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A new national holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery is now a reality, thanks to 94-year-old Fort Worth activist Opal Lee. B Y

FEATURE If a local band puts out a 52-song album, does it make a sound?

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O. Deletron loves bits. Our band loves bits nearly as much as we love making music. We feel that it’s fairly natural to supplement our likely outdated ’90s-worship, indie-rock musical aesthetic with a healthy dose of Camus-inspired absurdity. We will be the ones to release our first album on VHS cassette as the only physical format. None of our liner notes credits any band member by name, only their first initial and “O. Deletron” as the surname. We’ll sell random thrift store tchotchkes at shows in lieu of actual merchandise (“O. Delewares”). To “market” our band, we’ll send publications and radio stations aluminum Chinese food takeout containers filled with rubber bands as stand-in lo mein noodles nesting a thumb drive containing our music and a

complimentary coin purse labeled with a P Touch™-printed O. Deletron sticker. For no other reason than to crack ourselves up, we maintain “O. Dialetron,” a multioptioned call-in number (817-435-2706) where you can press a button to hear bits of songs, recordings of members reading from enigmatic literature, or many other, increasingly irrational nonchalance.

We often joke that we are the most unserious serious band in existence, because when it comes to actually making music, we still take that part of it pretty seriously.

Most of the time.

To a degree, our shenanigans are an extension of our feigned self-important “high art” approach to music creation.

Goldbricking genre distinctions, we believe music should be expressive and ever-changing. Our tomfoolery is also partly born out of a nostalgia for an era when music existed in more than the digital realm and was meant to be experienced as much as heard. An element of it is an attempt to stand out among a sea of younger, hipper bands and, if honest, likely subconscious over-compensation for trying to compete with the same. But, mostly, it’s probably because we’ve just grown bored with simply playing music.

The steady stakes-increasing oneupsmanship inherent in our drollery would perhaps predictably culminate in something like our latest bit of musical theater. Because “Who else would?,” we’ve just released into the world the overripe fruits of an insane burst of creative energy in the form of the eye-popping 52-song quadruple album of mid-fi bedroom pop we’ve ridiculously decided to call Jeff.

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How does an obscure, middle-aged art rock band commemorate the departure of its main creative force? Foist two and a half hours’ worth of strange, beautiful music on an unassuming public, naturally.

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O. Deletron’s Lost Limb

It’s much like when Roger Waters left Pink Floyd. Well, it would be if Floyd was an almost burned-out unknown band, well beyond their prime, drowning in a sea of more relevant and appreciated artists and wasting away in a little rhinestone cowboy town in Texas.

If we were younger, and more relevant, or skinnier and more attractive, a megalithic sonic data dump of this size might be a bit more significant.

Especially considering it would run completely counter to the piecemeal single-song release methodology of most contemporary artists. Hell, if a band drops a full EP’s worth of material at one time these days it’s seen as almost as grandiose as when Guns N’ Roses put out Use Your Illusion I and II. Sure, this most recent

spectacle may rightfully be viewed as our most nonsensical yet, but it’s also our most honest and artistically expressive work to date. This album is not just nonsense.

Despite its scope, Jeff is the product of only a handful of arduous months of strenuous, unremitting home-recording sessions.

The same care was used to craft these songs as any, albeit at a much more rapid pace. Bands can run entire careers and not write this many songs, but we didn’t do it just to say we did. There’s no fluff,

opened the band’s and noticed a new to be a Dear John our guitarist, core

Jeff is an accomplishment, no doubt for its volume but also for its quality. In his many years of writing and recording music in numerous bands, this is the project the author is most proud to be associated with.

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Sometime last fall, I shared Google Drive document. It proved letter of sorts from

songwriter, sometimes singer, and cocreative visionary, Flynn. “Flynn” is not his real name. He prefers to keep his musical life separate from his personal/ professional one and has employed aliases in every project he’s played in for years, a different name for each. He was credited simply as “Drummer” for his work with Tame … Tame and Quiet. Whether this insisted anonymity was yet another bit, or some sincere eccentricity, I still do not know.

He addressed the note “Dear Bands,” meaning not only O. Deletron but the

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in numerous bands, this is the project I’m most proud to be associated with. It’s special to me not just because of its content but because it also serves as an emotional goodbye to a very important working relationship. In a way, Jeff is Flynn’s swan song. Er, songs.

metal outfit Ox Combine, the post-rock groups 100s and Tortfeasor, and probably a few other projects I’m completely unaware of — Flynn is easily the most prolific musician I’ve ever met or even heard of.

He explained that he’d decided to accept a big career opportunity that would require going back to school, a pursuit that would take every ounce of his time and energy, and, consequently, he’d be leaving the band(s).

As is his nature, upon his decision to leave, Flynn could not go quietly into that good night. Like a cross between the debonair international jewel thief in those Steven Soderbergh films looking for one last big score before escaping to some Caribbean island and a perplexing final Andy Kaufman routine, Flynn had one last trick up his sleeve. Before his departure, he wanted to spend the next few months making one last album. Included with the letter was a folder of scratch song ideas, probably about 20 or 25 of them. It was his goal to flesh out these last songs, record them, and release the album before the start of the spring semester just a couple months away. My assumption is that he wanted to be able to confidently walk away leaving no loose threads that could have been tied. A clean severance, allowing no regrets.

Over the last three years, I’ve become fairly conditioned to Flynn’s, shall we say, “ambitious” ideas. We once went into a studio to track a double single, one song of which was completely unwritten until practically the day before the very expensive (to us) sessions. Our last proper album was a concept album in which Flynn and Aaron Bartz — O. Del’s frontman and Flynn’s co-conspirator in the group’s boundary-pushing artistic concepts — assigned the members to work in pairs. Each was to write one song and assist another member on theirs. And this album was meant to be recorded just over a holiday break. Another example is when the band was told there was a Word doc on the shared drive and we were each to add five words to it per day, just picking up where the last person left off and adding whatever came to mind with no consideration for fluidity or context. This document was intended to provide the basis for the lyrical content of our next album.

Once, while working on new material for a potential EP, Flynn showed up to practice with four completely new songs he’d written in the days prior and maintained that these new songs, the so-called “popup EP,” would now be our focus to record instead and, of course, in just a matter of weeks. Moments of confusion and being more than a little intimidated and “Wait, we’re doing what now, exactly?” instances have been numerous.

Yet Flynn always seems to somehow have a realistic grasp of our abilities and

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Flynn started by recruiting members of his various other bands. Then help from musicians not directly tied to the O. Delaverse began to contribute. Some offering their talents to existing songs, others adding yet more new songs to the pile. Every day, there were new surprises waiting in the files. New riffs, new words, new songs.

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When you’ve cleared the hamstringsnapping high hurdle of turning 40 and you’ve spent your entire musical life in abject anonymity, it allows a certain freedom of expression. After writing and performing for decades to practically no one, you develop a certain lack of concern for accessibility and acceptability, if you ever had one to begin with (likely a large reason for the aforementioned audience of no one).

When you are free of the yoke of expectations, frivolity is a nice surrogate to swoop in to occupy the vacuum left behind.

You learn to cherish the anonymity, to lean into it and exploit it, to stretch out into the voluminous space allowed by not really having to care how your work might be received or by whom.

We’ve long ago left behind the dreams of life spent in un-air-conditioned vans filled with the sour smell of socked feet, surviving on high trans-fat gas station fare, crisscrossing the college towns of Middle America to play rooms full of angsty arms-folded outcasts. Each of us has settled comfortably into civilian careers and domesticity. We find ourselves enthusiastically embracing the warm confines of once-ridiculed creature comforts. When you’re no longer hindered by the pressures of making music a “career,” it’s easier to remember that creating music, as well as being rewarding for the soul/mind/ego and everything else, is supposed to be fun. Hell, you’ve got to try hard to continue to give yourself a reason to drag your ass to rehearsal when a comfy bed, a glass of whiskey, a warm body, and The Great British Baking Show are pulling you in the other direction.

