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Radio ratings prove KERA’s calm talk beats loud talk

Feb. 24, 2015 at 7:50pm | By Bud Kennedy | Permalink

Star-Telegram

The new talk radio ratings are almost unbelievable. Read more

Preston’s picks: Fleetwood Mac at AAC; Sunday Supper Club at the Live Oak

Feb. 25, 2015 at 12:00am | | Permalink

Star-Telegram

The classic rock band returns to the area after a December show. Read more

106.1 KISS-FM is ‘106.1 LAURA-FM’ for a day

Feb. 24, 2015 at 5:53pm | By Robert Philpot | Permalink

Listeners to KHKS/106.1 FM “KISS-FM” may notice something unusual on Tuesday, as the station is spending that day as “106.1 FM LAURA-FM.” Read more

Concert review: Luke McGlathery and Joe Savage at Lola’s

Feb. 24, 2015 at 8:41am | By Steve Watkins | Permalink

Special to DFW.com

Late Sunday, our beloved Funkytown was brutally attacked by cold winds and freezing water. It was a Savage kind of night — and a Luke McGlathery kind of night. They were both playing at Lola’s, and so I braved the Yankee weather and the southern drivers and headed down there. Read more

KSCS adds ‘Connected K’ to ‘Hawkeye and Trapper’

Feb. 23, 2015 at 3:34pm | By Robert Philpot | Permalink

CMG-Houston

More than two months after longtime morning-show host Terry Dorsey retired from the station, KSCS/96.3 FM -- or more accurately, its parent company, Cumulus Media — has announced a new cas... Read more

Erykah Badu among those stuck at airport

Feb. 23, 2015 at 10:44am | By Robert Philpot | Permalink

CBS 11 screen grab

We all known the local-TV ice-storm checklist by now (and this applies to local in non-DFW markets as well). Sand-truck watch. Reporters and their crews traveling dangerous roadways and stationed at treacherous overpasses to tell viewers to avoid dangerous roadways and treacherous overpasses. Ful... Read more

Review: Wynonna at Arlington Music Hall

Feb. 21, 2015 at 5:48pm | By Preston Jones | Permalink

MSO PR

ARLINGTON — No one could ever accuse Wynonna Judd of false advertising. Read more

Concert review: Asleep at the Wheel

Feb. 21, 2015 at 8:29am | By Cary Darling | Permalink

The spirit of Bob Wills has always hung heavy over Asleep at the Wheel, Ray Benson’s long-running musical genuflection to the church of Western swing. On his current tour, which stopped at the Kessler Theatre in Dallas for two shows Friday night, that devotion was stronger than ever as the... Read more

New music venue, Evenings at Westside, opens next month

Feb. 20, 2015 at 11:39am | By Preston Jones | Permalink

Via Facebook

The fertile Fort Worth music scene, thanks to coordinator Janell Broyles and a small army of volunteers, has a new space to share its art. Read more

Portraits in blue: The blues scene in DFW

Feb. 19, 2015 at 10:32am | | Permalink

Star-Telegram

Our first installment of an ongoing series introduces you to Fort Worth's Larry Lampkin, who's helping keep the legacy of the blues alive in North Texas. Read more

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