Out of over 200 live acts I was fortunate to catch this past year, here are 10 of my favorites: 10. Bright Eyes: The rumor had it that this would be their last tour. Perhaps they didn’t take into consideration that The Peoples’ Key was maybe their best effort to date and would be so… Continue reading Dave Papuga's Top 10 Shows of 2011
2012 marks the 30th anniversary of Brian Eno’s landmark tribute to the NASA moon landings, Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks. The New York Guitar Festival presents a rare live re-imagining of this masterpiece featuring the Brooklyn ambient ensemble Itsnotyouitsme, legendary NY guitar master Larry Campbell and special guests David Torn, Noveller, Tortoise’s Jeff Parker, and Phish’s… Continue reading Mike Gordon Joins Brian Eno Apollo Tribute This Friday In NY
The Hi-Dive is anything but expansive. But when Other Lives played on December 14th, on the last night of their eight month tour, the progressive folk band brought cinematic space and light to the stage with a shimmering performance. The crowd at the sold out show was clearly enamored with these five, who between them… Continue reading Other Lives | Hi-Dive | Denver, Colorado | 12/14/11
In the build up to their five-night run at The Boulder Theater, Yonder Mountain String Band announced that a guest musician would be sitting in with them each evening. Dobro player and Infamous Stringduster Andy Hall, cellist Rushad Eggleston, and Flecktones drummer Futureman led the charge for the first three nights. But on December 30,… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band | Boulder Theater | 12/30/2011
French–born guitar virtuoso Stephane Wrembel – whose original theme song for Woody Allen’s smash hit Midnight in Paris is currently topping charts – today announces the 2012 Django A Go-Go Festival celebrating the life and music of fellow Frenchman and jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt. The wildly popular event has been an annual New York… Continue reading Stephane Wrembel Hosts Tribute to Django Reinhardt
Pan Am: Music From and Inspired By the Original Series, a collection of music from and inspired by the ABC television drama, slated for January 17, 2012 CD release from Verve Music Group, is a non-stop flight back to the early ’60s. The collection features 14 songs by Buddy Greco, Bobby Darin, Ella Fitzgerald, Stan… Continue reading Pan Am Soundtrack Features Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, More
Following the release of their new self-titled full-length album out now on No Sleep Records, and their year-end shows with Thursday and Screaming Females, Albany, NY’s indie-punk hybrid Aficionado have announced a string of US tour dates supporting Electric Six. Taking place this March and April, the dates will also follow the band’s return from… Continue reading Aficionado Announce US Tour w/ Electric Six
For the fans of the Grateful Dead most saw the time they spent as shows as an escape from reality, a dojo where the realms of the ordinary and the everyday vanished. The counterculture that surrounded that band was not only based on the years of memories captured in the hearts of millions, but like… Continue reading JGB Band Live at Quixotes True Blue | 12/29/2011
Boulder Weekly & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present Zach Deputy at the Fox Theatre on Wednesday, March 14th. Tickets go on sale Friday, January 6th for $10.00. On his latest release Another Day (Eusonia Records, 2011), Zach Deputy demonstrates his extraordinary ability to perform and record in multiple contexts. He conveys the sensibilities of… Continue reading Just Announced: ZACH DEPUTY at Fox Theatre | 03.14.12
Multi-PLATINUM singer/songwriter Dierks Bentley is sharing new details about his forthcoming sixth Capitol Nashville studio album HOME, in stores Feb. 7. One of country music’s most distinguishable voices, Bentley returns with a mainstream country collection for the first time since 2009. “I definitely stepped away and explored some things that were more on the fringe of… Continue reading Dierks Bentley Reveals More Details about HOME – out 2/7/12
