Hustling down the festive, wintery Pearl Street in Boulder, Colorado, I stopped into “George’s Food and Drink” for a quick beer with a long- time Leftover Salmon fan. I am given a run-through tutorial about Leftover Salmon, The Mark Vann Foundation, and the newly formed Great American Taxi. I had not seen the musicians of… Continue reading Hometown Hoedown for Mark Vann Foundation
Nearly all music fans have specific concerts in mind that most will argue are among the group’s best live performances. Examples include The Grateful Dead from Cornell College in 1977, Phish from Vegas 1996, Widespread Panic’s 2000 Athens run, etc. Just like those famed shows, fans of the String Cheese Incident constantly debate what they believe to be the band’s greatest, and the… Continue reading String Cheese Incident | Rhythm of the Road Vol. 1 | Review
Before the luxury of pushing a button or selecting a setting to fabricate a sound or sound effect, musicians had to create the sounds they wanted themselves. Portland’s indie folk quartet Horse Feathers maintains these older standards, bringing a household hand saw to the instrumental line up and introducing violin bows and drum sticks to… Continue reading Horse Feathers Bring Fuel, Forget the Spark
After driving around downtown Boulder for about 20 minutes and finally finding a parking spot eight blocks away, I hurried through the crowds toward the Boulder Theater. The John McLaughlin concert on Saturday just happened to coincide with the city’s annual Christmas parade. At first the commotion was frustrating, although there was something to be… Continue reading John McLaughlin & The 4th Dimension | 12/4/2010 | Review
It was a big weekend for me seeing Ghostland Observatory one night, DJ Shadow the next, and completing my girlfriend’s birthday weekend with Roger Waters performing The Wall (one of my top shows ever), so a lot was to be expected. On November 21, DJ Shadow brought his “Shadowsphere” tour to the classic Ogden Theatre… Continue reading DJ Shadow's "Shadowsphere" at the Ogden
It was a night to remember in Oakland, December 3, 2010, the night Roger Waters was slated to play Pink Floyd’s historic album The Wall in its entirety. The Oracle Arena in Oakland was packed to maximum capacity, with standing room only. Fans around me were telling old stories of seeing Roger Waters on the… Continue reading Roger Waters Performing The Wall | 12/3/2010
Not to be confused with American Idol’s Kristy Lee Cook, Kristy Lee says she’s the real deal. Indeed, she is. Heart, soul, musician, singer, charisma, and a sense of humor that would put many comedians to shame, Kristy Lee put the electricity in New York City’s Bowery Electric Thursday night. Her music is mostly bluegrass… Continue reading Kristy Lee in the Bowery | 12/2/2010
Greeting San Francisco’s The Independent with wide smiles and affectionate waves, country/folk quartet Dawes blessed the Saturday night crowd with golden vocals, sultry finger picking, and radiant, molten country jams evocative of Workingman’s Dead. Riding rave reviews of their performances at Lollapalooza and Barnstormer, Dawes attribute their success to enhanced comfort on stage, refined instrumental… Continue reading California Quartet, Dawes, Convey Timeless Americana
