Breaking: Denton is the New Austin
So says the New York Times. As a just-married FBvian says, “It’s a charming little piece, but written about a decade too late.”
UPDATE: We Shot JR has a funny, slightly profane response.
8 Comments to “Breaking: Denton is the New Austin”
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“It didn’t help things when a developer last year bulldozed much of historic Fry Street, the former epicenter of Denton’s live music scene, to make way for a CVS (a plan since stalled by a permit issue). All that remains today of the Haight-Ashburyesque strip is a mosquito-infested mud pit and a graveyard of frat bars and head shops.”
Maybe a year too late.
And zero mention of the rich jazz heritage of the town, including the several grammy nominations Neal Slater and the One O’Clock Lab Band have garnered. Although not alternative or indie music, without the jazz, there wouldn’t be a College of Music worthy enough to have spawned the scene being discussed in the article.
Spamboy is right on the money. The reporter either failed to do his homework or deliberately played down the primacy of the music school. When I went there, I knew more than one person who had snubbed Julliard in favor of UNT (nee NTSU). So far as the music school garners mention, it comes off as an undistinguished backwater.
That’s what Denton is — or would be, without the music school.
What’s better than that is that Dallas is the new Dallas. There are more and better music things happening every day.
I’m thinking maybe the “death” of deep ellum is a good thing (that didn’t really happen anyhow). Discuss?
I heard he spend a week and a half in Denton and left red-bleary-eyed and drained. From what I gather, he experienced Denton they way it should be experience: musician-house hopping, loud rock evenings that last until at least 4:15 am, and waking up on some musician’s couch to the licking of a sweet mut pooch… just to do it all over again.
You remember those days, dontcha, Zac.
Absolutely, JNo.
Also no mention of all the hotshot drummers who came out of the music school at North Texas.
Mitch Marine (Smashmouth and Dwight Yoakam), Earl Harvin (Seal, Air and The The), Dave Abruzezee (Pearl Jam), Matt Chamberlin (Pearl Jam and Tori Amos), Jason Sutter (Chris Cornell and Peter Frampton), Blair Sinta (Sting and Alainis Morrisette), Mike Dillon (Critters Buggin’), Aaron Comess (Spin Doctors) and Alan Emert (MC 900 Ft Jesus and Brave Combo) all sharpened their chops in the little D back in the day.
One name
Pat Metheny