Ryan Adams played a free show last night at the Boulder Theater in support of Barack Obama‘s re-election campaign. The packed Boulder house was politely quiet throughout the entire hour and a half solo acoustic set. Nowadays Adams likes his shows intimate and free of distraction and the crowd respectfully abided, for the most part.… Continue reading Ryan Adams Shows Support for Obama with Acoustic Show in Boulder
The only detractor to using the word jazz to describe a genre of music that is too many different progressions have made it useless as an adjective. What does it mean when something is “jazzy”? Many would here a walking bass line accompanied by swinging guitar licks and a brass section leading a melody. Others… Continue reading John McLaughlin & the 4th Dimension | 'Now Here This' | Review
On Wednesday, October 17th, The Heartless Bastards took to the stage at the Fox Theater and it was on- a relentlessly focused ride through stripped down, American garage style rock and roll. The frills were minimal and the sound was across-the-board bold and driving. Lead vocalist/guitarist Erika Wennerstrom has somewhat of a Joan Jett/Chrissy Hynde… Continue reading Heartless Bastards | Fox Theater | 10/17/12 | Review
Last night at George’s Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville, AR, a large crowd filtered into the bar to see an energetic, eclectic, graceful, bass-heavy show. As the night progressed, so did the crowd; as Beats Antique took the stage, a shoulder-to-shoulder audience cheered and roared. The opener for the show, LYNX, was impressive – with a… Continue reading Beats Antique | George's Majestic Lounge | 10/24/12 | Review
The Trey Anastasio Band, or TAB as it is affectionately called by many, breezed into Columbus, OH on Saturday for the third show on the tour and the third in consecutive nights for the Phish frontman and his 7-piece band, and if anyone thought there would be a fatigue factor from three days of travel… Continue reading Trey Anastasio | LC Pavilion | Columbus, OH | Review | 10/20/12
Since I started reviewing shows, I have taken great care to listen not only to the music made on stage, but also to those who bring live improvisation to climactic heights with their ears and energy: the crowd. At any show, the canvas is always painted by the musicians, yet concomitantly framed by the listeners.… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | 10/20/2012 | Review
How many Grateful Dead tribute bands does the scene need? The answer could be endlessly debated each way forever. I suppose it’s fair to say that since Dead music is a rolling snowball of endless genres, sporting both originals and reinvented covers with thirty years of varying performances where supposedly “no show was ever the… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | 10/19/2012 | Review
Of all the great cities in the U.S. nothing can compare culturally to New Orleans. It seems all of the hardships endured have only strengthened and secured its identity as one of the best places to see impromptu jams or the biggest names in music and party down. Their Jazz Festival thrown every April sees… Continue reading Mike Dillon Band | 'Urn' | New Music Review
Throughout much of its history, bluegrass music has been lumped into the category of Country music; however, the last two decades have brought bluegrass out of the shadow of Country with bands like Leftover Salmon, String Cheese Incident, Infamous Stringdusters and The Avett Brothers, and in the process has won over throngs of younger fans… Continue reading Rumpke Mountain Boys | 'Trashgrass' | New Music Review
On September 29th, a man once lost to obscurity in the `70s and rumored to be dead played to a sold-out crowd at Bimbo’s 365 Club, performing those same songs that were forgotten decades ago. There are a few thing wrong with this picture. Firstly, dead men don’t tour. Secondly, those who play the same… Continue reading Rodriguez | Live at Bimbo's 365 Club | 9/29/12
