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...
Psych-Rocking Dreams
In 1968, back when Texas’ legendary psych-rock scene was emerging, a young folk musician by the name of Johndavid Bartlett signed a record deal...
Lotus Sutra’s Mourning Dawns
Often hidden in the shadows of every music scene, clandestine among fawned-over stylish and attractive indie rockers, concealed behind the glitzy flex of the...
Olemano Arrives
“Want to do that three-four one?” guitarist Austin Kroll asked his bandmates before launching into a funky riff.
Drummer Miro Hernandez, seated nearby, entered cautiously...
