Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. At the moment, Carissa Hughes works for American Airlines Center, where it’s her job…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. James Shepard, known endearingly throughout the music scene simply as “Shep,” has been running things…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Gavin Mulloy is a young marketing pistol for Granada Theater, and he appears to be…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Amy Ivey grew up in Fort Worth listening to her mother play Elvis records…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Jeff Jacobs, a fairly recent transplant from Chicago, spends much of his time these…
Within Deep Ellum’s metal scene, Jerry Rutherford is everybody’s friend. It seems like he’s at all the shows, always up to do a shot and let out that rallying, supportive cry-of-the-rocker that barely edges up above the volume of whichever hard rock act is blaring not far in front of…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Although we normally only see Nico Martini in his trademark short-bill painters’ cap, he…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Dale Brock got his start in the music business in Wichita Falls, where lived…
The coolest kinds of nerds are the ones that keep themselves preoccupied on so many levels that it’s impossible not to be impressed. Anita Riot is, by this definition, a cool nerd. Far from being the reclusive, atrophied nerd-type, cross-eyed from spending too much time in front of a computer…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. Justin Press was, for many years, one of the key people running what is now known as Verizon Theatre. Back then, it was simply known as NextStage. See, when…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. Melissa Kirkendall is a filmmaker. It wasn’t always this way. In her younger years, Kirkendall spent a good chuck of her time immersed in the local music scene –…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. Lazo’s experience with record labels has had her working with a variety of national touring acts, but the list of artists that are based in our hometown alone is…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. It’s such a cool thing when our LMA subjects have the humble beginning of simply being a fan. Even more exhilarating is the fan who elevates to a position of…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. Scotty Mankoff can be a bit menacing to witness at a live music show, with his hulking frame draped in black clothing, a flowing, curly mane of long dark…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but the people who make the scene move. Brian Fiegelman came to DFW from the suburbs of Atlanta, Georgia. His friend Scotty Teece…
Welcome to Local Music’Mericans, where we meet the people in the local music scene that you don’t see on stages. Frank Campagna’s first mural, painted at age 16, was a 9-foot-by-12-foot rendering of a clown wearing a police uniform, sporting a badge that said “pig,” and all in front of…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Frank Hill’s story is essentially that of a music scene kid who, gladly, let…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Behind the mixer, he’s warmed up for Tripping Daisy, Bowling For Soup, Satellite Party,…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Tony Edwards was almost certainly a hummingbird in a past life. He darts, moves,…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. In 2011, both DJ Merritt and DJ Jeff K remain so immersed in DFW…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. As a high school student, Tami Thomsen, the main cog in the wheel that…
Welcome to Local Music ‘Mericans , where we meet some of the people behind the local music scene — those who aren’t necessarily members of local bands, but more the people who make the scene move. Gini Mascorro’s humble musical beginnings came as a shy East Fort Worth junior high…
