Culture
Posted By Alison Rich on 2013 May 2 - 5:09pm
Despite the note of melancholy in the air, this year’s Van Cliburn — the 14th in the series — promises to dazzle with a crescendo of talent and an incredible coda.
He was a musical force to reckon with — and a beloved fixture in the Fort Worth community. With Van Cliburn’s passing in February, the globe lost one of the grandest pianists ever to tickle the ivories. Cliburn was a world-class virtuoso, to be sure, but he also was every bit the Texas...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 May 2 - 4:59pm
Just Say Yes…And
David Ahearn, founder of the locally based comedy troupe Four Day Weekend, tells us how the fundamentals of his improvisational group have become a successful business strategy for corporations nationwide, even the White House.
What is the lesson people will learn? Business owners and leaders...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 May 2 - 4:18pm
an overview of our favorite best-sellers. by Maggie Tarwater
Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail
By Cheryl Strayed
$18.95
A memoir about a young woman’s hike on the Pacific Crest Trail, Wild recounts the three months that Cheryl Strayed spent alone in the...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 May 2 - 4:03pm
Rising Star: Conner Youngblood
The multi-talented, self-taught musician draws inspiration from bluegrass to dubstep and everything in between to create his unique, folk-rock sound with an edgy electronic twist.
A Dallas native and recent Yale graduate, Conner Youngblood is an up-and-coming musical artist who describes his music...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 May 2 - 3:57pm
what locals are listening to by Maggie Tarwater
The 20/20
Experience
Justin Timberlake
$10.99
Justin Timberlake’s first album in seven years is being referred to as the biggest pop event of 2013 so far. A mixture of R&B soul, Motown grooves and Michael...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 Apr 23 - 10:05am
What’s In a Name?
Peter Wright, lead vocalist with the Orbans, chats about the song-writing process and not worrying about trivialities like what to call your band, your music or your next album.
by Elaine Rogers
People have described your music with fun phrases and references like “Dylan-like songwriting...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 Apr 19 - 5:17pm
what locals are listening to
Comedown
Machine
The Strokes
$10.99
Despite a five-year stretch between its second and third albums, First Impressions of the Earth and 2011’s Angles, famed New York City rock band, The Strokes, is back with a...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 Apr 19 - 5:04pm
History Buff
Local author and historian, Dr. Richard F. Selcer, owner of Fort Worth Tours & Trails, chats about the joys, challenges and chronic fatigue of being a professor with a writing fetish.
by Elaine Rogers
You co-authored the Written in Blood books with Kevin Foster. How did that come...
Posted By Anonymous on 2013 Apr 19 - 4:58pm
an overview of our favorite best-sellers
by Elaine Rogers
Just One Day
by Gayle Forman
$18
Award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Gayle Forman is at it again, applying her successful she-said-he-said formula of romantic storytelling to a new set of...
Posted By Sonya Cisneros Curry on 2013 Apr 19 - 4:43pm
There is absolutely no shortage of fine art and fun this month. From April 26–28, Southlake Town Square comes alive with almost 145 visual artists, music, food and entertainment for all ages. This year’s music headliner is Keith Anderson, who will perform April 27. Art in the Square was...
