Going to a Trace Bundy show is like going to a family dinner that you actually want to be at. The first time I listened to Trace Bundy’s music was in college. A friend had a copy of his “Adapt” CD and I used to play it when I needed to relax. This was the… Continue reading Trace Bundy | Boulder Theater | 12/10/11
Every Phish fan has their favorite year of the band’s long and storied career, and will argue to the death why they feel that specific year stands as the group’s greatest. For some it’s the feisty year of 1993, or the energetic and explosive 1994 tour, and some will even argue that the tight yet loosely woven shows of… Continue reading Phish: Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 | Review
It had been way to long since I last saw Leftover Salmon play together as a band. I recall the last time, way back in 2004, driving to the Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival in upstate New York, destined to see the band play as a festival headliner in one of their final gigs before ‘hiatus’.… Continue reading Leftover Salmon Dished Out After Thanksgiving Turkey
Do you know that feeling of wonder and amazement when you return home from a long road trip? The rotating miles still in your head mixed with the relief of stability and security are a sensation hard to translate into words. The hometown Thanksgiving show of Umphrey’s McGee and Cornmeal recreated that feeling for me. … Continue reading Umphrey's McGee & Cornmeal | Aragorn Ballroom | 11/26/11
In a recent interview, Billy Nershi, guitar player, lyricist, and vocalist for Colorado’s String Cheese Incident said this of his band’s musical style: “It’s very hard to describe [our sound] in musical terms because there are so many styles we play on any give night. I guess I think of it as if each night… Continue reading String Cheese Incident Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre | 11/26/11
With a guy like Stephen Stills, an icon of 60s folk rock and roll, you can’t help but wonder how the passing of time might figure in to a live performance. Decades after his heyday, Stills still came in with his A-game at the Ogden Theater in Denver on Sunday. Perhaps he couldn’t hit all… Continue reading Stephen Stills | Ogden Theatre | 11/13/2011 | Review
Since the The Kinks last played together in 1996, their music has been used in movie soundtracks (i.e., Rushmore, The Darjeeling Limited) and commercials, and has been cited as influential by rising pop bands like Oasis (who have since imploded.) This exposure has turned a whole new generation of fans on to The Kinks‘ extensive… Continue reading Ray Davies | Fillmore | Silver Spring, MD | 11/15/2011
I first heard of Elephant Revival when I met Bridget Law at a fiddle contest five years ago. She had a magnetic personality and played the fiddle with the best of them, so I made sure to look up her band when I got home. The first Elephant song I listened to was “Ring Around… Continue reading How Do You Even Write a Review About Elephant Revival?
Nobody needs to remind any live music goer how active of a place Colorado and its Front Range are for seeing concerts. Intimate or gigantic, we have as much of a draw for jazz, rock, hip-hop, bluegrass, blues, indie, classical or pretty much anything else you could think of. People come in hordes from all… Continue reading Kyle Hollingsworth Band | Cervantes | Denver, CO | 11/19/2011
With so many bluegrass offshoot outfits actively touring in the States, sometimes it’s hard to decide whose show to go to on a Friday night. Especially in the bluegrass supported state of Colorado, where fans cannot get enough of its dance-ability and energetic tempo, its one of the most popular options for the live concert-going… Continue reading Cornmeal | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 11/18/2011
