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Denton to Lose Another Music Venue When J&J's Pizza Closes for Renovations
It creaks, it squeaks and sometimes it leaks. The basement of J&J’s Pizza in Denton certainly has its odd charm, but after 15 years of hosting live music it's about to get a facelift. Affectionately known as the Old Dirty Basement, J&J’s will be closing the room through the end... → Read More
Rubber Gloves' Final Weekend Gives Denton the Best Music It's Heard in Years
Rubber Gloves had a massive lineup of bands for its final weekend, the best local programming Denton has seen in years — which was fitting and bittersweet. → Read More
For 20 Years, Rubber Gloves Was the Crossroads of Music and Visual Art for Denton
Rubber Gloves, which hosts its final shows this weekend, was more than just a staple of Denton music. It was also a core part of its art scene. → Read More
Rubber Gloves' Early Days, Remembered on the Eve of the Denton Club's Final Week of Shows
With Rubber Gloves hosting its final shows this weekend, we took a look back at how the legendary venue got its start in the late 1990s. → Read More
Midlake's Eric Pulido Joined an All-Star Cast for Dylan Fest at Ryman Auditorium in Nashville
This week more than 30 musicians met in Nashville to honor Bob Dylan’s 75th birthday by performing at the 13th annual Dylan Fest. Among those musicians were Kesha, Kurt Vile, Emmylou Harris, Wynona Judd — and Denton’s own Eric Pulido. Pulido has been a member of famed Denton band Midlake... → Read More
Cycle of Venue Boom and Bust Clouds Denton's Musical Future
The Denton music landscape is changing again. After 19 long years of serving Denton’s DIY crowd, Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios will be closing their doors on Sunday, June 5. That leaves one big question unanswered: “Where will that music go?” Denton, with only a little more than 123,000 people, is... → Read More
Rihanna Brought the Moves and the High Fashion to Dallas on Friday the 13th
Rihanna With Travis $cott and DJ Chase B American Airlines Center, Dallas Friday, May 13, 2016 Through an aberration in the cosmos, Dallas was blessed with an abundance of bad girl pop stars last week. The big one, of course, was Beyonce, whose Formation Tour took over AT&T Stadium on... → Read More
Midlake Member Eric Nicholson Moonlights With Sons at 35 Denton in Band Marathons & Unicorns
Marathons & Unicorns may not be Denton’s newest band, but they very well may be its youngest. Midlake keyboardist Eric Nichelson fronts the band on guitar, synth and vocals, and while he's 40 years old himself, he's joined by his two songs, Owen and Tate, who are just 12 and... → Read More
Carly Rae Jepsen Took House of Blues on an Emotional Ride on Friday
Carly Rae Jepsen House of Blues, Dallas Friday, February 19, 2016 Carly Rae Jepsen didn't just come to Dallas to dance on Friday night. Visiting the House of Blues in support of 2015's well-received Emotion, Jepsen’s high energy was assisted by a faux — at times almost forced — '80s... → Read More
Alessia Cara's Old Soul Kept Fans on Their Toes at Granada Theater
Alessia Cara With Kevin Garrett Granada Theater, Dallas Thursday, February 4, 2016 All hail Alessia Cara: the queen of the wallflowers, heroine of the introverts, YouTube cover artist extraordinaire. Her soulful voice would lead one to believe she's lived through decades upon decades, but the Canadian singer and songwriter is... → Read More
2nd Annual Denton Black Film Festival Was a Successful, Diverse Weekend
If the 2nd annual Denton Black Film Festival passed under your radar this weekend, you are not alone. With a robust programming schedule, the 3-day even... → Read More
Macklemore Brought Raven Bowie, News of New Album to WinStar on Friday
Do people still care about Macklemore & Ryan Lewis? Hell yes they do, and on Friday night they partied it up together at Winstar Casino in Thackerville,... → Read More
The Late, Great Hailey's Club: An Oral History
Hailey’s Club as we know it is gone, and if we’re being honest it’s been absent for a couple of years now. Nevertheless, the club had a great 12-year run. It took Jennifer Gibbs, the club's current owner, two years to realize running that space as a music venue had ultimately... → Read More
Midlake's New Supergroup Banquet Preparing to Release Debut Album Volume I in Early 2016
Add another supergroup to the books. Banquet, the band formed earlier this year by Midlake that includes members of Band of Horses and Franz Ferdinand, are busy recording their first album, Volume I, at none other than Denton’s Redwood Studios. The record is due out early in 2016, a fact... → Read More
Hailey's Club to Reopen With Concepts, One of Which is a Sports Bar and Video Arcade
Two for the price of one. Well, maybe not for the price of, but in the space of, one. Two weeks ago, we reported that one of Denton’s most beloved music venues, Hailey’s Club, will be closing its doors on December 31. "But to become what?" was the unanswered question... → Read More