Preston Jones

The Life and Death of Dallas Theater Center's Jack Ruby, All-American Boy

In 1974, DTC premiered its best show ever. Why was it never seen again?

From Lake Highlands, Actor Jim Crump Paints a Living Portrait of Artist Charlie Russell

In his backyard studio, behind a house packed to the rafters with books, photos, sculpture and paintings, Dallas actor-writer James Crump, 65, has re-created the world of early 20th century Western artist Charlie Russell. Crump has built a 30-foot-long wooden stage, which serves as the floor of Russ ... More >>

When You've Lost Someone You Love: Doyle Brahmhall Has Died at the Age of 62

Garage HangoverDoyle Bramhall in 1967, as one of the Chessmen​Thirteen days from now, Doyle Bramhall was to return to the Granada, scene of this performance in 2007. But that show will not take place: The Dallas-born singer-songwriter and drummer -- a former Chessman with Jimmie Vaughan, a frequen ... More >>

How Many North Texans Are Playing ACL '11?

​Over on the Star-Telegram's music blog this afternoon, music critic Preston Jones posted a nice little Q&A with Hudson Moore, the Fort Worth-based country singer-songwriter who has been tapped to be the very first performer at this year's Austin City Limits Music Festival. It's either an awes ... More >>

Meat Puppets, Dawes and Lucero To Play Freshly Rebranded Fort Worth Music Festival

​Our pal Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram broke the news yesterday: After eight years of operation under the Jazz by the Boulevard banner, the annual jazz-centric, Fort Worth-based fall music festival now has a new name. The festival, which will still carry a heavy jazz bent, will now ... More >>

Moby-Dick tops our list of 2010's best on DFW stages

Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater Gets New Ownership, Promises Big Things in 2011

​Over on his paper's music blog, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's Preston Jones has been spending the past few days detailing the latest news taking place at the historic Ridglea Theater, which, you may or may not recall, has been in and out of trouble all year long, facing potential closings, poten ... More >>

Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater Is In The Clear--Maybe

​There's been a lot of uncertainty about the future of Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater ever since its owners filed for bankruptcy last summer. For a while there, it looked like Bank Of America was going to purchase and remodel the historic theater--and they had every right to, seeing as the theater i ... More >>

Two Members Of Fort Worth's Promising The Will Callers Killed In A Thursday Car Crash

The Will Callers​Two members of the promising Fort Worth-based country act, The Will Callers, were killed on Thursday afternoon in a head-on collision on I-35W.Austin-dwelling band members Bradley Kyle Schroeder, 33, and Chase Monks, 26, were driving north on I-35W to Fort Worth for a gig when Bri ... More >>

Update: Ridglea Theater's Future Remains Up In The Air, And Hank III Ain't Happy About It.

Jennifer TzarHank III's got Fort Worth bankers in his sights.​Things still very much appear up in the air as far as the future of Fort Worth's Ridglea Theater is concerned. Last we checked, it seemed the venue was on the verge of becoming a Bank of America. Still could be, actually, but a Facebook ... More >>

Venue Notes: Longhorn Closes, Lola's Stockyards Becomes The Basement Bar, and The Bone Returns?

​A good news/bad news day in the world of DFW venues. Bad news first: Over at the Star-Telegram music blog, Preston Jones is reporting that the Fort Worth Stockyards' Longhorn Saloon, which opened up about a year and a half ago, is now set to close. Boo to that.Meanwhile, another prominent Stockya ... More >>

Fort Worth's The Door Will Now Sometimes Be Called The Bandwagon

​Earlier this week, the Fort Worth location of Russell Hobbs' The Door franchise announced a name change to The Bandwagon. Well, sort of. As Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram learned earlier this week when he broke the news, it's more of a half name-change. Just as is the case with the ... More >>

A Damned Shame: 100 Damned Guns Calls It Quits. WHO WILL BE NEXT???

Vishal Malhotra100 Damned Guns will no longer perform music of torment. Or any music at all.​ Bad news, courtesy the constant downer that is Preston Jones of the Star-Telegram: 100 Damned Guns' Thursday evening performance at Fort Worth Central Market will be the band's last. A shame, too: The ban ... More >>

Dallas Gets Its Lilith Fair Date and Lineup. No Badu, Though...

