The New Pornographers kicked off their spring tour to a packed house at the Fox Theater on Wednesday night. What you get from a Pornographers show is a mix of melodies and catchy pop hooks tempered with a sufficient balance of edge, and banter laced with plenty of f-bombs and sarcasm. The elder states-folk of… Continue reading The New Pornographers | Fox Theater | 4/13/2011
A blazing beacon of turquoise and teal crowns SF’s Bottom of the Hill, as Seattle sextet The Head and the Heart shuffles modestly onto a cramped stage. Delirious fans push forward for an intimate look at the Pacific Northwest folk rockers, as intense high-pitched shrieks erupt from the audience. Gazing out at the sellout crowd,… Continue reading Seattle Folk Neophytes Fill & Thrill SF's Bottom of the Hill
“Happy Earth Day! We burned a bunch of gasoline to get all these people into this room, but we try to be low impact once we’re here. I suppose we could have been super environmental and not played but… Hey! It’s 12:31 am! It’s not Earth Day anymore! Yeah! Let’s not worry about it and… Continue reading Earth Day with Greensky Bluegrass | 4/22/11
The beauty of the Grateful Dead legacy extends far past the demise of the original line-up that sadly ended with the death of Jerry Garcia in 1995. The Grateful Dead created a dedicated community, or rather a counterculture, based on music and family values that have since refused to give up and let go. Fans… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra | Boulder Theater | 4/16/11
April Fools Day. Historically full of monkeyshine and mischief, I entered the House of Blues a bit more cautious than normal, as I had not yet fallen victim to any shenanigans. The night was young and there were still several hours for anyone, and I mean anyone (I’m talkin’ to you guy in the gorilla… Continue reading Yonder Mountain String Band | 4/1/11 | Dallas, TX
I don’t want to compare Strange Arrangement to any band; I want to compare them to every band. Take a taste of all the jamband scene has to offer, take a taste of all the funk, bluegrass, soul, and blues of the past, and add them up. That is what Polygraph sounds like. The term… Continue reading Strange Arrangement | Polygraph | Review
Cornmeal and The Giving Tree Band have a lot in common. They’re both from Chicago, both play bluegrass/folk music, and both even have a set of brothers in the band. When I asked Wavy Dave Burlingame of Cornmeal what he thought of the greenest band in the land opening up for them at House of… Continue reading Cornmeal & The Giving Tree Band | Chicago, IL
90s hip-hop took over the Fox Theater in Boulder on Thursday night as legendary rappers Method Man and Redman took the sold out crowd back to a time when “it wasn’t about your cars or your jewelry, it was about smokin’ weed and music.” The duo commanded their audience with vigor through the thick cloud… Continue reading Method Man & Redman @ the Fox | 4/7/11 | Review
Attending a live show by Beats Antique takes the listener on a multifaceted ride through world beat instrumentation melded with bass heavy electronica and impressively choreographed dance routines. Anchored by the drum beats of Tommy Cappel and the electronic orchestration of multi-instrumentalist David Satori, a trio of curvy belly dancing sirens led by Zoe Jakes… Continue reading Beats Antique | Boulder Theater | 4/8/2011 | Review
It was over a decade ago, when I was barely of legal age to gain entry into a bar, that I used to frequent a small, smoky bar in my native Long Island, NY, and used to catch the house band that played every Monday night. The house band was a blues, funk, and roots-rock… Continue reading Infamous Stringdusters | Fox Theater | 3/18/11
