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5 Metro // Taste the Rainbow: Trinity Pride Fest turnout was huge, despite the drag ban. By Amber Chadwick 7 Static // God and Guns: Texas approves teaching the Bible in public schools. By E.R. Bills

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9 Art // ‘American Tifo’: A review of the new soccer tifo exhibit at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History. By Rush Olson 11 Stuff // Win or Go Home: An up-to-theminute rundown of all the World Cup action. By Kristian Lin

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12 Screen // A Less Perfect Union: A review of Larry David’s new comedy series on American history. By Danny Gallagher 13 Night & Day // The Red, White & Blue Edition: FIFA, fireworks, and fur babies take over Independence Day. By Elaine Wilder

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15 Whiskey Business // Take a look at the newly reopened Oak & Eden whiskey bar in Clearfork. By Emmy Smith

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18 Music Feature // Rootsy Fort Worthian Matthew McNeal wins the $20,000 JAMBALOO Music Prize. By Steve Steward 19 HearSay // Dave Cave’s surfy Summer Suite 2 celebrated at The Rail on Sat. By Anthony Mariani and Juan R. Govea

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METROPOLIS Taste the Rainbow

Even as Texas’ drag ban took effect, Trinity Pride Fest registered historic turnout. S T O R Y A N D P H O T O A M B E R C H A D W I C K

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Though Texas wants to take it away, drag — as Trinity Pride Fest last weekend proved — is here to stay.

result, the new legal landscape is both murky and perilous. While nightclub and family-friendly drag performances remain legal in Texas, performances on public property which are deemed “sexually oriented” in nature while in the presence of minors now come with severe consequences. Under this statute, drag performers could be criminally liable, facing Class A misdemeanors punishable by up to $4,000 in fines and a year in jail. Businesses that host these drag performances could face civil liabilities in excess of $10,000. While the law itself doesn’t explicitly state the word “drag,” critics and community members agree that there’s little question as to what this tacit implication is alluding to. Brian Klosterboer, senior

staff attorney at the ACLU of Texas, warned that “the law’s vague and sweeping provisions still create a harmful chilling effect for drag artists and those who support them,” effectively transforming what’s protected artistic expression into a legal minefield. It’s what’s unsaid that makes SB-12 so insidious. This law uses heavily subjective language that criminalizes public displays of “sexual gesticulations” or actions that could appeal to a “prurient interest,” and it’s all left entirely up to individual interpretation. Because these terms mean different things to different people, this statute invites further discrimination. SB-12 also extends across the performing arts, putting numerous actors, artists, cheerleaders, and dancers at risk of penalization, depending on

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On Saturday, more than 7,400 registered attendees visited South Main Village to celebrate the sixth annual Trinity Pride Fest, becoming Tarrant County’s largest Pride celebration of the year. As banners and rainbow decorations lined the block, local bars, restaurants, and retailers welcomed the crowd. Many families frequent Trinity Pride Fest every year, with festival leadership anticipating the total turnout to surpass last year’s event. However, this year came with much higher stakes than the previous celebrations. The controversial SB-12 is officially law in Texas, now burdening Texas drag performers and small businesses with navigating this ambiguous new legislation. Drag is a time-honored artistic expression that isn’t going anywhere. Now, it’s vilified and ensnared in a political crossfire, leaving all the arts, as we know them, in jeopardy of further censorship. Originally passed in 2023, SB-12 has been controversial since its inception. Immediately after Texas lawmakers approved its passage, the “drag ban” was deemed unconstitutional for multiple reasons by U.S. District Judge David Hittner, who issued a permanent injunction that blocked enforcement of the law. However, this safety net crumbled this March, when the hyper-conservative Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals lifted the injunction, allowing SB-12 to take effect. As a

how the law is interpreted and enforced. This law is about censorship and control, jeopardizing the First Amendment rights of all Texans. The businesses in South Main Village were deftly prepared for Trinity Pride Fest, not out of fear of SB-12 but out of sheer preparedness and ferocity. All it took was a series of calculated strategies and carefully curated itineraries designed to protect the community and the livelihoods of their businesses. Because Trinity Pride Fest is a family-oriented event at its core, with many generations of attendees coming out to celebrate, this schedule was protectively aligned with the festival’s standards while also remaining SB-12compliant. Rather than backing down, businesses simply adapted. Mainstays like The Bearded Lady primarily featured live music on their patio, while HopFusion Ale Works and South Main District Salon hosted vivacious drag performances using the same vigilant blueprint. Through community resilience, South Main proved that artistic expression can’t easily be silenced. In the illustrious words of the ACLU of Texas and its co-plaintiffs, “Drag is not a crime. It is art, joy, and resistance — a vital part of our culture and our communities.” Defying this wave of state-enforced censorship, countless LGBTQIA+ members and allies packed the establishments and streets at Trinity Pride Fest. Community members and the ACLU of Texas are actively fighting back against this unjust legislation, and with ongoing lawsuits underway, the fight for artistic expression continues. Queer art is art and is a vital part of the culture of our city. Fort Worth may be where the West begins, but the people of South Main Village are conquering a new frontier that isn’t defined by the old ways. The hearts of this community cannot be tamed, and they stand in joyful opposition, refusing to be silenced in the face of aggressive legislation. l

