Jazz music is one of the biggest exports from The University of North Texas in Denton, which has jazz musicians coming from all over the world to study at the school’s esteemed program. And when they’re not fine-tuning their craft, students congregate at The Green House for strong drinks and, well, more jazz. On Thursdays, […]
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Clean, colorful and comfortable, Hailey’s sports a pool table and two large bars, plus one of the best craft-beer selections in Denton, including local greatness from Rahr and Franconia as well as fine Belgian ales and rotating seasonals. Those are all fine reasons to go, but the main attraction is the live music on the […]
Denton’s Harvest House is an absolute gem, from its extensive beer menu to its damn fine hand-crafted cocktails. For those who don’t want to hit the sauce, though, the spot also sells artisan coffee, tea, smoothies and fresh-squeezed juices. Sure, Harvest House’s sleek, modern interior offers an elegant ambiance – the kind of place you’d […]
Denton is a city full of bars where college students at the nearby University of North Texas campus can get hammered on a shoestring budget, but not at Hickory Street Lounge, Denton’s answer to the retro Prohibition-era cocktail trend. You need to have a little more spending money to do that here, but while the […]
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Creative burgers, live bands & a rooftop patio bar in an upbeat setting inspired by Lone Star music.
Like other bars in the Fry Street area within walking distance of the University of North Texas, Lucky Lou’s attracts a high percentage of patrons wearing UNT T-shirts, hats and backpacks, once afternoon and evening classes let out. With more than 25 beers on tap, multiple bars, more than half a dozen plasma screens, a […]
First opened in 1979, Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair served as a watering hole for Denton’s gay and lesbian community. That is, until March 2007, when an arsonist, using the bar’s own liquor to set the nightclub ablaze, torched the original Mable Peabody’s. In the fall of 2008, owner Kelly Sanders reopened the […]
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This theater is located off University Drive in Denton. Amenities include in-theater ordering and dining, beer and wine, wheelchair access, RealD 3D and theater booking for private events.
Alumni at Denton’s University of North Texas often hang around long after graduation, which means they need places a little more grown-up than the average college bar. Oak Street Draft House, a beer bar built into an old house, seeks to meet that need. They don’t do the typical college-bar drink deals that can be […]
Oaktopia is… * presenting big name acts and local favorites on 11 stages, including Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, The Polyphonic Spree, Minus The Bear, Sarah Jaffe, Thundercat and more. * building a half pipe (sponsored by Vans, Richer Poorer, Monster Children, Stereo and Denton Skate Supply) to feature professional skaters from Vans and […]
There is a good bit of history preserved in Denton’s upper-room Paschall Bar. The five members of the band Midlake, who own the Paschall, have a penchant for Denton history. The place is named after the building’s original builder and owner B.F. Paschall, who’s pictured in a photograph on display as you traverse the stairwell […]
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Since 2005, the Rockin Rodeo has been drawing anyone with a taste for cheap beer, country music and square dancing. Thursday’s are live performance nights, and plenty of signed guitars hang on the wall to let you know who’s come by in the past. Anyone 18 and up is welcome, and cover charges take effect […]
To say that Rubber Gloves is a fixture in the Denton community would be an incredible understatement. Down a ways from the Square on Sycamore Street where the trains pass, this music venue earned its legendary status booking bands that went on to fill arenas. Since reopening after a two year hiatus, Rubber Gloves has […]