COMING SOON: ROCK LOTTERY 12

If you enjoy lotteries but don’t like losing money $1 at a time, have we got the event for you. The Rock Lottery, a Denton and Seattle staple, is coming back to Denton again to celebrate it’s 12th year on Saturday, November 2nd.

Rock Lottery collects 25 local musicians from a variety of different backgrounds and randomly groups them together into five different bands. This happens pretty early in the morning. Twelve hours later, after having spent the day writing, practicing and shaking hands, these newly formed bands play three to five song sets that they’ve spent the day writing. The results are always interesting. Shucks, we’ve wished that several of the bands created during Rock Lottery would have gone on to stay together. Previous band names of note include A Rising Beacon of Enlightenment Chamber Orchestra, Savior Serpent, and The Ghost of John Bonerz Denton. They’re “of note” for obvious reasons.

This year, we’re pretty excited by the list of 25 musicians that will be participating. Julie Glover, Economic Development Program Administrator for the City of Denton, is apparently also a rocker. Local hard-thinker and Doug Burr drummer, Dave Sims, and members of the Dallas Cowboys drumline will also be in the pool. We’ve got some pretty exciting combinations in our head that we’re hoping play out. Anyway, check out the entire list of musicians below and get your tickets early.

• Brandon Young (Cerulean Giallo, Quixod)
• Brian Smith (Maleveller)
• Burton Lee (Eleven Hundred Springs, Danny Rush and the DD’s)
• Chase Johnson (Chambers, Sam Robertson)
• Chris Bryan (Peopleodeon, Cool Womb)
• Chris Mosley (Contempt Collective, Early Lines)
• Chris Ott (Old Warhorse, Pinebox Serenade)
• Chris “AV” Avant (AV the Great, Trunk Pop Click)
• Cody Robinson (Paper Robot, Starhead)
• Courtney Marie (Ella Minnow, Forever & Everest)
• Dan Dockrill (Warren Jackson Hearne and Le Leek Electrique)
• Daniel Ziegler (Endless Thoughts, Teenage Cool Kids)
• Dave Sims (Doug Burr, Flowers of God)
• Donovan Ford (New Science Projects, Elesh Norn)
• Joey Kendall (Mount Righteous)
• Julie Glover (Jeff Glover Band)
• Kaleo Kaualoku (Spooky Folk)
• Members of the Dallas Cowboys Drum Line
• Mila Hamilton (Frauen, Jack with One eye)
• Reece McLean (Bukkake Moms, Problem Dogg)
• Rex Emerson (Boxcar Bandits, County Rexford)
• Ryan Wasterlain (Summer of Glaciers, The Angelus)
• Sashenka Lopez (Orange Coax, Christian! Teenage Runaways)
• Scarlett Wright (Spooky Folk, Fishboy)
• Spencer Stephenson (Botany)

Rock Lottery will be held on Saturday, November 2nd at Dan’s Silverleaf. $20 will get you into the selection ceremony and breakfast in the morning and evening general admission is only $15.  

THE DEN10: OCTOBER 9th

Our UNT football team has made a pretty good showing for itself with two wins under it's belt so far and last weeks very close match against Tulane. We'll be out at this one holding up the Eagle Claw (the universal sign of pride and unity) and rooting for our Eagles. We're preparing by brushing up on our UNT traditions and by learning the fight song in a few different keys just to be on the safe side. So lets give a cheer for the U of NT and hope we see McConnell Tower lit green Saturday night.

Don't forget to hashtag #WDDI to be featured  in our Monday's What We Did post because we really like to see what sort of things y'all get into.

Questions or comments? Email glen@wedentondoit.com

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Wednesday October 9
Asics Demo: Wednesday Night Social Run Part Deux | Oak St. Draft House | 7PM 
Check out some of the new Asics running line courtesy of Luke's Locker, who will also be raffling a gift card, and then head out for the 3 mile run. 

Retro Cinema: Friday The 13th | Movie Tavern | 11:30AM | $5

Thursday October 10

Ladies Shop Night at Querencia Community Bike Shop | 215 W. Oak St. | FREE
We love all the community classroom events that have been happening and we want more! This is a great opportunity for the ladies to learn how to fix and maintain their bikes and then go for a ride and a drink. We love it!

