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...
Dustin Massey: Pretty OK
To a degree, all novice artists struggle with dreaded “imposter syndrome” — the feeling that you’re pulling one over on everyone by describing yourself...
Sharpened Teeth
If music fans still take the time to read album credits, those locally will likely recognize the name Peter Wierenga. As a producer and...
Cold Comfort
The beer and the music are still flowing out in Pantego.
The owners of Dr. Jeckyll’s Beer Lab have continued pumping out brews for pickup...
The Ghost in Tornup’s Machine
In the spring of 2012 at the exorbitant California music festival Coachella, a surprise guest appeared onstage with Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. Though...
The Cush Ride Above the Hate
Life is strange and tends to move at its own unforgiving pace. It’s difficult, in the moment, to recognize when the first few steps...
