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Sarah Jaffe at Dan’s Silverleaf on Oct. 6, for the DVD/CD release of The Way Sound Leaves a Room. Photo by David Minton.
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November 2011
NOVEMBER 2011 VOLUME 1, ISSUE 3
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For Denton singer-songwriter Jessi James, just about anything that piques her fancy is fodder for a song. Take her first band, for instance. Novaak, the now-defunct alternative dream-pop project she shared with Blake Panter, was a nod to one of Alfred Hitchcock’s famous, icy blondes, Kim Novak. Her Novaak tune “Piewacket” is a tribute to the black cat in another Kim Novak film, Bell Book and Candle. Story by Lucinda Breeding
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cornfed boys and girls A small band of Denton’s most dedicated musicians had been toying with a local version of the television variety show Hee Haw for years. You read that right. There is a
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James McMurtry, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, 7 p.m. $15. Dan’s Silverleaf. Captured! By Robots, 10 p.m. $8-$10. Rubber Gloves. Sacco and Vanzetti, Savage and the Big Beat, 10 p.m. Free. Simone Lounge.
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My Peristroika screening, 7 p.m. Free. UNT. The Wombats, the Postelles, Static Jacks, 7 p.m. $14. Granada Theater. Brad Leali Quartet, 7 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern. The Stone Foxes, the Mighty Orq, 8 p.m. $8. Dan’s Silverleaf.
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Four O’clock Lab Band, Two O’clock Lab Band, 9 p.m. $4. UNT. Mates of State, Generationals, Smile Smile, 7 p.m. $16. Granada Theater. Fred Eagle Smith, Brent Best, 8 p.m. $15. Dan’s Silverleaf.
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The Help screening, 7 p.m. Free. UNT Union. Sweetwater Jazz Quartet featuring Jim Riggs, Neil Slater, Ron Fink and Lou Carfa, 7 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern. Youth Lagoon, Porcelain Raft, 9 p.m. $7-$10. Dan’s Silverleaf.
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Fine Arts Series: Sarah Vowell, 8 a.m. Free-$20. UNT Union. UNT Symphony Orchestra, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Winspear Performance Hall. Kate Voegele, Parachute, 8 p.m. $15-$18. Dada. Five O’clock Lab Band, Three O’clock Lab Band, 9 p.m. $4. UNT.
10 Latin Jazz Lab, noon. Free.
11 Don Giovanni, 8 p.m. $15-
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Kyle Redd, 6 p.m. Love Shack. Owen, Baruch the Scribe, Sammy Strittmatter, 7 p.m. $15-$17. Hailey’s Club. Ra Ra Riot, Delicate Steve, Yellow Ostrich, 7 p.m. $16. Granada Theater. Russian Circles, Deaf Heaven, 8 p.m. $12. Rubber Gloves. Whiskey Folk Ramblers, the Demigs, AM Ramblers, 9 p.m. $6. Dan’s Silverleaf. Scrote, Branden Harper, 10 p.m. Banter.
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John Oates, the Treelines, Robert Gungor, 7 p.m. $22$24. Hailey’s Club. Tim Reynolds, TR3, 8 p.m. $15. Dada. The Felice Brothers, Gill Landry, 10 p.m. $17$20. Dan’s Silverleaf. Shapes Stars Make, Gold Beach, 10 p.m. $8-$10. Lola’s. Cory Morrow, 10:30 p.m. $12-$16. Billy Bob’s Texas.
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The Help screening, 7 p.m. Free. UNT Union. Purity Ring, Bethan, Peopleodian, 8 p.m. $7-$10. Dada. Tera Melos, Babar, Roy Robertson, 9 p.m. $8-$10. Rubber Gloves. Dan Deacon’s Wham City Comedy Tour, Paul Slavens, 9 p.m. $7-$10. Dan’s Silverleaf.
UNT Union. VanillaFace Jones, 6 p.m. Love Shack. The Sounds, Natalia Kills, the Limousines, Kids at the Bar, 7 p.m. $18. Granada Theater. Cafe des Artistes by Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. Bone Doggie and the Hickory Street Hellraisers, Levi Cobb and the Big Smoke, Mockingbyrd Station, Brumley & Gardner, 9 p.m. $6. Andy’s Bar.
$35. Lyric Theatre. Cafe des Artistes by Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. Jesse Dayton, 10 p.m. $10. Dan’s Silverleaf. The Knux, Jordy Towers, Stella Rose, 10 p.m. $10-$13. Lola’s. Paul Slavens, 10 p.m. Simone Lounge.
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Here We Go Magic, Sundress, Matthew and the Arrogant Sea, Manned Missiles, Botany, Ethereal and the Queer Show, 4 p.m. $15-$17. Hailey’s Club. Stephen Bruton tribute, 7 p.m. $10. Dan’s Silverleaf. Nobunny, Hot Times, the Stuffies, 9 p.m. $7-$9. Rubber Gloves. Unraveler, Raging Boner, 10 p.m. $6-$8. Lola’s. Seryn, Gold Beach, Jessie Frye, 10 p.m. $7-$10. Dan’s Silverleaf.
Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. CF Concert Series: Rhett Miller, Sarah Jaffe, the O’s, 8 p.m. $25$75. Granada Theater. The Octopus Project, 8 p.m. $15-$17. Kessler Theater. Eleven Hundred Springs, 10 p.m. $10-$13. Lola’s.
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17 Zebras, noon. Free. UNT
18 This Will Destroy You,
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$35. Lyric Theatre. Dave Barnes, Andrew Ripp, Levi Smith, 7 p.m. $16-$27. Granada Theater.
$35. Lyric Theatre. N'Awlins Gumbo Kings Christmas CD Release Party, 7 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern. Cafe des Artistes by Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective.
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$8-$10. Winspear Performance Hall.