Friday October 11
Dark Rooms / Cal Campbell / Bashe | 1711 Riney Road | 10PM | FREE
You've probably guessed it. Caleb Ian Campbell has changed his band name again. Chances are it's probably better than your band. Dark Rooms and Bashe round out this very strong local bill.

Sign Painters | Texas Theater (Oak Cliff) | 7PM | $9.50
While not in Denton, this needs to be in our top ten because it features Sean Starr of Starr Studios who is one of our favorite creatives in town. Sean is the force behind the rebranding of Bullseye Bike Shop, Jupiter House, Royal's Bagels and of course We Denton Do it.

The Gospel Of The Mouth Saint | The LABB | 9PM
A great lineup in support of Walker Smart's encore show. HI. Jr., Tony Ferraro, Skagg Philips and Cory P. Coleman all pitch in to round off this bill.

Saturday October 12
UNT vs. MTSU | Apogee Stadium | 7PM | $15
We're donning our green and getting our eagle claw ready for this one. The Eagles go up against the Blue Raiders. 

SCRAP Masquerade Fundraiser | 109 Industrial St. | 7PM | $10
SCRAP's annual fundraiser kicks off this Saturday with a silent auction, fine art and craft baskets among other goodies from local businesses. Go support SCRAP because it is a very good thing that we'd like to keep around. 

Dim Locator / Landrest / Switchblade Razors | Rubbergloves | 10PM | $5

Sunday October 13
Oaktoberfest 2013 | Oak St. Draft House / East Side Social Club | 11AM 
Didn't get enough beer in your system last weekend at Canned? Well get ready for Oak Street Draft House's Oaktober Fest celebration this Sunday with regional Oktoberfest beers, german food and polka. Fall in Texas really is a magical time and this is one of the many reasons why.

TRADE FEATURED ARTIST: MOLLY TESTER

Molly Tester is a graphic designer who works daily to make Denton look better.  Between designing for Denton Record Chronicle, First Friday Denton and local band, Chambers, you’ve probably seen her work without even knowing it.  Trade is thrilled to share our interview with this local talent.  Read on to see why she loves Denton and her tips on getting paid for what you create.

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What do you make?

Lots of things, that’s why being a designer is just the best. Designing a campaign for a brand utilizes the same skill set as making a map, style guide and album cover. I stole this explanation from a designer I really admire, that design is the umbrella that covers all my interests and projects.

What drew you to that form of art?

Initially I just loved typography and wanted to work at a type foundry or something, but was exhilarated by how wild and exhausting it was to move between different media, audiences and clients that all fell under 'design'. And still is. You have to constantly be on your feet, moving between different forms of art that all inform each other, and I love that. Understanding spacing between letters isn’t enough. You have to know everything or find the people who know that one thing and convince them to teach you about it. So it gives me the opportunity to collaborate with a real big spectrum of people.

What tool would you love to have access to that you currently don’t?

Space. Carved out space that I can spread papers out, hang projects on to examine far away and use huge paper without having to rearrange my house. And printers. It’s difficult to experiment with printing.

Can you talk us through your creative process?  How do you go about designing a brand for a client?

I try and make sure it involves a lot of different things, especially in the beginning. Like for maps I’ve drawn them first with my left hand or painted with a really fat brush just to get comfortable and not care about getting it right initially. If I immediately make something with the mentality that it’s the end product, I don’t allow for any margin to create. I need to make mistakes and do lots of renditions.  

With clients, my favorite part is the initial conversation. I try to pick their brain about everything surrounding their product/business/organization or whatever it is that I’m designing. And then I become friends with their (insert here) and start becoming part of the story. Like what kind of beer would this website want, or what did this brand look like in middle school. Then I can begin to translate their story into a visual representation, to design. Always in pursuit of continuing that dialogue between the client and their audience.

Between working for the Denton Record Chronicle and designing for Chambers, your work is visible to a wide audience.  You are also part of the growing class of people in Denton who get paid for their creative work.  Do you have advice for emerging entrepreneurs and creatives aiming to achieve similar goals?  

WORK. It’s really easy to talk about ideas and goals in the dim light of Jupiter House, but ultimately you have to do something. Make something, anything. Also, angsty-artsiness leaves people (as it did me) to believe that the art gods will favor me and come to me as long as I follow my heart. Making art and making a living requires learning how to do business. Being an artists isn’t an excuse.

What’s your history with Denton?  What brought you here after attending the Art Institute in Boston and what makes you stay?

