Do you think Denton is still “music town”?

Maybe it’s just because I’ve done some traveling outside of Denton this summer and kind of compared Denton to other towns. but does anyone think that Denton is perhaps not music town anymore?

I always sort of pictured Denton as having a lot of music venues, and of course they close and change and all, but it sort of seems like those that have closed have not really been replaced. Ans Jazz Fest is sort of the last music festival standing but they seem to diminishing every year.

And for as dominate as the UNT Music Program is, they don’t really seem to have much influence on greater Denton. Maybe I am comparing to pre pandemic, but it feels like UNT Music has sort of retreated to on-campus.

It also seems like Denton City Council is not even attempting “music town”. Everything is sort of about the Halloween Town (which has been a big success go for it), and I know there’s been personal disagreements with Jazz Fest dudes.

However, I could be totally wrong, and also maybe the house show scene is still where it’s at, going to have to have some young cool UNT students hop on here.

Anyways, discuss? Denton Musictown: Dead, dying, always been dead, I’m just out of touch and it’s thriving, same as it ever was?