In a way, the tomfoolery of O. Deletron has really taken on a life of its own. Like a clumsy, oafish reanimated corpse with a tender shock-started heart, we may occasionally lumber into walls, but we are still enthralled by the beauty of a daisy and try our damndest to describe it in interesting and creative ways. It doesn’t really matter that few, if any, folks beyond those of us in the band appreciate/enjoy/ even understand the whimsy. A tree falling in a forest with no one to hear may or may not make a sound, but the axman who felled it still knows it happened and takes pride in his work all the same.

Jeff is an accomplishment, no doubt for its volume but also for its quality. In my many years of writing and recording music

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no filler. These more than half a hundred songs we feel deserve to be placed together as one complete work. Jeff stands as what is possible when decades of practicing and listening to progressive music funnel themselves through the limbs of certain musicians driven with a single goal. And who have the freedom that comes with not taking themselves too seriously.

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our limits, knowing where they are and just how far he can push them. We didn’t always meet his deadlines (who could), but the work almost always got done and in some general way conformed to his initial vision. That unwritten song, “Tessellations,” was thrown together at the last second before the session and has ended up being the strongest song in our catalog, in my opinion. The duet assignment album idea became Hold Music, Vol. 1, which we released last summer, and it is not only a strange and beautiful piece of work in its own right, but the methodology we figured out in making it is really what made something like Jeff even possible.

As crazy as they sound upon first hearing, we always seem to make Flynn’s ideas work. (The “pop-up EP” is one exception.

COVID killed that one, though one song, “Familiar Strangers,” does appear on Jeff.)

OK, two months, 25 or so songs recorded remotely via file sharing (because of pandemic and all). Not that impossible, right?

Right?

Guitarist Jeff Williams (the album’s namesake) and keyboardist/resident digital noisemaker Tyler Walker went to work pretty fast on the songs. They started throwing things together, and more and more tracks were going into song folders by the day. Thomas Horton added some tasty piano. I tried my hand at a few bass runs. Not to be left out, drummer Ricky Del Toro simply recorded naked improvised drum parts, and Flynn and Jeff wrote completely new songs on top of his beats.

The ball was starting to roll, but the pace wasn’t near fast enough to meet the deadline. And, worse, somehow the list of songs we needed to complete ballooned from 25 to 40 and counting. It became apparent that we needed to enlist the help of others outside of O. Del proper.

Flynn started by recruiting members of his various other bands. Then help from musicians not directly tied to the O. Delaverse began to contribute. Some offering their talents to existing songs, others adding yet more new songs to the pile. Every day, there were new surprises waiting in the files. New riffs, new words, new songs.

Instrumentation was not a problem.

Many players were available, but vocals were starting to lag and Bartz was only one person, so Flynn sent the Bat Signal for singers, and suddenly more and more voices started appearing over the songs — their words mostly derived from that silly improvised Word doc. From all the way in Oregon, our friend Scott Witt (The Energetics, The Ways and Means) lent his voice to several tracks. Daron Beck of Pinkish Black sang a tune. Chris Flemmons of the Baptist Generals took a

few turns. Cameron Smith (Sur Duda, War Party) helped write and sing a pair of songs as well. Darren Miller (Tame … Tame and Quiet, Annafell Lights) ended up playing on more tracks than I do, probably. All told, I believe eight different vocalists (including Cameron Smith’s dog) appear, and 20 total musicians played on the album.

I still have only a loose comprehension of who did what and when. The end result has been as crazy a journey of discovery for me as for any listener.

To keep track of the madness, we had to use a spreadsheet listing the songs with what instruments were already recorded and which were still required. For the most part, that helped keep things organized and in perspective. The whole eating an elephant one bite at a time and all. There were times when a particular part was laid over others and clashed with something else or changed the feel of a track in a weird/ unforgiving way and had to be tossed, but mostly everything just worked. Sometimes even different options fit equally well. For instance, somehow in the confusion, the song “Break” accidentally ended up with two separate bass tracks from two different players. Each of them worked in different ways. Rather than have to choose which one, we decided to simply cut the baby in half, so to speak. The song is now broken into two parts and bookends the album with one bass line version as the opening track and the other as the closing.

It took longer than planned (by about three months), but as we always seem to manage to do, we ended up making Flynn’s whacky vision a reality.

With so many cooks, it would be easy to imagine a directionless and disjointed result, but, amazingly, despite the halfdozen different voices, the half-hundred songs tend to drift all over the sonic map in a cohesive way. The styles shift from straight indie-rock to Beatles-esque pop to morose Spaghetti Western and dreamy synthwave, danceable electronica, and even unashamed goth rock. The myriad sounds still seem like they sprang from one unified hive-mind.

At two and a half hours long, it’s certainly a journey (so long, in fact, it requires breaking into separate volumes to be uploaded to the major streaming platforms).

Unnecessary? Maybe. Self-indulgent?

Probably.

Artistically gratifying?

Definitely.

Do we expect that many will appreciate it? Or make their way through even half of it? Probably not. But we anonymous axmen still know the pride of our work just the same.

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played music with my friends. We dragged (“drug”?) our gear up to our new rehearsal spot, bathed ourselves in its harsh halogen overhead lighting while absentmindedly banging on several of its included retail store-sized selection of various hand drums, set up, and proceeded to fight through a few various approximations of recognizable songs.

It was a great feeling.

Despite the roughness of the playing and the soreness in my pathetically soft and under-used fingertips, just being around those guys and making sound bounce off the plaster walls again was as calming and centering as it’s always been.

But it was different. Not just because of how long it had been since the last time we’d played or due to the new, foreign practice environment. It was different in that, not only was there a new drummer behind the drum kit (welcome, Nick Kelly) as Del Toro left to focus on his main band BULLS, but for the first time ever, O. Deletron was without its de facto leader.

As a bloated, extravagant affair, O. Deletron has (had) seven (!!) original members. (Unless you’re Keith Emerson, two keyboard players are better than one.) With such a large lineup, and with the myriad competing obligations that come with our station in life — other bands, work, wives, kids, laziness — it

Just last week, the author did something that used to be routine but that he hadn’t been able to do for nearly a year and a half. For the first time since before the zombie apocalypse, he played music with his friends.

has historically often been difficult to get everyone in the same room for rehearsal every week. Over the last couple years, every individual has missed multiple practices. Everyone except Flynn. No Flynn, equal sign, no practice. So last week was doubly weird.

Despite sounding like a Bradbury-ian sci-fi robot’s moniker, our band’s name is actually derived from a species of squid.

Octopoteuthis deletron — abbreviated O. deletron per scientific convention — lives 2,000 feet below the surface of the Pacific Ocean. It’s known for its peculiar defense

mechanism. To evade predators, it will hook one of its limbs into the skin of its assailant, detach that limb, and jet away, forfeiting a piece of itself to ensure the survival of the whole.

The obvious metaphor in this context is too on-the-nose to even entertain.

Without Flynn, it’s not just that our ship is missing its captain — each of us is capable of taking up the epaulettes and directing course. We’re well experienced playing together. Though O. Del is only three years old, some working relationships go back 20-plus years.

No, without Flynn, it’s almost as if we are missing the ship itself.

It’s much like when Roger Waters left Pink Floyd. Well, it would be if Floyd was an almost burned-out unknown band, well beyond their prime, drowning in a sea of more relevant and appreciated artists and wasting away in a little rhinestone cowboy town in Texas. But all the same, it’s the creative heart and soul of a band now absent.

Now that Jeff is out and “Flynn is dead,” O. Deletron will have to think hard about what exactly our next caper will be.

The surviving members will just have to tread water for a bit while we try and figure out how to make a new ship from the driftwood floating by. We’ll no doubt manage to cobble something together. It’ll be interesting to see how she sails. l

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A new national holiday celebrating the abolition of slavery is now a reality, thanks to 94-year-old Fort Worth activist Opal Lee. E D W A R D

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The dense crowd of Juneteenth celebrants seemed to disappear over the horizon. Carrying placards that read “Opal’s Walk 2 DC” and “Let’s Celebrate Freedom,” the men, women, and children eagerly waited at Evans Avenue Plaza on the South Side for the “Grandmother of Juneteenth” to lead the 2.5-mile walk toward downtown.

