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Smells Like a Winnernew
The young Dallas quartet avoids the punk-by-numbers songwriting approach favored by a lot of similar bands.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: lo-fi chorus, Something in the Air
Robben Ford Has Peace and Bad Women on His Mindnew
Truth is smooth and truly tasteful without really being innovative.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
07-19-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Robben Ford, truth
Daymond Callahan, the Piano Mannew
The progressive-jazzbo may play as if he has a dozen fingers, but he's still got only two hands.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
07-19-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Daymond Callahan
Frank Black's Kissin’ Cousin to Doolittlenew
Bluefinger, Black Francis' debut, captures the defunct punk legends' classic sound.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Black Francis, Bluefinger
Ryan Adams: Could He Summon Debut Shine?new
The heroic singer-songwriter rediscovers his capabilities in Easy Tiger.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
07-12-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Easy Tiger, Ryan Adams
A Fitting, If Uneven, Paeannew
Anchored In Love is as much of a tribute to a passing -- or passed? -- time as it is to the woman and her music.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Tom Geddie |
05-24-2007 |
Reviews
Wilco's Latest Shinesnew
Gone are the beds of noise and extended, Crazy Horse-esque fireworks of the band's last two records, but upfront and accounted for are the hum-worthy and affable ditties with dark underbellies.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Joshua Loewen |
05-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Wilco, Sky Blue Sky
Cory Morrow: Hello Nash-Vegasnew
Have you ever bet everything on a nag to win, and then watched your horse burst out of the starting gate like a comet, only to blaze out and limp down the home stretch? Welcome to Cory Morrow's latest album.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
05-17-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Cory Morrow, Ten Years
Relatively Heavynew
With a stunning debut album under their belt, the two brothers and a friend who make up Jefferson Colby are Inadaze.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Caroline Collier |
05-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Jefferson Colby
Coastal & Westernnew
This is one of Taylor's strongest efforts and well worth a listen.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jeff Prince |
05-03-2007 |
Reviews
Tags: Times, Larry Joe Taylor
Keite Young: Sometimes Soulful, Sometimes Funky, Sometimes Folkynew
The rhythms of life Rise and Fall throughout Young's stellar new album.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Jimmy Fowler |
04-26-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Keite Young
Booze-soaked Texas Mythology Turned Up to 11new
With their blend of breakneck two-step and pick-scraping punch, The Von Ehrics clearly worship at the altar of St. Johnny (Cash) and take their communion from Reverend Horton Heat, but they don't trip over any psychobilly cliches.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Steve Steward |
04-26-2007 |
Reviews
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
