Somewhere, in between the absence of familiarity and the abundance of worrisome heartaches, is a place where every soul has been. While wandering the paths of the darkest forests within, you seemed alone but all the while you heard a ghostly call and you swear someone or something was with you. You spend the rest of your life trying to forget but are often times reminded and awakened in the middle of the night by that same ghostly call. The call of the whippoorwill.

For the past 17 years, the Fort Worth Weekly has been celebrating the wonderful talent in our backyard via our Music Awards, in which readers vote for their favorite artists in genres as diverse as rock and hip-hop, jazz and folk.

As part of the awards every year, we throw a massive FREE daylong concert in the West 7th corridor. Featuring 48 bands -- all nominees and all from Fort Worth (or close enough) -- our Music Awards Festival is the largest celebration of Fort Worth music in the world. This year's event is Sunday, June 22, at eight venues in the West 7th corridor: Capital Bar, Fred's Texas Cafe, The Grotto, Lola's Saloon, Magnolia Motor Lounge, Poag Mahone's, The Pour House, and Rodeo Goat.

The festival also will mark the official release of Frequencies, Vol. 5, our latest annual charity comp CD featuring new or previously unrecorded tracks by select nominees, including Ronnie Heart, FOGG, Jetta in the Ghost Tree, Leon Bridges, Slumberbuzz, The Fibs, Huffer, and more, all recorded live at Eagle Audio on the Near Southside. Proceeds from the $5-a-pop sale of the discs will go toward this year's charity sponsor, the Tarrant Area Food Bank.

See ya on June 22!

Endless Sky was an Acoustic/Indie band formed by Sammy Kidd and Jeffrey Friedman. The group has welcomed several bassists into the fold throughout the years and eventually became what is now Mean Motor Scooter.

@jc_country & his incredible skill of the guitar, powerful vocals and presence enchants the audience & leaves them wanting more Jeff Crew has an upbeat toe tapping sound yet a soulful calm which reaches out to the listener. https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Jeff_Crew_Younger_Man?id=Bpvch2xq3stljg7wbmgtvebagaa

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