As a golf cart carrying the 94-year-old activist Opal Lee arrived at the front of the procession, dozens of professional and amateur photographers vied for a photo of her. Newly elected Mayor Mattie Parker worked her way

Static We had just parked the car, and, as usual, I strapped on my mask to enter the restaurant. Once my family and I reached the front door, I noticed something weird.

My ruggedly handsome face was the only one of the triumvirate of us with a mask on it.

My wife, who’s been vaccinated, was totally freeballin’. Like she might as well have been running around in a bikini.

Huh, I thought, keeping my big, dumb mouth shut. That’s odd, but OK. And my 9-year-old’s gorgeous little visage was also buck nekkid. This is the same kid who up until this point had been deathly afraid of COVID, not because my wife and I in any way scared him about it but because he somehow gets a hold of news headlines every morning on his iPad. His fear tells us that he hasn’t been reading Fox News or anything equally fake, a plus. The downside: freaking out at Target because too many people are in the aisles. #goodtimes #goodtimes I just went about my business. I ordered my food at the counter with my

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Hundreds of supporters walked 2.5 miles alongside the civil rights activist.

through the crowd to congratulate her. The frenzied commotion prompted event organizers and local police to order the photographers to disperse so the march could begin at its 10 a.m. starting time.

mask on, which I’m sure the masked counterperson appreciated, maybe, and I kept my mask on the three times I got up from my seat to order more wine at the counter. Like an alcoholic. Snippets of the conversation that I did not want to have with my family at this chain pizza joint had popped up a couple of times recently and not all while entering a restaurant (once was a trip to Target).

The first time I raised the por-qué-nomask? question to her, my wife flatly said, “I’m vaccinated,” probably while juggling chainsaws and knives — don’t quiz me on the specifics. Our son had bought into her reasoning because of course he did.

As my mom always said about Nonna, my dad’s mom, “If both of us are drowning, I’d better learn to swim real fast.” It’s the same for my family. My son is a complete Mama’s boy. Maybe this is a good thing.

I wouldn’t know because I’m not worried about it. No way. No, sir. *sniffles* I’m also not too worried about the little fella catching the COVIDs. He’s a child, and children don’t seem to be as susceptible to the virus as we adults are.

I’ve also decided to stop fretting over my wife. I’m just gonna wash my hands for 20 seconds of her health and hope for the best. She and I both know about the vari-

Lee, diminutive in stature but commanding in presence, wore a white T-shirt that commemorated her annual walks that have called for making Juneteenth a national holiday. After hugging a few well-wishers, she began her

ant. Delta, they’re calling it. We also know that if you’re vaccinated against the first version of the virus, you should be good to keep this Delta at bay. So let all us vaxxers start making out in public, right?

Sounds great, but that would severely cut in on my full-time job: virtue signaling.

That’s basically what’s going on here.

I’m not proud of it. I’m actually feeling quite the opposite. Can I stop? That’s a negatory, Ghost Rider. I suppose the anger I’ve felt every minute since the days after the election — when The Former Guy did not gracefully concede and instead told a lie so big that it is reshaping legislation across the country to further discriminate against poor people — just bubbles up.

The boring part is that I can get away with it. I’m a heteronormative white guy. Wearing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt to Target or masking up when I probably don’t need to is easy. It’s not like I’m petite or Black or have rainbow-colored hair or anything.

Maybe I’m just looking for a fight. All of that anger needs an outlet, and crushing pizza, like, every week is only making me a chubbier, heavier-breathing culture warrior. Gonna need to be in good shape when an all lives matter asshole comes after me, which is bound to happen — not

only do we live in North Fort Worth, but our house is near Saginaw/Keller. This part of Tarrant County is about as red as it comes. It’s always been this way, but when we moved here in 2007, stuff like redstates/blue-states was just esoteric slop.

Now it’s life or death. Not even my mask can help with that.

My immediate and extended family survived COVID (praise Buddha), and most of them are staunchly conservative.

A vast majority of us are also vaccinated.

I’m also guessing that a vast majority of us will line up for Shot No. 3 next year.

As big of a virtue signaling jerk as I am, I’m pretty sure I won’t still be masking up at that point. My BLM and Pride shirts, I will continue wearing them until I die.

Hopefully of old age.

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my father [who then grabbed his gun].

The cops were there. My dad talked to the police. The police said, ‘If you bust a cap, we’ll let them have you.’ My mother sent us to friends on Terrell Avenue. They burned the furniture, pulled it out. The fact that it happened on the 19th day of June has spurred me to make people understand that Juneteenth is not just a festival. It should be a unifier.”

In a public statement, Parker said that the federal designation is “long overdue,” adding that the legislation is “historic for our country, and we are committed in Fort Worth to making sure this is more than just ceremonial. Juneteenth is a single, critical step of a much longer journey to understanding the history of enslaved people and how we move forward. Opal Lee embodies the best of humanity — determination, character, and an indomitable spirit. Opal Lee is a teacher, author, activist, and pillar of the Fort Worth community who has dedicated her life to service above self. We as a city are committed to standing united with Opal Lee’s vision of a world that could be. We challenge every business, organization, and individual in our community and beyond to lock arms with us and do the same.”

Max Krochmal, author and associate professor of history at TCU, said the establishment of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is a testament to Lee, her family, and the many advocates who kept the Juneteenth candle burning for more than 150 years.

“Juneteenth is often misinterpreted,” he said. “It is true that Texas was a holdout that continued to impose slavery after the war ended. Juneteenth is less about enslaved people being informed of their freedom, and it’s more about slave owners being told that their system of oppression was over. It was the moment when the federal government finally and belatedly came down on the side of justice and humanity and ended the slavocracy that had existed before the founding of the Republic.”

City leaders wrapped themselves in this holiday last Saturday, Krochmal continued, even as they continue to ignore all forms of racism in our community.

“The new mayor did not denounce the racist appeals that were made during her campaign,” he said, referring to Parker’s Black mayoral opponent, Deborah Peoples, who was mischaracterized as a Black Lives Matter terrorist and Muslim.

“The city has not taken up [councilmember] Chris Nettles’ call to push for a date for Aaron Dean’s trial” for the shooting of Atatiana Jefferson.

Republic state legislators and Gov. Greg Abbott recently enacted a law that restricts how racism can be discussed in public schools. The bill, which was similar to other bills proposed in conservative Southern states, is widely viewed as an attempt to whitewash American history.

“There is this terrible irony that this federal holiday is being created and state and local officials are celebrating at the very moment that they are seeking to curtail a frank discussion of race and racism in America’s past,” Krochmal said. l

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walk on that Saturday, June 19 morning, now federally recognized as Juneteenth National Independence Day. Speaking at the Tarrant County Courthouse at the conclusion of the walk, Lee addressed the hundreds of followers who made the historic walk with her.

“Know that I love you and know that we are going to continue to make this the best place in the whole wide world,” she said. “Remember, together, we can conquer the world. Please, please continue the kinds of things you know we need to become one people. It’s not a white thing.

It’s not a Black thing. It’s an American thing. This is the beginning of us getting the disparities out of our communities so we can work as one. If people can be taught to hate, they can be taught to love.”

Two days earlier, Lee joined President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, and other officials as Biden signed a bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday. The last federally established holiday was Martin Luther King Jr. Day, which was signed into law by then-president Ronald Reagan in 1983. Lee’s decades-long effort to nationally recognize Juneteenth — the holiday commemorating when enslaved Black men, women, and children in Galveston, Texas, learned of their freedom on June 19, 1865 — gained momentum in 2016.

Five years ago, Lee mapped out a 1,400-mile-route from Fort Worth to Washington D.C. Along the way, she held rallies that centered on 2.5-mile walks to remind her growing number of supporters that it took upwards of 2.5 years for enslaved Americans to learn of their freedom. That effort helped Lee gain her first 100,000 petition signatures that called for U.S. Congress to make Juneteenth a national holiday. The walks became popular annual events in Fort Worth.

