Denton’s Brave Combo, founded by Carl Finch (’75, ’79 M.F.A.), is credited for inspiring one of the tracks on Bob Dylan’s new album, Christmas in the Heart in the Los Angeles Times music blog “Pop & Hiss.” According to the Oct. 1 post, “Dylan seems to be offering up an astute exploration of the roots of holiday music. … His version of ‘Must Be Santa,’ with David Hidalgo squeezing reindeer-quick accordion, is directly inspired by the arrangement that Texas rock-polka group Brave Combo created on its 1991 gem of a seasonal album, It’s Christmas, Man!" Brave Combo also includes Jeffrey Barnes and former UNT students Arjuna Contreras, Danny O’Brien and Steve Carter (’77), a.k.a. Little Jack Melody.