​So, we've been keeping tabs on the "Lilith Fair Is Back!" announcements for a while, thinking it was kind of a big deal with a long list of pretty interesting artists and a somewhat surprising North Texas bent. Plus, we knew it was coming to Dallas at some point this summer, so there was that.Yes ... More >>

Watch: The Frontier Brothers -- "You Should Start A Band"

Our pal Preston Jones just posted the above video of The Frontier Brothers' new single over on the Fort Worth Star-Telegram's music blog. And good thing, too, as it's something of a keeper: "You Should Start A Band," the lead single off the sometime Austin-, sometime Fort Worth-based outfit's new th ... More >>

Members of Ben Harper's Relentless7, Darth Vato Form '70s-Inspired, Psych-Rock Supergroup with Sam Anderson, Others

​A major tip of the cap to Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, who always does a beyond-admirable job of reporting all things Fort Worth- and music-related for his paper's music blog, for turning our eyes toward this mind-spinning note: A new Fort Worth "surpergroup" of sorts has formed ... More >>

What's Probably A Completely Unfair Reaction To KXT's Launch Day Performance

​Listen: I get that there are a lot of pressures and issues to deal with when launching a radio station. Really, I do. But I also get the importance of making a good first impression. And, c'mon, explain this to me: How does a station--one which names itself KXT as a play on our state's abbreviati ... More >>

See Hope You Saw The Whiskey Folk Ramblers In The Other Side Of Paradise On Sunday...

It might be on a smaller scale, but amidst all this to-do about The Burning Hotels' appearance in the Vanessa Hudgens-fueled talkie Bandslam, let's not forget: Another Fort Worth act got to the silver screen first. Last year's AFI Dallas event saw two screenings of the film The Other Side of Paradis ... More >>

Poor Kelly Clarkson Just Can't Catch A Break.

​Speaking of Kelly Clarkson: Burleson's own just can't seem to catch a break. After notoriously getting into a spat with Clive Davis and her record label over her last album, My December, Clarkson is again having it out with her label, claiming that she never really wanted her new single, "Already ... More >>

Foreigner Loves Texas Motor Speedway, Apparently

Preston Jones of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram is reporting that, go figure, it looks like Foreigner has kinda, sorta, maybe named its upcoming three-disc release, Can't Slow Down, as a nod to Texas Motor Speedway, where the band played its first NASCAR gig.Either that or the band's just playing... w ... More >>

Worst News Of The Day: Calhoun's Calling It Quits (Maybe)?

Vishal MalhotraSay it ain't so, Calhoun. Say it ain't so. The venerable Preston Jones of the Star-Telegram checks in today with some crappy news over on the Fort Worth daily's music blog: Calhoun appears to be calling it quits after its next gig, on Friday, May 15, at the Aardvark. Click the link fo ... More >>

Green River Ordinance To Flow Down The Hills Tonight

Preston Jones of the Star-Telegram has word today that Fort Worth's Green River Ordinance will see its song "Outside" air on tonight's episode of MTV's The Hills. And, actually, that makes perfect sense, wouldn't you know?This placement further continues the region's serious pwnage of the drama ... More >>

Good Friday: The Good Friday Edition.

...because a picture of Jesus on the cross might be a little inappropriate for a music blog.Happy Good Friday, everyone! Wait--is this a happy holiday? Hell if this Jew knows. Oh well. Onto the weekend!First, the shows we've already hyped...Tonight, the big 'un is happening over at the Palladium, wh ... More >>

"Just to prove not all major dailies are out to lunch ... :)"

The title of this post is ripped right from an email that popped up in the inbox yesterday afternoon in the wake of this post--and, lo and behold, yep it's from Preston Jones of the Star-Telegram, sharing the links to his favorite concerts and albums of the year, as well as the link to his top 20 Te ... More >>

Enter Stage Right

With the curtain falling on its old playhouse,Dallas Theater Center gets its act together with a new leader

Coot Trick

Oldest Living Graduate didn't do enough homework; Drowsy Chaperone wakes up the smile muscles at Fair Park Music Hall

Embarrassment of Riches

Were there 10 great shows in 2007? More like 11—no, make it 12.

Mr. Moriarty Comes to DTC

Mrs. "Strong Arm" Takes a Bow

Laughing Mater

Mommies dearest and queerest in new shows at Contemporary Theatre and Uptown Players

The Right Way

Hamburger Done at DTC

Lesser Tuna

Uptown Players get down to some mean family bidness in Sordid Lives