Editor’s note: This segment first appeared on Texas Monthly Presents, a television program airing on Texas PBS stations and on PBS.org. Beloved indie rocker Ben Kweller was set to coheadline a concert tour with his up-and-coming, sixteen-year-old son in 2023. When Dorian died in a car accident, Ben sought refuge the only way he could: in their shared love of music. Contributing writer Dina Gachman explores the nature of grief in her story “Ben Kweller Is Playing Through the Pain.”