Thelonious Monk, 7 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern.
Quartet, 7 p.m. Free. Sweetwater Grill & Tavern. One O’clock Lab Band, 8 p.m. $10-$15. Winspear Performance Hall.
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Banter. Seven O’clock Lab Band, Six O’clock Lab Band, 9 p.m. $4. UNT. Spooky Folk, the Migrant, Jacob Metcalf, 10 p.m. $7. Dan’s Silverleaf.
Wheeler Brothers, 10 p.m. $7-$10. Lola’s.
Union. Cafe des Artistes by Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. Morrissey, 8 p.m. $39.50-$49.50. McFarlin Auditorium. The Von Ehrics, 8 p.m. Andy’s Bar. The Dark Side of Oz, 9 p.m. $8. Dan’s Silverleaf. Pterodactyl, 9 p.m. $5-$7. Hailey’s Club. Jacob Metcalf, the Migrant, Chris Johnson and Tamara Cauble, 10 p.m. $6-$8. Lola’s.
Sally Majestic, the Raspas, 10 p.m. $6-$8. Lola’s.
Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. Pinkish Black, Vulgar Fashion, 9 p.m. $1$3. Rubber Gloves.
5, Kevin Aldridge and the Appraisers, 10 p.m. $6-$8. Lola’s.
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Short Films on Media and Physical Perfection, 4 p.m. Free. UNT. Nine O’clock Lab Band, Eight O’clock Lab Band, 9 p.m. $4. UNT.
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Sundress, Botany, 7 p.m. $15-$25. Granada Theater. Don Giovanni, 8 p.m. $15-$35. Lyric Theatre. Cafe des Artistes by Sundown Collaborative Theatre, 8 p.m. $8-$10. Green Space Arts Collective. Indian Jewelry, Prince Rama, Darktown Strutters, New Fumes, 9 p.m. $10-$12. Rubber Gloves. Nicholas Altobelli, 11 p.m. Banter.
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story for yourself to see just how creepy the story of “Katie K� can feel.
ance Yocom, the head cheese at Spune, knew of Denton’s Jessi James for years when she and Blake Panter put the band Novaak through its paces. “After seeing the band perform twice, it was clear Jessi had a great voice and something special to offer,� Yocom said. James is a clever young woman with sophisticated taste and chutzpah. It would take some brass — er, ovaries — to join producer Roger Greenawalt at South by Southwest to sing Beatles tunes while the producer strummed along on the ukulele. Little d After Dark is mad for the folksy, earnest music Denton is known for right now. What excites us about James’ new solo project, Bethan, is that it borrows easy melodies from pop, reticent nuance from chillwave and the literary chops of the beat poets — read our cover
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Contributors ALYSSA JARRELL is the woman behind the Denton blog Pink Antler Cakes. She’s an adventurer in the kitchen and is happy to pioneer Little d After Dark’s new Flavor Junkie feature. She’s also enthusiastic about supporting local businesses. She lives in Denton with her husband, Ryan. MEGAN RADKE is obsessed with music and considers being able to combine music and journalism nothing short of a dream come true. She has a bachelor’s in journalism from the University of North Texas, and her feature stories and photos have been published in the Denton RecordChronicle and on MyDallasMusic.com.
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small piece of wedgeshaped firewood drill 3/4-inch paddle/ spade bit small wood chisel a sharp knife/blade tung oil finish and an old rag 80-grit sandpaper
1. Select the piece of wood you’d like to use. For this example, I’m using a wedge-shaped piece of wood meant for barbecue smokers. It’s usually a hardwood like oak or pecan, and will look good with a tung oil finish. Grill wood is also usually shorter than traditional firewood, so it saves you from having to cut a piece down to size. Try to avoid pinion wood unless you prefer that mosquito-candle scent. 2. Take the drill and 3/4-inch paddle bit and drill four holes (a half-inch to 3/4-inch deep) across the top/center of the wood, as close together as you can get them. Angle the drill slightly to the back so your phone leans slightly away from you when it’s in the stand. Remember, the average cellphone is only about 2 1/2 inches wide, so don’t space these holes too far apart. 3. Use the hammer and chisel to clean out the excess wood from between each of those holes. You
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should have smooth, straight edges at the front and back and a somewhat flat surface at the bottom. (You’re carving a log; it doesn’t have to be perfect). 4. Find the approximate center of the slot you’ve just made for your phone, and drill another hole with the 3/4-inch bit, this time all the way through to the bottom of the log. Be sure to have a piece of scrap wood under your log as you’re drilling this hole. The bit has to come out of the other end, and your coffee table isn’t the best place to see what happens when it does. 5. You’ve got a pocketknife, right? If not, stop what you’re doing and go buy one. I’ll wait. You can’t be handy if you can’t even open a package of batteries without ruining your semi-respectable kitchen knife collection. OK, here we go. With the pocketknife you’ll need to carve a few finishing touches. First, sit your phone in the stand. If you can’t push that nifty button on the front you’ll need to carve a notch in the front/top of the log for access. Little d After Dark
OK, now take the phone back out of it. Next, take the USB charging cable, USB end first, and thread it down from the top of the log through the hole to the bottom. Where the connector meets your phone, on either side of the hole through the center, you’ll need to carve two notches to allow that end of the connection cable to rest in. At the bottom of the log, toward the back you’ll need to carve one more notch to allow for the cable to be under the log without keeping it from resting flat on the desktop. Again, take the cable out before cutting the notches. Those things aren’t cheap. 6. OK, that wasn’t so hard. With all of the notches and holes made, just give the whole log a slight sanding. After that apply a little tung oil finish to the rag and rub it on the log (or brush on polyurethane if you prefer), then let it dry for a couple of hours. I usually do two or three coats, especially on rough wood, but go with your gut.
