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From Denton, TX - The Wiccans
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Wed Aug 15, 2012 4:08 pmby jimmydanger
Tonight at Lagerhouse - The Wiccans.
Part of the music culture in Denton originates from the University of North Texas College of Music. The college's Jazz Studies program, established in 1947, was the first of its kind in the United States. Several notable bands and performers have attended the program and signed to major labels, including Roy Orbison, Eli Young Band, Bowling for Soup, Fishboy, Midlake and Neon Indian.
Re: From Denton, TX - The Wiccans
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Wed Aug 15, 2012 5:28 pmby PaperDog
jimmydanger wrote:Tonight at Lagerhouse - The Wiccans.
Part of the music culture in Denton originates from the University of North Texas College of Music. The college's Jazz Studies program, established in 1947, was the first of its kind in the United States. Several notable bands and performers have attended the program and signed to major labels, including Roy Orbison, Eli Young Band, Bowling for Soup, Fishboy, Midlake and Neon Indian.
My Nephew was attending there last year. I scoped out the campus myself..Its a great college (UNT)
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Thu Aug 16, 2012 2:21 amby Drumsinhisheart
I was just told this week that a young jazz musician moved to Denton from Chicago knowing of UNT and had ideas of starting or joining a band and playing for a living. After being there awhile he just moved back to Chicago to continue his career as an engineer. Having been to Denton numerous times I have never been impressed with the place. Nice little town square. But I really didn't see a thriving music scene. Things have changed everywhere because of the economy.
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Thu Aug 16, 2012 1:06 pmby GuitarMikeB
But its only a couple of hours from Austin, which has a huge music scene.
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:05 amby Drumsinhisheart
Denton to Austin in 2 hours? You must drive a rocket. It's 225 miles.
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:19 amby J-HALEY
Drumsinhisheart wrote:Denton to Austin in 2 hours? You must drive a rocket. It's 225 miles.
Thanks Jimmy for posting something POSITIVE about Texas! I can be very civil when you aren't running down the state I LOVE and call HOME!
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:16 pmby GuitarMikeB
Drumsinhisheart wrote:Denton to Austin in 2 hours? You must drive a rocket. It's 225 miles.
225 miles is a SHORT drive in Texas!
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 2:27 pmby gbheil
GuitarMikeB wrote:Drumsinhisheart wrote:Denton to Austin in 2 hours? You must drive a rocket. It's 225 miles.
225 miles is a SHORT drive in Texas!
Yes it can be, I've commute that far to a job ( round trip )
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:04 pmby DainNobody
Texas has a good road system
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Fri Aug 17, 2012 3:06 pmby J-HALEY
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Sun Aug 19, 2012 10:20 pmby t-Roy and The Smoking Section
I've worked with many North Texas grads on sessions. They set the bar pretty high around here and we are spoiled in Texas with the largest pool of great musicians anywhere in the known Universe. I remember when it was North Texas State University. Their college radio station was KNTS. When they changed their name to University of North Texas, they were actually planning to change the station name to KUNT.
Austin to Denton is easily 3 hours though. I drive everywhere and can testify that Texas probably has the best road system of any place in the world, with the possible exception of Germany. It's soooo much better than anything on the east coast north of the Carolinas. You can drive to where you want to go AND park free on the same property when you get there.