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The Star-Telegram recently pandered to Lone Star pews by publishing an op-ed defending Texas’ decision to teach the Bible in public schools. Christians in general and the author, an outspoken Christian and former homeschool mom, are certainly entitled to their opinion, but the U.S. Constitution clearly states that they are not entitled to religious entitlement. And that’s what explicitly teaching the Bible in public schools is: religious entitlement. Based on the founding documents of this nation, the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the Constitution — in conjunction with that amendment’s Free Exercise Clause — form the constitutional right of freedom of religion. Combined in the First Amendment, the Establishment Clause and the Free Exercise Clause proclaim: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof …

The Establishment Clause serves as a dual promise and protection, prohibiting both control of the government by religion and political control of religion by the government. Simply stated, the federal government and, by later extension, the governments of all U.S. states and U.S. territories, are prohibited from establishing or sponsoring

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religion. And mandating the Bible be taught in Texas public schools is not a passive, humble exercise — it’s an active sponsorship and an aggressive overreach. With all undue respect to the right-leaning Star-T, this point is inarguable. I never homeschooled my four children. I also never saddled my kids with the terrible baggage of monotheism or theocratic exclusivity. I basically encouraged them to figure things out for themselves, chiefly because I didn’t want them stuffed like Thanksgiving turkeys with narrow belief- or value-sets, then Betty-Crockered up to accept or observe conclusions that were not their own. A couple of my children flirt with Christianity and may consider (or someday may consider) themselves Christians. I have no problem with that. I’d be surprised if they agreed with teaching the Bible in Texas schools, but they’re certainly entitled to their own views on the subject. Neither brainwashing nor intellectual freedom is foolproof. Personally, I have grave reservations about the Bible being taught in schools — mainly because it’s not holy. It’s quite holey. American Christians used the Bible to justify slavery. American Christians used the Bible to denigrate, dehumanize, and destroy indigenous peoples and cultures across this continent and beyond. American Christians use the Bible to vilify other nations and justify absconding with those nations’ natural resources. American Christians use the Bible to restrict women’s reproductive rights. American Christians use the Bible to justify patriarchal primacy, control, indulgence, and abuse.

The Star-T says the Bible “has shaped human history in unfathomable ways,” which sounds nice but hasn’t been nice. The astounding, colossal hypocrisy of Christianity is quite fathomable and sinisterly apparent. Plenty of Americans — including Texans and Christians — have been onboard with all sorts of measures protecting our future — our children — against gun violence in our classrooms. Which is all well and good. But the alleged Author of All Things is something of a hack and has been a scourge for most of the rest of the world. And what his followers have done in His name is barbaric, monstrous, and evil. So, how is mandating that the Bible be placed in our children’s hands any better than a gun (or as Marx phrased it, “a dangerous drug”)?

Oh, how silly of me. That’s where the saying comes from. God and guns. Happy Farce of July. — E.R. Bills Fort Worth native E.R. Bills is an award-winning author and journalist. His next book, Devil of Devils: Unspeakable Crimes in Southwest Texas, will be published on Sep 22.

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Now extended through July 12 This exhibition is organized by The Frick Collection, New York. It is supported in part by the Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District. Additional support is provided by Arts Fort Worth and the Texas Commission on the Arts. Promotional support for the Kimbell Art Museum and its exhibitions is provided by American Airlines, NBC 5, and the Fort Worth Report. Monstrance (detail), Naples, 1746, gold, rubies, emeralds, and diamonds. Terra Sancta Museum, Jerusalem. Photo by Joseph Coscia Jr.

At the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, a new exhibit shows a colorful side of soccer. B Y

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ART ‘American “In the early 20th century, Italian sportswriters began describing deeply devoted soccer fans as tifosi, likening them to those who suffer from typhus, because of their delirious commitment to their teams. … Today, ‘tifo’ refers to the large banners, card mosaics, flags, and painted signs made and displayed by soccer fans around the world.”

The artists often communicate their devotion in ways unique to their particular city or club.

groups go deeper than we thought they did, the amount of impact [the tifos] have, not just in the stadium atmosphere but also in their communities.” The artworks’ immense scale alone gives some idea of the devotion supporters feel toward this expression of their fandom. You don’t go to that much trouble if you’re not truly bought in. Though the museum gave VanDyken Li and Witte a large gallery in which to work, the organizers still often had to carefully select and fold large canvases not originally designed for long-term durability. “They’re meant for a temporary display,” VanDyken Li explained. “You can see the wrinkles, where after it was done being shown, it gets folded and rolled away, and put in storage, and everybody goes and has a beer, and they’re like, ‘Great job. Well done.’ ” Any noticeable imperfections speak to the original purpose of the artwork and do not obscure the legitimate artistic skill that’s apparent in many of the pieces. “There’s a lot of really creative people out there, and they form these communities because they love soccer and they love their city, and they find a place where they can come together and do things together,” VanDyken Li said. “If they’re creative and they have the means and the talent, they can channel that into proving their devotion to their team through artwork.” The artists often communicate that devotion in ways unique to their particular city or club. For instance, one might question the presence of a cuteish semiaquatic mammal on one of the banners near the front. “ ‘What is this baby hippo doing on this Cincinnati banner?’ Like, ‘I don’t understand where this came from,’ ” imagined VanDyken Li about a possible attendee reaction. “But then you dig into it, and you’re like, ‘Oh, this is a local hero, the baby hippo from the Cincinnati Zoo.’ ” That the intrepid Fiona the hippo shows up on a tifo speaks to the mix of soccer and community

