Denton Gets a New, Large Music Venue With the Expansion of Golden Boy Coffee Co.

When Denton’s Freaks and Geeks, a toys and collectibles store, closed its storefront, the duo behind one of many faculty city’s favourite espresso retailers, Golden Boy Espresso Co., took over the not too long ago vacated store subsequent door. Now, the pair has remodeled the area into an extension of the espresso store — by day, that’s. By night time, the spot shall be one of many largest indoor music venues in Denton’s latest historical past, with a 300-person capability, an enclosed, devoted sound sales space, a cashier’s window for ticketing and 4 gender-neutral loos.

The Gold Room isn’t precisely a secret, however the homeowners will not be promoting the opening both as the brand new venue hosts its first concert Friday, Might 28.

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The Gold Room in Denton is quickly to change into one of many largest indoor music venues in Denton’s latest historical past.

Daniel Rodrigue

“We’re 5,800-square-feet all stated and achieved, together with the espresso store,” Andy Cunningham, Golden Boy’s co-owner, says sitting within the new workplace area contained in the Gold Room. “What needs to be one of many largest indoor music venues on the town.”

From the curbside, the Gold Room seems a bit like a vacant strip-shopping storefront with a Golden Boy emblem within the window as the one tip-off to what’s now within the area, which permits for extra seating for regulars sipping espresso, working or learning within the already in style hangout.

The area is deep and huge with excessive ceilings, bringing to thoughts Hailey’s Membership, with the addition of reserved tables for sure reveals and occasions. The Gold Room retains the theme from Golden Boy subsequent door with black partitions and yellow and gold accents, massive gold-framed mirrors and extra glitter-filled gold Lava Lamps.

“We will do karaoke a few nights per week, and it is also a rentable venue, so you are able to do, , you’ll be able to lease it out and do just about something you need — no, cockfights,” Cunningham says. “, nothing unlawful.”

Co-owners Cunningham and Trey Suire opened Golden Boy in March 2019 with an espresso machine named Dorothy, after the Golden Ladies character, then opened sister retailers in Coppell final July and this February at The Boardwalk in Granite Park in Plano.

“We at all times had actually good turnout for all of our reveals,” Cunningham says of the pre-pandemic concert events and occasions, “a broad spectrum” of occasions from burlesque and drag reveals to punk rock and hip-hop nights. Now they plan to select up the place issues left off.

“Initially, after we began the store, I by no means actually thought that we had the area to do reveals, and folks simply saved begging and begging and begging,” Cunningham says. “And at last we’re like, all proper, we’ll see what occurs. And it truly began doing very well for us. So, when the chance got here up to do that, we stated, , fuck it, man. Like, let’s go, let’s do that.”

Working with their landlord after Freaks and Geeks left in Might 2020, Cunningham says, they took over the area to start the build-out final August.

Earlier than the growth, Joey Liechty, aka DJ Yeaddef, who received Finest DJ in 2009’s Dallas Observer Music Awards, was one of many first to interrupt in Golden Boy with a ’90s night time in July 2019.

“I believe Golden Boy is a vital area for Denton not solely as a result of it’s a hub for everybody, however due to Andy and Trey’s plans for the longer term,” Liechty says. “The membership is only a piece of that. I met with Andy on the new area through the build-out. I used to be glad to listen to that they’re making dancing a main function of the area, not like the Denton development of patio after patio after patio. Patios are nice, however we’re sorely missing a darkish, loud area for physique language”

“As for potential, I believe it’s poised to be a put up COVID springboard to return us to social congregating,” Liechty says. His July 3 occasion at The Gold Room shall be “an old style ’90s night time blowout.”

For bands, artists and others trying to e book the venue, Cunningham suggests reaching out in particular person or messaging thegoldroomdenton on Instagram, as he’s dealing with the reserving for now.

“I am reserving, which I did a little bit bit subsequent door,” Cunningham says. “However we’re speaking to a few people proper now about probably taking that job on.

“Actually, I wished to, I dwell three minutes from right here,” Cunningham says. “And I wished to construct a enterprise the place I simply do not ever have to depart, . Dwell music, alcohol, espresso, after which we’re placing the tattoo store within the again there, within the again alley.”

The pair’s plan is to open Golden Lady Tattoo Parlor in mid-June, Cunningham says.

“We’ve not introduced something identical to after we opened up Golden Boy,” Cunningham says. “We wished to do the mystique like, ‘Oh, you have not been to Golden Boy?’ ‘Oh, you have not, heard of The Gold Room?’ So we have spent zero {dollars} promoting Golden Boy. And I plan on doing the identical right here. Each to look cool. And since I am poor.”

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The brand new venue has a 300-person capability.

Daniel Rodrigue