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Wednesday, October 3, 2007 , Updated

Denton hits the Rock Lottery this weekend at Dan’s Silverleaf

by Erin Rice

This weekend Dan's Silverleaf will play host to the Denton Rock Lotteries 09 and 10, to take place on Saturday and Sunday. More information from the Rock Lottery official website:

Twenty-five carefully selected musicians meet at 10:00 A.M. at the evening's performance venue. They are a cross-section of the music community with different social and cultural backgrounds, with divergent levels of musicianship and experience. The musicians are organized into five bands through a lottery-based chance selection. The bands depart to different practice spaces and are given 12 hours to create three to five songs (with a one cover-song limit). Each band is asked to create a unified sound while still maintaining the individual styles of the members. At 10:00 P.M., the bands return to the venue and perform their songs in front of a waiting audience.

Saturday's event is a normal Rock Lottery, consisting of 25 musicians who have not yet been involved in the past. Those confirmed to show up thus far are:

Greg Altuna - Mescalero/420 Blues Band

Paul Baker - Sub Oslo/oveo

Andy Bothwell - Astronautilus

Matthew Burgess - Eat Avery's Bones

Megan Carroll - Nouns Group

Jon Clardy - Fishboy

Chad DeAtley - Dovehunter

John Dufilho - The Apples in Stereo/The Deathray Davies

Shane English - TUODW/Ghosthustler

Don Feagin - The Theatre Fire

Guitar George - High School Caesar

Sarah Jaffe - Sarah Jaffe

Ian Johnson - Hogpig

Jermy Johnson - Mission Giant

Julie McKendrick - C!TR

Ace McNeely - GJ&HPGL

Mike Melendi - Skin Trade/jetscreamer

Ian Messerli - Valve/100 Proof Hero

Laura Palmer - Laura Palmer

Kim Pendleton - The BAcksliders

Tim Ruble - The Happy Bullets

Mike Seman - Shiny Around the Edges

Rob Schumacher - Little Big Horn/Ghoultown

Bobby Sue - Boys Named Sue/Trainwreck

Tony Wann - Record Hop

The 10th Rock Lottery on Sunday will honor the past years this event has taken place in the fine city of Denton and will feature participants from previous Rock Lotteries:

Sarah Alexander/RL05 - The Black Lodge

Matt Barnhart/RL06 - Tre Orsi/Blacksmiths

Daron Beck/RL02 - The Great Tyrant/Pointy Shoe Factory

Colin Carter/RL04 - Hogpig

Regina Chellew/RL07 - Day of the Double Agent

Joe Cripps/RL04 - Brave Combo

Ashley Cromeens /RL06 - Record Hop

Audrey Easley/RL07 - The Polyphonic Spree

Eric Eisenmann/RL02 - Lo-fi Chorus/The Dooms UK

Roy Ivy/RL08 - The Tah Dahs

Keith Killoren/RL03 - The Drams/Budapest One

Sam McCall/RL01 - Brutal Juice

Eric Michener/RL06 – Fishboy

George Neal/RL02 - Little Grizzly

Rob Peters/RL01 - Raised by Tigers

George Quartz/RL07- Faux Fox

Peter Salisbury/RL04 - The Baptist Generals/stumptone

Brian Schmitz/RL03 - The Golden Boys/Shiva the Destroyer

Jennifer Seman/RL08 - Shiny Around the Edges

Paul Slavens/RL01- Ten Hands

Clay Stinnett/RL05 - Ghostcar

Chad Stockslager/RL08 - The Drams

Cory Ward/RL05 - Record Hop

Mike Wiebe/RL03 - The Riverboat Gamblers

While the previous year's Rock Lottery proceeds went to the Save Fry Street Fund (how did that work out?), this year will benefit the Denton County African American Museum. Single day admission to just the evening performances are $10. For early admission to each day, which includes the morning selection and breakfast as well as the evening performance is $15. Or, if you're so inclined, you can purchase a two-day, full-day admittance for $25.