AltWeeklies Wire
Leonard Cohen's Backup Singer On Her Own for Third Solo Albumnew
If you're in the mood for molasses-sweet songs about the human condition, it's a good choice for a late-evening listen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Anjani, Blue Alert
The Hardest-working Unsigned Band Around?new
The five guys in Oliver Future have apparently been studying their vinyl record collections.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
04-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Oliver Future, Pax Futura
Song of Himselfnew
Though he's never penned a poem-poem, singer-songwriter Steven Fromholz will be named Texas' new poet laureate.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
04-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steven Fromholz
Finding Walternew
The partial inspiration for John Goodman's memorable character from The Big Lebowski isn't all guns and bowling pins.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Brian Abrams |
04-19-2007 |
Movies
Prodigal Pickernew
Fort Worth native Brad Davis has played with Marty Stuart, Earl Scruggs, Billy Bob Thornton, Steve Earle, Warren Zevon, and Willie -- so where's he been hidin'?
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
04-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Brad Davis
Inside the War to Lose the Peacenew
A veteran of efforts to rebuild Iraq explains how the Bushies botched it.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Betty Brink |
04-12-2007 |
War
Taken for a Ride by Horizon Travelnew
The travel club turns dreams into nightmares for would-be vacationers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
I'sha Gaines |
03-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Behind the Microphonenew
C&W singer-songwriter Jerrod Niemann has traveled through Kansas and Cowtown, Levelland and Nashville to take center stage -- finally.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
03-29-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jerrod Niemann
Tempers & Dangers Ramping Up in the Gas Fieldsnew
Fort Worth's gas boom brings dangers in the form of pipelines, untrained workers and more.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
03-29-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Hardball: The Business of Baseballnew
Elitism and money have turned a summer pastime into big business that burns out many kids.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Eric Griffey |
03-23-2007 |
Sports
Tags: sports & fitness
Metallic Family Treenew
Rock and Roll Resurrection has its moments, but it's nothing we haven't heard a million times since Sabbathasaurus ruled the Earth.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
03-08-2007 |
Reviews
Brake Lightsnew
A traffic jam of opposition is facing the Trans-Texas Corridor.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Peter Gorman |
03-08-2007 |
Transportation
Tags: transportation
Bright Futurenew
With some national exposure and a superlative new record under their belt, the Radiant boys can only go up.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
03-08-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Radiant
Sincere Spiritualitynew
Cash: Ultimate Gospel is a nice collection from a man equally familiar with the devil, the people and God.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
02-22-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Johnny Cash, Cash: Ultimate Gospel
T for Freedomnew
Released from slavery, Given Kachepa is now caught by Homeland Security's failure to act.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Leslie Rigoulot |
02-22-2007 |
Civil Liberties
Tags: civil liberties