Fort Worth’s War Party | Photo shot by Vishal Malhotra and edited by Stephanie Benjamin By David Fletcher When War Party announced that they would be calling it quits before their Fortress Festival performance, they knew that it was going to be a slow good-bye. The time has come, however, for them to take their […]

Boozy Moods | Photo Credit: Andrew Koeppe By Juan R Govea Fort Worth based piano-driven rock quartet Boozy Moods will release their bold debut recording For Another Time, which will feature Matt Hansen (formerly of Meander, Kristina Morland) on piano, J-Ray Hart (formerly of Meander) on drums, Clint Niosi (Frosty, The Chrome Mags) on bass […]

Signals & Alibis contributed photos | Photo Credit: Eva Simone Hayes. Available on Bandcamp 9/28/19 : https://signalsandalibis.bandcamp.com/ By David Fletcher Signals & Alibis’ Aislada is a 5-track EP with two extra ghost tracks, one of which is a cover of “Kiss Them for Me” by Siouxsie & the Banshees, and it is the first release […]

Maestro Maya | Contributed Photo by Dreamy Soundz Records https://open.spotify.com/album/1IeDHvIazh3bIkZZ7I26pY By Juan R Govea Josh Cinquemani, Jonahs Downer and Andres Serrano emerged from the echoes of 3 different regions of Texas forming psych group Maestro Maya. Pulling from various genres while paying respect to inspirations pushing the group to express their spirits through improvised musical […]

Hoaries | Photo by Peter Salisbury Bandcamp: https://hoaries.bandcamp.com/ By David Fletcher Dallas noise-rock band Hoaries have re-released their first three EPs, Crudforms 1-3, on Reptilian Records. The ten-track CD is a remixed and remastered collection of the sold-out seven-inches originally released on Dreamy Life Records between 2017 and 2018. Along with the remastering, Hoaries have firmed […]

Phorids at Panther City Vinyl Fort Worth TX Photo Credit Jose L. Serrato Jr. with Digital Ink. https://phorids.bandcamp.com/?fbclid=IwAR32IvsEFLV8o6Wb-QdZN-ei2qG18v6DB3jlhMWcL4s_3CdUgaRLkckK2SU By David Fletcher Phorids is a DIY Hardcore Punk band from Fort Worth. No frills. No gimmicks. No bullshit. From their black-and-white aesthetic to their military stenciled logo to their straightforward songs about confronting society’s backstabbers, phonies and […]

By David Fletcher It’s been a busy time for Fort Worth-based country artist Vincent Neil Emerson. With his debut album Fried Chicken & Evil Women, the first album to be released on the California-based label La Honda Records, set to be released on September 13th, Emerson is wrapping up a West Coast tour before coming back […]

ALL PHOTOS AND BLURBS BY WAFFLES WEEKLY ON THE DFW/DALLAS BEAT! FOR MORE CHECKOUT WAFFLES WEEKLY ON FACEBOOK AT @EATMOREWAFFLEZ Crooked Bones Led by former Whiskey Folk Rambler front man Tyler Curtis Rougeux, this trio is like surf-punk meets folk in a fun lets-drink-some-damn-beer-to-this kind of way. Rougeux’s signature deep vocals can be found throughout […]

  Bandcamp link: https://nervouscurtains.bandcamp.com/ By Juan R Govea Dallas’ Nervous Curtains’ latest release, I Tried To Fight It But I Was Inside It, engages ideas of crumbling capitalistic infrastructures by vocalist/front man Sean Kirkpatrick’s Ballads of revolt in the group’s fourth album since their 2010 debut Out of Sync With Time With titled tracks such […]