On Sept. 23, 2020, around 1.5 million petition signatures were delivered to the U.S. Congress, the culmination of Lee’s petition drive that asked federal lawmakers to ratify legislation to make Juneteenth a Title 5 federal holiday that celebrated freedom from slavery.

“I am so thankful for all the young people [...] who have helped to let people know about my walking campaign and petition,” she said during a press conference at the time. “Juneteenth should be recognized as a federal holiday.”

The designation of Juneteenth as a federal holiday is the culmination of Lee’s decades of tireless work as a civil rights advocate. After retiring from teaching in 1976, she became active in events that raised awareness of Fort Worth’s minority communities and the history behind Juneteenth. Those activities included bus tours that brought Fort Worth city leaders to economically disadvantaged Black neighborhoods throughout Fort Worth in the 1980s. She frequently recounted the story of the time around 500 white rioters burned down her family’s home in a primarily white neighborhood on the South Side in 1939. Lee was 12 at the time.

“On the 19th day of June, people in this neighborhood gathered,” Lee told the Star-Telegram in 2020. “The Realtor who sold the house to my parents [warned]

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POWER OF (PLANT-BASED) PURPOSE Elvis Bowman works to end food insecurity and inequity through faith and farming.

Overseer Elvis Bowman of Greater Mount Tabor Christian Center reflects his passion for his community and his purpose in every conversation. The Blue Zones Power 9 principles of Purpose and Belonging have both been shown to increase longevity by up to 10 years each. If that’s true, Bowman may live to see the biblically significant age of 120! Bowman’s father, Pastor E.L. Bowman, founded the church – originally known as Greater Mount Tabor Missionary Baptist Church – in 1965. The younger Bowman took over the pastoral reins over 20 years ago.

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Bowman’s actions on behalf of the community he serves come as easy to him as breathing. “There are about 22,000 residents in zip code 76105, and the median income is $24,000,” he says. “The median home value is $49,000 in these six square miles. That’s why we stay.”

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Bowman says Greater Mount Tabor has an unparalleled opportunity to address food insecurity and the lack of employment in the area. “Food insecurity leads to heart disease,” along with other complications from lack of access to fresh produce. Eating with a plant slant, another Power 9 principle, has a significant impact on longevity and health. According to Bowman, it’s a good five miles to travel to buy quality produce in the area. That’s where Tabor Farms comes in.

Greater Mount Tabor Christian Center sits on over 40 acres of land in southeast Fort Worth. The church has turned over a three-acre portion of land to become Tabor Farms, part of Grow Southeast, a coalition aimed at addressing food and economic inequities in the area. Five farms in the coalition target 35 miles of southeast Fort Worth where there are plenty of liquor stores and fast food places but only two grocery stores and few places where residents can reliably buy plant-based food options. Tabor Farms has had its share of growing pains, but Bowman is hopeful that they’ll begin planting produce in the fall.

Bowman sees the urban farm as a way to increase access to fresh produce, as well as a means to address the area’s underemployment. But he also proposes the urban farm as “another tool for students to explore agriculture in an urban setting.” Bowman says the farm offers STEM opportunities: Calculating how many seeds you need to plant for half an acre is both a practical reality for the farm and a simple algebra problem. Watering also becomes both a science problem and a physical one.

Helping southeast Fort Worth grow is a labor of love for the purpose-driven Bowman.

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At 8:30pm tonight thru Sun, Ballet Concerto presents its 39th Annual Summer Dance Thursday Concert at The Shops at Clearfork (5188 Monahans Av, Fort Worth, 817985-3773). The troupe will perform a different piece every night, including Goyescas by Spanish dance master Luis Montero, Ballet Americana by founding artistic director Margo Dean, the Haydn String Quartet in D Minor by Ruben Gerding, and Ourobos by resident choreographer Elise Lavallee. Admission is free, but reserved seating is available. Single table seats are $50, and tables for four or eight are $250 and $500, respectively, at BalletConcerto.com.

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At 7:30pm Fri-Sat, the Dallas Symphony presents Troupe Vertigo: Circus, Dance, Friday Theater at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center (2301 Flora St, Dallas, 214-849-4376). This performance showcases physical feats from different creative disciplines into visual landscapes/works of performance art. Troupe Vertigo dancers weave together stories through choreography and lighting while the Dallas Symphony, conducted

by Jeff Tyzik, sets the musical scene. Tickets are $45-85 at DallasSymphony.org.

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While the Etsy Spring Bash 2021 isn’t actually in spring anymore due to Saturday COVID-19 — summer began on Monday, after all — thankfully, it is still happening. From 10:30am to 5pm, select local Etsy makers will sell handmade accessories, apparel, art, bags, home decor, greeting cards, jewelry, pottery, and more at the Etsy Dallas Spring Bash Is Back at Gilley’s (1135 S Lamar St, Dallas, 214-421-2021). The first 50 people to arrive will receive a free Bash Bag with swag from some of this year’s vendors. To see which makers have booth space, visit EtsyDallas.com/ Bash-Artists. (Note: While this event is free to attend, Gilley’s does charge for parking.)

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Do you know the difference between grimoires, books of shadows, and craft journals?

Sunday If so, you are ahead of the metaphysical pack. If you have an interest in book suggestions for studying ancient texts — and seeing some of these types of antique books in person — come to Class with Lady Ivy: Tomes of the Witch from 7:30pm to 9pm at Higher Purpose Emporium (505 W Northside

Dr, Fort Worth, 682-207-5351). Tickets are $10 on Eventbrite.com.

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Raised Southern Baptist but now no longer religious and having lived the rock ’n’ roll Monday lifestyle but now six years sober, American Aquarium founder/frontman BJ Barham has a lot to say on the band’s latest album. “I operate in the dark shadows of what we don’t want to talk about in the South.”

Lamentations is named for both the book in the Old Testament and the definition of the word itself — the passionate expression of grief or sorrow. The tracks draw correlations between this level of grief and the Southern man who voted for Trump. “I wanted to write about a broken America and all the things that lead a human being to doubt something. Every song on this record touches on something a little different.” At 6pm tonight, American Aquarium will perform at the Ridglea Theater (6025 Camp Bowie Blvd, Fort Worth, 817-7389500) with opening act Morgan Wade. Tickets are $20-50 on Eventbrite.com.

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Every Tuesday at 6:30pm thru Jul 27, Panther City Rugby — a local sports club Tuesday — is holding Touch Rugby Tuesdays at Trimble Technical High School (1003 W Cannon St, Fort Worth, 817-815-2500) on the Near Southside. This event is coed and mixed-age, and novices are welcome. There is no cost to participate. Just bring water and a good attitude. Be prepared to sweat. For more information, email Info@PantherCityRugby. com.

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At 10am as part of its summer series, The Palace Wednesday Theatre inside Palace Arts Center (300 S Main St, Grapevine, 817-410-3100) is screening The Little Rascals, the 1994 movie reboot of the old black and white TV series of the same name that was based on the Our Gang short films of the 1920s-40s. The synopsis is simple.

Alfalfa is trying to woo Darla, and his “he-manwoman-hating” friends attempt to sabotage the relationship. This situation has been plaguing men since the beginning of time: five years. (If you get it, you get it.) Tickets are $4 at PalaceTheatre.com.

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STUFF Just Another Jerry?

After the Mavs’ front office shakeup, it’s make-or-break time for Mark Cuban.

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I like to think that Rick Carlisle and Donnie Nelson are several days into a boys’ trip to the wine country or the kind of vacation you take after a long breakup.

After promising to not mention “his” name or talk about the past two decades — this trip is about what’s ahead, not behind — Carlisle has one too many sips of Viognier and breaks into an ugly cry.

“Bob Voulgaris,” he whimpers into the middle distance while burying his face into the cardigan wrapped around his neck. “Ugh. This would be so much easier if it were anyone but him.”

Nelson gingerly pats the erstwhile head coach of the Mavs on his shoulder, careful not to wrinkle his short-sleevedlinen Tommy Bahama shirt. “He’s not worth it, Rick. You’re twice the basketball mind and a thousand times the man.”

