Let us celebrate the fourth wonderful & worthy recipient of our Songwriting Scholarship project: Megan Storie! If you haven’t already heard Megan’s music, we think you absolutely should, which is why we invited her to come record a new song at Shiny Sound Recording Studio
Read MoreFeatured Artist: Joe Duncan
Joe Duncan got involved with Spiderweb around 2013; the first show he attended was at Dan’s Silverleaf. He started participating in shows the following year, attending workshops and contributing to zines.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Megan J. Arlett
We’re pleased to welcome Megan J. Arlett to our features collection with her poem, The Cabin. Megan is relatively new to Texas and is currently working on her PhD at the University of North Texas for Literature and Creative Writing.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Trista Edwards
We’re excited for the chance to play host to a lovely poem by Trista Edwards who was inspired to write by an article describing painter’s pigments now lost to history or made rare by time. “Museum of the Rarest Colors” hails from a collection inspired by the loss of these colors.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Sethnicity
Spiderweb Salon is thrilled to highlight the deeply talented Sethnicity and his poem from a collection from last year called New Moon Monolith. He describes this project as “an attempt to find truth in darkness of all kinds.”
Read MoreFor the Love of Poets!
It's National Poetry Month, so allow us to briefly interrupt our regular scheduled programming to celebrate the poets among us and share with you all things poetry!
Read MoreFeatured Songwriter: Axel Severs
Congrats to Axel Severs for being the most recent recipient of Shiny Sound Recording Studio & Spiderweb Salon’s Songwriting Scholarship. Through his project entitled Rosie, Axel gave our crew of musicians a chance to explore new territory in their musical repertoire with his post-rock inspired, found-sound jam.
Read MoreFeatured Artist: James Rosin
Working in a high school, James Rosin has never really gotten away from the angst. But through his art, he’s been able to exorcise it.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Colin Winnette
Read a chilling excerpt of Denton-born-and-raised novelist Colin Winnette's new book THE JOB OF THE WASP, and catch him on his most recent tour through Denton at The Electronic Experiment III on Wednesday night!
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Maureen Leak
Maureen Leak is a talented poet, playwright, artist, cook, and all-around-creative, and we’re lucky to have her as a collaborator here at Spiderweb Salon. In this feature, we are bringing you her poem in celebration of this collective of wonderful, creative weirdos.
Read MoreFeatured Songwriter: Charlie Moore
For quite some time, we’ve known Charlie Moore to be a talented musician. There are countless reasons we were inspired to invite him into the studio as the newest recipient of the Spiderweb Salon + Shiny Sound Songwriting Scholarship, and this collaboration is everything this project was born to be: people creating beautiful music together.
Read MoreFeatured Artist: Matthew Long
Matthew Long has been involved with Spiderweb Salon since, in his estimation, the 3rd or 4th event, about five years ago. A hilarious member of the troupe Matthew the 3nius, Matthew has long made us laugh so hard our stomachs hurt. He’s also got a visual side as a rad watercolorist and designer.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi
We are thrilled to bring you Fatima-Ayan Malika Hirsi's beautiful, concrete poem, “impolite mythology.” Fatima wrote the poem a few years ago and turned it into its current snake shape when she decided to include it in her forthcoming chapbook, Moon Woman.
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Nate Logan
We are excited to feature Nate Logan’s poem, “We’re an American Band.” Nate wrote the poem over the course of last year as an exercise in crafting a longer poem. He says his routine is set for writing only one day a week which may be “blasphemy for some, but it works for [him].”
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Nadia Wolnisty
Nadia Wolnisty is our next featured writer and we’re excited about the recent publication of her new chapbook, A Zoo, which was released by Finishing Line Press.
Read MoreFeatured Songwriter: Elia Tamplin
Listen to Elia Tamplin's song 40 Days & 40 Nights, recorded/produced by Shiny Sound Recording Studio & Conor Wallace; PLUS read our exclusive interview with Elia on their ongoing musical journey.
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tl, dr: happy hour art workshops, poetry celebrations, 80s dance parties, new zine, we're brewing some beer, we've got big news, we love you, something about golden tickets...
Read MoreFeatured Artist: Alex Stock
Alex Stock has been involved with Spiderweb Salon since 2012. When asked about their first experiences with Spiderweb, they said, “I love Spiderweb Salon and believe it and collectives like it are essential for the DFW DIY art community.”
Read MoreBeer, Kombucha, & Kimchi Workshop!
We're making a brew for a very special upcoming showcase, PLUS kimchi and kombucha, try it all and ask our brewmaster your burning questions about fermentation!
Read MoreFeatured Writer: Marie DeNoon
We are excited to start our weekly features with long-time Spiderweb friend, Marie DeNoon. We recommend you read Marie's poem, "soft pink for bitches," aloud!
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