I grew up here, but the extent of my exposure to the creative community was hanging out at Waffle House talking about graffiti. Which was really important, but not the whole picture of Denton creatives. So when I moved to Boston for art school and would come back for holidays, I realized I had been blindsided to the momentum Denton had. And I wanted to be a part of it, give back to the place that shaped how I see things. So much of my work in college was about Denton and drew from the visual culture I had been surrounded by, which romanticized it significantly. But I’ve stayed because of the creative community, because so many people here are open to the opportunity to collaborate and work together to make Denton better and more beautiful.

On your website, you mention giving back to the creative community in Denton.  Why is that important to you?

Many are friends, and those who aren’t I would like to be friends with. They’re the type of people I admire and want to get a beer with. I think of it as one very strange family, that everyone knows of everyone and people are interested in making each other’s work more whole by whatever niche thing they do. So working together becomes this thing that furthers you and helps everyone, making a name for Denton. It’s hard not to fall in love with these quirky people.

 Are there any local artists that you take inspiration from?  How does that impact your work?

Morgan Everhart. She’s a phenomenal painter, and the thing that I admire the most is the non conventional dialogue her work creates. She was one of the pioneers of For The People art show, creating an environment for visual artists to showcase quality work and invited people in who weren’t ‘artists’ to interact with the work. Recently she did Eyes and Ears, a house show in which she painted and was fed direction from two musicians who were in turn playing based on her in process painting.

What future project are you most excited about?

I’m in the beginning stage of working with a videographer on a collaboration, and I’ve only worked with a handful of videographers so I’m really excited about learning more about their process and how to combine 2D/3D forces.

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TRADE is a forthcoming collaborative creative space started by Heather Gregory and Tristan Bynum in the heart of Denton. TRADE works to bring together artists and creatives from different backgrounds and mediums by providing access to the space, tools, resources and creative community they need in order to thrive in Denton. 

WHAT WE DID: OCTOBER 7TH

Oh man, what a weekend. We hope your weekend was at least half as awesome as ours was. Canned, that festival we've been jabbering on about for months now, finally happened, and it was awesome. We also had our first cold-snap of the season and got totally drenched during said festival, but it still managed to be pretty danged awesome. In addition to that, October's First Friday was great and there were quite a few other things going on that WDDI readers visited and documented, too. Oh, if you read these Monday morning What We Did posts exclusively for pics of food that we ate, you're going to be disappointed this week. Not nearly as many food photos today. Check back next week when we promise to get fat again, y'all. Thanks for tagging your photos with #WDDI and have a great week!

Thursday evening, UNT on the Square had some live jazz in house. Reader, Shaina Shaeff, was there to capture this dude pounding some keys. 

We still need to make it out to Denton's Improv Comedy class put on by Dallas Comedy House. This photo from Sarah Adams shows last week's level 1 class. 

We visited a Farrier's Competition over at the North Texas Fairgrounds and saw a bunch of forges and hammers. 

One of our North Texas faves, Nervous Curtains, played Hailey's on Friday. Aubrey Salsman - who coincidentally has one of the best Instagram handles we've ever seen - was there to capture this light-filled shot. 

Old Potion kickin' around in J and J's Old Dirty Basement. Photo by Dave Koen.  

The DIME store had a 'sit and knit' during First Friday with Laura Jinks Jimenez. 

We made sure to catch the new show up at the UNT on the Square gallery - it's one of our favorite to date. 

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EDITOR'S NOTE: Reader beware, from here on out, it's a bunch of awesome Canned-related pics. 

We sampled a few beers here and there. Armadillo Ales was there reppin' Denton. 

Canned was wind-powered, y'all. Here's a photo of DME getting us all hooked up to that sweet, sweet breeze. 

This is about how many gates it takes to make one Canned Festival. 

We had a crew taking care of things from out Canned Command Center. 

AM Ramblers opened up the show and had things off to a great start. 

The #WDDI mascot, Glen Ferret, was on hand encouraging people to come out to the show and enjoy some live music and beer.  You can check his video here. 

Hares on the Mountain was up next. While they pretty much are represented in What We Did every single week, we don't ever really tire of them. They're always a joy to behold and photo snags like this one make them fun in still form, too! Seriously, limberness like this takes some practice. 

Alana Presley and Kent Boring from Keep Denton Beautiful and Denton Recycles were straight thuggin' at the show. 