Like all long-term relationships, the triumvirate of head coach Rick Carlisle, owner Mark Cuban, and general manager/ president of basketball operations Donnie Nelson had run its course. The trio helmed the team during its best-ever run as a franchise, netting an NBA championship in 2011 and a finals appearance in 2006.

Over the course of their two-decade-plus partnership, those three benefited from having an all-world player to keep the team relevant (if you’re reading this, Dirk, please send me a lock of hair), but they also made some shrewd and sensible decisions along the way.

The three team managers also shat the bed far too often. Time after time,

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the team’s offseason strategy was to shed salary and lure a big-name free agent to town. It almost worked once — DeAndre Jordan backed out of his deal — but Mavs fans watched as countless free agents used Cuban for a free steak dinner before signing somewhere else.

The front office’s recent draft history, Luka Dončić notwithstanding, has been abysmal. Justin Anderson, Dennis Smith Jr., and too many others to name either couldn’t hack it in the NBA or weren’t given enough court time to develop.

Almost none of the Mavs’ failed firstrounders have gone on to find success on other rosters. That, coupled with the

numerous free-agent failures, is a harsh indictment of Donnie Nelson.

He had to go.

There’s plenty of blame for the Mavs’ many draft failures to go around. Carlisle, for all of his success in reviving the careers of retreads like Al-Farouq Aminu, Raymond Felton, Brandan Wright, and others, didn’t seem to have any patience for the younglings.

Maybe old-man Carlisle’s grumpy, controlling disposition was just too old-school for the new breed of NBA players. He famously feuded with Jason Kidd, Rajon Rondo, and other players who struggled to loosen the coach’s grip.

According to various media reports, Carlisle had also run afoul of the team’s newest Euro sensation. The NBA is a star’s league, and you can’t alienate the only one on your team.

Carlisle had to go.

Now the Mavs have another shot at building around a generational talent.

The team can’t afford to fall into the same patterns of missing out on free agents, drafting/failing to develop duds, and micromanaging players. Cleaning house was the right move for Cuban, but fans shouldn’t give him a pass for the Mavs’ many failures.

Last week, an article in The Athletic detailed a major rift in the front office surrounding the role of Haralabos “Bob” Voulgaris, a gambler turned stats man hired by Cuban. The story alleged that Voulgaris hijacked Cuban’s ear and went so far as to suggest Voulgaris was in control of everything from the draft to the team’s on-court rotation. He, like Carlisle, also finds himself on the wrong side of Luka’s circle of trust. On this team, that should be a death sentence.

Voulgaris, for the love of God, has got to go.

Cuban is the one who created the front office mess, and he did the right thing in siding with his star player and dismissing his professed buddies. Cubes is also the guy who allowed the business side of his operation to decay into a toxic cesspool of sexual harassment and rampant abuse. We shouldn’t forget that failure of leadership, though his (far too late) handling of that controversy actually augurs well for the team. He corrected that situation by hiring the right person, CEO Cynthia Marshall, and letting her take control. He needs to learn from that and do the same with his next GM. This offseason will determine whether or not Cuban is the savvy, adaptable businessman he’s been portraying for years or just another egomaniac who got lucky and refuses to cede power to those better suited to wield it. (Sound familiar?)

Luka is, by all reports, set to sign his rookie max deal, which means he’ll stay in town for at least five more years. That’s not a lot of time to turn this around. The Clippers, for the second time in as many years, exposed the talent gap between a real championship contender and the collection of fringe rotation guys Dallas trots out onto the court every game.

Luka deserves better, and he’ll find it in another city if Cuban doesn’t deliver.

Luka isn’t Dirk. We shouldn’t expect him to feel the same loyalty to Dallas as the soon-to-be Hall of Famer. The Slovenian star will be 27 when his next contract expires. Let’s give him a reason to stay. l

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Taco Reboot

Though the new locale is without its founding chef, the expanded menu at Mariachi’s Dine-In offers ample reasons to revisit this popular taqueria.

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The buzz surrounding the relocation of Mariachi’s Dine-In was concurrently met with the unexpected news that the taqueria’s longtime chef, Angel Fuentes, would not be joining the new Westside location. Without providing details, Fuentes recently told me that he wishes

Mariachi’s Dine-In’s owner, Ashley Miller, only the best as she heads up her first brick-and-mortar location. Visitors to Mariachi’s former gas station-based home can still find Fuentes cooking up all-new menu options as part of his new restaurant, Guapo Taco (“Guapo Taco Lands,” June 2).

Located in a strip mall near Camp Bowie Boulevard, Mariachi’s DineIn’s first stand-alone restaurant offers something the former location couldn’t — ample space. The new locale is clean and simple in appearance, partly thanks to the lack of distracting knick-knacks on its dark blue walls. There are basically two eating areas that meet near the entrance.

The long bar is adorned with sheet metal and holds around 10 stools. Several beer draughts are topped with liquor bottles, and there’s a frozen margarita machine.

Possibly due to the larger kitchen, Mariachi’s Dine-In now offers an expanded menu that is divided between vegan options and traditional Mexican fare. The vegan offerings include appetizers, taco plates, burgers, nachos, burritos, and desserts.

Those dishes are reflected in the “classic menu” but with meaty alternatives.

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Flour tortillas accompanied the starter to my dinner, which didn’t reinvent what is expected from queso fundido.

The vegan elote didn’t disappoint.

The corn wasn’t roasted, but it was perfectly cooked. The non-dairy crema had the texture of fluffy cream cheese and filled out the appetizer nicely but had little discernible flavor. Blitzed cashews made for a worthy topping that was similar in texture to Cotija but with a flavor closer to cornmeal. A squeezed lime wedge and drizzle of Valentina hot sauce further enhanced the tasty treat.

Tacos remain the big draw at Mariachi’s Dine-In. The original Riverside location was known for being an early adopter of birria tacos, the Jalisco, Mexico, craze that involves grilling the tacos in a consommé for a crisp, crimson finish. I sprung for the three-taco plate, which came with a side of perfectly cooked Mexican rice and pinto beans. There are several meat and vegan options. The barbacoa was juicy (not oily, which is often the case) and rich in flavor.

Thickly cut onions and fresh cilantro leaves lightened the delicacy. The jackfruit birria taco looked more impressive than it tasted. The grilled fruit had the bright red appearance of pastor and a smoky

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One fusion dish, the pastor taco burger, was a delight. The hefty beef patty was topped with a blend of mild cheese and chunks of al pastor. The rich blend of pineapple and spices defined the entree that left me feeling a few pounds heavier.

Another vegan option, the Cali Burrito, was hefty and flavorful. The belt buster was packed with steak fries, pinto beans, slices of avocado, cashew queso, shredded vegan cheese, and pico de gallo. The waiter recommended two nonmeat alternatives to carne asada and al pastor. I couldn’t discern what those meat substitutes were in the dense burrito, but the overall experience was satisfying, even for a carnivore like myself.

The former Eastside taqueria is now a full-fledged restaurant in a bustling part of the city, and the staff appeared capable of handling all the moving parts of the larger operation. Even without Fuentes working the kitchen, the quality of Mexican fare is as good as anything I had tried at the previous location. l

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State Fair of Texas is back on — in all its full fried-food glory, not as a drive-thru — for the fall of 2021.

More about that at BigTex.com. In the meanwhile …

1.) If you can’t wait until September for a Fletcher’s Original Corny Dog, four pop-ups are coming soon. Find Fletchers at 5-9pm Fri at Chuckwagon Park (1716 N Hall St, Dallas, 214-484-8085), at noon10pm Sat at the Truck Yard (5959 Grove Ln, The Colony, 469-401-6764), on Thu, Jul 1, from 6:30 to 9:30pm at the Dallas Arboretum (8525 Garland Rd, 214-5156615), and on Sat, Jul 3, from noon to 7pm at Rollertown Beerworks (412 N Oklahoma St, Ste 106, Celina, @RollerTownBeer).