inherent in local club supporters’ groups. Detroit City FC’s Northern Guard Supporters example bears the verbiage “it has never been just about sports,” the motto of their NGS Cares offshoot community-support organization. The art also makes club-specific soccer references. The “8” on the Chicago tifo signifies the supporter group’s section in the team’s original stadium. Chicago, Cincinnati, and Austin all depict iconic players. The last is one of four Texas clubs represented, with local teams FC Dallas, Dallas Trinity FC, and Atlético Dallas all paying testament to the strength of the sport in North Texas. The exhibit extends beyond the club level to also include a work of the American Outlaws, who support the United States national teams. It, too, reflects a bigger picture beyond the pitch. “We have one in support of the U.S. women’s national team that, to me, speaks very loudly about just the spirit of support, supporting a group, and how that can be meaningful,” VanDyken Li said. “The full image is of a women’s national team player heading a ball into a glass ceiling that shatters. We had to fold it and make it smaller, but I think it contains all of this very powerful, simple imagery.” American Tifo has the potential to appeal to all ages. The children who make up much of this museum’s primary customer base may not yet have a grasp of the nuances of a sport, but they may well relate to splashy, colorful artwork, especially when they can make their own versions at a table adjacent to the exhibit. The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History generally looks to create opportunities for kids to explore and discover. VanDyken Li hopes the exhibit also feeds young people’s curiosity. “Just, like, the joy of entering a room with so much vibrancy and color and stories, learning something about this niche world that maybe they haven’t been exposed to, and maybe feeling a little bit inspired,” she said. “Maybe you get siloed into ‘you’re a sports kid’ or ‘you’re an arts kid.’ Well, here’s an example of where you can be both, like you can love sports and use your art to express that, and I think that’s a really valuable lesson to take with you through life. … You don’t have to just be one thing.” l

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If you’re an American new to soccer (and that’s totally cool — with the World Cup here, there are a lot of you), you might be puzzling over whether “tifo” is one of those international acronyms that signifies “federation de” something-or-other. In fact, some signage near the front of the hall explains the term’s origins: “In the early 20th century, Italian sportswriters began describing deeply devoted soccer fans as tifosi, likening them to those who suffer from typhus, because of their delirious commitment to their teams. … Today, ‘tifo’ refers to the large banners, card mosaics, flags, and painted signs made and displayed by soccer fans around the world.” VanDyken Li and Witte’s Chicago-based company, The Footy Museum, develops soccer-related exhibitions and content. The two soccer aficionados sourced these particular fabrics from followers of United States clubs. VanDyken Li said their research clued them in to the significance that tifos can hold. “We were like, ‘Wow, this is bigger than we thought it was,’ ” she said. “These supporters’

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A new art exhibit might have the chance to set a new soccer world record: longest continuous use of a tifo. Up now thru Aug 30 at the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, American Tifo consists mostly of huge supporter-created works of art previously unfurled for brief periods of time at various U.S. soccer stadia. “A tifo can range from a handheld banner size that maybe somebody holds up throughout the whole game, but it can also range to be a, like, 100-foot-by-60-foot or even bigger size,” said American Tifo co-curator Maria VanDyken Li, “basically a portable mural that soccer supporters work together collectively to sew and paint and design, and they raise it up for only a couple minutes before kickoff before it drops down again, and it’s gone forever.” The job of VanDyken Li and co-organizer Justin Witte was to provide a second life to many of the multiple tifos that make up the exhibition.

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By the time you read this, Team USA will have likely played its Wednesday evening round-of-32 match against Bosnia-Herzegovina, and you will be either ruing an embarrassing end to a promising run or gleefully scouting our next opponent (Belgium or Senegal). I would expect USA to prevail over the Balkans on the basis of talent. Then again, I could have said the same thing about Italy prior to their defeat to the Bosnians. Then again again, I have much more faith in Coach Mauricio Pochettino than I did in Italy’s then-Coach Gennaro Gattuso, who promised to go into hiding but instead will take charge of Lazio. Let’s get to the questions.

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Canada got a taste of World Cup euphoria thanks to Stephen Eustáquio’s goal against South Africa.

finale to France. The result was a 4-1 loss that relegated Norway to second place and a roundof-32 game against Ivory Coast, while the firstplace French have to deal with Sweden. The Norwegians probably match up better with the Ivorians than with their next-door neighbors, and now their main guys will be rested, but it was an unedifying spectacle.

