Pete Yorn is back…well almost. The title back and forth is very appropriate for his latest offering. It feels as though Yorn has spent a good part of his music career trying to figure out his sound. His first two albums MusicfortheMorningAfter and Day I Forgot were very similar. Both played to Yorn’s strong songwriting… Continue reading Pete Yorn | Back and Forth | Review
Summer is officially over. According to the calendar, it happened several weeks ago, but in my mind it happened last weekend – the day Red Rocks Amphitheater finished their concert season. At this point in the year, the weather becomes too unpredictable, and more importantly too cold, to continue sitting outside late in to the… Continue reading Fitz & the Tantrums open the closing day at Red Rocks
One of the most anticipated shows of the Fall was Bob Weir and Phil Lesh’s new side project together called Furthur. The lineup also consists Dead keyboardist Jeff Chimenti and Dark Star Orchestra lead guitarist and vocalist John Kadlecik. Dark Star Orchestra is considered the best Grateful Dead cover band in the country because of… Continue reading Furthur: Live at The Fox Theater | 9/20/09
Say hello to the crowd, tell some stories, play a few songs, crack a couple of jokes and say goodnight. The format for a live concert is fairly predictable, even for those who have not attended very many. The Gaslight Anthem’s ability to take this simple formula and turn it into something memorable is what… Continue reading The Gaslight Anthem Ogden Theatre, Denver, CO
Have you ever had ‘make-up sex?’And I mean the ‘grown-up’ kind – full of the peaks and valleys of intimate knowledge of the other, with an understanding of the significance of the recent pasts’ dissonance… It’s sex with the knowledge that one nearly lost this person, and is lucky to have retrieved their relationship from… Continue reading The Joy of Makeup Sex, with Phish
My feelings towards Modest Mouse have always been lukewarm. They are one of the few bands whose albums I cannot listen to from start to finish. To be perfectly honest, I usually only like a couple of the tracks on their albums and then find the other songs pretty unlistenable. When I heard they had… Continue reading Modest Mouse | No One's First and You're Next | Review
By far the most anticipated concert of the summer at Shoreline Amphitheater, the gigantic outdoor venue in Mountain View, California, was Phish on August 5. I had been growing out my lengthy beard and counting down the days for most of July it seemed. Finally, on August 5th, I witnessed guitarist/vocalist Trey Anastasio, bassist/vocalist Mike… Continue reading Phish | Shoreline | 8/5/09 | Review
It was the Friday before school started at the University of Colorado, and downtown Boulder was alive with activity. For months the town had enjoyed the relative tranquility of student-free summer – parking spaces were abundant, tables were available, the Hill wasn’t littered with Key Lite cans and the omni-present red plastic cups that represent… Continue reading Sell-out crowds for the Avett Bros. at the Boulder Theater
When spirituality comes to mind, it seems most often images and associations with well practiced religions such as Christianity and Judaism are the first to surface. With his thoughtful lyrics though, set to a musical style at it’s most basic classified as a fusion of reggae and rock, Trevor Hall embraces a different meaning of… Continue reading Trevor Hall and Inspiration for Unity & Self Ecstasy
Friday August 14th was a night of firsts. I’d never been to Mishawaka, I’d never seen these bands all at the same show, and I’d never really talked to any of them. First things first, we need to talk about the venue. Mishawaka feels like a vacation spot, or a playground for music lovers, and… Continue reading EOTO, Vibesquad, & Big Gigantic at Mishawaka Amphitheatre: A Night of Firsts
