Author: Preston Jones

Heavy MakeUp, featuring Oak Cliff’s Edie Brickell, is back with ‘Here It Comes’

Less than a year after its debut, the improvisational trio Heavy MakeUp, which counts among its ranks Grammy-winning Oak Cliff native Edie Brickell, is back with a new record, Here It Comes. Brickell, who collaborates with brass player CJ Camerieri and trumpeter Trever Hagen, is the luminous vocal anchor for the light, faintly jazzy interplay… Read more »

Fort Worth’s T Bone Burnett books first North Texas performance in 16 years

T Bone Burnett, dressed in black and wearing sunglasses, holds up a silver disc

Fort Worth-raised producer and singer-songwriter T Bone Burnett will return to his old stomping grounds for his first musical appearance in North Texas in 16 years this fall. The 76-year-old Grammy winner is touring the country behind his recently released solo album, The Other Side, his first proper solo LP in nearly 20 years. The… Read more »

The best songs from North Texas artists in 2024 (So far)

The year 2024 is surely to be thought of as being one of the most prolific years for music in recent memory – and we’re only (or, already?!) halfway through it. From the Texas leading lights of Beyoncé to Kacey Musgraves – both of whom have already received critical acclaim for albums released this year… Read more »