Chucho’s Redemption
It’s not that Chucho frontman Kenny Uptain doesn’t care about music anymore. It’s just that he thinks there’s more to life than being in...
Healing Matthew McNeal
We’re in the midst of a resurgence of what some call “authentic” country music. Honest, introspective artists like Sturgill Simpson, Chris Stapleton, and local...
The Cush: Isle of Man (and Wife)
In the summer of 2016, venerable Fort Worth dream-poppers The Cush made their way across the Atlantic for a decidedly influential, if brief, European...
Simone Nicole’s Foreign Exchange
A lot of people make music as a hobby, picking up an instrument in high school, college, or early adulthood, jamming in the living...
Big Heaven’s Divine Reward
In the middle of the summer, after rehearsal for the Dedicated Followers of Fashion, a short-lived Kinks tribute band, the de facto Ray Davies...
Jesse Gage’s Sad Boy Pop-Punk
Anyone who grew up loving semi-sappy pop-punk confessionals about ill-fated relationships might find a kindred spirit in Fort Worth punk troubadour Jesse Gage. The...
iNcelta: A Man Out of Time
It’s a welcome treat when I’m tasked with listening to something and am genuinely surprised by what I hear. I don’t necessarily mean when...
Top 10 Local Songs of the Year
Like all lists, this one is inadequate, as was last week’s stab at picking an Album of the Year. So why try? What’s the...
Top 10 Local Albums of 2017
The most impressive thing about the 2017 album list is the bands that didn’t make the cut. Our two main music writers and I...
Claire Hecko’s Sonic Journey
By the time you reach your mid-30s, you’ve probably been around various blocks enough times to have a fairly good idea of who you...