2.) At noon-6pm Sat, two local businesses are combining forces. Come help celebrate two years in business at the Funky Picnic & Black Cat Anniversary Party. The parking lot between Funky Picnic (401 Bryan Av, Ste 117, Fort Worth, 817-708-2739) and Black

Cat Pizza (401 Bryan Av, Ste 109, Fort Worth, 817-489-5150) will be a party zone with beer tasting stations and food options under a tent with tables for shaded outdoor seating. For $10, purchase a wristband that gets you three 10-ounce pours of newly released specialty beers, including barrel-aged barleywine or chile stout, a British strong ale, or a watermelon Kolsch. In addition, those who purchase a commemorative enamel campfire mug will receive one additional beer pour.

There will also be live music by J/O/E and JP from 3 to 6pm.

3.) At noon Sun, head to the Ashton Depot (1501 Jones St, Fort Worth, 817-810-9501) for its monthly Sunday brunch. Enjoy an appetizer of blueberry muffin bread with vanilla cream cheese followed by a first course of chicken and waffles with jalapeno maple syrup and fresh grapes and strawberries with yogurt. The main course is farm-fresh scrambled eggs with skillet potatoes, applewood smoked bacon, and parmesan cream. The beverages available include Starbucks Veranda Blend Coffee, iced tea, and iced water. In addition, enjoy live music by local country/Americana singer-songwriter Jackie Darlene. Tickets are $30 at TheAshtonDepot.Company.Site.

4.) At 4-6pm Sun, musicians and fans of all ages and music genres can join the Acoustic

Song Circle at Boulevard Brew (5406 River Oaks Blvd, River Oaks, 682-250-2544), one of Fort Worth’s newest hangouts for coffee aficionados. Burleson-based guitarist Kavin Alleson hosts this free event.

5.) Now that movie theaters are back open, I’m ready to see some of the new releases.

(Streaming just isn’t the same.) One of the cheapest deals in town is Movie Tavern (2872 Crockett St, Fort Worth, 682-5038101). Every Tuesday, movies are $5, and popcorn is free. Now to figure out which movie to see. (Note to self: Read our film shorts at FWWeekly.com and see what Kristian has to say.)

6.) On Wed, Jun 30, from 6pm to 8pm, WineHaus (1628 Park Place Av, Fort Worth, 817-887-9101) is hosting a Cooking Demo & Wine Class with Denise Shavandy of Spork & Spice Catering (@ SporkAndSpice, 469-998-5594). While the food menu is yet to be determined, know that Shavandy will pair the meal with eclectic wines from all around the world.

The cost is $50 per person. For updates, follow Facebook.com/WineHausFW. 7.) Speaking of Wed, Jun 30, this is the final day to enter this leg of the Fort Worth Weekly Summer-in-the-City Staycation contest. Every Friday, we do drawings for

prizes that include gift certificates to Ol’ South (1509 S University Dr, Fort Worth, 817-336-0311) and candles from Calyan Wax Co. (7901 Valcasi Dr, Ste 300, Arlington, 817-600-8700). Of course, we include you in our Food, News & Booze and Weekender newsletters when you enter. However, it’s worth it because you’re also entered for a chance to win the grand prize, which is dinner for two at the downtown restaurant of your choice, compliments of Downtown Fort Worth Inc. (DFWI.org, 817-8701692) and a night’s stay at Aloft Hotel (334 W 3rd St, Fort Worth, 817-885-7999). To enter, email Jennifer@fwweekly.com with a subject line of Summer-in-the-City by midnight Wed, Jun 30. The winner will be contacted by email on Fri, Jul 2, at 5pm.

8.) Take a trip back to yesteryear — and I don’t mean 2020 — at the 36th Annual Parker County Peach Festival in Historic Downtown Weatherford (401 Fort Worth Hwy, Weatherford, 817-594-3801) on Sat, Jul 10, from 8am to 4pm. Along with food vendors offering edible items in peach and non-peach varieties, there will be a 42-domino tournament, arts and crafts booths, children’s activities, live music, and the Peach Pedal Bike Ride. Tickets are $10 at ParkerCountyPeachFestival.org.

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Papi, Lyrical and Guests (room); Sydney Cope, LostBoyz, Ranch Papi, Lyrical and Guests (theater); Danno Simpson (lounge). SAT 7/10: Bastards of Soul (theater). FRI 7/16: Mojo Brothers (theater); Celestial L'amour, Xavier ll, Carson Aday (room). SAT 7/17: The Loved Starved Dogs (room). SAT 7/24: Brothers Beckham (room). FRI 7/30: Sounds Like Summer '21 (room); The Reagan Firestorm (lounge). SAT 7/31: Quentin Moore and The DaxTones (theater); Ghosthookers, CashingIN, Down! Not Out, TongueNcheek, and The Nothing (room).

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THE COLONY Lava Cantina 5805 Grandscape Blvd, 214-618-6893 LavaCantina.com THU 7/1: Cowboy Mouth. FRI 7/2: Jackopierce. SAT 7/3: Back in Black (AC/DC Tribute) with Hi Fi High.

SUN 7/4: Fourth of July Party with DJ Snoopadelic.

WED 7/7: Etana (Full Band). FRI 7/9: Kozmic Blues starring Michelle Rohl (Janis Joplin Tribute). SAT 7/10: Emerald City. THU 7/15: Shinybones. FRI 7/16: Def Leggend (Def Leppard Tribute) with Rebel Yell (Billy Idol Tribute). SAT 7/17: Desperado (Eagles Tribute).

THU 7/22: Carolyn Wonderland. FRI 7/23: Guns N Roses Experience (Tribute). SAT 7/24: The Spazmatics.

FRI 7/30: Primadonna (Madonna Tribute) with Toxic (Brittany Spears Tribute).

DALLAS Three Links 2704 Elm St, 214-484-6011 ThreeLinksDeepEllum.com THU 7/1: Joshua Dylan Balis, Sarah Johnson, Jud Block.

FRI 7/2: The Flametrick Subs, The Schisms, Primo Danger. SAT 7/3: Psycho 78 (Misfits), Blood & Tears (Danzig). SUN 7/4: So-So Topic, The Grays (as Sly & The Family Stone), Chilldren of Indigo. THU 7/8: Mean Motor Scooter, Withered Blooms, The GO-GO Rillas.

FRI 7/9: NITE (Album Release). SUN 7/11: Corkscrew Nosedive, Utter Depravity, Death Before Breakfast. THU 7/15: The Buffalo Ruckus, The Late Great Charlie Borski, Ryan Glenn. FRI, 7/16: SEVIT (Album Release) with Rosegarden Funeral Party, Circle Burn, and DJ Death Church. SAT 7/17: DK Nick Memorial Show. THU 7/22: Scott H Biram. FRI 7/23: Hen and The Cocks (Album Release) with Responsible Johnny, Phantomelo, Sloth Fist. SAT 7/24: Back at it...Punk Rock Karaoke. THU 7/29: Ottoman Turks, Convoy and the Cattlemen, Joshua Fleming. FRI 7/30: Jackie Venson, Jess Garland.

SUN 7/4: All Kanye Everything. FRI 7/9: J Stone. SAT 7/10: Crobot. THU 7/22: Jake "The Snake" Roberts.

SUN 7/25: Devotional (Depeche Mode Tribute). FRI 7/30: Yngwie Malmsteen.

FORT WORTH Lola's Trailerpark 2735 W 5th St, 817-759-9100 LolasFW.com THURSDAYS: Blues Jam with Playtown & Guest. FRI 7/9: Big Mike's Box of Rocks with Katsuk & Pablo & Hemphill. SAT 7/10: Dana Deathridge with Kendi Jean (During Daynes BBQ). SAT 7/17: Tommy Luke & Gary Grammer (During Dayne's BBQ), then Jason Elmore & HooDoo Witch (PM). FRI 7/23: KatsuK Band with Pablo & The Hemphill 7. SAT 7/24: Ryan Hager (During Daynes BBQ), then Greenbeard (PM). SAT 7/31: The Mammal Virus (EP Release Party).

