AltWeeklies Wire
Blood Of The Sun is Living the High Lifenew
A new album and another tour of Europe are on tap for the Fort Worth fuzz-rockers.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Justin Press |
03-20-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood Of The Sun
Collin Herring is Tearing Up Rootsnew
The Fort Worth singer-songwriter's Past Life Crashing has been a long train running and a long time coming.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Anthony Mariani |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Collin Herring, Past Life Crashing
Jazz Jumps Back Onto the Cowtown Scenenew
Like jazz, Fort Worth is a culture in flux these days, as the demographics and the city's feel changes, with more people from more places moving here, particularly to the increasingly urban neighborhoods in and around downtown. Maybe jazz can do as much for this city as Cowtown can for jazz.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
03-03-2008 |
Music
Ginny Mac, the Cowgirl Poetnew
Though the traditional C&W singer-songwriter has just graduated from college, she's old-school Old West.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ginny Mac
Three People Can Only Do So Muchnew
Blue Petal’s talent is obvious, demands attention, and effectively nullifies any quibbles — until perhaps the 500th time you listen to the CD. And you will at least that much.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Urquhart |
02-07-2008 |
Reviews
Tags: Blue Petal
Vincent's Got A Lot of Buzz and Promisenew
Members of Vincent are lucky if they can find time once a week to rehearse, but the fact that they spend much of their time apart buoys that calm vibe, too, he said.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
02-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: vincent
Guild Cultivates Local Talentnew
The buttoned-down tenor of the CD won't be to everyone's tastes, but fans of the guitar guild will surely want to hear founder Mitch Weverka play Mauro Giuliani's Le Rossiniane, a series of six pieces by an early 19th-century Italian virtuoso based on arias from Rossini's operas.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Kristian Lin |
01-31-2008 |
Reviews
Catfish Whiskey Has More Mature, Sober Soundnew
The party has fizzled out, enabling Catfish Whiskey to focus entirely on their songwriting. On Blood and Bones -- the band's recently released debut album -- the band has tightened the reins on the jams, orchestrating every note and putting serious intent behind the positivist vibe they want to share.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blood and Bones, Catfish Whiskey
Class from the Pastnew
Betty Buckley enjoys a resurgence of sorts.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
01-17-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Betty Buckley
Solo Vocenew
Trading in tails for jeans has been a blessing for singer-songwriter Jordan Critz.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
01-10-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jordan Critz
Wynton Marsalis: Comforting, Not Challengingnew
Marsalis Standards is a nice starting point for listeners new to jazz or introspective listeners. On a late, warm night with the lights low and a glass of wine in hand, this music may be the perfect accompaniment.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
01-10-2008 |
Reviews
Adonis Rose Pumps it Upnew
The drummer keeps taking giant steps toward putting the Fort on the jazz map.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
12-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Adonis Rose
Progressionsnew
Jazz and smart rock are more closely aligned than normally thought, according to Denton quintet oso closo's tuneage.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
12-06-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: oso closo
The Whiskey Folk Ramblers Stroll Through Styles & Erasnew
The Texas trad-country band is a history lesson told in plinks, plunks, and a whole lotta heart.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
11-09-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Hype Keep the Rap-Rock Torch Alivenew
If you can imagine AC/DC covering Poison but replacing Angus with a, um, turntable, you pretty much get The Hype.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
11-01-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: The Hype, Wash THIS Off