2012 offers us a lot of mystery, wonder, and spirituality. It induces the end of a great cycle, which brings upon the rebirth of the world to a higher level of consciousness, according to the Maya. Great cycle changes can cause a huge amount of turmoil and change. But, it is all for our greater… Continue reading STS9 Great Cycle Spectacle in Denver
“I can’t rock without a chandelier…that’s just where I am in life,” joked Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy, commenting on the décor (namely the purple glowing chandeliers) in the Fillmore Auditorium on Thursday night. Denver was the first stop on the 2012 leg in support of 2011’s The Whole Love, the group’s eighth studio album… Continue reading Wilco | Fillmore Auditorium | Denver, CO | 1/19/12 | Review & Pics
Last night the famous Fox Theater hosted a band that has been rapidly finding fame of their own. Or should we say…infamy? Drawing in an audience from the blustery Boulder wind, The Infamous Stringdusters, warmed us up with a set that left us with no doubt why their ascension to the top of the bluegrass… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | Fox Theater | 1/19/12 | Review & Pics
With the release of his fifth album, Jackie Greene said in an interview that he was tired of being labeled as the “new Dylan.” Now almost four years later with another record under his belt, Greene’s live performance has placed him in a realm outside of the more simple acoustic guitar and harmonica playing solo… Continue reading Greener on the Other Side: Jackie Greene Shows Freedom, Experimentation on Stage
Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,and auld Lang syne? For auld Lang syne, my Jo (or my dear),for auld Lang syne,we’ll take a cup o’ kindness yet,for auld Lang syne. Bottle rockets and snap pops~ on December 30, 2011 Abakus, EOTO, and Disco Biscuits took to a stage… Continue reading Disco Biscuits & EOTO | Chicago, IL | 12/30/11 | Review & Pics
You always know you’re in for a treat when Reed Foehl takes the stage. He has been providing an intricate blend of heartfelt soul and smooth jams for more than two decades. A Boston transplant he quickly gained local fame after moving to Boulder with his former band, Acoustic Junction, in the early nineties. He… Continue reading Reed Foehl | The Shack At Shug’s | 1/14/2012
Upon hearing that G. Love and Special Sauce planned to ring in 2012 in Boulder, CO’s Fox Theatre, I was initially surprised. A lot of bands generally try to play big holiday and New Years Eve run shows in, or in close proximity to, their hometowns, so it initially seemed odd that G. Love (a.k.a.… Continue reading G. Love & Special Sauce | Fox Theatre | 12/30/11
Jason Isbell is one of those artists able to magnificently personify a region of the United States through his performance; he and his band are undoubtedly from the South, Muscle Shoals, Alabama to be exact. On Thursday night at The Fox Theater in Boulder they treated the audience to some musical southern hospitality in the… Continue reading Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit @ The Fox Theater | 1/5/2012
Out of over 200 live acts I was fortunate to catch this past year, here are 10 of my favorites: 10. Bright Eyes: The rumor had it that this would be their last tour. Perhaps they didn’t take into consideration that The Peoples’ Key was maybe their best effort to date and would be so… Continue reading Dave Papuga's Top 10 Shows of 2011
The Hi-Dive is anything but expansive. But when Other Lives played on December 14th, on the last night of their eight month tour, the progressive folk band brought cinematic space and light to the stage with a shimmering performance. The crowd at the sold out show was clearly enamored with these five, who between them… Continue reading Other Lives | Hi-Dive | Denver, Colorado | 12/14/11
