APPLY FOR BOOKING CONSIDERATION

We've made this extra easy for musicians.

WANNA PLAY?

To avoid creating a mess of double-work for musicians, ArtsGoggle will utilize some existing tools in our tool belt for 2025 ArtsGoggle music booking.

ArtsGoggle is produced by Near Southside. We're a small but mighty team of 6 working to produce all of the Near Southside community events, promotions, development projects, public policy work and support for all of our institutions big and small. The Near Southside team not only produces ArtsGoggle but also produces several other events like Open Streets and Lost 'N Sound. Lost 'N Sound is our South Main Village music festival that has two dates on the calendar for 2025 - March 8 and November 15. Last year, Lost 'N Sound booked over 200 musicians for 300+ performances. This year, already, we have booked 35 musicians. Lost 'N Sound has an online musician directory, where musicians are invited to complete a profile for themselves (group or solo artists, alike). Musician profiles publish here in the Lost 'N Sound Musician Directory. This Musician Directory is used to book music for ALL Near Southside events...and all Near Southside business owners can use it for booking any of their own private events throughout the year. The same music database that is currently being used by Lost 'N Sound will allow musicians wishing to perform at ArtsGoggle to apply using a single application.

Using the Lost 'N Sound music booking application, musicians will create a profile complete with their music links, bio, photos, video links, and fee requirements. This application gives musicians a place to share their availability and preference for playing any of the Near Southside community events where music will be booked for the 2025 year.

All musicians wishing to be considered for either the 2025 ArtsGoggle (October 11) or 2025 season of Lost 'N Sound (November 15) should complete the Lost 'N Sound booking application.

SUBMIT A BOOKING REQUEST FOR ARTSGOGGLE + LOST 'N SOUND

HOW BOOKING WORKS

ARTSGOGGLE MAIN STAGES ON MAGNOLIA will be booked by ArtsGoggle management. In addition to relying on relationships with talent scouts and booking agents, ArtsGoggle management will reference the music database when booking.

ARTSGOGGLE VENUES ON MAGNOLIA sometimes also host music. The Boiled Owl, The Chat Room, Maggies R&R are all great examples of venues that often produce music on ArtsGoggle day. These venues owners are also invited to use the music database to book music for ArtsGoggle day.

AS MUSICIANS ARE BOOKED the music database will allow venues to share their plans with other venues. This helps to ensure that musicians who have already been secured to perform are not bombarded with other requests for the same day.

APPLY FOR BOTH EVENTS USING ONE FORM HERE

OUR APPROACH

The ArtsGoggle stage has always focused on local musicians. Cut Throat Finches, J/O/E, Royal Sons, Squeezebox Bandits, Jacob Burr, Dead Heirs, SageModeWrex, Ishi, Henry the Archer, Phantomelo, Brave Little Howl, Sur Duda, Cotinga, Yokyo, Lou Charles, The Cush, Lazer Blazer, Brandi Waller Pace, Ferals, Avery Burk, Caftan, Go-Go Rillas, Mobley, Simon Flory & the Young Guns, Matt Tedder, Learning Names, Hotel Satellite, Generational Wealth, Celestial L'amour, Spring Palace, Igimèjí, Mobley, Brandon Kareem & The Kollective Soul, Ginny Mac, Carlos Ramos, Taylor Craig Mills, Carey Wolff, Jaybirds, Gaby Minton, Denver Williams & The Gas Money, Jake Paleschic, Zuriel Merek, Mel Garsek, Holy Moly and the Near Southside's own Texas Piano Man Robert Ellis are all recent ArtsGoggle performers.

ArtsGoggle strives to host a diverse lineup of regional artists across genres. In that effort, we are working to curate entertainment that reaches a broad audience and offers opportunity to lesser know artists as well as regionally acclaimed artists. When booking, ArtsGoggle shows strong preference to artists with a personal connection to the Near Southside and Fort Worth and prefer to book acts with original music, not cover or tribute performances.

Nationally touring acts also grace the ArtsGoggle stages, and in recent years the festival has hosted a stellar headliner performances from the likes of indie artists Sarah Jaffe, Ben Kweller, and Sir Woman.

ArtsGoggle also partners with non-profit music organizations across Fort Worth to draw attention to their programs. In years past, ArtsGoggle has hosted The Cliburn for pop-up concerts, showcased Ballet Folklorico de Azteca for a colorful dance performances, and invited programming from a variety of music schools.

ArtsGoggle performances start every hour on the hour at our official ArtsGoggle stages main stages. Entertainers are asked to perform 40-45 minute sets. A team of friendly stage managers and volunteers support all musicians performing at ArtsGoggle as we work to share the musical talent of Fort Worth with our community.