sually around this time of year I get to work on my Christmas list. There was a time when this meant setting aside more cash than I could spare and setting off to shop for parents, stepparents, siblings, their children, in-laws and friends. Even for the most thoughtful of shoppers this means at some point when either time or money (or both) runs short, someone is going to end up with some off-theshelf bathroom gift set, or one of those prewrapped blankets that are really cozy but for some reason only cover half of a normal adult. Not that I’m knocking those things. I would not at all be offended if you were to give me a bag of peppermintscented foot care products. I’m sure my wife would appreciate anything that encourages me to scrub my giant monkey feet. And if you ever find one of those super cozy blankets long enough to cover a tall man while he naps on the couch, let me know. I am a professional napper and I like to keep an eye out for accessories that can help me reach new heights. Anyway, somewhere along the way I learned that a more DIY approach to gift giving was not only less expensive, it is much more personal and appreciated. On a particularly thin year, I found myself in the garage two days before Christmas with no ideas and very little cash. I found myself staring at a pile of oddly shaped firewood. One of the gifts hewn from that pile of wood was a little desktop iPhone stand. All it took was a little drilling, a little sanding and a finish of tung oil. I liked it so much I made one for my own desk as well. When giving gifts, keep in mind it really is the thought that counts. So while you’re making your super awesome and personalized gifts this holiday season, remember: I already have an iPhone stand. CODY ROBINSON is the production director at the Denton Record-Chronicle as well as a local musician. He’s never met a power tool he couldn’t use or a warranty he couldn’t void. His e-mail address is cbrobinson@dentonrc. com.
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Magnum Octopus
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Credits Magnum Octopus, Rubber Gloves, June 2011. Photo courtesy of Chris Considine. The Hope Trust, Andy’s Bar, October 2011. Photo by Cody Robinson. Curvette, Hailey’s Club, April 2011.
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The drink 1/3 ounce Irish cream 1/3 ounce peppermint schnapps 1/3 ounce melon liqueur Mix melon liqueur and peppermint schnapps in brandy snifter or any glass with a wide base. Pour Irish cream on top. So you say that sounds disgusting? So you say you’d have to be crazy to try it? Well, maybe this drink isn’t for you. Maybe this drink is for the wistful wanderer sitting beside you, sick of the beer and the usual cocktails and the candy-colored shots that look like they were pissed out by a unicorn on an acid trip. Or maybe this is just the pantry-clearing experiment for those among us with a few too many mostly empty bottles of liquor. No matter what, it’s a conversation starter — “What the hell are you drinking?” — and really, ain’t that the point? Special thanks to bartender extraordinaire Mary over at Dan’s Silverleaf for mixing us up this abomination.
The tunes While you’re sipping, listen to these artists: Fergus & Geronimo (indie pop oddballs who aren’t afraid to mix things up, given their obvious taste for R&B, soul and rock ’n’ roll records of decades past), Warren Jackson Hearne & Le Leek Electrique (dark ballads steeped in drama and death, but now Hearne’s gone electric with a rock-solid full band behind him, plus horns), New Science Projects (primitive, foot-stomping rock ’n’ roll descended from the real folk blues, made by a gang smeared with bloody-looking “war paint” — the most zombified band in town, by far). Photo by David Minton
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or Denton singer-songwriter Jessi James, just about anything that piques her fancy is fodder for a song. Take her first band, for instance. Novaak, the now-defunct alternative dream-pop project she shared with Blake Panter, was a nod to one of Alfred Hitchcock’s famous icy blondes, Kim Novak. Her Novaak tune “Pyewacket” is a tribute to the black cat in another Kim Novak film, Bell Book and Candle. James’ latest learning curve has been as steep and exhilarating as Novak’s plunge from the mission belfry in Vertigo. Her latest project — a solo indie-electronic effort called Bethan — was picked up by Spune, a Dallas-Fort Worth-area recording, booking, production and artist development company that has a stable of Denton acts on its roster. “Spune had booked Novaak for shows, and I worked with them in that capacity for quite a while,” said James, who pays the bills as a project coordinator for a Dallas web design company. “Last spring I met [Spune head honcho] Lance [Yocom] on a more personal level. It really started from there.” James was born near San Angelo and graduated from the University of North Texas in 2008 with a degree in communications studies. She seems groomed for a respectable, West Texas-approved path. But music has been a habit, and movies have given the musician room to risk imagination. James tends to get hooked on time periods, and can obsess about women of the past. At least that’s what her creatively smitten producer says. Significant seeds were planted last year at South by Southwest, the yearly film and music festival in Austin. She met music producer Roger Greenawalt, >> Continued on 14
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Continued from 13 >> who is credited for discovering Ben Kweller and who worked with the Pierces. Greenawalt was in Austin to do a repeat of his famous musical marathon, “The Beatles Complete on Ukulele.” The feat of endurance lines up roughly 60 singers to help strum and sing through the 185-song Beatles catalog. James met Greenawalt through a mutual friend, Jazz Mills of Cowboy and Indian. “I was singing in an unofficial show, and Roger heard me,” James said. “I ended up singing three songs for his ukulele performance.” Greenawalt said that of all the musicians who sang for his Beatles show at SXSW, James was a standout. “She was my favorite,” he said. “She blew me away. She was poised, confident, attractive. I liked her look. She was rocking black leather, which is different than what she’s doing these days. But I wanted to spend more time with her, wanted to hear her sing some more.” “After he heard me sing, he said, ‘If you happen to be in New York, let me know,’” James said. “Well, I was in New York for a week that September. We wrote five songs together that week.”
