Tex Message

  Well, the 2009 Summer Reading Club is winding down but the friendly folks who comprise the band Tex Libris are winding up for the upcoming Adult Summer Reading Club Party this coming Tuesday, August 4th @ 7:00pm at The Emily Fowler Public Library.

To give you a little taste of the Tex, here are a couple YouTube videos they put up of a rehearsal. The first is a version of the Woody Guthrie/Billy Bragg/Wilco tune ‘Way Over Yonder In The Minor Key”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVTvTT78Mh8

…And Willie Nelson’s “Blue Eyes Crying In The Rain” :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hOL735BTORM

(Its rumored that these videos were shot secretly and bootlegged for their obsessive fan base out there in the blogosphere.)

–posted by Chuck at the Emily Fowler Library

Tex Libris @ The Adult Summer Reading Club Party, Aug. 4th!

Who or what is a “Tex Libris“? Is it one of the following?-

  Not exactly, but if you are the first person at the Adult Summer Reading Club party on August 4th who can name these famous Texs’, we’ll give you a prize. We haven’t figured out what it’ll be yet.

Tex Libris is a countryfied band of employees in Denton-area libraries and their ne’er-do-well associates. They like to throw down the old skool Honky Tonk a la Buck Owens and Waylon Jennings, the classic Country of Patsy Cline and Hank and some newer twang of Wilco and Gillian Welch.

Wear your boots…

 

Posted by Chuck at the Emily Fowler Library

Denton Calling: 30 Years of Indie and Alternative Music

The Emily Fowler Library has a display up for February and March highlighting the history of indie music in Denton.  In March, the collection will move from a display case to large boards in the upstairs atrium area.

Everyone knows about the Jazz scene here but I thought it might be cool to put up a collection of ephemera and realia relating to the Rock, Alt, Indie and just downright uncategorizable music that sprouts in these parts.  There appears to be a resurgence of interest in the Denton music scene with recent articles in the New York Times and Paste and the upcoming North By 35 (NX35) music conferette created by local musician Chris Flemmons.

 As much as I would love it, there’s no way that every band, musician or club that has called Denton “home”  could be represented, but hopefully the varied nature of the music here will come across.

What you will see: old fliers, cassettes (remember those?), local label releases, many photos, CDs, articles, etc. representing bands and clubs such as: Schwantz Lefantz, Last Rites, Centro-Matic, Little Jack Melody, The Library, The Rock Lottery…In fact, if you have some old pics, vinyl, fliers or whathaveyou from back in the day, contact Chuck at 940-349-8752 or e-mail me (better) at chuck.voellinger@cityofdenton.com and perhaps we can get it included. We can scan your items if you are reluctant to leave the originals.

The Cartoons at The Library, 1985. Photo by Alec Williams

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Special thanks go to Alec Williams for the use of his photos and Leslie Couture for research and demolishment.

Fallen Soldiers of Denton County

Be among the first to see the new “Fallen Soldiers of Denton County” memorial at the Denton Public Library’s Veterans’ Day program at the North Branch Library.  Join us Saturday, November 10, from 10 am – 12 noon.  There will be veterans to talk to, military uniforms, medals, and equipment on display, and Monty Slough’s special video about dogs helping soldiers in Vietnam. 

Get to the library by 10 am and join Suzanne Sears from the UNT Government Documents Department for a class on “Finding Military Information on the Internet.”

Spooktacular Events for Kids and Teens!

10/26/07

Spooky StoryTime

4:00 pm      Come to the Emily Fowler Central Library and have some spooky fun to get ready for Halloween with stories, songs, puppets and crafts. For children ages 1 – 5 years old.   10/31/07 Spooky StoryTime     10:30 am      Come to the North Branch Library and have some spooky fun to get ready for Halloween with stories, songs, puppets and crafts. For children ages 1 – 5 years old. Please call 940.349.8752 to register. 10/31/07 Teen Pumpkin Party      4:00 pm      Teens looking for a unique way to kick off their Halloween celebrations are invited to the North Branch Library to watch a “Freaky Flick”, eat cookies, and decorate their own pumpkin. Please call 940.349.8752 to register. 10/31/07 Spooktacular Costume Contest 4:30 pm     Join us at the South Branch Library for a costume contest, (judging at 5 pm) and spooky fun. Prizes and refreshments provided. For children ages 1 – 10.   10/31/07 Movie: Little Shop of Horrors      7:00 pm     Come to the South Branch Library to see the classic movie, “The Little Shop of Horrors”. You are welcome to bring packaged snacks and drinks in covered containers. Adults must accompany children under age 13.

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