Main at Southside 1002 S Main St, 682-707-7774 MASSFW.com FRI 7/2: Pablo & The Hemphill 7, Neptune Locals, Sirron Reid. WED 7/7: Fishing In Japan, Ego Jones. THU 7/8: Ryan & Denver. SUN 7/11: Josh Johnson & Bad Bitch Bingo. THU 7/29: The Love Starved Dogs. FRI 7/30: Glare, Trauma Ray, Downward, Grivo. SAT 7/31: Hen and The Cocks (Album Release) with The Dangits and B.U.B.

Rail Club Live 3101 Joyce Dr, 817-386-4309 RailClubLive.com FRI 7/2: Spice. SAT 7/3: Epic ShXt Only Presents: Independent’s Day. FRI 7/9: Nyro the MadMan. SUN 7/11: Return Of The BoomBap Tour. MON 7/12: King 810. FRI 7/16: Puddle Of Mudd. SAT 7/17: DFW Domination Fest. WED 7/21: Faster Pussycat with Enuff Z Enuff. THU 7/22: Comedy Night with Average Joey. FRI 7/23: Wildstreet. SAT 7/24: Eric Martin with Trixter. SUN 7/25: Anti-Mortem wiwht Scattered Hamlet. FRI 7/30: Tantric. SAT 7/31: K Camp.

The Ridglea 6025 Camp Bowie Blvd, 817-738-9500 TheRidglea.com FRI 7/2: Cedars & Velvet Skyline (room); Where’s Harry (theater). SAT 7/3: Sushi Greenberg a Tribute to Phish and Strange Brew (theater). FRI 7/9: LostBoyz, Ranch

SAT 7/17: The Toni Braxton & Friends Jazz Series featuring Cindy Bradley.

HALTOM CITY The Haltom Theater 5601 E Belknap St, 817-677-8243 HaltomTheater.com THU 7/1: No Hand Outs Live. FRI 7/2: Astyanax (Album Release). SAT 7/3: Cryptic Wisdom X Jay Influential. SUN 7/4: Summer Bash. WED 7/7: Sunshine Emery. FRI 7/9: Perseus, Nothing for You, Last of the Sane, Crushpoint, Paralyzed Torture, Crocodylinae. SAT 7/10: TXDM FEST XII: Prophecy. SUN 7/11: Vibeshow 2k21 featuring E Smith. WED 7/14: Summertime Nightmare Tour with Pigweed and Transient. THU 7/15: Gifted Summer Jam. FRI 7/16: I am Destruction, Empty Shell, Cathexis, Coprolalia, Transcendent Reticulum. SAT 7/17: System 6, Maleficus, Eva Kora, Little Green Men, Midnight Murder Show. SUN 7/18: Tops Off! Variety! Shh Oh! WED 7/21: Dylan Hoffman. FRI 7/23: Asylum (Album Release). SAT 7/24: Wrecking Ball Metal Madness Live. SUN 7/25: End Of Summer Bash. SAT 7/31: Hot Summer Love, Love Sick Drug, Fly Above Fire, Waja, Dark Avenue.

MANSFIELD Fat Daddy's 781 W Debbie Ln, 817-453-0188 FatDaddysLive.com THU 7/1: Rebel Yell (Billy Idol Tribute). FRI, 7/2: That 70's Band. SAT 7/3: 80's Night with M80s. THU, 7/8: Texas Flood. FRI 7/9: Live 80s The Ultimate 80's Experience. SAT 7/10: Double Vision (Foreigner Tribute) with The Blackbird Mafia. THU 7/15: In Halen (Van Halen Tribute). FRI 7/16: Ashmore. SAT 7/17: Incognito.

THU 7/22: Local Yoakam.. FRI 7/23: Ever the Essence with Cole Rogers. SAT 7/24: Rockaholics. THU 7/29: Crushin" It (Brad Paisley Tribute). FRI 7/30: Le Freak.

SAT 7/31: Blake Nation with Gunpowder & Lead.

ON THE AIR Local Radio Shows THU: The Local Show with Amy Miller, 7-8pm on KXT (91.7). SUN: The Paul Slavens Show, 8pm on KXT (91.7).

SUN: Reckless Rock Radio, 10-12mid on KNON (89.3 FM). SUN: Loud & Local with Debbie Sexton, 11pm12mid on KEGL (97.1 FM).

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FRI 7/2: Unglued (Stone Temple Pilots Tribute) with Lost Boys. SAT 7/3: Primadonna (Madonna Tribute) with We Bop (Cyndi Lauper Tribute). FRI 7/9: San Antonio Lights.

SAT 7/10: Go Ask Alice (Alice In Chains Tribute) with Nevermind (Nirvana Tribute). FRI 7/16: Incognito. SAT 7/17: Mid Night Ranger (Night Ranger Tribute) with Mental Health (Quiet Riot Tribute). THU 7/22: Andrew Sevener (Acoustic). FRI 7/23: Chastity with Smokin Steady's. SAT 7/24: Radio Kaos. FRI 7/30: Fleetwood X (Fleetwood Mac Tribute). SAT 7/31: Little Skynyrd (Lynyrd Skynyrd Tribute) with ZZ Tex (ZZ Top Tribute).

Trees Dallas 2709 Elm St, 214-741-1122 TreesDallas.com

The Warehouse 1125 E Berry St, 817-923-9305 JimAustinOnline.com/Warehouse

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BURLESON Oscar's Bar & Grill 1581 SW Wilshire, 817-447-7232 OscarsBurleson.com

Sunshine Emery is one of the upcoming featured artists at the ongoing Texas Hayride Series at The Haltom.

THU 7/1: Jaelun Washington Trio. FRI 7/2: A Taste of Herb. SAT 7/3: Brad Williams Quartet. THU 7/8: The Black Dog Band. FRI 7/9: Quamon Fowler. SAT 7/10: Todd Parsnow. THU 7/15: Ginny Mac. FRI 7/16: Alex Blair. SAT 7/17: Marion Powers Quartet. THU 7/22: Jonathan Fisher Trio. FRI 7/23: Ricki Derek & The Vegas Six. THU 7/29: John Adams Electric Trio. FRI 7/30: Red Young. SAT 7/31: Shelley Carrol.

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FRI 7/16: Tanner Sparks with Brad Russell. SAT 7/17: Johnny Rodriguez. FRI 7/23: Johnny Lee with Dallas Wayne. SAT 7/24: Gary Morris. FRI 7/30: Donny Edwards (Elvis Tribute).

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ARLINGTON Arlington Music Hall 224 N Center, 817-226-4400 ArlingtonMusicHall.net

Scat Jazz Lounge 111 W 4th St, 817-870-9100 ScatLounge.com

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MUSIC

Claire Hinkle Gets It Done

Though she’s been on the scene only about five years, this singersongwriter is a powerful presence.

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Though her father is a well-known local bluesman, Claire Hinkle, now 20, is certainly her own woman. With her own sound. Papa James Hinkle should be proud.

“When people ask what kind of music I write, I say ‘rockish,’ ” Claire Hinkle

Ar twork by Noëlle Hampton

said. “I would like to consider myself as a professional musician. I’d like to say that I’m getting there.”

The multi-instrumentalist with the soulful voice certainly is, especially after spinning her new tracks.

Recorded earlier this year at Niles City Sound (Leon Bridges, White Denim) with producer Joel Raif and with backing by the recently defunct Polydogs, “Empty Vessel” and “Work for Hire” are groovy, rootsy rockers. Taken together, they form a kind of snapshot of Hinkle’s musical career, which started in earnest about five years ago. The breakup song “Work for Hire” was written shortly after her 2017 debut album, Let It Out, and “Empty Vessel” dates from last year, when she was anticipating college life.

Family, friends, and fans have pitched in to her recording fund.

However she manages to get ’er done, Hinkle said she’s not going for any specific style or sound, one genre in particular.

“I don’t want anything to be mistaken for blues or anything my dad is doing,” she said. “I love my dad, but I’m not the same musician.”

As the former Polydogs, Matt Tedder played lead guitar on the tracks with Kris Luther on bass, Matt Mabe on drums, and Nick Tittle on backing vocals.

“It’s always good to see a song finished,” Hinkle said, “but, honestly, writing for me mostly happens when something terrible happens, like when shit hits the fan. So, yeah, the typical stuff, breakups.”

