After a successful tour together last year, classic rockers and long-time friends Steve Miller and Peter Frampton return on the road together again for some summer shows. Opening the show, Frampton’s shorter, but powerful set was pure rock and roll at its best. He played the expected chart-topping hits “Show Me The Way,” “Baby, I… Continue reading Peter Frampton & Steve Miller | Northerly Island | 6/14/18
The 2018 Red Rocks Amphitheatre lineup hit its stride as June made its debut with a diverse funk lineup featuring three powerhouses of the genre. The local family favorite The Motet invited their friends to join them at one of the country’s most enthralling venues. The temperature was perfect, and there was an early start… Continue reading The Motet, BoomBox, & The New Mastersounds on the Rocks
Once ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons and bassist Dusty Hill began dishing out shared vocal duties, truculent lead solos and iron-fisted bass lines with hard-working drummer Frank Beard at the helm on a warm Tuesday night at Chicagoland’s Ravinia, it became hard to keep track of the star-studded hits that just kept rolling down the… Continue reading ZZ Top & John Fogerty | Ravinia | 6/12/18
Formed in Buffalo, New York, Aqueous has been pushing the limits of the jam world since 2006. Lucky for Denver, Aqueous hosted a sold-out show at the historic Bluebird Theater on June 9th. Opening for Aqueous was Colorado based band, Evanoff. With only three members, this band packs a punch of sound with irresistible melodies… Continue reading Aqueous | Bluebird Theater | 6/9/18
Three bohemian bands and a world-famous clown came together June 2 at the UC Theatre in Berkeley, California, for a benefit for the Seva Foundation, a global health organization with a core vision of “A world free of blindness.” Emceed by Seva co-founder Wavy Gravy, who remains on its board of directors, Rising Appalachia, Dead… Continue reading Seva 40th Anniversary | UC Theatre | Review
Kicking off their “Stay Human” tour, Michael Franti & Spearhead had a soul shining performance at Red Rocks Amphitheater on June 1st. The evening started off with Franti leading a yoga jam session at Red Rocks. Taking in all the beautiful views of Colorado, this put out some great vibes for the beautiful Colorado night.… Continue reading Michael Franti & Spearhead + Xavier Rudd | Red Rocks | Review
The Disco Biscuits‘ annual Colorado Bisco Inferno run is officially in the books, and what a weekend it was. Beginning with a three-night run at Denver’s Ogden Theatre, and capped by a massive performance Sunday night at the legendary Red Rocks Amphitheater, the Philadelphia quartet delivered top-notch jams, bust-outs, and covers that had even the… Continue reading Bisco Inferno 2018 | Review & Photos
“It’s Tuesday night baby, and we like to party on Tuesday nights!” -Casey Russell, the Fat Tuesday event creator and a master keyboardist for The Magic Beans. The theme for this latest Fat Tuesday, at Cervantes Other Side, was presented by KGNU community radio: A Cajun crawfish boil to support the NOLA culture. If you… Continue reading Fat Tuesday's | Cervantes Other Side | 5/29/18
Faithful fans of one of the first American jazz-rock fusion bands, the Dixie Dregs, were packed like sweaty sardines into the Canyon Club in Agoura California, on a balmy late spring evening. The original band that recorded their first album, “The Great Spectacular,” back in 1975 has just reunited for a concert tour. Rod Morgenstein,… Continue reading Dixie Dregs | Canyon Club | Review
Truly one of America’s most influential and astute folk artists of all time, John Prine’s prolific songbook is filled with hundreds of clever country-folk tunes both humorous and poignant. He performed about two dozen of those songs on May 23 to the visible delight of the sold-out crowd inside Folsom, California’s, Harris Center for the… Continue reading John Prine & Ramblin' Jack Elliott | Folsom, CA