Local band, Pageantry, who seem to getting some deserved attention lately, attempted to scare away any possible Canned fest-goers before the show with this frightening gram. Also, remember the time we included Pageantry in our first 3 songs column last winter? 

DIME Handmade spared a couple of their awesome ladies to Canned. They sold some locally-made goods and smiled a lot. 

Eventually, though, Denton's "rainy festival curse" hexed upon us Eli Gemini before he moved away a few years ago reared it's ugly head. Patrons - us included -  took shelter from the rain wherever they could. By the way, trees don't make great rain cover, FYI. 

A short while later, the sky cleared back up. Actually, it got super nice outside and gave us our first excuse to throw on a hoodie this fall season. We liked this shot of the Snosirrom Stik-Nroc sign and the post-rain sunset. 

Photo by Kyle La Valley. 

Helio Sequence kept the party going as the festival started to dry up. 

Menomena finished up the fest with a performance we won't soon be forgetting. 

VIDEO: MENOMENA

Canned Fest is only one day away, y'all. Make sure to prepare adequately by getting hydrated, downloading your Go Pass if you're taking the A-Train, grabbing your tickets at Oak Street Draft House's kick-off party tonight, planning your beer drinking in a nicely organized spreadsheet (the only way to drink) and by watching this video from one of our faves, Menomena, who will be playing the festival tomorrow. See you at the there! 

Don't forget to tag your pics on Instagram and Twitter with #WDDI to be featured on our What We Did post on Monday!  

HEY WISEGUY: TACOS

Breakfast tacos from La Estrella. 

Hey Wiseguy,

I just moved here from up north cuz Denton seems awesome. Anyway, I keep hearing about how good the tacos here are from people. Like they're better than cheeseburgers or something crazy like that. Even the Little Guys Movers dudes who helped me move in made a series of catchy videos where they smashed tacos into their faces. Then yesterday, I saw this girl on campus wearing this taco-cat shirt. Am I missing something? When did tacos become a thing? Maybe this is just a dumb question, but are tacos actually culinarily advanced enough to be a cultural phenomena? Normally, I just grab some lunch tacos from Taco Bell or Del Taco, or some breakfast tacos from Taco Cabana if I wake up early enough, but with all the talk of tacos going around, I feel like I might be missing out. I don’t know, though, I can’t see tacos getting much better than that.

Sincerely,

No-Taco Terry

No question is a dumb question, Terry. Aside from your taste in you tube videos, however, you’re pretty much a gigantic doofus (no offense - my friend-base primarily consists of doofuses and idiots). You have no clue about the wild world of taco-dom that exists all around you. Before we delve into that, however, we need to address something. You said the phrase “lunch tacos.” That’s not a thing. Sure, there are breakfast tacos. We all know them, love them and eat them any chance we get, but aside from the “breakfast” variety of tacos, all other tacos are just “tacos.” Chocotacos don’t count. Still not getting it? When you receive a taco, ask yourself this question, “Does my taco have egg in it?” If it does, you are about to chow down on a breakfast taco. If not, it is just your general, garden-variety taco and there’s not a damned thing wrong with that. If we hear about you using the term “lunch taco” again, though, we’re gonna have a problem, buddy.

Anyway, back to what you’re missing out on. There are multiple levels of tacos that exist in Denton. You have the authentic tacos, the gringo tacos and the cheap fast food tacos you’re already used to. Don’t eat those anymore. Your new diet should be primarily composed of authentic, Mexican tacos with the occasional gringo taco thrown into the mix every now and then. Let’s hit those two up and expound upon that a bit.

Denton has it’s share of authentic, Mexican taco places. McKinney St. is lousy with them. Hit up La Estrella over there for some life-changing breakfast tacos. If you’re buying what I’m saying, I’d also encourage you to stop by Taco Lady and try something you’re afraid of such as lengua (tongue) or chicharrón (some tasty part of a pig - maybe pork groin?). La Sabrocita on Dallas Dr. is also delicious and open very late. Start with those. Eventually, you’ll start to notice these taquerias more and more and your smeller will sniff them out when you drive by one.

