Several Fort Worth Bars Announce They Will Reopen on May 1, Despite Ban

As protesters across different states demand that their respective governors put an end to imposed business shutdowns and stay-at-home orders, some North Texas businesses are taking things a bit further than holding up “I want a haircut” signs. One Fort Worth music venue, The Basement Bar, announced Tuesday night that…

Concert Promoter AEG Is Offering Refunds

Effective May 1, concert promoter AEG Presents will give ticket holders an opportunity to request refunds for shows that have already been rescheduled, The New York Times reports. “That means that fans holding tickets to shows that have been delayed but not rescheduled will have to wait,” the article states…

Things We Miss About North Texas Venues

Like old Rose says in Titanic, “It’s been 84 years” since we started social distancing. For live music fans, it feels even longer than that. We are lost without our favorite venues, where we get half our dopamine from watching great bands perform and consume half our calories through each…

10 Local Acts Livestreaming Concerts This Week

From Cure for Paranoia to Remy Reilly, you can still see some of your favorite local acts perform live during the coronavirus pandemic. Here are just a handful of the shows you can catch this week. While you’re watching, look out for ways to donate to the bands via CashApp,…

Dallas Band Overshare Explores Gender Norms With Single ‘Flaws’

As their band’s name suggests, Overshare holds nothing back. The Dallas alt-pop duo, which consists of vocalist and producer Eric Rosener and guitarist/bassist Connor Cameron, released their debut single, “Flaws,” and its music video, just last month. In the single, Rosener sings of his struggles with bipolar disorder and the…

After 2 Decades, The KüL Has Landed in a Cool Place

Dane Manshack and Adrian “Scrapp” Brackens are an unlikely duo, with just the exact amount of opposing qualities needed to make a musical masterpiece, which they’ve been doing, on and off, for over 20 years. It hasn’t always been an easy ride, and their journey to their latest album has extended…

10 Local Acts Livestreaming Concerts This Week

Life isn’t getting any easier for local artists living through the pandemic, but we can all still show our support. If you haven’t heard, musicians, the heartbeat of our North Texas scene, are taking to the internet to jam for their fans. In these trying times when we arguably need…

Got Some Free Time? Check Out These Music History Podcasts

Perhaps you’ve settled comfortably into “the new normal” stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, or perhaps you’re still coming to grips with the daily news developments. Either way, it’s safe to assume you have some extra time on your hands. Simply working from home instead of your usual workplace likely means…

Listen to Terez Firewoman’s Premiere of the 2020 Tiger King Remix

Alas, “The man, the meth, the legend,” Joe Exotic, a former Oklahoma zookeeper, now federal inmate, isn’t the country music star we were led to believe. Like Toby Keith, he’s hoisted as Oklahoma’s next great country music sensation, but he can’t sing or play the guitar whatsoever. He lip-syncs in…

Woman Crush Wednesday: Singer Regina Debilio

This is a time when we need constant reminders of the miracle implicit in simply being alive, and that’s exactly what happens when you hear Regina Debilio’s voice. Our woman crush this week is a Dallas singer-songwriter, who makes up half of the duo Honey Folk. Debilio studied opera, and her range…