BETHAN ON STAGE 10 p.m. Oct. 28 at Dan’s Silverleaf. Doors at 9 p.m. With Xanopticon and headliner Zola Jesus. $12-$15. Nonsmoking venue. danssilverleaf.com, spune.com/bethan, facebook.com/bethanmusic, facebook.com/novaakmusic
Greenawalt pressed James to get lyrics on the page quickly, and for his part, he wasted no time making “abstract, little electronic” sound pictures or starting to play and pushing James to just start singing. “Roger’s not some kid exploring,” James said. “He’s a seasoned professional.” Greenawalt said working fast and intensely is his method. “I look at it as a practice. Like a doctor,” he said. “A surgeon doesn’t do surgery because he’s inspired to do it. It’s what a surgeon does. He looks at it like, ‘Today, we’re doing surgery.’ I think that you get to work and four or five hours later, you should have a song at the end of it. And then maybe do it again after dinner. It’s a practice.” One of the songs they wrote was “Vague.” Before they settled in to work, James and Greenawalt went to an opera to get the creative juices going.
“When we got together and started talking about how I write, I told him that I’m kind of vague,” James said. “I’m very openminded about what I write, and I was really nervous about writing for him, and to perform. A lot of my writing tends to be abstract. I’m not going to have a life experience and regurgitate it as a story. Usually, I want to communicate one idea, one feeling. So I told him a lot of time it’s difficult to communicate because all of my ideas are kinda vague. Roger stood me in front of a microphone and said, ‘Start singing.’” The track was named “Vague” and seethes with the kind of frustration that comes from undefined relationships and the sting of unfulfilled, unrequited yearnings. Where Novaak’s sound traded on surprising dissonance (think Tori Amos’ psychotic break via piano on “Icicle”) bookended by positively pretty vocal phrases, Bethan’s music has a surer footing — and stronger melodies — but is bathed in a brooding nostalgia. Greenawalt’s affinity for the Beatles is evident, but he lets James define the emotional and psychological tenor of the songs. “It all happened extremely organically,” James said. “The song structures would
start out as one thing and end up another by the time we were finished. ‘Bad Valentine’ is the most personal of the songs we did. He sat down with the ukulele and said, ‘Sing something,’ and what came out was ‘Bad Valentine.’” Greenawalt called the pair’s time in the studio fun. He found James’ exacting nature a creative turn-on, too. “I like her quality control,” he said. “She won’t let anything through unless it’s good. She’s a real tough cookie. There’s no way she’s going to say everything’s wonderful. She listens to everything and if she doesn’t think it’s good, it’s not going on the record.” James insists that she’s not a storytelling sort of songwriter, but she’s got a knack for theater. There’s still a hint of Hitchcockian intrigue in her persona, still the vintage dresses and precise black eyeliner in the singer’s latest press photos. But there’s a fresh new bohemian freedom, too. The same nostalgia blends with the same brooding poet influence in all four tracks available for curious fans. Bethan bills its sound as alternative noir, or melodrama. Its foundation is electronic. Deep blips are offset by bell and chime effects. “That’s just what I >> Continued on 19
Track for track: Chapter 1: Sounds like: Sandra Dee ditched the Big Kahuna and went off to meet her own needs and make her own damned mistakes. A threatening surf might be included, but Bethan is not the sweetheart we reckoned on, and this is no sappy soundtrack for Tammy Tell Me True.
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BAD VALENTINE
KATIE K
I HAVE NOTHING TO SAY
Is our heroine creeping down a dark hallway? Or is she getting all subliminal on us in this track that tips a hat in PJ Harvey’s direction? James’ alto is full, and against the lub-dub of Greenawalt’s synth beat, sexy. “There are no rules/there’s no school for this,” James halfsings, half-groans. “A kiss is not a kiss/when something does not exist, but it hurts like this/a kiss is not a kiss/like a magic trick gone awry/but I didn’t die.” Sometimes, the sweetest discoveries are made in dark alleys. The first lady of “Vague” has encountered something troubling. She hasn’t put up her dukes, but she hasn’t run away, either. “Vague” is suspended in that split second before dopamine spikes the medulla and the brain is doped with adrenaline. Bethan ends with a dare, “cut me/cut me/cut me.”
Greenawalt starts this tune with simple ukulele notes. The bass comes in, all down in the mouth. Then come the Motown-inspired “whoa-ohs” in pretty three-part harmony. James sings the part of a loner with a stalker. “When I see it’s you/on the avenue/Oh, I just wanna hide,” she sings before being more direct. “Sorry for all the confusion/Baby, don’t misunderstand/You make me so disillusioned/Just accept you’re not my man.” Greenawalt’s echo-chamber, downbeat chords put a spoil on a song that is reminiscent of the Supremes.
Bethan is very, very happy with Katie, who “got away on a Tuesday afternoon.” The uptempo drums take the song on a sort of bumper-car trip through the tune. The heroine of the song has gone crazy trying to look like she’s got her proverbial crap together. Niagara Falls is Katie K’s destination, but whether she gets there in one piece is up to the listener to decide.
This 1950s-inspired beach ballad was the product of free associating, James said. But it seems to be plucked straight from the fussy air in our busted economy, lyric-wise. “The search for meaning/is meaningless/stress for nothing/and lose it all anyway,” James sings while a sleepy prom doo-wop band shuffles behind her. It’s more mournful than “Earth Angel,” with the reverb we’ve heard in Foster the People’s “Pumped Up Kicks.” Bethan sees “roses on the table and chocolate in your mouth/You had enough and it all goes south,” and ends with a repeat of — is this a threat or a promise? — “I’ma send money through your fingertips.”
