Mid-September Live Denton Music

By Kathy Edwards McFarland and Mr. Joe Pinson

…and all that Jazz!

Mr.  Joe writes: “This is a song that I wrote a few years back that has been adopted as the official song of the Southwestern Region of the American Music Therapy Association. It was part of my final presentation at T.W.U. You can hear students singing in the background: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DpPHV3kYFk.”

Whoa, Nellie, what a week – and weekend… two, count ’em two music festivals send tremors through the streets of Denton. With the cooler weather and beautiful walking paths (asphalt and lawn) Dentonites will have difficulty choosing where to go and what to listen to. With flawless time management, one may catch some of everything …

TONIGHT – Tuesday, September 16:

• A Taste of Herb, a Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass Tribute Band, at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial, at 5 p.m. – FREE
• Sweetwater Jazz Quartet featuring Jim Riggs, Neil Slater, Lou Carfa and Ron Fink, perform at Sweetwater Grill & Tavern, 115 S. Elm St., at 7 p.m.
• Rosana Eckert, John Murphy, Mike Steinel, Stefan Karlsson, Fred Hamilton and Mike Drake perform in UNT’s Kenton Hall at 8 p.m. – FREE

Wednesday, September 17:

• Jeffry Eckels presents Jazz at the White House – A Vocal Showcase at the corner of Scripture and Bryan,  8 p.m.-10:30 p.m. – no cover
• Five & Three O’Clock Lab Bands perform in the UNT Gateway Center at 9 p.m. – $/?

Thursday, September 18:

• Sleepyhouse + New Wolff City + Birds Meet Winter at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial at 10 p.m. – FREE
• Thursday Night Music Series continues at UNT on the Square, 109 N Elm St, at 7 p.m. – FREE – call (940) 369-8257 for information.
• Open Mic Night at Banter Bistro, 219 West Oak St.,8 p.m. – FREE

Friday, September 19:

• Oui Bis Yes Again! at Banter Bistro, 219 West Oak St. at 6 p.m. – FREE; followed by Oaktopia bands Old Potion, Ellie Meyer, Caleb Coonrod, Melissa Ratley, Julian Gill, beginning at 7:30 pm – ticket required
• Oaktopia Bands: Brave Combo on the Courthouse Lawn, 100 Hickory Street at 6:30 p.m.; followed by Bone Doggie and the Hickory Street Hellraisers at 9 p.m. – FREE
• Mariachi Quetzal performs during the dinner hour at La Milpa Mexican Restaurant, 820 S. I-35E, at 8 p.m. – no cover

Friday, September 19 and September 20:

• Oaktopia Music Festival, taking in the (mostly) indie venues – Banter, The Labb, Hailey’s, J&J’s Pizza, Andy’s, The Courthouse Lawn, Abbey Underground and Dan’s Silverleaf. Map of event: http://www.oaktopiafest.com/#!map/c10av. Tickets are required for these events. More information at http://www.oaktopiafest.com

Saturday, September 20:

• Vince Lujan Project on the Courthouse Lawn, 100 Hickory Street at 3 p.m., The Velvet Army at 5 p.m., Octahedron at 6 p.m., and 11:40 at 8 p.m. – FREE.

Saturday, Sept. 20 and Sunday, Sept. 21:

• Free, two-day Denton Blues Festival sponsored by the Denton Black Chamber of Commerce, will take up most of Denton’s Quakertown Park at 321 E. McKinney, in Denton, Texas. See http://wedentondoit.com/blog/2013/8/21/back-in-the-day-the-legend-of-pops-carter for a special tribute to Denton Blues legend Pop Carter.
  

• Bone Doggie’s Open Mic at the Abbey Underground, 100 Walnut Street, at 9 p.m. – FREE

Monday, September 22:

• The Quintet plays Late Night Jazz at the Greenhouse Restaurant, 600 N. Locust, 10 p.m. to midnight – no cover

Tuesday, September 23:

• DentonRadio.com Night at Dan’s Silverleaf, 103 Industrial at 8:30 p.m. – FREE

Please send corrections or additions to kathyedwards57@verizon.net or joseph.pinson@verizon.net ASAP.