Author: Preston Jones

“Lonesome Blues” explores the ghosts of Dallas musical history

September 1, 2022 by

Downtown Dallas is haunted by the ghosts of blues legends. It might be difficult to spot them, but throughout the Deep Ellum neighborhood and in various corners of downtown proper, you can find traces of some of the genre’s most legendary players, many of whom got their start busking on area street corners. One of… Read more »

Stream these North Texas artists on Bandcamp Friday

September 1, 2022 by

Jackson Scribner, wearing a fedora and glasses, faces the camera

After a brief hiatus, Bandcamp Fridays are back. If you’re unfamiliar with the event, it’s pretty straightforward: To help musicians amid the uncertainties of the ongoing pandemic, the streaming platform Bandcamp launched “Bandcamp Friday,” a day where the company forgoes its revenue share in order to pass on to bands an average of 93 percent… Read more »

Rising North Texas star A-Wall drops new single, “Solo”

August 26, 2022 by

Success, as A-Wall will tell you, comes with its advantages — and its drawbacks. The El Paso-born and North Texas-based singer-songwriter’s 2021 single “Loverboy” exploded in popularity on TikTok — the “bedroom pop” track has amassed a staggering 174 million Spotify streams to date. (“It was crazy,” he said during a recent conversation. “I’d wake… Read more »

Amplify 817 turns up the volume on Fort Worth music

August 16, 2022 by

Averi Burk, holding an electric guitar, faces the camera

When it comes to civic passion for local musicians, Fort Worth has few equals. The city has thrown its weight behind artists who call the 817 home — Fort Worth is the 13h largest city in the United States, as of the most recent census — with initiatives including Chamber of Commerce promotions, obtaining the… Read more »