What did the Fox broadcasters mean when they referred to the disturbing charges against Ghana’s Thomas Partey? They meant rape. The announcers may be too delicate to say the word, but I’m not. Partey is under indictment for seven counts of rape and one of sexual assault in the U.K. That’s why the England crowd booed the Villarreal midfield anchor every time he touched the ball in the England-Ghana game and also why the Canadian government wouldn’t let the player into the country for Ghana’s opening match against Panama. Our government, on the other hand, says he’s fine to face Australia in Kansas City. (I’m not making a Donald Trump rape joke here. I’m not making a joke about Trump and Jeffrey Epstein here. I’m staying quiet. Aren’t you proud of how quiet I am?) Ghana Coach Carlos Queiroz defended his selection of Partey: “One day, the river will meet the ocean.” Yeah, I don’t know, either. From a purely soccer standpoint, the Black Stars probably need Partey’s two-way play and experience. I don’t have to limit myself to a purely soccer standpoint, so I’m hoping the Australia fans and neutrals in KC let him hear it.

Why are we starting with stuff that happened 44 years ago? Because the new structure has brought back tanking as an option. Norway, benching 10 of their regular starters, handed their group-stage

What happened there? Uruguay has historically relied on their defense and physical play, so it was always an odd fit when they hired Coach Marcelo Bielsa and his attack-first, -second, and -everything else philosophy. Uruguay didn’t give him the personnel for that approach, especially with striker Dárwin Núñez spraying shots everywhere except the goal. After Fernando Muslera’s hideous goalkeeping error (which gifted Spain a win and resulted in the player being subbed out humiliatingly during the game), Uruguay went out in typical fashion, with a red card in their last game and everybody screaming at the ref. Who described soccer as “22 men chase a ball for 90 minutes, and then the Germans win”? It was England striker Gary Lineker. It looked like that saying was going to hold up again this year when Ivory Coast played a great game against Germany, and it just didn’t matter, as Deutschland ran out 2-1 winners. In the knockout rounds, though, the script flipped as Germany lost a World Cup shootout for the very first time to Paraguay. (A few hours later, Netherlands lost another shootout to Morocco. I picked those countries to underachieve at this tournament. I so enjoy looking like a genius.) The same Paraguay defense that Team USA dismantled for four goals gave up only one to the Germans. Maybe the humiliation of that early loss spurred on the South

What happened with South Korea? The Taeguk Warriors were looking forward to a win over South Africa and what would have amounted to a home game in L.A. Instead, with South Korea needing a goal to survive, Coach Hong stuck to his defense-first system, and the Koreans were eliminated. The president of the country publicly demanded Hong’s resignation. I’d tell Donald Trump not to get any ideas, but who am I kidding? If Team USA falls anywhere short of winning the World Cup, he’ll inject himself into it in the most embarrassing way.

Will Belgium take out Team USA? They may not get the chance. I thought they’d beat every team in Group G, but seeing their toothless display in a goalless draw against Iran, I thought, “Are we sure this team is good?” The Red Devils were missing winger Jérémy Doku, who had gone back home to attend the birth of his first child, but they shouldn’t have needed him to defeat Iran. Belgium came back to score five against New Zealand. Let’s see them against a real defense, which Senegal should be able to put up against them. l 11 FO R T WO R T H W E E K LY

What was the fallout? The mostly pro-Algeria crowd threw garbage at the teams after they left the stadium, West German and Austrian broadcasters and fans proclaimed their disgust with the players, and some observers compared Austria’s performance to Der Anschluss, when the country welcomed Adolf Hitler’s annexation without firing a shot. Some of the players involved did appear to feel bad about what they’d done, but West Germany Coach Jupp Derwall was not one bit sorry. He lectured the press: “The point of this sport is not to win. It is to survive.” The West Germans rode that cynical attitude all the way to the final, where they lost to Italy, which made lots of people really happy. After that, World Cup organizers reconfigured the tournament so that teams would kick off their last group-stage matches at the same time to prevent such results.

Where’s Cape Verde? The country of less than 500,000 became the smallest nation ever to advance out of the World Cup group stage. It will likely be lights out for them after their upcoming match against Argentina, but the islands should be proud, especially after they eliminated Uruguay.

Who else is celebrating? Of the three host countries, Canada had given their fans the least to cheer about by far during the group stage. Their loss to Switzerland forced them into a tougher bracket away from home, and the only reason they weren’t facing a cauldron-like atmosphere in L.A. was because South Korea Coach Hong Myung-bo bungled his country’s final match and handed Canada a matchup with South Africa. Canada huffed and puffed against the Bafana Bafana until Stephen Eustáquio’s enviable stoppage-time strike gave Les Rouges a memorable win. If you’re annoyed by Coach Jesse Marsch’s manic sideline antics, you’ll just have to stand them for at least one more game. The co-hosts will be underdogs against Morocco, but the fans up north well deserved the unprecedented success for their men’s team.

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Were there more shenanigans with Austria? Their last group-stage loss this year just happened to be against Algeria, with a draw sending both teams through. Soccer’s conspiracy theorists speculated that the two countries might repeat the disgrace in Kansas City or that Austria might tank the match to avoid Spain in the round of 32. Fortunately, the two teams kept it all simple and did their best to win, with Algeria’s late go-ahead goal canceled out by Austria’s even later equalizer for a 3-3 draw. It was great entertainment for everyone except Iran, who would have been saved from elimination by an Algeria win and briefly thought they had been.

