Sarah Jaffe, Denton’s sweetheart, came through town this past weekend, selling out Dan’s Silverleaf back-to-back nights on Saturday & Sunday. With mostly standing room only, people quickly filled in on a chilly Sunday right as Doug Burr kicked off an early evening of fantastic local music. Click through to read more.
Read MoreWHAT WE DID: JANUARY 18TH 2016
Every Monday, we like to share a few photos from town that have been tagged #WDDI on Instagram. This week, we have 18 photos from the past seven days of life in Denton, TX. UNT and TWU both start back up for the spring semester tomorrow and it is shaping up to be a busy one. In addition, today is Martin Luther King day. The DRC has a list of a few events going on today that you can still take part in.
If you'd like to be included in What We Did, tag your images with #WDDI on Instagram, and check back here next Monday. We encourage you to search the hashtag #WDDI and check out all of the other awesome photos that we were unable to include this week. Click the images below to be led back to the photographer's Instagram page.
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The Stars Look Very Different: Markham Remembers Bowie
If you know anything about Denton musicians, you probably know that Daniel Markham has been incredibly influenced by the late David Bowie. Bowie passed away at age 69 earlier this week after an 18 month battle with cancer.
Blackstar is an album that ultimately curated Bowie’s death and a rather large secret he had been carrying for months. His 27th studio album has left a tiny hole in many of our hearts, one that could not be filled with any amount of space dust or dancing. With the news of Bowie’s passing just four days ago, a short two days after his 69th birthday and the release of his final album Blackstar, we reached out to Markham for his thoughts on Bowie's legacy.
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