This news just in about the upcoming Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Two new pianists have joined the field to replace two others who...
Pre-Cliburn Concert This Sunday
If you're gearing up for the Cliburn later this month, you can get a small taste of it this Sunday afternoon at the Modern...
Dia De Los Toadies: Local Flavor
Good job, Toadies.
For the 6th Annual Dia De Los Toadies –– Friday, Sept. 13-Saturday, Sept. 14 at Panther Island Pavilion near downtown Fort Worth...
George Jones (Greatest Country Singer Since Hank Williams) Dead At 81
He'll be "No Show Jones" forevermore -- George Jones died today.
Early in his career, Jones tried to sing like his idol Hank Williams. I...