Americans. Maybe Poch just had the right game plan for them. Or maybe they just belatedly realized that the World Cup had started. Whatever it was, the historic win kicked off wild celebrations in Paraguay.

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What was the Disgrace of Gijón? In last week’s update, I alluded to everybody hating the Germans in 1982. Another major reason was West Germany’s final group-stage game against Austria that year, after Algeria had already played their final group-stage game. Both countries went into the match in Gijón knowing that a 1-0 victory for the Germans and no other scoreline would result in both West Germany and Austria advancing to the knockout rounds, while Algeria would be eliminated. Sure enough, the Germans scored early, then both teams spent the remainder of the match standing still and passing the ball aimlessly around the midfield circle.

Speaking of accused rapists, how is Cristiano Ronaldo doing? After tallying two goals against Uzbekistan, he was back to his ineffectual self in Portugal’s goalless draw against Colombia. If you want to do an impression of Ronaldo, make an aggrieved face while using both arms to indicate where your teammates should have passed the ball to you. Portugal may get past Croatia in the round of 32, but I wouldn’t lay any money on it.

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The concept of a Larry David sketch series must have sounded great. Curb Your Enthusiasm is one of TV’s longest-running shows that managed to stay fresh and funny for the majority of its run. David is one of the keenest comedy minds and the closest thing we have a true American humorist with a unique style and view that can’t be replicated. Then why does his new HBO sketch-comedy series — Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America — feel pretty, pretty, pretty flat? The half-hour series features David recreating famous moments of American history from his curmudgeonly, anal, myopic point of view that defines his character on Curb. He takes on the role of either a famous person from America’s past or a regular witness to one of those events.

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David is the one of the greatest comedy minds we have and deserves to win a Mark Twain Prize. Larry David applies his Curb Your Enthusiasm formula to U.S. history in HBO’s Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.

Essentially, David is playing himself in different powdered wigs and period costumes like an Americanized Blackadder, the titular character of the far superior British sitcom in which Rowan Atkinson takes on a different version of an acerbic witness to British history’s defining periods. The first episode finds David adding his unique twists to moments such as the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Alexander Graham Bell’s first telephone call, a squad of soldiers preparing to go “over the top” of the trenches of World War I, and Rosa Parks’ challenge to Jim Crow. Things start promising as President Barack Obama introduces the series by reintroducing David as the witness to key American moments. Remember the good ol’ days when a U.S. president could tell and understand a joke and not make it about himself by the time he completed it? Sigh. Even with such star-power setting the tone for the series, the joke itself in the intro feels weak and almost phoned in by introducing a character we already know, thanks to shows like Seinfeld and Curb. President Obama basically describes this

mysterious witness to history (who is standing right behind him, get it?!) as a contemptable bastard who insists the world bend to his rules of polite society. The segments are introduced with voiceovers by Samuel L. Jackson, setting up the joke for each sketch, which kind of ruins the punchline in a couple of them if you’re even mildly familiar with David’s humor and on-screen character. The first scene offers David putting his twist on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence as the first draftee, who goes far beyond its 27 core grievances. He includes people who fan themselves in public, take large breaths outdoors, and leave one line to go into another. The joke just goes on a little too long. The World War I sketch feels like a rehashing of war-movie stereotypes that have been Curb Your Enthusiasm-ized. A soldier asks Larry to bring a love letter back to his beloved if he fails to survive a frontline assault, and Larry objects to the task the way you’d expect him to in any similar situation. The other bits and decisions that his character makes are pretty similar for the length of the

sketch. He violates some kind of social norm for his personal gain or survival, and he’s forced to deal with the repercussions. The Rosa Parks scene seems like one of those moments of history that’s impossible to spoof, given the gravity and influence of its moment and the sacrifices made to achieve such societal change. Larry finds a way as an annoying passenger named Murray, but the bit goes on a lot longer than it feels is necessary for the jokes to land. The Bell sketch may be the best, starring David as the phone inventor demonstrating his invention to a crowd of onlookers. The moment is modernized to the cell phone with some funny bits that link to our current communication habits. Richard Kind steals the scene as that guy who lives to talk on the phone when they could just as easily send a wire — or a text message. David is the one of the greatest comedy minds we have and deserves to win a Mark Twain Prize, if we ever get a president who won’t stick their nose in the proceedings because their skin is too thin to take a joke of any kind. However, this series feels like we’re not getting David at his peak performance. It’s just applying the Curb Your Enthusiasm formula to a new format that we’ve seen done before but way better. l

On Sat, Jul 4, Historic Downtown Killeen (200 E Avenue D, 254-501-7600) hosts its annual Red, White & Blue Music Festival. The festivities start at 7pm, and the Bronson Louis Band is the headliner. For more July gig info, check out Crosstown Sounds in the Calendar drop-down at FWWeekly.com later this week.

