Roasted Bones By Caleb Stanislaw New tune “Little Things” from Austin band The Roasted Bones takes its turn carrying the torch lit by West Coast party heros like Slightly Stoopid, Pepper, Sublime, and The Long Beach Dub All Stars, among others. The ska / punk / reggae / dub “Little Things” makes me want to […]

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Caved Mountains — A Slow Decline Caved Mountains | In Review By Caleb Stanislaw Earlier this year Dallas band Caved Mountains dropped their new EP, A Slow Decline. A little bit “doom” and a little bit “pop,” A Slow Decline opener “Red Eyes of Gold” sets the mood for the record–the vocals are understated and […]

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Big Red Ants https://bigredants.bandcamp.com/album/big-red-ants CD release party:  June 10th at M.A.S.S. Doors at 8pm Meach Pango at 9 pm Big Red Ants at 10 pm Sur Duda at 11 pm $7 The new self-titled record from Big Red Ants is big and full of guitars and feels really great right out of the gate. It’s […]

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5th Element Band performance at The Ruins in Deep Ellum | Photo Credit: David Fletcher By David Fletcher Dallas’ brightest stars shined out for Sci Fi Music Fest at Deep Ellum’s newest music venue, Ruins. The concept was simple enough: five groups of four musicians and a visual artist were given the task of bringing […]

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by Caleb Stanislaw The new record from Cut Throat Finches breaks my mind a little. It’s so crazy that this band is here, now, with us all, Fort Worth’s under-the-radar world-class band. Their big sound spans the gap between late 90’s British re-invasion artists like Travis and a new world wide-open, western feeling sound a […]

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Denton’s Bad James By Caleb Stanislaw The petri dish of Denton, replete with working musicians, student musicians, and the children of I-hung-it-up-and-had-kids musicians–seriously, your waitress can probably shred–has yielded yet another fantastic mutated musical beast. Like a baby dragon, eyes still closed, Bad James recently formed, rehearsed, recorded, and released my favorite fantastical creature:  a […]

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The Word on the Street Thursday on the Rocks At the Foundry 2625 Whitmore St. M2G Ventures Bi-weekly summer series 8-10 pm Thursdays June 7th :  The Hendersons, Matt Tedder There’s a new venue in town called The Foundry, and the intention behind the Thursday on the Rocks Summer Concert Series  is to do things […]

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The Word on the Street New Venue:  The Hive, 2729 St. Louis Avenue, Fort Worth, TX. Monday’s:  BYOB $5 donation open mic Other shows by announcement By Caleb Stanislaw I had a conversation the other day with one of the finest citizen musicians in fair Fort Worth. You probably know “Tommy Luke” McGlathery. You’ve definitely […]

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Denton locals The Holophonics are touring this year in support of their new record, 2018’s Phantom Arrival, so you won’t be able to catch them in North Texas until July 28th at J & J’s Pizza. That said, these guys are super tight already and I can’t imagine what three months of balls-to-the-wall coast-to-coast touring […]

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Album artwork: Katie Mont 1124 Designs Single Release Date: Tuesday, May 22nd | Bandcamp | “Moonlight Devotee” By: Caleb Stanislaw Wharbaby’s new single “Moonlight Devotee” feels at times Phishy and a little Floydish with a dash of jam-band. I like it when the band pulls back, making room for Spencer Wharton’s breathy voice, a soft-spoken dream […]

Read More Wharton’s New Single, “Moonlight Devotee,” A Breath Of Fresh Air