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Pics: Edgefest 2013 at FC Dallas Stadium

Sunburns, bikini tops, headbanging and crowd surfing: must be time for 102.1 FM The Edge's annual music bash. This year was the 23rd, and it featured Phoenix, Bush, Fitz and the Tantrums, the Deftones and more. Read more

Review: Edgefest 23 at FC Dallas Stadium

Now in its 23rd year, Edgefest has the formula down pat. Read more

Casey James, GRO play Concerts in the Garden

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Courtesy Green River Ordinance

The Fort Worth Symphony has announced the lineup for its 2013 Concerts in the Garden series, and at least one of the new editions -- former American Idol contestant Casey James -- should be a pretty big draw. Read more

George Jones' flaws were a big part of his appeal

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(DFW.com archive)

FORT WORTH -- George Jones, the master vocalist that a generation of country music legends claimed as their own American Idol, had the knack of keeping his fans on their toes, waiting for his latest offstage dust-up even as they waited for his latest country hits for m... Read more

From the archive: Though older, Jones still moves audience

George Jones was a fixture on DFW stages -- the Possum's final performance here was Oct. 5 at the Arlington Music Hall -- and his death today, at age 81, marked the passing of one of country's music true legends. Music critic Preston Jones wrote the Star-Telegram's final concert review ... Read more

Listen up: new country CDs from North Texas acts

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Living in Texas, it can be easy to take country music for granted. Read more

CD review: Phoenix, ‘Bankrupt!’

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Arnaud Potier

Try as it might, Phoenix can’t shake what it is. Read more

Lone Star sounds: Texas musicians giving back to West

As the town of West continues to recover from the devastating April 17 fertilizer plant explosion, Texas musicians are lending a helping hand. Read more

Preston’s picks: Edgefest 23 at Pizza Hut Park and Charles Bradley and His Extraordinaires at Trees

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Motormouth Media

Thinking back to the era when daylong music events like Edgefest were a rarity on the calendar seems almost quaint these days. Read more

Review: Sarah McLachlan at Meyerson Symphony Center

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Courtesy RCA Records

Like a painting on a museum wall, Sarah McLachlan's voice hung in the Meyerson for all to admire. Read more

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