May has five weekends and three holidays (four, if you count Star Wars Day): (in chronological order) Cinco de Mayo, Mother’s Day, and Memorial Day, so that’s a lot of musical opportunities, rain or shine. Here are some cool-to-us shows we’ve noticed after a little digging, plus some schedules from local
Thursday, April 11, 2024 At 5pm, the Amon Carter Museum of American Art (3501 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, 817-738-1933) hosts an evening of cocktails, conversations, and live music. The theme of this month’s Second Thursdays at the Carter is Mysteries & Motives. Pick up your complimentary drink in the atrium
If case you and the crew are looking to check out any of the bars or restaurants that advertised with us in Zest 2024, we’ve alphabetized them in this handy, dandy section. From apples to zucchinis, visit these places soon, and tell them who sent you! Be sure and make it weird. ;) Bearded Lady (300 S Main
While the Boiled Owl Tavern wasn’t the first hangout to appear during West Magnolia Avenue’s boom over the last two decades –– Benito’s, the Chat Room, and King Tut predate almost everything else there –– 12 years of success this past February puts the Owl’s ownership in the position of venerable Near Southside
In preparation for this installment of Crosstown Sounds, I asked my ever-widening circle of local music contacts to tell me where they were playing now thru April and to send pictures of delicious food finds from gig locations that serve grub. Be careful what you wish for. (Looking at you, Dick Beldings.)