The upside to all the freezing cold weather is that the dang mosquitoes are deader’n Dillinger, but still doesn’t mean we Dentonites like it too much. Luckily, the weekend is bringing warmer temps so here’s a look at our top #DEN10 events to check out as you’re out and about.
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THE DEN10: FEBRUARY 23
Time for our weekly roundup of the top ten events you need to check out this weekend. It's hard to believe it's almost March. There is literally a little bit of everything for everyone this week so get out there and do what you do best and while your doing that, go ahead and throw a pound sign before the letters "WDDI" and you might just make our Monday wrap up post, What We Did.
Questions comments or edutainment ideas can be sent to glen@wedentondoit.com.
Read MoreINTERVIEW WITH SHARA NOVA OF MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND
Last Wednesday evening at Murchison Performing Arts Center, UNT Alumna Shara Nova gave a stellar musical performance as part of UNT’s ongoing Fine Arts Series.
I was given the opportunity to do a phone interview with Nova who graduated from UNT with a degree in classical vocal performance. Read on to learn about Nova's experience growing up in a family with a traveling evangelist, her love of Kendrick Lamar, her memories of time spent in Denton/UNT, and much more!
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THE DEN10: FEBRUARY 2nd
Here we go again. More events and best of all, we’ve got some nice balmy weather and what is shaping up to be a beautiful and fun filled First Friday. Just flexing our alliteration skills and we want to see your photography skills so blow our minds and hashtag your photos #WDDI.
Questions, comments, yadda, or yadda can be directed towards the cave parable that is glen@wedentondoit.com.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: KANDACE SPRINGS
Last night at Dan's Silver Leaf, Kandace Springs wore her influences on her sleeve with a commanding performance that even illicited a shout of, "You should run for president!" from the Monday night crowd.
Flanked by Dillion Treacy on drums and Jesse Bielenberg on bass, Springs flexed her musical agility, seamlessly switching between soul, gospel, and blues but somehow always landing solidly on her female jazz vocal influences such as Nina Simone, Billy Holiday and Eva Cassidy. We chatted with Springs a bit before the show about how she got started, influences, and what it is like to have Prince reach out to you via Youtube. Yes, that Prince.
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OAKTOPIA 2016: FRIDAY PREVIEW
Imagine this: You’re sitting outside letting the sun beams sink into your skin as the first bass notes of the day begin pulsing through your bones, a belly full of tacos and craft beer in hand, you close your eyes, become one with the collective consciousness of the crowd around you as the conversation of good friends fade into a moment of solace, relaxing deep within your mind, there’s nothing but you and the pervasive vocals of St. Beauty as rich, complex synths rain down around you, clarity washes over your body, this is heaven sent, this is what you’ve been waiting for, this is Oaktopia. Now come back to reality and get ready to experience this immersive music festival with another set of recommendations from your friends at We Denton Do it, we’ll help you get that second day schedule on track.
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DENTON BLUES FESTIVAL 2016
Another weekend means another great Denton festival. This Saturday and Sunday, The Denton Blues Festival is back for its 18th year of celebrating the blues in Denton's Quakertown Park. Read on to find our more information on the event put on by the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce and how it relates to Denton history.
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VIDEOS VIDEOS VIDEOS: AUGUST 2016 (J AND J'S EDITION)
Every month we like to share a few Denton-centric videos that have been on our screens lately. Since this month saw the end of J and J's Ol' Dirty Basement (You can read our thoughts on the subject here), we would take a look back at a bit of a history of the space through video. Below you will find a few recent videos from J and J's final month (including Kim Nall and Matt Farmer) in addition to a bunch of videos dating all the way back to 1997 when that same space was actually a Mr. Gatti's Pizza. There's a video we produced a while back featuring Julian Lynch, a video of a Wee Beasties "Christmas Show" from 2003 (featuring a very young Richard Haskins), and even a low-quality recording of classic Denton band Jet Screamer in the same space that probably 70% of those of you that are reading these words have at one point stood and played music in at one point or another.
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PETTY FEST ADDS BASICALLY EVERYONE BUT PETTY, HIMSELF
Oaktopia returns to Denton in a little over a month. A few weeks ago, they dropped the news that Norah Jones had been added as a headliner in addition to a slightly mysterious kick-off party dubbed "Petty Fest." We knew that Petty Fest would feature musicians playing the music of famed Americana artist, Tom Petty, but we didn't have any specifics as to who would be playing. Sometimes waiting pays off. Read on to find out who will be playing Petty Fest in Downtown Denton, TX this September.
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