Sep 5, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
Of course, there’s the big entertainment news - tonight is Arts Goggle! Expect a post about that in a short while. In the mean time, here’s the concert and museum happenings this weekend to round things out.
Scat Jazz Lounge | Map
Ricki Derek & the Vegas Six - Friday - 9:00 PM
Corner Pocket - Saturday - 9:00 PM
Trio Cubano - Sunday - 8:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall | Map
Pops Goes Vegas! - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Friday - 8:00 PM
Pops Goes Vegas! - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Saturday - 8:00 PM
Pops Goes Vegas! - Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra - Sunday - 2:00 PM
McDavid Studio | Map
Billy Joe Shaver - Friday - 8:00 PM
beatlegras - Saturday - 8:00 PM
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Aug 29, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
Scat Jazz Lounge | Map
Ricki Derek & his Big Band - Friday - 9:00 PM
Shelley Carrol - Saturday - 9:00 PM
Trio Cubano - Sunday - 8:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall | Map
Delbert McClinton - Saturday - 8:00 PM
McDavid Studio | Map
John Nitzinger’s 60th Birthday Party - Friday - 8:00 PM
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Aug 22, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
Of note this week: the long-remodelling 7th Haven reopens today. Also the last weekend for the Marsden Hartley exhibit at the Carter Museum.
Scat Jazz Lounge | Map
Trio Cubano - Friday - 9:00 PM
Tatiana Mayfield Quintet - Saturday - 9:00 PM
Trio Cubano - Sunday - 8:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall | Map
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: The Mahler Cycle, Part II - Friday - 7:30 PM
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: The Mahler Cycle, Part II - Saturday - 7:30 PM
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra: The Mahler Cycle, Part II - Sunday - 7:30 PM
The Flying Saucer | Map
Radio Chaos - Friday - 9:30 PM
Sittin’ Duck - Saturday - 9:30 PM
Mike Richardson - Sunday
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Aug 18, 2008
by Bernie
The Fort Worth Cats made sports headlines last week, signing RHP Aaron Crow. Crow was a first-round draft pick for the Washington Nationals, but with the deadline passing Friday he is now eligible to pitch for the hometown Cats. Just in time for the playoffs!
In other Northside news, the Fort Worth Herd also got national press this week, as the AP’s Angela K. Brown wrote a nice feature on the twice-daily, two-block cattle drive in our very own Stockyards. The Longhorns themselves are an awe-inspiring sight to the uninitiated, and I enjoy taking out of town guests to see the beef. I just wish the city would let the drovers take the Herd down to the Trinity river to stretch their legs once in a while. They were built to roam, after all.
Speaking of roaming cowboys, you’ve got to go read about this guy: Matt Replogle tamed a wild mustang, and now he’s riding his new horse, Johnny Landers, from Laughlin, New Mexico to Fort Worth. Yep, that’s 750 miles in the saddle. He’s in Plainview right now, and he says he’s riding in part to bring awareness to the John Wayne Cancer Institute. Seriously, I didn’t even know there was a JWCI, so I guess his plan is working.
Our good friend James Johnston made an appearance on the KERA Art&Seek blog this week, finishing up a two-part series on filmmaking, Fort Worth style. You can read part one here.
Texas Beer reports on some changes to the Rahr & Sons Brewing Saturday beer tasting event. Attendees will now need to pay $5 at the door, which will get you a sweet pint glass. The beer is still free.
Finally, the commenters over at Fort Worthology are not the only ones worried about losing the “Frisbee Lawn” at the Kimbell. Our friends over at Pegausus News are a little worried, too.
Jul 25, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
Scat Jazz Lounge | Map
Jeff Lofton - Friday - 8:00 PM
Ricki Derek & The Vegas Six - Saturday - 8:00 PM
Trio Cubano - Sunday - 8:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall | Map
Lewis Black - Sunday - 8:00 PM
McDavid Studio | Map
No performances scheduled
Van Cliburn Hall | Map
No performances scheduled.
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Jun 27, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
A cool note to this weekend - Scat Jazz Lounge is now open on Sundays as well. Huzzah! If you tastes trend more metal than jazz, West & Clear’s friends No Scope lead a pack of Fort Worth metal bands tonight at the Ridglea for a benefit for the theater’s Roy Valez (pictured), their Chief Sound Engineer who has sadly passed away recently.
Scat Jazz Lounge | Map
Marvin Stamm and Bill Mays - Friday - 9:00 PM
Corner Pocket - Saturday - 9:00 PM
Trio Cubano - Sunday - 8:00 PM
Bass Performance Hall | Map
Spamalot - Friday - 8:00 PM
Spamalot - Saturday - 2:00 PM & 8:00 PM
Spamalot - Sunday - 2:00 PM & 7:00 PM
McDavid Studio | Map
The Mother Truckers - Friday - 9:30 PM
Van Cliburn Hall | Map
No performances scheduled.
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Apr 24, 2008
by Kevin Buchanan
As some of you may know, I run West And Clear’s sister site, Fort Worthology. Fort Worthology is about urban development and urban living in Fort Worth, and promoting New Urbanism in the city. As part of a new feature here, I’m going to give you a rundown of what’s been happening on Fort Worthology since last Thursday.
I wrote an update on the construction of the Caceria Building, Wagner Oil’s new seven-story office/retail building downtown at 5th & Commerce.
Fort Worthology Contributor (and my significant other) Stephanie saw work being done on the Texas & Pacific Warehouse, as crews pumped water out of its basement.
My storm photos made an appearance there as well.
I promoted Modern ‘Til Midnight. Look for photos and a report soon!
A report on the progress being made on the new Southwest Bank on 7th Street.
I took to task those who say urban development in Fort Worth is pointless, because we’ll never be like New York, a statement which completely misses the point and fails to understand what “urban” means. I suggest that future development in Fort Worth won’t be anything like NYC - rather, more like Portland, Oregon.
Plans are revealed for the historic Shelton Building downtown.
The new Flatiron-style building at Museum Place heads skyward.