As far as gringo tacos go, Denton only has a couple spots from which to sample. These fancy, interestingly-filled taco places are a (mostly) recent development in the taco world. Denton is usually pretty far behind the curve as far as trends and crazes go, though. After all, we got cupcakes after everybody was already tired of eating Sprinkles and our frozen yogurt places showed up long after the name Pinkberry was laughable. Fancy-ass tacos will be no different. They’ll be here eventually. While Dallas already has it’s fair share of taco-centric restaurants in Velvet Taco, Good 2 Go Taco, Torchy’s, etc... we basically just have Fuzzy’s and Rusty’s. God, what we would give for a Good 2 Go Taco to open up here. Digg’s Tacos was going to open up a storefront last year, but they were scared away by the likes of Scott Brown Properties. That’s our loss because that place is wonderful, too. Oh well, though. Time will change things. In the meantime, go eat at Rusty’s and avoid Fuzzy’s like the plague. Some people will swear by it, but canned chicken, salad-filled guacamole and red-tinted vinegar will never make be the basis of a great gringo taco facility (I will admit to a once-a-year craving for their nachos, though). Rusty’s is more bang for your flavor-buck. Their fried chicken taco and their brisket taco are both righteous. Throw one of their specialty margaritas with ‘em and you’ve got a great meal to take out on their patio.

We hope that helps you in your taco journey, Terry. While nothing really compares to the feeling of smearing some Taco Bell hot sauce on a quesadilla at two in the morning, that isn’t something you should be doing to your body. Nothing good happens after midnight, after all. Now, I’m must go and prepare for the onslaught of the taste bud-impaired Fuzzy’s defenders. See ya in the taco wrappers!

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Wiseguy fields questions whenever he can. Sometimes he answers questions, sometimes he just rants and rambles. Maybe you'll get lucky. If you have a question you'd like to ask "Hey Wiseguy," please send him an email.  

THE DEN10: OCTOBER 1

Canned Fest is going down this weekend so if you like beer and / or music I'd make sure and secure some tickets for it because it's shaping up to be quite an event. This week is really going to be out of control as far as things to do, so it was actually a bit of a challenge to pair it all down to the top 10 things we think you should be doing. Why just ten? Well because it's physically impossible to do every single thing that Denton has to offer and any discerning young adult has to make decisions about what is worth their time or not. The all inclusive lists become overwhelming so we try and help ease the stress of staring into the abyss of lists of everything and chop it down to something manageable for the average creative citizen. Think we missed something super important? Write us an email or a comment because we love hearing from folks and we are always on the lookout for the next interesting, fun, weird thing happening in our humble town. Feel something should get featured in a post? Instagram with a #WDDI and we'll feature what you've got in our Monday What We Did post. Be creative and think outside the box.

Questions or comments? Email glen@wedentondoit.com

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Wednesday October 2
Jamaican Queens / Hex Cult / Cutter | Dan's Silverleaf | 8PM | $10
Let's get weird.

Thursday October 3
What's On The Ballot? | EESAT Building Rm. 176 | 7PM
There are nine propositions to the Texas Constitution that will be voted on in November. Make sure you know what you are doing when you vote for them, because we all know that We Denton Do It readers LOVE to vote.

Richard Buckner / Brent Best / Ralph White | Rubbergloves | 9PM | $12
This show really stands out as a must see. Buckner's been putting out records for almost two decades. Start with Bloomed, produced by Lloyd Maines and work your way through his collection.  

Fish Boy (Solo!) / Heretics / Old Potion / Big Round Spectacles | J&J's | 9PM | FREE

Friday October 4
First Friday | Downtown | 6PM | FREE
First Friday on the square is really taking off and becoming a thing.  Make sure to check out DIME's Pumpkin Patch Judging of the pumpkin decorating contest. Winner get's a $25 DIME Store gift card. SCRAP, Shop the Barn, A Creative Art Studio, Banter and Circa 77 will all be hoppin' as well - this is a night on the square you won't want to miss. 

Dialogic: P.R.I.N.T. Press & It's Collaborators | UNT On The Square | 5:30PM

Saturday October 5
CANNED FEST: Menomena / The Helio Sequence / Joe Pug / Chambers / Pageantry / Hares on The Mountain / A.M. Ramblers | Williams Square (Wells Fargo Parking Lot) | $20 | 3:30PM

Sunday October 6
Man Versus Malice / Brother Friend / Valley's / Mexia | Hailey's | 7:30PM | $5

Fall Day-Dinner In The Garden | Earthwise Gardens Farm | 2PM | $30
It's a good old fashioned Sunday Pig Roast! Suzanne from Chestnut Tree will be putting together the menu for this based on mostly locally sourced stuff (including the pig). This is a great chance to eat some amazing food out at the Earthwise farm.