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Town squares just love a parade, and Saturday is full of them. With the Texas weather doing what Texas weather does (hot, miserable), stay hydrated and wear comfortable shoes. Speaking of shoes, if the pavement is too hot for your bare foot, it’s too hot for Fido’s foot, too. They make dog shoes now. Dog. Shoes. Downtown Arlington has its 62nd Annual Independence Day Parade on Sat, Jul 4, from 9am to noon. It starts at City Hall (101 W Abram St,

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Speaking of dogs, here are three more nuggets to consider.

1.) Now thru Sun, Jul 5, Lazy Dog (several area locations) is hosting Paws on the Patio. Bring your furry friends to the restaurant’s dog-friendly patio and receive a free Dog Bowl from the food menu for pups — and a special bandana — while supplies last.

2.) I wasn’t kidding about the animal shelters being full. Fort Worth Animal Services is in crisis mode as both shelter campuses exceed capacity, with hundreds of dogs and cats — many of them kittens — packed into overcrowded spaces and temporary kennels. Officials are urgently asking the community to adopt or foster, saying every placement frees up lifesaving room for animals arriving daily. Supplies are provided for fosters, and residents are encouraged to step in now to help relieve the pressure. Interested residents can start by visiting FortWorthTexas.gov/ departments/code-compliance/animals. 3.) Did you know that the Weekly has an annual animal-oriented special issue? On Wed, Jul 29, be sure to pick up a copy of Creature Comforts in the stands. Meanwhile, send your ideas to Marketing@FWWeekly.com. Woof !

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We have guests, y’all, so be on your best behavior. Do not shoot your guns into the air. Leave no dog unattended in the backyard. Don’t set anything on fire. EMS is too busy with the World Cup for your Yankee-doodle foolishness, and the shelters are already full of animals needing homes. There’s no room for your freaked-out Frenchie. Now, after you clean your room, get out there and have a good time! You turn 250 only once.

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Spectacular fireworks displays will be hosted during the World Cup this holiday, including massive shows to celebrate Independence Day. While the next Dallas Stadium match in Arlington is Fri, Jul 3, between Australia and Egypt, it’s at 1pm, so the official FIFA Fan Festival at Fair Park will host fireworks immediately following the fest’s screening of the Colombia/Ghana match that evening. As for July 4 proper, there are two World Cup matches in the United States. Canada/Morocco is in Houston at noon, and Paraguay vs. France will be at 5pm in Philadelphia, home of the Liberty Bell and a lot of other juicy history, so I’m sure there will be fireworks in the undisputed birthplace of America, which will be just as good or better than the fireworks videos your cousin tries to take every year with his phone.

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Local punks LABELS are doing a summer tour this year which kicks off on Fri, Jul 3, at The Post (2736 W 6th St, Fort Worth, 817-945-8890) with Heavy Petal, Love Cuts, and Flower Bed. Two Guys Walk Into a Bar also have a show on Fri, Jul 3, at Second Rodeo in the Stockyards (122 E Exchange Av, Ste 340, Fort Worth, 877-517-7548).

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Bear with me, as this will be a column about the Shops at Clearfork’s whiskey tasting room Oak & Eden, but first I must pour one out for the bougie shopping center’s OG and a favorite of mine for almost a decade. Fixe Southern House closed abruptly two weeks ago, leaving

its regulars (not to mention its top-notch bartenders and waitstaff ) reeling. The closing came as even more of a shock considering Fixe’s Best Of Award-winning happy hours and brunches were always busy, and to know that I will never sip on an $8 Honey Badger or scarf down one of their killer burgers or brunch biscuits again is legitimately painful. R .I.P., sweet prince. Anyway. Located directly across the street from the shell that was once Fixe is Oak & Eden, an all-whiskey cocktail bar that is also a tasting room and a whiskey customization experience. All of the cocktails are made with Oak & Eden products, right down to the house-made Vermouth. You won’t find any Jack Daniel’s or Woodford Reserve here. Nevertheless, there’s plenty to choose from. My husband and I like to see movies at the AMC Clearfork — or at least we did when we could work it around a visit to Fixe. (Sigh. I’m not OK.) Seeking a pregame tipple before a screening of Toy Story 5 recently, we decided on Oak & Eden, having been once or twice before the business shuttered last June. It unexpectedly reopened several weeks ago. Back then, we had each tried a flight of Oak & Eden’s flagship whiskeys. The bar’s schtick is that it takes its regular-old blended and aged whiskey, and, instead of putting it in a second barrel to add more flavor coming naturally from the wood, they put the wood in the bottle. Called a spire, the spiral-cut piece of oak flavors the whiskey from within. They then add various infusions into the bottles, creating varietals such as the espresso-tinged Bourbon continued on page 17

Many Oak & Eden cocktails, like the Smoking Queen Bee and Triple Rim Cooler, offer fresh takes on the classics.

