Sometimes we don’t realize just how good we have it these days. High Definition video has given us unparalled clarity, especially when it comes to live concert recordings. In recent years Phish have embraced current technology and have given fans not only super clean live web streams of their shows, but also crisp high-def DVD… Continue reading Phish | Star Lake '98 | Review
The Victor Wooten Band put on a show featuring four bassists, all switching up on multiple instruments at various times during their set, along with a vocalist with a truly, truly unforgettable voice plus two extremely talented drummers. Their set was as unique as it was enjoyable. If rhythm sections float your boat, you better… Continue reading Victor Wooten Band & Jimmy Herring Band | Orange Peel | Review
The music of Frank Zappa could be considered the most important compositional contributions to American popular music in the 20th century. Many might find this claim blasphemous. What about Miles Davis? John Coltrane? Bing Crosby? The list could go on. Zappa‘s music blended important elements of orchestral and jazz music while serving as a working… Continue reading Zappa Plays Zappa | Fox Theater | 12/14/2012 | Review
The name Perpetual Groove indicates a stylistic form for the veteran jam band. You hear the name and imagine long songs segueing through jams from one to the other. In a sense, Perpetual Groove could define many jam bands, but with PGroove, you get the name, and an assortment of various musical tastes and styles… Continue reading Perpetual Groove | Fox Theatre |12/7/2012
Seventeen years ago in September, the iconic American rock band the Grateful Dead announced a well-thought but difficult decision. Without their fallen band mate Jerry Garcia, who had passed that August, they would not be able to continue touring as the band Grateful Dead. It was a tough choice to make as certain band members… Continue reading Bob Weir Acoustic | Paramount Theater | 12/13/12 | Review
I spent the better part of the year after college graduation driving around my hometown, fretting, blasting Pedro the Lion’s “Options.” The powerful, simple chords resonated within my bones and the lyrics spoke to me on an entirely different level. Control, the album that hosts “Options,” turned 10 years old recently, so David Bazan and… Continue reading David Bazan plays Pedro the Lion | The Independent | Review
The whole Indie phenomenon is what really keeps me generally detached from mainstream popular music. Something never cliqued with me about bands like Radiohead or Arcade Fire. And not that those particular acts would self-apply their music as “indie”, as it usually seems that its listeners that apply the label. Maybe it’s the very concept… Continue reading Punch Brothers | Boulder Theater | 12/9/2012 | Review
Honing their chops each Tuesday evening for a full year at the famed Denver jamband venue Quixote’s, Denver based quintet Whiskey Tango became known as a “must-see live” type of band. Much of the group’s show is based around live improvisation, and attempting to convey this energy and passion to an album has proved troublesome… Continue reading Whiskey Tango | Groggy Mountain Mornings | Review
The Colorado Jazz scene has always been active, but never really definitive. Denver and Boulder have few actual jazz venues (thank god for Dazzle Jazz) and most of the renowned artists that tour through choose mid-sized theatres, performing arts centers, or even laid back dives as their outlet. Since our music culture is so welcoming… Continue reading Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood | Boulder Theater | Review
In an ever-changing music industry musicians and producers alike must learn to adapt to new sounds, trends, and styles to stay relevant. Nobody knows this more than longtime beat master and hip-hop veteran DJ Muggs, whose illustrious career has helped solidify himself a position as one of the utmost pioneers in hip-hop music today. Muggs… Continue reading DJ Muggs | Bass For Your Face | New Music Review
