By Robert Dean Thanks to the pandemic, the Red River District has lost three more live music venues. Barracuda , or “Barry’s” to th...

by Kevin Broughton Life ain’t fair, especially when it comes to music. There certainly seems to be no cosmic justice. Duane Allman? Tak...

by Robert Dean I always thought I’d meet Anthony Bourdain. I was convinced that as my career evolved, we’d cross paths. I’d get to ...

by Trailer Look, I prefer positivity and goodness in life. Despite the snarky, critical persona I take on as the proprietor of th...

by Robert Dean I don’t know at what fork in the road I took, but apparently, I turned left somewhere around "Gimme Shelter....

by Robert Dean It’s a slow news week. We don’t have a lot to make fun of. Well, that’s not fair. There’s always douches to make fun...

by Robert Dean Lana Del Rey catches a lot of shit. Like, acres of shit. People either adore her or hate her. There...

by Robert Dean [Disclaimer: we’re going political. If you get in a huff over opinion, keep on driving, Internet friend. - Robert ] If yo...

 by Robert Dean Today’s culture is weird. There’s this underlying, grim face of reality that people feel like they’ve got a l...

by Robert Dean One of the hardest things to quantify for me still is the loss of Kurt Cobain. At 35, I think about his music, his legacy...

by Robert Dean Chances are, if you’re reading this, you’re into music way deeper than the average bear. You’ve got a closet full of b...

--> By Kevin Broughton In the spring of 1997 Son Volt released its second and most underrated album, three years removed...