As exciting as a local craft beer boom is for drinkers seeking a wealth of flavors and styles, the same certainly can be said for an aspiring brewer. In terms of beginning a commercial brewing operation, what seemed unlikely, if not impossible a few years ago is now a viable…
By 11:30 a.m. Saturday, roughly 75 people lined up outside Martin House Brewing Co. in Fort Worth. Of course, there was. The adventurous brewery — picturesquely positioned along the west fork of the Trinity River with an up-close view of the downtown skyline — unveiled what might be the most…
Being globally recognizable by one’s first name is certainly a prime indicator that an artist’s star shines with a level of brightness that only a few musicians could even imagine. But with apologies to Madonna, Prince and Elvis, even more rare are the legends strong enough to survive in the…
On just about any musician’s website there’s a biography page with a thick novel’s-worth of flowery, superlative-laden lingo describing the musician in question in terms that are rarely believable, let alone accurate. Every folk-ish singer is detailed as some sort of cross between Bob Dylan, Shakespeare, Nicola Tesla and Mother…
Music fans in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have spent a good bit of time in recent years debating the merits and follies of the always-eventful music festival landscape around town. Some start small and grow bigger each year with enormous support, some seem to bust out of the gate with…
In March 2018, John Pedigo of local folk duo the O’s released a new album with a new band under a new name. Inspired by the home-brewed beer his father crafted in the family garage and kitchen when Pedigo was a little boy well below the legal drinking age, Pedigo’s…
In case you aren’t aware, this is a tremendous week to celebrate our favorite beverage. On Wednesday, Peticolas Brewing in the Design District hinted on social media that they will begin canning some of their award-winning beer on Sept. 1, the first day Texas craft breweries can legally sell beer…
For 9-year-old Dave Walser, the inspiration that would propel him through the next 55 years seemed to strike out of nowhere. As a boy living in West Texas, Walser was still learning to play the guitar but had mainly been learning the traditional folk and bluegrass songs his parents and…
There really isn’t such a thing as a good or bad Dead and Company show, as much as it’s simply a highly unique, free-flowing collection of warm, herbal-scented vibes and, in the case of an outdoor concert in July, warmer temperatures. The current iteration of the legendary Grateful Dead led…
Longhorns, honky tonks, dancing tumbleweed, dusty cowboy boots and tobacco-chewing ranch hands are just some of the images that pop into the imaginations of the city folk unfamiliar with what life is really like in modern Fort Worth. Of course, Fort Worth is as much a gleaming metropolis as any…
After Noble Rey’s sale, its two taprooms closed and there’s no word yet on when or where they’ll reopen. In the meantime, their former Dallas Farmers Market taproom has been taken over by the 2nd Tap, which features one brewery at a time. Currently, it’s Manhattan Project Beer Co.
Over the decades, cocaine has been a recurring star in song lyrics for outlaw country singers, maybe just as much as whiskey. And make no mistake about it, that proud tradition continues thanks to the likes of insurgent new generational stars such as Tyler Childers and Dallas’ own Paul Cauthen…
When thinking about how significant a length of time 25 years is in the music industry, Bowling for Soup lead singer Jaret Reddick points to the evolution of how their music has been released since it began. “We released out first album on cassette tape,” he says over the phone…
On Oct. 25, 2018, seemingly out of nowhere, it was as if a bomb had been set off in the Victory Park studio of 1310 The Ticket. BaD Radio, the highly rated sports station’s popular midday show starring Bob Sturm and Dan McDowell, was winding down its noon to 3…
North Richland Hills is about to get a new craft brewery and taproom: Brutal Beerworks.
When the “Beer to Go” amendment passed in the Texas Senate last week, it was easy to envision thousands of full pint glasses being hoisted in celebration from inside the state’s over 200 craft breweries. As a part of the Sunset Bill, Texas will no longer be the only state…
If you’re a music fan in North Texas and you’re not following your favorite record store’s social media accounts, you’re missing out. Sure, it’s nice to know which new releases the shop has on its shelves every Friday, but that’s not the real gold to be had in most cases…
The Skellig is growing: the Henderson Avenue pub has unveiled plans to add a massive new beer garden.
Craft and Growler is about to grow in a big way. Well, two big ways, actually: They’ll soon start selling food and brewing their own beer in-house.
The brewpub TKO Libations, nestled in the Castle Hills neighborhood of Lewisville, is a great option for Lewisville beer-lovers but isn’t yet worth making a pilgrimage to it from afar.
Barring an act of God (or the city of Dallas), the long wait for Manhattan Project Beer Company’s Dallas taproom should come to a satisfying end this fall. The Dallas brewery opened in 2016 when husband and wife team Karl and Misty Sanford and Jeremy Brodt began brewing through a…
It’s been a while since we last heard from Air Review. In 2013, it was hard for local music fans to avoid the indie-rock crew, thanks to its addictive single “America’s Son” receiving frequent airplay on KXT 91.7, in addition to their regular performance schedule. Another tune from Low Wishes,…
