Music Feature
In Bloom
Vicious Firs have finally arrived, and they’ve got the no-B.S. EP to prove it.JOEY KEETON
A typical Vicious Firs concert is not something that you follow out of the corner of your eye while drinking beer and doing shots with your friends at the bar. It’s like being strapped to the undercarriage of a ’89 IROC-Z a...
Comfy Perch
Awakened from hibernation, psych-rockers The Cush return with a new album that digs up old, local roots.STEVE STEWARD
When a 20-year-old like Lorde can essentially rule the musical landscape, you have to wonder if there’s room for grown-ups. But that thought doesn’t even cross the minds of Burette and Gabrielle Douglas, the husband-and-wif...
Silky Thread
Natural Anthem’s debut record is a psychedelic progression.JOEY KEETON
In a loft space in an unassuming Kennedale neighborhood, guitarist/singer Jake Murphy and drummer Daniel Slatton tune up for a rehearsal. As Slatton bangs out a few patterns on his six-piece kit, Murphy wires a pedal between hi...
Killer or Filler?
Bludded Head, Lou Charles, and Not Half Bad run the gamut.FORT WORTH WEEKLY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS
Nevada Hill’s doom project Bludded Head continues to churn out new material even while he’s undergoing cancer treatments. And from two diverse ends of the pop music spectrum, punks Not Half Bad and rapper Lou Charles keep t...
Just Peachy
On its new EP, Son of Stan nails perfect pop.ANTHONY MARIANI
Jordan Richardson appears to be in complete control of his muse. Last year, his songwriting vehicle, Son of Stan (named after his father), released its debut album, the stellar and slightly experimental Divorce Pop. Earlier thi...
Rocked and Loaded
Toy Gun aims to Please, Please You.EDWARD BROWN
The oft-romanticized idea of the singer-songwriter slaving away in solitude was never one that Stephanie Donaghey bought into. Despite her late hours writing poetry and listening to Leonard Cohen albums alone, the frontwoman fo...
Killer or Filler?
Jacob Furr, Henry the Archer, and Fogg lead this month’s review of new local recordings.FORT WORTH WEEKLY STAFF AND CONTRIBUTORS
Like Jordan Richardson (a.k.a. Son of Stan), who recently returned home to Fort Worth after spending most of his adult professional life in Los Angeles, and Bummer Vacation’s Paul Hernandez, who relocated from Dallas to Fort ...
Rocky Mountain Way
There are several good reasons why Willis Alan Ramsey’s sophomore album has taken 40 years to come out.JEFF PRINCE
Willis Alan Ramsey was barely out of his teens when he released a remarkable debut album that sounded like a greatest-hits project from a veteran artist. Now, 40 years later, Ramsey is more famous for having never released a se...
Ryan’s Hope
On his new album, this Fort Worth singer-songwriter shows that rock and soul have a place in countrified music.JIMMY FOWLER
Country music is chock-full of great drinking songs, but Fort Worth singer-songwriter Mike Ryan, 28, may have recorded the classic ode to toking up on his smart, addictive new album, Bad Reputation. “Red Eye Flight” is an i...
Shoegaze Explosion
Fort Worth label Saint Marie Records has gone from two artists to nearly 50 in only three years.KENNETH KOST
After starting out in 2011 with just two artists, Saint Marie Records has blossomed into a globe-spanning label with 46 artists and more than 50 releases. The thought of a local-centric label simply never appealed to owner Wyat...