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Welcome Bach Bach Norwood weaves together dream jazz group for return to Denton roots
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ach Norwood doesn’t have a record to shop around just yet, but the University of North Texas graduate means to make music worth listening to on repeat. If that music isn’t exactly jazz, it’ll either be informed by jazz or be its kissing cousin. “I’ll tell you this: I’m not doing this for the money,” Norwood said by phone from New Orleans. “I’m doing this because I have to. That said, the best thing I can do is connect with an audience. As an artist, I walk that line of reaching people and satisfying my own artistic — what’s the word? — kind of like a need, or a want or desire. I’m walking that line between connecting with the audience and growing my own creativity.” Norwood earned a degree in bass performance from UNT’s jazz studies program. He spent time in sweat-inducing classes that attract some of the best emerging jazz musicians in the world. He sang bass with Paris Rutherford’s Jazz Singers for two semesters. But before coming to Denton to study at UNT, Norwood studied classical trumpet for three years at college in Monroe, La. “I was three years into a performance degree, and I was frustrated with the program in classical music as it was presented to me,” Norwood said. “We all reach this beautiful, round, shimmering sound, like the principal trumpet player of the Chicago Symphony. I got frustrated with that. I needed something more, and I was getting into jazz. “They let me borrow an upright bass. When I started in with the upright, I was already gigging. I enjoyed it so much.” Singing has been a lifelong passion. Norwood’s father was a voice major, and he had Norwood in boys’ choir when he was 10. “I sang soprano. And I kept singing,” he said. Norwood did his share of performing around Denton while he was here, and was a regular on the stage at Dan’s Silverleaf. One of his most memorable gigs at Dan’s was a Chet Baker tribute with Drew Phelps on upright bass, Steve Harlos on piano and Evan Weiss on trumpet. When he returns for the Denton show, Norwood said he plans to accompany November 2011
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himself on upright bass along with a group of musicians who will make up the Bach Norwood Group. He’s lined up Weiss on trumpet and Jaleun Washington on drums, and is still looking for a pianist. “Drew is an amazingly talented bassist. I just want to try playing while I sing. Yeah, that’s not something you see that often. Esperanza Spalding is doing that, and Sting did it,” Norwood said. The musician had moved to Brooklyn in February (“It seems like if you’re serious
BACH NORWOOD GROUP IN DENTON 8 p.m. Nov. 9 at Dan’s Silverleaf. Cover TBA. Nonsmoking venue. bachnorwood.com. danssilverleaf.com.
about jazz, you have to get up there at some point.”) just when the region was hit with record ice storms. Norwood ended up camping on a friend’s couch when the snows came. Gigs opened in Louisiana, and Norwood left all his worldly possessions in Brooklyn to take shows around
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the South. Norwood hopes to get as much instruction out of performance as he can. Now that he’s parlaying his first-rate music education into a career, he said he’s looking at performance as a whole new laboratory. Instead of drilling technique or testing his abilities as an arranger, he’s studying audiences. He said he’s found that audiences respond when musicians honor their training but take risks. “There’s an art, I think, to the programming side of performing,” he said. “There’s an art to how you present what you’ve got. I liken it to classical dramatic art. ... It’s almost like doing a really good movie or play or even a little TV show. The more you do this, the more you you can do this kind of thing on the fly. I live for those moments. “If you call something out of the order or out of the book, it can be really beautiful. And when you’re playing with musicians of this caliber and they can follow the magic of the moment and read the audience, it’s the best.” Norwood said he looks forward to being back on the Denton stage. “When I play Dan’s, there will be more musicians in the audience than most of the places I play — and that’s nice for me,” Norwood said. “In Denton, you can stretch out a little and know that there are people who appreciate the more demanding things you do. I do have some arrangements that are harder to play and probably couldn’t do them if I wasn’t playing with such fabulous musicians.” For the musician, the audience is king. “All these avenues of performance that point toward authenticity are important,” he said. “You can’t be self-conscious. You’re more convincing as a singer when you’re outside yourself. “Now, connecting with a hard-core jazz audience — that’s different. They want you to risk things. They like surprises. Sometimes, I’ll be on a festival stage, and I notice I play differently there. I change what I do to suit the audience.” LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877 or cbreeding@dentonrc.com.
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ucked away among warehouses and storage spaces, Airlock Studios might be a bit difficult to find, but is a new venue worth attention. With walls decorated with sidewalk chalk, and lined with recliners and couches, the comfortable “house show” feel can’t be ignored. The goal was to give Denton a place where musicians and people can come together without cost being a factor. This rehearsal space turned venue was the brainchild of the Demigs frontman Chris Demiglio, whose studio is next door to Airlock. The space is supported by other prominent figures in Denton music, including Charlie Hunter, founder of I
“We’d like to get some more wellknown bands in to play shows. That would help the lesser-known acts get more exposure,” Demiglio said. “A lot of booking agents and venues aren’t going to book them, so we just want to try and help them out.” Love Math Records. “The Demigs had issues with booking shows around town so they wanted their own space. I Love Math had been doing a few DIY shows, so this place just worked,” Hunter said. Hunter had noticed the house show 16
AIRLOCK STUDIOS 2321 Masch Branch Road, Denton. facebook.com/pages/Airlock-Studios/ 148934401867667. For booking, e-mail charlie@ilovemathrecords.com.
scene in Denton was beginning to die off, and hopes Airlock can help bring it back. One aspect of Airlock that sets it apart from other area venues is the concept of recording every song played during each live show. Shady Lane and Dang! Studios, run by members of the Demigs and Holden Caulfield’s Revenge, have joined forces to run sound, as well as a recording station, during each set. Each band is given one of its songs for free, but has the option to purchase more for a small fee. Demiglio hopes that the free songs may be used later for venue promotion efforts, but insists that all recorded material will be used only at the artists’ discretion. Airlock’s also rare in that it doesn’t have cover charges, all shows are BYOB and are open to any genre. “As long as it isn’t pop-country,” Hunter said, laughing. Demiglio agrees, saying that there isn’t one specific band that Airlock hopes to attract in the future. “We’d like to get some more well-known bands in to play shows. That would help the lesser-known acts get more exposure,” Demiglio said. “A lot of booking agents and venues aren’t going to book them, so we just want to try and help them out. The more exposure, the better.” Airlock has two shows under its belt so far, featuring artists such as Spooky Folk’s Kaleo Kaualoku and Jesse Perry, as well as Sea Lion and Peopleodian. Hunter said that the first shows drew about 150 patrons, and hopes that by booking around five acts for each upcoming gig, that number will keep growing. Airlock’s next show will be Nov. 19.
