As we feel the weather changing around us, and we realize that Thanksgiving is in the air, we also must celebrate a few other traditions, like revisiting the Last Waltz, or listening to Arlo Guthrie’s “Alice’s Restaurant” on Thanksgiving Day. In Colorado, we now have another tradition around this time of year, invented by the… Continue reading Colorado’s Best Take Off in the Dance Party Time Machine
For the uninitiated, The Wild Feathers may be the purest, most energetic descendants of the musical legacy of The Band that are out on the club circuit today. Their eponymous debut album came out a little over a year ago, and they have been touring relentlessly since that time. Their live shows are, simply put,… Continue reading The Wild Feathers | Brighton Music Hall
The world’s truly finest jam band resides in the Bay Area and generally plays exclusively there only. For years I have wanted to see a David Nelson Band show. His cohorts include pedal steel and lead guitar wizard Barry Sless, Key/Organ man Mookie Siegel, Pete Sears on bass, and the legendary John Molo on drums.… Continue reading David Nelson Band | The Ashkenaz
This has been an amazing few months of music for me, but once again, I cannot avoid writing about how music has literally spread its wings to reach out as far as possible with different mixtures of sounds and influences to combine into a genreless gumbo. Elephant Revival‘s Facebook pages states, “Where words fail…music speaks,”… Continue reading Elephant Revival's Autumnal Ball | Boulder
Last weekend Elephant Revival returned home for a sold-out two night run at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, Colorado. The set of shows was called “Birds of a Feather Autumnal Ball”. The band Horse Feathers from Portland, Oregon kicked things off on Friday and opened for Elephant Revival. Elephant Revival, originally from Nederland, Colorado, is… Continue reading Elephant Revival | Boulder Theater | Friday
I am not very religious, but I do consider myself very spiritual, and if I were to attend a church, it would be something that included the music of these guys. I do not mean to sound overly dramatic, but I was nearly moved to tears several times by the power that I felt coming… Continue reading The Toure-Raichel Collective…Religious!
They say time heals all wounds. I believe that music also plays an important role in the process. The first note of a favorite song can instantly transport you to a particular time and place in life, or bring to mind people you’ve lost along the way. That is precisely what I was counting on… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee | Kalamazoo Theater
Umphrey’s McGee is simply on fire right now. This is a band that is on point every single show and will always bring the best rock show in town. I was able to catch the first show of their tour leading up to the 2,000 show, at the Canopy Club in Urbana, Illinios November 5th.… Continue reading Umphrey's McGee | Canopy Club | Review
After all of the madness and Halloween tricks and treats that happened less than a week ago, not many people were ready for another costumed dance party. But, for those who were into the mid-week fun, there was a special treat waiting. At the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, CO, there was a creature filled… Continue reading Creature Carnival: Beats Antique, Shpongle, & Emancipator
Don’t call it a comeback, they’ve been here for years. Those are the words of rapper/actor, LL Cool J. So what on earth does that have to do with a band from Colorado, that is so unique that they’ve created their own genre of music they call Rock Nouveau. Who is Meniskus? And what is… Continue reading Meniskus: Then & Now
