Willie Nelson confounds the boundaries of memoir in a rollicking, poignant tribute to his late drummer and best friend, Paul English.
Willie Nelson pays loving tribute to his best friend in “Me and Paul”
October 18, 2022 by Preston Jones
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Denton Folk Festival returns to North Texas at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios
October 17, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
Over the weekend Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studio hosted the annual Denton Folk Festival, which saw 19 bands grace the stage over 3 days
The KXT Local Show: Flower Child & Jah Born, Clair Reilly-Roe, Northern National
October 14, 2022 by Nilufer Arsala
Here’s what you heard this week on ‘The KXT Local Show’
Disruptive jazz duo DOMi & JD Beck kickoff tour in Dallas
October 14, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
DOMi & JD Beck’s first stop of the NOT TiGHT tour was a sold-out homecoming show in Dallas, where the Beck grew up and the two began collaborating in 2018.
Watch Brass and Jazz in the Park bring a taste of New Orleans to Dallas
October 14, 2022 by Jessica Waffles
Brass and Jazz in the Park connects North Texas to New Orleans culture at AT&T Performing Arts Center. Check out the video and photos.
Fort Worth DJ Boyblk wants to make you dance
October 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
As the saying goes, what’s past is prologue. For fans of house music, such a sentiment is especially true. For Boyblk, a vocal proponent of house music, and a resident DJ at the weekly dance party Meet Me Underground, the last several years have been gratifying, as one of the country’s largest markets has embraced… Read more »
The KXT Local Show: Squeezebox Bandits, Northlake, The Telephones
October 7, 2022 by Nilufer Arsala
Here’s what you heard this week on ‘The KXT Local Show’
Get ready for the Chicks’ first North Texas gigs in six years with these songs
October 7, 2022 by Preston Jones
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 Preston Jones
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 Jessica Waffles
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 »
