Honky-tonk residency, Jambaloo's return and a new punk venue headline Fort Worth music news
A monthly country dance night starts at Magnolia Motor Lounge, Jambaloo returns in February, and Stage 28 opens its doors on Friday.
By Chinedu Okafor ·
Fort Worth's live music calendar opens the year with a new monthly country night, a returning multi-city festival and a new punk venue.
Cory Cross & The Burden start a monthly residency on Wednesday, Jan. 7, at Magnolia Motor Lounge, 3803 Southwest Blvd. Called Whiskey Bent Wednesdays, the series will take place on the first Wednesday of each month. Admission is free. The evening begins at 7:30 p.m. with Western dance lessons from Honky Tonk Traditions, a group devoted to preserving country music, and the band follows.
Cross said in a social media post promoting the debut that a city nicknamed Cowtown "should have the biggest, baddest country music dance/honkytonkin community in the state." He said he hopes the residency grows into "a cool regular party for Fort Worth to come together and dance and celebrate live music, eventually bringing in different acts and dancers."
Elsewhere, the Mullen & Mullen Music Project is bringing back Jambaloo for a second year. The festival runs Feb. 7 through Feb. 15 and has expanded to more bands and more stages across Fort Worth, Grand Prairie and Dallas. Tripping Daisy, Low Cut Connie and Catie Turner are among the top-billed acts.
The lineup also leans heavily on local talent. About 30 acts are listed, including Christian Carlos Carvajal, Matthew McNeal, Levi Ray, Sheprador, Carly Tate and Gracen Wynn. The festival will also include a symposium moderated by KXT program director Benji McPhail.
On Friday, Jan. 9, a new punk venue called Stage 28 opens at 2671 28th St, in the space formerly occupied by Insomnia. The location is near the border between Fort Worth and Haltom City. The opening show features long-running punk bands Noogy, Samuel Caldwell's Revenge, From Parts Unknown and the Weigh Down. Doors open at 8 p.m., music starts at 9, and the 21-and-over show has a $10 cover.
Another show the same night takes place at Tulips FTW, 112 St. Louis Av. Local production company Green Audio is presenting a bill headlined by Guilford Manor, with Playtime Rabbit, Yandere and Pleasr opening. Doors for the all-ages show open at 7 p.m., and the cover is $10.
The column's author learned of the Tulips show in an old-fashioned way. On a recent Saturday night at Low Doubt, a member of Guilford Manor approached and handed over a paper flyer with the show's details. The musician described the band as influenced by Soundgarden but with the pop sensibility of Weezer. The author said the gesture stood out in an era when show promotion often relies on quick social media posts.
Source: Fort Worth Weekly
