Category: KXT Music Blog

Get ready for the Chicks’ first North Texas gigs in six years with these songs

October 7, 2022 by

The Chicks face the camera

Few other Texas-bred acts inspire visceral reaction — positive or negative — as The Chicks. When the band announced its first substantial tour dates in five years earlier this year, there was simmering outrage around the fact that the trio (Natalie Maines, Emily Strayer and Martie Maguire) hadn’t scheduled any stops in their home state.… Read more »

For the Kimbell’s 50th anniversary, rising star Abraham Alexander comes home to Fort Worth

October 7, 2022 by

Amid the heady swirl of the last few months — signing to Dualtone Records, touring nationally as an opener for artists like Mavis Staples, Black Pumas and Ani DiFranco, preparing his debut album for release — there’s a quote in which Abraham Alexander finds solace. “One of my favorite quotes is ‘Going and coming back… Read more »

PHOTOS: Deep Ellum 100 event celebrates the 150th anniversary of the music neighborhood

October 7, 2022 by

A full band on stage

Deep Ellum 100 hosted their celebration for the 150th anniversary of the Deep Ellum neighborhood on Wednesday, bringing some of the most notable artists in North Texas to the stage at Trees. The artists who performed were selected from over 100 submissions by a panel of judges and each winning act received a $1000 grant… Read more »

Listen up to these North Texas artists on Bandcamp Friday

October 6, 2022 by

Snarky Puppy stands outside, facing the camera

It’s time once again for Bandcamp Friday. 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 instituted “Bandcamp Friday,” a day where the company forgoes its revenue share in order to pass on to bands an average of 93 percent of… Read more »