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MEGAN RADKE is a University of North Texas journalism graduate who’s obsessed with music. She lives in Dallas.
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Going ‘yee-haw’ for ‘D Haw’ ’Tain’t no cornfield, but it’ll do: Local musicians to produce homage to TV show
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small band of Denton’s most dedicated musicians had been toying with a local version of the television variety show Hee Haw for years. You read that right. There is a proud contingent of Denton musicians — some of them not just musicians, but hipsters — who have fond feelings for a 1970s-era television shown remembered chiefly for the cast popping up out of a fake cornfield and bellowing “HEE HAW!” “Oh yeah,” co-producer and musician George Neal said. “A lot of us really loved that show, and I think the music we saw on the show is definitely one of our influences.” Neal confessed that, as a kid, he liked the comedy sketches more than he
A Denton-centric version of the 1970sera variety show Hee Haw, performed by local musicians, actors and writers. 6 and 9 p.m. Nov. 19 and 5 p.m. Nov. 20, at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial St. Proceeds go to United Way of Denton County. Tickets are $20, and go on sale at dhaw.org on Nov. 1.
enjoyed the music. The sketches made ample usage of Southern-fried stereotypes — from the straw-hat-wearing, haybetween-the-teeth yokel to the ditsy, drawling and bleached-blond rodeo queen. “As I got older, that flip-flopped,” Neal said. “I got way more into the music than the sketches.” Fellow co-producer Joe Cripps joined Neal in rounding up friends to make a
comedy writing team. The idea? To lovingly skewer Denton culture — from local politics to the oft uber-serious Denton musician. “The humor is going to be gentle,” Neal said. “We’re here to entertain and to raise money for the United Way.” Should the show sell out for all three performances, Neal said D Haw could make up to $12,000 for the United Way of Denton County, which in turn funds local nonprofits that specialize in health, education and human services. The lineup includes: Danny Balis as Merle Haggard, Lara Campbell as Dolly Parton, Cripps as Glen Campbell, Willie Dees as Grandpa Jones, Chris Flemmons as Roger Miller, Warren Jackson Hearne as Johnny Cash, Kody Jackson as Waylon Jennings, Chris Welch as Don Williams, and George Neal as Kenny Rogers, with
The sketches made ample usage of Southern-fried stereotypes. appearances by George Dunham and Isaac Hoskins. Ryan Thomas Becker will lead the house band. LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877 or cbreeding@dentonrc.com.
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Continued from 14 >> like,” James said. “I like music with a bit of darkness, a bit of an edge. There are no live drums on the recording, and this is all being translated into the live set, through instrumentation — guitar, drums and bass.” In the live set, Fox and the Bird member (and James’ boyfriend) Daniel Hall is playing the musical saw — a handheld lumber saw played with a bow drawn across the teeth — and a glockenspiel. James also plays kazoo live — but not for comedic effect, thanks. Greenawalt said they recorded enough for an album, but isn’t sure if the best course of action is to release six songs every nine months. “Maybe that’s a better way, you know? Stay in touch [with the fan base] instead of doing an album every other year. I’m not sure what the right dosage is for music these days,” he said. It’s a fair enough idea for a man who compares his marathon Beatles performances with “a kind of Christian suffering,” and clearly a way for him to continue collaborating with a young artist who excites him. “The whole enterprise is around a star,” Greenawalt said. “If there’s no star, I don’t care. What I do is to make that star shine as much as possible to as many people as possible. Besides that, always talking about that is my job. For me, it’s what I do every day with people. She’s beautiful, and she’s a beautiful person. That’s really the most inspirational place to be for me. Are you doing your favorite thing with your favorite person? Because you’re hanging out with someone you want to spend more time with. And I want to spend more time with her and work with her more. The bad part of this is that she lives in Texas. She can’t be in New York but a short time here and there.” James and Greenawalt finished recording in June under the working title Chapter 1:, but Spune hasn’t announced a release date. (Bethan’s Bandcamp.com page said a recording was coming in November, but by mid-October, the page had been updated with a January release. Yocom said no date has been decided.) “At this stage of the game, I gotta gig,” James said. “I gotta get out there. People don’t know who I am right now. I’d hate to have something people weren’t expecting. I think people are more likely to buy merch when they’ve seen you and are all jazzed up, you know?” LUCINDA BREEDING can be reached at 940-566-6877 or cbreeding@dentonrc.com.
