Fort Worth was given a long-awaited treat last week, as funky town bands Denver Williams & the Gas Money and Henry the Archer presented a dual premiere for their music videos “Let It Ride,” “The Garden” and “ViolinT.” Many of the scenes in all the videos also happened to be shot at Southside Preservation Hall.
All three music videos were produced by Make Something Beautiful, an award-winning Fort Worth storytelling company whose exceptional video content highlights creativity and compelling narratives.
Southside Preservation Hall held the event inside the chapel, where Sarah Savage and Jana Renée opened up the show with acoustic performances before the music videos were shown on a projector screen that hung in the front of the room.
The hauntingly cool music videos offered a glimpse into the eerie, creative magic that the crews had been crafting over the last six months. Denver Williams’ ‘”Let It Ride” video weaves a cryptic narrative around an enigmatic monk, a military man, a starlet, a priest, and a superhero. One by one, the monk conjures their most prized possessions, seemingly ensnaring fragments of their souls. With its release still shrouded in mystery, the video lingers on the horizon, its debut yet to be unveiled. The song is also the title track of his unreleased upcoming record.
The intertwined videos for Henry the Archer’s “The Garden” and “Violint” unfold into a 12-minute avant-garde short film, tracing the unraveling of two lovers caught in a web of doubt and deceit. As their questionable actions give rise to betrayal, anger, and loneliness, the film captures the haunting descent into heartbreak and suffering from a surreal and fractured perspective. The official release for this project is imminent.
The night culminated in performances by both featured bands, and showcased why these Fort Worth phenomenons are on the rise and something special in the heart of DFW.
Jessica Waffles is a freelance photographer/videographer and regular contributor to KXT.
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