I’ve said it so many times to so many different people, “go see the Motet”. I tell my jam friends, my womp friends, and even my white rapper friends, “go see the damn Motet”.  Anybody that has ever listened to me has been completely blown away. Most people have just never had that much funk in their face before, so it’s understandable when they complain about a neck pain the next morning.

Grateful Web’s Evan Marks recently had a chance to catch up with some of the guys from Denver-based, The Motet. The Motet were playing a couple of shows to help celebrate Cervantes’ 10^th Anniversary. The guys talked about their origins, influences, Jam Cruise and some of their favorite Motet shows thus far.

On a quiet week night in Boulder, CO, the Positive Force, led by band and movement leader Femi Kuti, came to bring their traditional power and spirit through music.

The first time it happened, in December of 2001, I was in a room roughly the size of The Fox Theatre in Boulder. I stood ten feet from the edge of the stage while my girlfriend and her sorority sister shared a stale rum ‘n’ coke beneath the east wall jungle mural. Ekoostik Hookah, an Ohio-based jamband, launched into the eurhythmic, tom-driven section of their epic piece, Ecstasy.

Grateful Web will be streaming The Motet performing "Funk is Dead" from the Wow Hall in Eugene, OR.  The show starts around 9PM PST.Here is the link to the webcast. Stay tuned for the archive.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The Motet at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, December 30th & Monday, December 31st.  Tickets go on sale Friday, September 28th for $20.00 in advance and $23.00 day of show for the 30th and $30 GA for the 31st.THE MOTET's BEGINNING OF TIME BALLperforming OG Funk crossed with tributes to the greatsSunday, December 30th w/ EuforquestraMonday, December 31st w/ DubSkin2012 brings a new sound to a familiar face in the national music community.

Grateful Fest, a fundraising concert to benefit Poudre Canyon Fire Department, comes to Mishawaka Amphitheatre on Friday September 7. The event celebrates the successful efforts of firefighters to save the Mishawaka as well as the vast majority of properties in the Poudre Canyon. Net proceeds from the event will be donated to the Fire Department along with donations from Mishawaka partners and friends such as TicketBiscuit, Shaped Music, Carbon Leaf and Keller Williams.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The Motet plays Parliament-Funkadelic to the Boulder Theater on Halloween night, Wednesday, October 31st, 2012.  Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 at 10:00 am for $25.00 in advance and $30.00 day of show.  **All ages early bird ticket only $15 plus service fee, limited supply, first come, first serve.**The Motet is wildly excited

“It’s like déjà vu all over again.” – Yogi Berra

It was all Scarlet Begonias, a touch of the blues, and a whole lot of funk and soul last night at the Boulder Theater. The Motet was back in town for an encore performance of their "Funk is Dead Show." They were in Boulder for the Halloween show last October and it just wasn't enough to last us another full year.