“Empty Vessel” is a breakup song of a different sort.

“I had moved halfway across the

Hinkle’s two new tracks form a sort of snapshot of her career so far.

country to New York and didn’t know anyone,” Hinkle recalled, “and I asked some guy on the street for a cigarette, and he told me no and got rude with me, and I was like, ‘Damn, these people are full

of themselves out here,’ and I wrote my angsty song about fake people.”

The songs were mastered by Grammy winner Jordan Richardson (Son of Stan) and are out on Spotify now. l

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On the other side of town on the same night, a different kind of show will be going down at Tulips FTW (112 St. Louis Av, 817-367-9798). The annual Louapaloooza features headliner and organizer Lou Charle$ along with High Rollaz, Louie The Singer, xBValentine, Roane, and Neo Sohl. Tickets are $15220. Visit Prekindle.com.

Why not kick off the weekend early?

On Thursday at Tulips FTW, garage-

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Though Lola’s Trailer Park reopened when possible, the adjacent Saloon (2736 W 6th St, 817-759-9100) remained closed.

Until now.

To celebrate the reopening of Lola’s Saloon, three rocking bands will take the stage Saturday. Alt-rockers Arenda Light and Trees Marie & The Heavy Hearts will open for the loud and melodic Royal Sons.

Tickets are going fast, Lola’s says. They’re $12 and can be copped at Prekindle.

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rockers Ting Tang Tina headline a bill with Heavytrip and Audiobaton. It’s free (21-and-up) with RSVP, $10 for under 21, and $10 for a table reservation. Visit Prekindle.com.

Ting Tang Tina will keep the party going on Friday at MASS (1002 S Main St, 682-707-7774), where they’ll join Heavy Daze and Primo Danger in opening for Drifters Atlas, who’ll be celebrating the release of their new album. Tickets are $5

in advance and $8 day of. Visit Prekindle. com.

MASS will be all about Pride Month on Saturday, when the Near Southside venue hosts the Virtual Trinity Pride Fest from 7 to 8:15pm before Annie Void, Small Town, Lorelei K, and Gollay take the stage at 8:30pm. Admission to the virtual fest is free. Tickets to the concert are $5 in advance of $8 at the door. Visit Prekindle. com.

And you can end the weekend right with Danni & Kris. The dynamic duo will play a free show 6-8pm Sun at The Post at River East (2925 Race St, 817-9458890). And the ladies will be rocking this Riverside venue/restaurant the last Sunday of every month through summer.

Masks required. All ages welcome. Free parking. — Anthony Mariani Contact HearSay at Anthony@FWWeekly.com.

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Music Junkie Studios 1617 Park Place #106, Fort Worth www.MusicJunkieStudios.com We are operating with our same great instructors, same excellent quality, but now serving students online. We offer lessons on voice, piano, guitar, bass, ukulele, violin, viola, drums, recording, and music for littles! We are soon launching a brand new offering- MJS Summer Music Project. Keep an eye out for more details.

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Don’t Forget To Feed Me Pet Food Bank, Inc. 5825 E Rosedale, Fort Worth 817-334-0727 Facebook.com/DF2FM We are experiencing a rapid increase in demand for pet food from both regular distribution partners and newly created needs identified at local animal shelters and rescue organizations. Please consider a pet food or monetary donation.

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INDUSTRIAL PAINTER Position summary: Be proficient in surface cleaning, preparation and Sandblasting in order to accomplish assigned tasks, producing work of a high standard in accordance with Company’s policies and procedures.

-Clean and prepare surface areas prior to sandblasting.

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-Carry out abrasive sandblasting in accordance with policies and procedures.

-Maintain sandblasting tools and equipment.

-Accurately maintain required records and documentation for each project.

-Responsibly manage consumable supplies and raw materials.

-Follow ALL corporate safety requirements and standards, including but not limited to the use of respiratory equipment, protective clothing, protective lenses/goggles, steel toed boots, etc.

-Maintain a safe and clean assigned workstation.

-Safely operate forklift.

-Other sandblasting tasks as required by the Post Fabrication Foreman and/or Fabrication Manager

WELDER Position Summary: Fit and weld natural gas delivery products built from raw materials according to blue print specifications in accordance with API 1104 certification standards and procedures.

-Receive project raw materials and match to corresponding blue prints/drawings -Fit and weld project in accordance to blue print/drawing specification and API 1104 standards -Responsible to maintain production schedule to ensure minimum ‘reworks’ so that product is delivered to the client on time -Accurately maintain required records and documentation for each project as outlined by Fabrication -Foreman and/or Manager -Maintain a clean and safe work area -Report any maintenance requirements needed for equipment in your work area timely so that production schedule is not affected -Follow ALL corporate safety requirements and standards including but not limited to welder safety equipment, protective clothing, protective lenses/goggles, steel toed boots, etc.

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SHIPPING/RECEIVING Position Summary: Verifies and keeps records on incoming and outgoing shipments and prepares items for shipment by performing the following duties.

-Determines method of shipment to ensure competitive rates and on–time secure delivery of product -Schedules & coordinates daily shipments with freightliners -Prioritizes and sorts work orders to ensure efficient loading and unloading of product -Compares identifying information of incoming & outgoing shipments to verify information against invoices, orders, or other records to ensure accuracy of shipment -Prepares and maintains records of all shipments and transactions including billing of shipments.

Enters and maintains data in Prelude -Conducts daily cycle counts -Receives incoming shipments and places in inventory. Unpacks and examines incoming shipments, rejects damaged items, records shortages, and corresponds with shipper to rectify damages and shortages.

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ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Position Summary: The Data Entry Clerk will be responsible for entering data into the Company Database.

Candidates will aid with projects in the Work Order and Traceability Departments.

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CHAMPERY REAL ESTATE 2015, LLC, a California Limited Liability Company Plaintiff(s), vs.

ROBERT WAUCHOPE BASS, an individual; EVELYN P. BASS, an individual; THE UNKNOWN HEIRS OF ROBERT WAUCHOPE BASS; All other persons unknown claiming any right, title, estate, lien or interest in the personal property described in the complaint adverse to Plaintiff’s ownership, or any cloud upon Plaintiff’s title thereto; DOES and ROES I through X, inclusive.

SUMMONS NOTICE: YOU HAVE BEEN SUED. THE COURT MAY DECIDE AGAINST YOU WITHOUT YOUR BEING HEARD UNLESS YOU RESPOND WITHIN 21 DAYS. READ THE INFORMATION BELOW. TO THE DEFENDANTS: A civil Complaint has been filed by the plaintiffs against you for the relief set forth in the Complaint. Object of Action: Quiet Title and Declaratory Relief. If you intend to defend this lawsuit, within 21 days after this Summons is served on you, exclusive of the day of service, you must do the following: a. File with the Clerk of this Court, whose address is shown below, a formal written response to the Complaint in accordance with the rules of the Court, with the appropriate filing fee. b. Serve a copy of your response upon the attorney whose name and address is shown below. 2. Unless you respond, your default will be entered upon application for the Plaintiff and this Court may enter a judgment of default against you for the relief demanded in the Complaint, which could result in in the taking of money or property or other relief requested in the Complaint. 3. If you intend to seek the advice of an attorney in this matter, you should do so promptly so that your response may be filed on time. 4. The State of Nevada, it political subdivisions, agencies, officers, employees, board members, commission members, and legislators each have 45 days after service of this Summons within which to file an Answer or other responsive pleading to the Complaint. DEPUTY CLERK OF THE COURT, Fifth Judicial District Court, 1520 East Basin Ave., Pahrump, NV 89060, By: WEDGEWOOD, LLC, /s/ CASEY J. NELSON, ESQ., Nevada Bar # 12259, Office of the General Counsel, 2320 Potosi Street, Suite 130, Las Vegas, Nevada 89146, Telephone: (702) 305-9157, Facsimile: (310) 730-5967, E-mail: caseynelson@wedgewood-inc.com, Attorney for Plaintiff Champery Real Estate 2015, LLC

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