deep in the heart of texas
Small corners are great for finding long forgotten sounds. Kind of cool when they’re also good for finding new stuff. Denton, TX. Who knew?
An Indie Scene that Comes with a Texas Twang in Denton
I like the idea of music destination travel (notice that’s the whole theme of this week’s nytimes travel section). I mean, I’ve traveled to go to particular concerts, I took off last month to hear the Santa Fe Opera, and have even traveled to hit a couple of festivals. But hitting the road to drop in on interesting local music sounds is something I’ve not yet done. The blues highway would probably be my first choice, but mostly because of otherwise general ignorance. Starting my file, though. Someday.
categories: music
tags: Denton, indie music, travel
posted by boolz at 09:12 pm
Good article. Band names often intrigue me. Heartstring Stranglers — that’s an unusual one, and I’m wondering what their sound is.
I like a song called “Red Sky,” by Thrice. Supposedly the genesis of their name is that they were talking about gaming and one of the members bragged that he had beaten a certain game twice. Another member said, “I beat it thrice,” and there you go.
I haven’t been here for a while, but was thinking about this site. How coincidental that I decide to check in and come across your post on Denton. I’m trekking to Denton, Texas, in January to visit an old friend. How surprised he’ll be that I will make suggestions to him about how to spend some time while I’m there. Thanks!