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all flavors are a personal favorite of mine. You get to experiment with spices and take on the challenge using seasonal produce and flavors that evoke in us childhood memories of fall. Typical flavors like apple, cinnamon, caramel, maple and pumpkin remind us of fall festivals and setting the holiday table and baking with friends and family. Just the thought of apple cider makes me want to don a sweater and grab a scarf. But in reality, I sometimes tire of apples and cinnamon, and I just get sick of people finding odd new ways for us to experience pumpkin. Don’t get me wrong. I’m the first to line up for a pumpkin spice latte. It’s not Thanksgiving without pumpkin pie. And pumpkin soup is a family favorite in the winter. Let’s be real, though: Is pumpkin ravioli really necessary? So this year, let’s shoot for something a little different to share with friends and family. Let’s go beyond pies and cakes and cookies and traditional holiday fare. Let’s get creative with breakfast — the most important meal of the day — and focus on the oft-forgotten but always tasty flavors of bacon and maple. That’s right. A new breakfast must have something for us to slow down and savor with friends and family this holiday season, a tasty new scone that satisfies cravings for both the sweet and the savory. Maple is great on its own, but let’s face it: Bacon makes everything that much better. And while some people aren’t hip to the idea of bacon in a baked good, this soft and flavorful scone will change the minds of naysayers in the first bite. I like to enjoy my scones with coffee brewed with a French press, preferably the Indonesian roast by Bookish Coffee. I love that Bookish is roasted locally. And if you really want to earn the bestguest award when visiting family this holiday season, whip up a batch of these scones and order an extra pound of coffee to give to your hosts. They’ll appreciate the extra tasty breakfast that they don’t have to get up and prepare for you, and they’ll love the caffeine boost after too many of Uncle Jim’s bad political jokes. Makes 12-16 servings. Bookish Coffee can be purchased online at bookishcoffee.com. 20
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Bacon maple scones 3 1/4 cups flour 1/3 cup brown sugar 2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon cinnamon 3/4 cups cold butter 1 cup buttermilk 1 teaspoon vanilla 5-6 strips cooked bacon, crumbled 2 tablespoons of melted butter course sugar for sprinkling Preheat oven to 425 degrees. In large bowl, combine all the dry ingredients. Cut in cold butter until it forms coarse crumbs. Stir in buttermilk and vanilla. Fold in bacon crumbles. Turn onto a lightly floured surface and knead gently. Divide in half and pat into two circles, each about 1 inch in height. Brush with melted butter and sprinkle with coarse sugar. Cut each circle into 6 or 8 wedges. Bake at 425 for 12-14 minutes. Top with maple glaze.
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THE ABBEY INN RESTAURANT & PUB 101 W. Hickory St. 940-566-5483. THE ABBEY UNDERGROUND 100 W. Walnut St. 940-565-5478. facebook.com/ theabbeyunderground ANDAMAN THAI RESTAURANT 221 E. Hickory St. 940-591-8790. andamanthai restaurant.com ANDY’S BAR 122 N. Locust St. 940565-5400. reverbnation.com/venue/andysbar BANTER 219 W. Oak St. 940-5651638. dentonbanter.com BETH MARIE’S OLD-FASHIONED ICE CREAM AND SODA FOUNTAIN 117 W. Hickory St. 940-384-1818. (second location at Unicorn Lake, 2900 Wind River Lane) bethmaries.com CASA GALAVIZ 508 S. Elm St. 940-3872675. CELLAR 22 219 E. Hickory St. 940-4350149. thecellar22.com CRAZY HORSE SALOON 508 S. Elm St. 940-591-0586. THE CHESTNUT TREE 107 W. Hickory St. 940-591-9475. chestnuttearoom. com THE CUPBOARD 200 W. Congress St. 940-387-5386. cupboardnaturalfoods.com DAN’S SILVERLEAF 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. danssilverleaf.com DENTON SQUARE DONUTS 208 W Oak St. 940-220-9447. dentonsquaredonuts. com EL CHAPARRAL GRILLE 324 E. McKinney St., Suite 102. 940-243-1313. EL GUAPO’S 419 S. Elm St. 940-5665575. elguapos.com THE GREENHOUSE 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. greenhouserestaurant denton.com HAILEY’S CLUB 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. haileysclub.com HANNAH’S OFF THE SQUARE 111 W. Mulberry St. 940-566-1110. J&J’S PIZZA 118 W. Oak St. 940-3827769. jandjpizzadenton.com JUPITER HOUSE 106 N. Locust St. 940-387-7100. jupiterhousecoffee.net KEIICHI SUSHI 500 N. Elm St. 940-3827505. THE LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-2934240. thelabbdenton.com LA MEXICANA 619 S. Locust St. 940483-8019. LOCO CAFE 603 N. Locust St. 940387-1413. locodenton.com THE LOOPHOLE 119 W. Hickory St. 940-565-0770. loopholepub.com
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LOVE SHACK 115 E. Hickory St. 940442-6834. loveburgershack.com MAD WORLD RECORDS 115 W. Hickory St. 940-591-3001. MI CASITA 110 N. Carroll Blvd. 940-8911932. (Mi Casita Express at 905 W. University Drive) RAMEN REPUBLIC 210 E. Hickory St. 940-387-3757. ramenrepublic.biz RAVELIN BAKERY 416 S. Elm St. 940-382-8561. ROOSTER’S ROADHOUSE 113 Industrial St. 940-382-4227. roosters-roadhouse.com RUBBER GLOVES REHEARSAL STUDIOS 411 E. Sycamore St. 940-3877781. rubberglovesdentontx.com SIAM OFF THE SQUARE 209 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. 940-382-5118. siamoffthesquare.com SIMONE LOUNGE 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. 940-387-7240. facebook.com/ simonelounge SWEETWATER GRILL & TAVERN 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. VERONICA’S CAFE 803 E. McKinney St. 940-565-9809. VIGNE 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 103. 940566-1010. WEINBERGER’S DELI 311 E. Hickory St., Suite 110. 940-566-5900. weinbergers denton.com WINE SQUARED 110 W. Oak St. 940384-9463. winetimeswine.com YOGURT FUSION 209 W. Hickory St. 940-597-6367. yofusion.com ZERA COFFEE CO. 420 E. McKinney St., Suite 106. 940-239-8002.