Monday October 7
Kaela Sinclair Album Release / Robert Gomez / Bethan | Dan's Silverleaf | 9PM | $5
Our friends at Redwood recorded Kaela's beautiful record which will be released this Monday at Dan's. We're definitely interested in hearing this acclaimed artist live.

MONTH IN REVIEW: SEPTEMBER

Midlake played a show at Dan's to give Denton a listen to their newest album, Antiphon. 

September had a few heavy hitters. Notably the Blues Festival loomed large over the month. The annual event has seemingly grown year-over-year to the point that it’s now Jazz Fest’s little brother as opposed to it’s former distant cousin status. We’re already excited for next year. We had a history lesson on Pops Carter in anticipation that had us ready for some blues. We were not let down.

The Arts, Antiques and Autos Show had another banner year, as well. We always love it when the square gets shut down and we’re free to walk around those streets as much as we want - heck, a lot of people do that even when the streets aren’t shut down. In fact, we’d bet that Denton is one of the top jay-walking cities in the nation. On the same subject,  we heard about some possible future changes to the way traffic - both bicycle and automobile - works on the square, that will hopefully result in fewer accidents.

Canned - an already exciting festival - got more interesting when we learned that it will be the first 100% wind-powered festival in North Texas and that over 170 different taps and 100 different Texas-born drafts will be available for us to choose between.

In addition, we made sure that the one year anniversary of that time we, as a town, forgot to come together and make plans to excavate a time capsule didn’t go by unnoticed.

We dug on some new tunes, ate at Viet Bites again, got some inside scoopage on goings-on in town, learned about DIME-seller Sheena Croft, had some yoga lessons, went behind the curtains of SpoOky Folk’s “Notion,” and talked to the dudes over at Redwood Recording Studio.  Oh, and we finally figured out where the ESSC was hiding after a bit of confusion. Whew! Was all of that really in September?

October should be an interesting month. Canned is this weekend, we'll see Lone Star Attitude open their doors (and roof top patio) to the public and plenty of Halloween celebrations will be had - what are y’all gonna be this year? October is sure to be jam-packed with things to do. What are you looking forward to in October? Make sure to check out our weekly Den10 column for a list of the ten best events happening in town and to tag your photos with #WDDI for inclusion on Monday’s What We Did. See ya next month!

WHAT WE DID: SEPTEMBER 30TH

This weekend fall made it's grand debut. The weather was great, and we found more than enough to do to keep us outside for the majority of the weekend. Of course, we made sure to eat plenty of tasty things we'll be telling you about later, we like to call it "research" - it's all for your sake dear friends. At least that's what we'll be telling our trainers. We also made sure to catch a few shows and spend some time hanging on the square.

Make sure to tag your photos with #WDDI over the next week, and, as always, thanks for sharing your photos with us.

We treked over to East Dallas to show you guys just how delicious Hypnotic Donuts (the donut place set to open in downtown Denton in early 2014) really, truly are. The things we do for you people. It's rough. 

We found out just how big the empty space left behind is when someone purchases a single copy of Gravity's Rainbow at Recycled Books. 

Herrera's got their new sign up at the corner of Oak and Locust. We like it a lot more than the sign it's next to. 

We had quite a few readers check out Hares on the Mountain at Dan's on Sunday - a requisite Dentonite activity. We particularly liked this shot from reader Camille Green (@camverde).  

Sara Button (@SaraButton) was also there to snag this shot of the lovely Petra Kelly - seemingly taken at the exact same time. 

We (once again) went to our favorite place (La Estrella) for a feature we're doing on breakfast tacos. 

Contributer, Naomi Wood (@NaysNews) says this monte cristo from Cups 'n Crepes is one of the best sandwiches in town and based on this shot, we're not inclined to disagree. 

We made sure to be at the Midlake show last week. We're of course always fans of the ever so talented Doug Burr. 

Midlake showed us what they're capable now, after all these years. We're pleased to say we're impressed with the new album, Antiphon, and completely smitten with Eric Pulido's voice. 

Midlake put on quite the show, with more lights, fog and effects than we've ever experienced at Dan's. 

The weather was perfect this weekend, so a few of us celebrated the oncoming fall with a picnic on the square. We chose our spot carefully, right between a group of people listening to Cas Haley sing and some kids playing hacky sack.