Big Heaven
The charts of today’s era are dominated by formulaic pop. So much so that as an adolescent, I developed a strong distaste for the...
Curating the Art of Noise
When thinking of towns with reputations as epicenters for wild, experimental, and fiercely underground artistic movements, it’s likely the usual suspects cross your mind....
Meet Godbold
When I asked Godbold about himself, because there’s not much available on him online, other than his stellar R&B/rap tracks, I was a little...
Meach Pango
The last show that Meach Pango played pre-lockdown was at the John Ed Keeter Public Library. That’s not the tongue-in-cheek name of a hipster...
The Zen of Beatmaking
As the technology has been scaled down to the consumer level, practically anyone with a computer can become a “producer.” Digital music production software...
Levi Ray
A stellar lineup of singer-songwriters piled onto Tulips FTW’s stage Saturday night in celebration of one of their own. Levi Ray had just released...
Clay Perry Bets on Himself
As well as being one of the more erudite rhyme masons in the local hip-hop scene, over the last few years rapper Clay Perry...
Carried on by the Storms at Sea
A dirge is a funeral song. A low-thrum lament to express grief or as an accompaniment for the departed on their journey to whatever...
Sons of Igor Return
Terry Valderas remembers playing his first few gigs in Fort Worth at venues like The Wreck Room, The Axis, J&J’s Blues Bar, and a...
Growing Good Bones
Great songwriting can be revealed through infinite musical forms. From McCartney’s infectious, sappy piano ditties to the simple-child’s-song-run-through-a-Burroughs-filter appeal of Kurt Cobain’s stanzas and...