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& Brew, red-wine-forward Bourbon & Vine, and 4 Grain & Maple (self-explanatory). Flight options include Inspired Flight, Infused Flight, and You Pick, which are useful for sampling before committing to a full pour or bottle. For a group, ordering a flight is the easiest way to compare the assorted whiskey styles and find a favorite. We opted for familiar classics at first, the Old Fashioned for my husband and an espresso martini for me. Though I prefer my espresso martinis to be made with, well, vodka, as in a martini, the artfully crafted and well-shaken drink heavy on the Bourbon and Brew was delicious and gave me the caffeine fix I needed before entering the dark movie theater for a dose of weepy nostalgia. We next went for some of the specialty drinks, where names like Eden’s Radler, Sanbina Sour, and Root of Rye sound less like cocktails and more like jam band names. If you don’t like whiskey, you may still be in luck. The bartender indicated that many of the cocktails are designed specifically to mask the flavor of whiskey and mimic cocktails that traditionally use other liquors, sort of like my espresso martini. My husband’s Triple Rim Cooler, featuring O&E’s most standard bourbon mixed with orange and lemon juices, mango “nectar,” amaro, and a pink peppercorn rim had a

distinct tiki vibe and would have worked just as well as a rum cocktail. Perhaps because I was still mourning the loss of Fixe’s signature cocktail, the honey-infused whiskey pour dubbed the Honey Badger, I went for O&E’s Smoking Queen Bee: honeycomb-washed bourbon, lemon juice, ginger lemongrass simple syrup, and lemon saffron and angostura bitters, finished with a little smoke. It was most akin to a whiskey sour, a drink I love, with some added flair, and I’d gladly have ordered another if it hadn’t cost $20. This being Clearfork, there is a certain sterility to the space. The whole place does feel like it was workshopped by a marketing team (because it probably was — they are trying to sell you whiskey, after all). Craft cocktails come with a hefty price tag, and though several signature drinks are discounted during “halfy hour,” the bartender let us know that you get only half a cocktail for the lower price. (!) The best way to drink on a budget here would be to share a flight or order singles of any of the bourbons. While not an everyday hangout, Oak & Eden is a fun choose-your-own-adventure that plays the role of pre-movie lubricator (and distractor) dutifully. l Oak & Eden Triple Rim Cooler ........................................ $20 Smoking Queen Bee .................................. $20 Espresso martini ........................................ $18 Old Fashioned ............................................. $14

At Oak and Eden, a spiral-cut piece of oak placed in the bottle flavors the whiskey from within.

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We finally caught up with Matthew McNeal after he took home the Mullen & Mullen Music Project’s inaugural JAMBALOO Music Prize for his 2025 album HIGHLONESOME. Besides a bevy of local-music-industry-related boons, the prize package included $20,000 cash, a sum at which anyone (let alone those engaged in the perennial struggles endemic to an independent music career) would be hesitant to sneeze. I’ve been thinking about what that prize might do for an artist. Would it fund touring? A follow-up album? Maybe even a new amp? For Fort Worth roots rocker McNeal, that money ultimately goes right back into his music — and, by extension, the local music scene. “Everything I do under the Matthew McNeal banner, it runs through Matte Black Sound,” McNeal said, referring to the company he founded in 2017 with friend and fellow musician Andre Black which operates as a label, studio, and audio production company. “Instead of cutting a check to me, personally, it goes to the company I run, and so it gets to kind of, essentially … fund all the bullshit we always do. Like, we had a bunch of little interview stuff asking, like, ‘Oh, what are you going to do if you win?’ And it’s like, ‘Well, the same shit I’d be doing if I don’t win, just not be so fucking stressed.” Touring is one of the things he would be doing anyway that is routinely stressful, and in 2026, more than ever before, getting in the van and hitting the road to rock the nation’s small-to-mid-size bars and clubs remains a financially dicey endeavor. “We used to hit the road, you know, 150 shows a year, coast to coast, just all independent booking, doing our thing,” McNeal said, “then when COVID happened, you know, we lost a lot of venues and DIY spaces. … Everything just got more expensive, and, unfortunately, you know, transportation, lodging, food, all of these things are what you have to deal with daily when touring, especially at an independent level. And so the times of being able to be gone for four months, just hitting the road, that kind of changed. So, now we’re like, ‘Cool, we’ll go out for a week or 10 days and make it really count and then spend a lot of our time, you know, doing a little regional hit or just doing much more writing, recording, collaborating.’ ” McNeal and Black are also co-owners (along with an unnamed third party) of a different

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Onstage and off, JAMBALOO Music Prize winner and Fort Worth roots rocker Matthew McNeal is helping to grow the local music ecosystem.

