Category: Local Music

Oak Cliff-formed Luna Luna prepares to “Get Loud with KXT”

September 30, 2022 by

Luna Luna faces the camera

While it might seem so on its face, for Luna Luna’s vocalist and co-producer Kevin “Kavvi” Gonzalez, sharing a bill with Joshua Ray Walker feels like coming full circle. “I used to actually go to open mics at Opening Bell [Coffee], and I saw him perform there a couple times,” Gonzalez said from a recent… Read more »

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

September 27, 2022 by

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

September 26, 2022 by

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

September 22, 2022 by

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 »

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

September 20, 2022 by

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 »