BURGER TIME MACHINE 301 W. University Drive. 940-384-1133. CAFE DU LUXE 3101 Unicorn Lake Blvd. 940-382-7070. cafeduluxe.com CAFE CHINA 2900 Wind River Lane, Suite 130. 940-320-8888. CAFE GARIBALDI 1813 N. Elm St. 940591-1131. cafegaribaldi.com CHINATOWN CAFE 2317 W. University Drive. 940-382-8797. FREEBIRDS WORLD BURRITO 2700 W. University Drive. 940-565-5400. freebirds. com GOLDEN CHINA 717 I-35E, Suite 100. 940-566-5588. GREEN ZATAR 609 Sunset St. 940-3832051. internationalfoodofdenton.com I LOVE SUSHI 917 Sunset St. 940-8916060. ilovesushidenton.com JUPITER HOUSE EUROPA 503 W. University Drive. 940-566-2891. jupiterhouse coffee.net LA MILPA MEXICAN RESTAURANT 820 S. I-35E, Suite 101. 940-382-8470. LUIGI’S PIZZA ITALIAN RESTAURANT 2317 W. University Drive. 940-591-1988. MAZATLAN MEXICAN RESTAURANT 1928 N. Ruddell St. 940-566-1718.
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METZLER’S BAR-B-Q 628 Londonderry Lane. 940-591-1652. MR. FROSTY 1002 Fort Worth Drive. 940-387-5449. NEW YORK SUB-WAY 305 W. University Drive. 940-566-1823. POURHOUSE SPORTS GRILL 3350 Unicorn Lake Blvd. 940-484-7455. ROCKY’S SPORTS BAR 2000 W. University Drive. 940-382-6090. ROYAL EAST 1622A W. University Drive. 940-383-7633. RT’S NEIGHBORHOOD BAR 1100 Dallas Drive, Suite 124. 940-381-2277. THE SMOKEHOUSE 1123 Fort Worth Drive. 940-566-3073. smokehousedentontx. com SWEET BASIL THAI BISTRO 1800 S. Loop 288, Suite 224. 940-484-6080. thesweetbasil.com SWEET Y CAFE 511 Robertson St. 940323-2301. sweet-y-cafe.com THAI OCHA 1509 Malone St. 940-5666018. II CHARLIES BAR & GRILL 809 Sunset St. 940-891-1100. YUMMY’S GREEK RESTAURANT 210 W. University Drive. 940-383-2441.
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Around UNT 940-442-6200. LUCKY LOU’S 1207 W. Hickory St. 940484-5550. luckylousdenton.com MR. CHOPSTICKS 1633 Scripture St. 940-382-5437. NARANJA CAFE 906 Ave. C. Suite 100. 940-483-0800. NEW YORK SUB-HUB 906 Ave. C. 940383-3213. RASOI, THE INDIAN KITCHEN 1002 Ave. C. 940-566-6125. dentonindianfood.com RIPROCKS 1211 W. Hickory St. 940-382 3231. ROCKIN’ RODEO 1009 Ave. C. 940565-6611. rockinrodeodenton.com SUKHOTHAI II RESTAURANT 1502 W. Hickory St. 940-382-2888. SUSHI CAFE 1401 W. Oak St. 940-3801030. TJ’S PIZZA WINGS & THINGS 420 S. Carroll Blvd., Suite 102. 940-383-3333. tjspizzadenton.com 299 ORIENTAL EXPRESS 1000 Ave. C. 940-383-2098. JIMMY JOHN’S 107 Ave. A. 940-4845466.
Music here, there and everywhere else The Abbey Underground 100 W. Walnut St. 940-565-5478. Andy’s Bar 122 N. Locust St. 940-565-5400. Art Six Coffee House 424 Bryan St. 940-484-2786. Banter 219 W. Oak St. 940-565-1638. Cafe Du Luxe 3101 Unicorn Lake Blvd. 940-382-7070. Cool Beans 1210 W. Hickory St. 940-382-7025. Crazy Horse Saloon 508 S. Elm St. 940-591-0586. Dan’s Silverleaf 103 Industrial St. 940-320-2000. Frilly’s Seafood Bayou Kitchen 1925 Denison St. 940-2432126.
Fry Street Public House 125 Ave. A. 940-323-9800. Fry Street Tavern 121 Ave. A. 940-383-2337. The Garage 113 Ave. A. 940-383-0045. The Greenhouse 600 N. Locust St. 940-484-1349. Hailey’s Club 122 W. Mulberry St. 940-323-1160. J&J’s Pizza 118 W. Oak St. 940-382-7769. The LABB 218 W. Oak St. 940-293-4240. Love Shack 115 E. Hickory St. 940-442-6834. Mable Peabody’s Beauty Parlor and Chainsaw Repair 1125
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Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios 411 E. Sycamore St. 940387-7781.
Simone Lounge 222 W. Hickory St., Suite 104. 940-3877240.
Sweetwater Grill & Tavern 115 S. Elm St. 940-484-2888. UNT College of Music music.unt.edu UNT Dance and Theatre danceandtheatre.unt.edu UNT on the Square untonthesquare.unt.edu Winspear Performance Hall, Murchison Performing Arts Center thempac.com Texas Woman’s University Theatre twu.edu/drama Dada, Dallas dadadallas.com Granada Theater, Dallas granadatheater.com House of Blues, Dallas houseofblues.com/dallas Kessler Theater, Dallas thekessler.org McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas smu.edu/mcfarlin Palladium Ballroom, Dallas thepalladiumballroom.com
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She Sells Resale Boutique 231 W. Hickory
Off the Square in Denton 903-345-5450 Denton’s Newest Thrift Store Women’s & Men’s Fashions Gently Used Clothing Shoes & Accessories
E. University Drive, Suite 107. 940-566-9910.
Mad World Records 115 W. Hickory St. 940-591-3001. Rockin’ Rodeo 1009 Ave. C. 940-565-6611.
November 2011
www.shesellsresaleboutique.com
Billy Bob’s Texas, Fort Worth billybobstexas.com Lola’s, Fort Worth lolasfortworth.com
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