production company. Through Roadrunner, McNeal said, “we staff folks to work backstage at a bunch of venues and try to put money in musicians’ pockets. … There are a lot of the DFW music homies that work with us, and so that’s what makes it fun. It’s like, honestly, it’s so hard to make everything work if you just want to stay in the music industry, especially as an artist. I think you kind of have to diversify what you do.” Matte Black Sound and Roadrunner, McNeal went on, “work completely independently, but they’re both in the music space. One is for helping the artists — record music, release music, tour, whatever we can do to help — and then Roadrunner is more of like building a music industry ecosystem in North Texas because there are [production] needs, so why not put local musicians in those places?” For me, who has been participating in and covering Fort Worth music for a really long time, I’ve had the idea of a “DFW music industry ecosystem” on my mind for years — I’ve always been captivated by the hyper-local ecosystems that develop in individual neighborhoods and their endemic scenes — but lately, my thoughts have focused on the audience part of it. I suppose my own localized myopia has a forest-for-the-trees problem. In terms of show promotion, McNeal’s view is higher-level than mine (given his own extensive touring experience and what his companies both do), and I wanted to know what he thought, if anything, might be missing from those of Fort Worth and Dallas. “I mean, I’ve been doing the behind-thescenes production shit since I was 17,” he said. “I worked at a peach orchard in high school, sold peaches to a guy who was getting them for a band. He knew I played music, and he was like, ‘Why don’t you come see what I do?’ And I just didn’t tell anyone I was underage. So, I’ve been doing this since I was a kid. I was part of this DIY scene, like throwing pop-up shows in parking lots and libraries and VFW halls, and from a very early age, I was like, ‘How can I apply this shit going on at the biggest level to the smaller spaces where I am?’ “My heart and soul is in the independent and DIY spaces, because that’s where I operate,” McNeal continued. “That’s what I love. … When we help these larger shows happen [via Roadrunner], we try to put people from our actual music community into those roles, to then learn more and bring it back to our scene. So, long answer, what I think we are missing? We have really great [live music] spots, and we have people that fuck with live music. But I think

something that I would like to see is more reaching out to younger people, like college students. We have TCU here, for example. We have this revolving door of young people who [go to school] there that love art and music, but maybe they don’t know about Tulips or whatever, and it’s like, ‘Cool, how can we tap into that?’ because those are the people who lead the next wave of culture, and I try to think when I was young, I wished somebody would’ve looked for ways to involve the youth rather than just making you feel like you’re separate from the cool shit going on.” McNeal said he listens to all sorts of music but that it was “the underground stuff ” that really moved his meter when he was a kid. “It was the stuff that you weren’t hearing on the radio, you would have to hear from like a friend or older brother or sister or go to a show, and you see people moshing, and you’re like, ‘Yo, this makes me feel something I haven’t felt elsewhere.’ ” So, how do you get people to find the kinds of happenings that hook people on live music for the rest of their lives? McNeal started taking his show on the road as soon as he was able to, and he hasn’t really stopped, even with touring ROI being what it is now. He said that when he hit the road way back when, he was banking on the audience’s lived experience and the community that came out of that. “I found the only way I was able to make any of that work and build anything … it came from community building … where you’re like, ‘Yo, I’m gonna hunt down bands that I like in any area and reach out to them, figure out if I have friends or friends of friends, try to connect with them and be like, “Yo, let’s do something cool together.” ’ “So, you can find these likeminded people and build something. This is how I would always do it in the touring space, and I think it’s similar in Fort Worth. I mean, that’s how we’re all homies and, you know, have been running around together, whether we hang out all the time or just see each other at shows. … I think we’re really fortunate in North Texas to have a ton of great artists, incredible bands all over the place, and it’s not a matter of like, ‘Do we have something cool going on?’ It’s a matter of, ‘How do we get people there to see it?’ I think once you see that [band that changes your life] in person, outside of your phone, it’s like, ‘Oh, this is rad,’ and you keep coming back for it.” Winning the JAMBALOO Music Prize will keep Matthew McNeal in the business of making music by helping other musicians make their own music, too. l

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It’s been three years since Dave Cave gave us his first Summer Suite. Those four buoyant tracks hit all the right, sweltering, surfy notes. Now, the pop Fort Worth singer-songwriter is back with a second volume. Recorded with Bart Rose at his Fort Worth Sound studio in South Main Village (Toadies, Pat Green, Asleep at the Wheel) and Taylor Tatsch at his AudioStyles studio in Fredericksburg (Maren Morris, The Infamists, Cut Throat Finches), Summer Suite 2 is just as surfy and fun and will be feted with a show at The Rail on Sat, Jul 4, with Christian Shields, Arenales, Kick the Crow, and Passive Drivers. “We get to celebrate 250 years of our country with rock ’n’ roll,” Cave said. “Should be a fun night. … We’re stoked. We know the other bands are bringing their best, so we’re not stepping to it with anything less.” Along with the EP, Cave will also release a new single. Unlike most of the songs on both suites, the “island-like” “Mellow” has lyrics. “I love hip-hop and hearing different music. I put out instrumentals, and if someone wants to sample my tracks, then that’s cool as long as I get credit for it.” Dave Cave Sat, July 4, w/Christian Shields, Arenales, Kick the Crow, and Passive Drivers at The Rail, 3101 Joyce Dr, Fort Worth. $15.54. 682-224-3556.

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Cave attributes his surfy fretwork to his Uncle Dean, who played in a surf-rock band back in the day. Summer Suite 2 is a valentine to those bygone years. There’s also Cave’s Gretsch Jet, whose chunky tone seems to be intrinsically tied to the surf-rock movement of yesterday. “The Gretsch has a mojo to it,” Cave said. Along with that mojo-tastic axe, Cave employed some other vintage gear during the recording process, including Rose’s Neve sidecar console (ca. 1969) and a Rickenbacker guitar, another almost stereotypically ’60s-sounding instrument. Cave said he’s open to Summer Series collaborators and the right label, but right now he’s focused on growing as a songwriter and overall musical force. “I think this release is some of my best work.” — Anthony Mariani and Juan R. Govea

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