Category: KXT Music Blog

Mean Motor Scooter releases “Slacker” music video [PREMIERE]

A zombie-like man eating a sub sandwich

Touching on topics of alienation, indifference and self-sabotage, Fort Worth post-garage rock band Mean Motor Scooter is set to release their new single “Slacker” with a music video produced by Coffee Pot Films. The video is co-directed by Anthony Milton and Greg Gadberry. (Ed note: The video contains language some might find offensive.) Fans of… Read more »

The return of avant-garde series Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions lands in Denton for a monthly residency

A performer on stage with synthesizer machines

Last month marked the third installment of the return of Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions, which has found its new home at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios in Denton, TX. Total Sweetheart started the night. Their opening composition could be described (if it was possible to describe) as part rocket launch, part alien transmission, mixed with what… Read more »

10 North Texas acts to help mark Deep Ellum’s 150th anniversary

a full band plays music

Deep Ellum, from its earliest days, has been a fertile creative playground for all manner of artists, particularly musicians. From gritty blues and raw-boned country to punk, rock, jazz and hip-hop, the area just outside downtown Dallas has long been a sonic melting pot, blending together the sounds of those born and raised here along… Read more »

Roxy Music hits Dallas for the first time Friday. Here are five songs to get you ready.

The members of Roxy Music face the camera

To put it mildly, Roxy Music’s reputation precedes it. The influential English rock band, which smashed together experimental impulses with impeccably styled pop cool, is marking its 50th anniversary by hitting the road for its first extensive tour in more than a decade. The Bryan Ferry-led group will swoop into Dallas and the American Airlines… Read more »

Fort Worth lights up the night at Modern by Moonlight: Otsukimi Festival

A reflecting pond with lanterns lit in front of a large sculpture

The Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth hosted a luminous night on Saturday with its event Modern by Moonlight: Otsukimi Festival, celebrating the heritage of The Modern’s architect Tadao Ando. Otsukimi, translated as “moon-viewing,” is a Japanese practice believed to have begun in the Heian Period (794 – 1185) that refers to the tradition of… Read more »