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2010 Stories by Rodrigo Diaz

• Consider 2010 a Gestation Period for Denton Music

  published December 30, 2010

  2010 started off strong in Denton. In March, the North by 35 Music Conferette (recently re-branded for 2011 as the 35 Conferette)... More >>

• Wiccans Offer Up A New Brew.

  published December 23, 2010

  Denton's Wiccans are a group of musicians from varying backgrounds and with varying tastes. Simply put, the band plays hard, fast... More >>

• Dharma Brings A New Initiative To Denton

  published December 16, 2010

  Kevyn Green, the mastermind behind Denton's Dharma, is an intelligent young woman—something that, along with her... More >>

• Denton's A-Train Bows to Music Scene Demands

  published December 9, 2010

  Back in July, this very column posed a question to Denton: "Can A Train Really Help The Denton Music Scene?" Half a year later, there's... More >>

• J&J's Pizza Cranks Up the Sound

  published November 25, 2010

  Two things integral to the fabric of a city that is both a college town and a music town are pizza places and small music venues. J&J's... More >>

• Deep Snapper Isn't From Denton, But Should Be.

  published November 18, 2010

  Their members may be spread all over the metroplex, but Deep Snapper is still one of the more prolific bands associated with the Denton... More >>

• Denton Barn Farms a New DIY Scene.

  published November 4, 2010

  In the middle of a field somewhere in Denton lies a barn. The barn sits on an acre of land—some of which is occupied by a house (the... More >>

• Vulgar Fashion Spews Some Emotional Adult-Contemporary Puke.

  published October 28, 2010

  There are those bands that sell silk-screened T-shirts and copies of their latest CDs at shows, about which you can learn more by following... More >>

• DIY Hub DOOM Meets Its End

  published October 21, 2010

  It's widely known by now that Denton's once-venerable Majestic Dwelling of DOOM—not only a favorite place for acts of all kinds to... More >>

• Everyone Can Be A Rock Star In Denton

  published October 14, 2010

  The idea for most non-musicians of being on stage, fronting a very talented band and belting out your favorite songs in front of a cheering... More >>

• The Hope Trust Have High Hopes

  published September 30, 2010

  It's been three years since The Hope Trust released their debut LP, The Incurable Want. Some time, some lineup changes and... More >>

• Orange Coax Is Always In Transition

  published September 23, 2010

  Many of the bands around nowadays, willingly or not, attach themselves to a scene or movement in one way or another in order to define what... More >>

• Mind Spiders Mess With Your Head

  published September 2, 2010

  Shortly after the breakup of Marked Men, Mark Ryan began working on a solo project. He started multi-tracking guitar and... More >>

• Free Week Welcomes Students Back to Denton

  published August 26, 2010

  Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios' annual Free Week is an entire week of free shows with different local (and sometimes non-local)... More >>

• Mariachi Quetzal Bucks Tradition

  published August 19, 2010

  Mariachis are a vital part of Mexican culture and identity. But one mariachi group in particular is proving that this traditional art... More >>

• Sniffing Around Denton's White Drugs

  published August 12, 2010

  For a band that has only had one release to date, doesn't play out often and has never really toured, White Drugs is nonetheless... More >>

• Noah Jackson Holes Up to Create Material for New Solo Project Lovelife.

  published July 29, 2010

  If you see a gentleman cruising around in a large sky-blue Cadillac with a smile on his face, listening to anything from Whitney Houston... More >>

• Cuckoo Byrds' Odd Flight Pattern

  published July 22, 2010

  Not too many people know about Denton's Cuckoo Byrds. They've played live only twice (in front of small crowds), and their noisy... More >>

• Denton's Blogosphere Ain't Going Away Anytime Soon.

  published July 15, 2010

  If a tree falls in Denton and there are no music blogs around to cover it, will it make a sound? See, we'll never know, because that's now... More >>

• Can A Train Really Help The Denton Music Scene?

  published July 8, 2010

  An A Train connecting Dallas and Denton has been the dream of students, venue owners, musicians and showgoers alike since... More >>

• Denton DIY Thrives With DOOM.

  published June 24, 2010

  The 8th Continent. Wisconsin. The Majestic Dwelling of DOOM. Whatever you call that small house off Mingo Road in... More >>

• Two Denton Prepare To Hit The Road, Change Perceptions Together

  published June 17, 2010

  Shiny Around The Edge's Michael Seman knows what he's talking about: "I have a friend," he says, "that always says, 'In... More >>

• Underground Electronica Bubbles Up In Denton

  published June 10, 2010

  Something new is growing in Texas. It's a lump in the ground that's swelling little by little, feeding off the decomposing remnants of... More >>

• Sundress Finds Its Footing--And Its Name.

  published May 27, 2010

  Denton's Sundress is not one of those bands whose members jump around yelling, "Look at me!" They don't clamor excitedly for attention... More >>

• Record Hop Bridges Denton's Old and New

  published May 20, 2010

  Sitting in what amounts to Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios' executive suite, the members of Denton's Record Hop abruptly pause... More >>