started mending old wounds. They also started becoming aware of their legacy. “Through the DFW Legacy Series we were all texting,” Wagner says. “G.I. wanted Flickerstick. I hit Cory up and he agreed to do it, after Doosu’s Aqua Vita [limited-edition vinyl] album had been so successful. We really started talking a lot, growing our friendship, and then he started sending me songs. Then he texted me, ‘Do you want to be in the band?’ I was shocked.” Perhaps even more shocking, all original We’re open! Monday - wednesday 5pm-12am Thursday -sunday 5pm-2am Please check our Facebook Page for more up-to-date info! 2714 Elm St • 972-803-5151 armouryde.com TIKTS TO C E WI T N 2 WO O O K IGST BN S IAD N A MUT SS EE MO U F R C S BG E NMENA IH TL NG T members agreed to return for the long- awaited reunion. They also decided that Flickerstick would continue past the re- union with Wagner replacing Kreig and his former bandmate, Fatima Thomas of The Crash That Took Me, filling in for Fletcher Lea on bass. “When Beau called me and asked me to play, I was blown away,” Thomas says. “It was no question for me. DFW has such a great music scene because it’s really like a big family supporting each other.” The last piece of the Flickerstick puzzle was complete. Lea, Kreig and Ewing came together to iron out any kinks and settle any differences. Kreig invited Ewing to a long lunch after Weir had agreed to fly down from New York for the reunion. “Everyone was under the impression that Rex was out; I still texted him from time to time, though,” Kreig says. “When we de- cided to do a reunion, I worked off the as- sumption Rex wouldn’t be involved. I finally broke down and just said, ‘Hey man, I don’t want to offend you, but would you be down for a reunion?’ The fact that he said he was open to it, I was like, Oh shit!” Lea and Kreig shared a few realizations. “Cory and I were the guys that always agreed on everything, but if we butt heads it was terrible,” Lea says. “He always had a better business sense, and it was really hard to have two leaders in one band. What I learned was, I was wrong about a lot of things.” One day after House of Blues announced Flickerstick’s 2022 reunion show, tickets sold out. A second date was added. It also sold out. The Flickerstick Social Media Ex- periment worked so well that once again, Flickerstick can envision a bright future. For superfan Putnam, seeing the band come together was well worth the wait. “That night I had a smile from ear to ear,” he says. “I cannot believe this actually hap- pened, and it was this big. It was surreal.” With all new and original band members in agreement, some will stay the course with Lea, including original guitarist Ewing, and others will gracefully bow out, contributing in new ways. With plans to write, release music and tour regularly once again, Flick- erstick is officially back. And they’re already bigger than they’d once dreamed. “Cory and I were on the phone trying to O O E ND A RCN A L E MEIA IR INS C T CTBR 2 ENER WWW.ALSBEVRC M/ FE/MAHN PMP IN DLAO SRE.O RES SIG U K S decide where we wanted to have the shows.” Lea says. “We were throwing around ideas and then Trees came up. Cory stopped and said, ‘No, we can’t, it’s too small.’ I stopped him right there and said, ‘Hold it. Go on a journey with me, man: We are 47 years old and when we were 20, our only goal in life was to play Trees.’ It was a moment.” AT THE MEYERSON SYMPHONY CENTER dallassymphony.org 21 REVEREND HORTON HEAT JIMMY DALE RICHARDSON • LANCE LIPINSKY NEO CLASSICAL PIANO RENEGADE X CULTURE INNOVATOR BLKBOK MIXTAPES XMIXTAPES C U TERPOINT TOUNTERP I T T U ERPOINT TOUR ERPOINT TOUR ON SALE NOW BIG NIGHT OUT FUN-GUY RECORDS dallasobserver.com CLASSIFIED | MUSIC | DISH | CULTURE | UNFAIR PARK | CONTENTS DALLAS OBSERVER JULY 14–20, 2022
