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Getting Fizzy – Reptar at the Marquis Theater

If you haven’t heard of Reptar yet, you will. This four-piece band brings together an extremely dance-able, experimental blend of electro-pop that is infectious and unexpected. They’ve hit the ground running (literally) with recent tours with Foster the People and Cults, but this go-round had Reptar opening for Phantogram in a sold-out show at the… Continue reading Getting Fizzy – Reptar at the Marquis Theater

Gill Landry: Bluegrass Noir at Hi-Dive

Gill Landry performed the opening act at Hi-Dive on South Broadway in Denver, CO on October 17. Despite Landry’s claims to fame, as a former busker from New Orleans, LA and a member of the popular Old Crow Medicine Show, it is likely that you are unfamiliar with this singer-songwriter’s name.  For all those who love… Continue reading Gill Landry: Bluegrass Noir at Hi-Dive

Amon Tobin’s Visual Music Dances Through Boulder

The Boulder Theater has been on a roll lately with their combination of a plethora of amazing and diverse shows. They have allowed the fans of Boulder to see so many different types of entertaining shows. This is what makes the venue the best indoor venue in Colorado. Amon Tobin is one of the well-known… Continue reading Amon Tobin’s Visual Music Dances Through Boulder

YMSB & Infamous Stringdusters | The Higher Ground | 10/27/11

Hello old friend. It has been a while since we have seen each other and I feel a little awkward. Will you still accept me? I know I have changed since we have seen each other. You have stayed true to whom you were. Has it been a year? I am coupling my anxiety about… Continue reading YMSB & Infamous Stringdusters | The Higher Ground | 10/27/11

Lenny Kravitz | Antwerp, Belgium | 10/30/2011

On October 30, I was one of the lucky ones to be in a sold out Sportpaleis for the concert of Lenny Kravitz. I don’t think he needs an introduction, right? This time, he visited Belgium with his Black and White Tour.The support act that night was Raphael Saadiq, an American singer, songwriter, and record… Continue reading Lenny Kravitz | Antwerp, Belgium | 10/30/2011

Strange Arrangement | Bell's Brewery | 10/29/11 | Chicago, IL

Halloween is a time when the spirits of the past come and dance on this physical plane.  At Bell’s Brewery on Halloween weekend 2011, Strange Arrangement played like it was 1976. Sounds and strings were Strange and solid gold.  The Route opener of the Strange set was the opposite of the perfectly clear sky drive… Continue reading Strange Arrangement | Bell's Brewery | 10/29/11 | Chicago, IL

The Motet Presents “Funk is Dead” | Live @ The Ogden Theater

How many successful Grateful Dead tribute projects have graced the music scene since the death of Mr. Jerry Garcia and the disbandment of the original 30-year “long strange trip”? Too many to bother keeping track of. The religious obsession that has continued to develop and flourish is due to an enormous number of factors. First… Continue reading The Motet Presents “Funk is Dead” | Live @ The Ogden Theater

DeVotchKa’s Vampires vs. Zombies Pre-Halloween Bash

Nothing says Halloween better than vampires.  Except for Zombies maybe.  Never mind the fact that it wasn’t actually Halloween, it was Saturday night, and that’s close enough for those of us with jobs that keep us from partying it up on a Monday night.  Devotchka’s annual Halloween show always draws a crowd of the costumed… Continue reading DeVotchKa’s Vampires vs. Zombies Pre-Halloween Bash

Yamn | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 10/27/11

The term “trance-fusion” comes along with certain assumptions and associations depending on whose saying it. Perhaps the term was coined by Frank Zappa’s collection of guitar solos compiled just before his death in 1993. Generally the sub-genre refers to a collective of live improvisational bands that incorporate an electronic music element as key to their… Continue reading Yamn | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 10/27/11

Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe gets Sticky Fingers in Boulder

“This song is about interracial sex!” – That’s the raunchy greeting Karl Denson gave to the Boulder Theater crowd on this Halloween weekend.  Denson’s Tiny Universe then immediately launched into the Rolling Stones‘ ‘Brown Sugar,’ which was just as raunchy as Denson’s intro. Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe is on tour covering The Stones‘ 11th release… Continue reading Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe gets Sticky Fingers in Boulder