Never have I felt more back at home in the cow town, country music-listening, tobacco-chewing, horse-riding, bar-fighting town I grew up in than at the Sturgill Simpson concert at the Ogden Theater in Denver last Friday night. It causes me to wonder: why have country music and psychedelic drug use not met before the visionary… Continue reading Sturgill Simpson | Ogden Theater | Review
Bell’s Brewery in Kalamazoo, MI received a heavy dusting of bluegrass last Saturday, November 7 courtesy The Infamous Stringdusters of Nashville, TN. The set list was a well-rounded testament in their ability to mine the past and look forward to the unknown, spanning tens of decades through original material, cover songs both contemporary and classic,… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | Bell's Brewery | Review
I first saw Jorma play an acoustic solo show in 1980 at the Palace Theatre in Albany, New York. I remember shooting a bunch of photos of him playing that night, and I tried to find my film negatives before seeing him Friday night at Terrapin Crossroads in San Rafael, California. I wasn’t able to… Continue reading Jorma | Terrapin Crossroads | Review
Following up last year’s commercial and critical success for Sugar, which peaked on the Billboard charts at #49, G. Love and Special Sauce return to their soul-infused blues roots with their latest disc, Love Saves The Day. The band’s 10th studio album overall and third consecutive release with Brushfire Records since their label debut with… Continue reading G. Love | Love Saves The Day | Review
Few acts have served as large of a spectrum of music as New Riders of the Purple Sage. These psychedelic country-rock titans have been performing for nearly forty-five years with original members David Nelson (guitar, vocals) and Buddy Cage (pedal steel guitar) keeping the flame burning strong. The group began in 1970 when Jerry Garcia… Continue reading NRPS with Kimock | Sweetwater | Review
I had no idea what to expect with John Mayer on lead taking on the biggest shoes to fill in music — but I made it to Dead & Company‘s first show and entered Albany’s Times Union Center with an open mind. The stage set was a new one with a huge three-dimensional Steal Your… Continue reading Dead & Company | Albany, NY | Review
In Colorado there is an insatiable hunger for modern music. Bars, clubs and venues are taping into that hunger by offering shows in genres that in years past would have been met with rebuke and dislike. However it is clear that times have changed. TAUK as a band represent those changes. Their show is a… Continue reading TAUK | Fox Theater | 10/17/15 | Review
The nostalgia that takes hold when an artist like Gregg Allman rolls into town is unavoidable, and really, why would you want to avoid it at all? Coyotus Maximus brought along his newest band for two sold-out shows at the Boulder Theater last week, mixing up old songs with new tricks. Having a lifetime’s worth… Continue reading Gregg Allman | Boulder Theater | Review
On Wednesday, October 7, Oyster Bay, NY based four-piece progressive jam band TAUK brought their unique blend of funky instrumental grooves to Grand Rapids, MI. The Stache, located inside the front room of The Intersection in the heart of downtown, is an incredibly intimate venue for such an explosive band. Two regional bands, Pleasant Drive… Continue reading TAUK | The Stache | 10/7/15 | Review
When it comes to a modern approach to funk-laden soul music, some groups are able to exponentially build energy groove after groove. In the case of one particular super-group whose roster plays like a who’s who of world class talent, The Nth Power is more than a moniker. Consisting of drummer/vocalist Nikki Glaspie (Dumpstaphunk, Beyonce), bassist Nate… Continue reading The Nth Power | Grand Rapids, MI | Review
