Railroad Earth always attracts a massive crowd, and I had to soon forgotten the multiple block lines that can accumulate beside the Ogden on a big night. I was reminded the hard way, get your tickets early, and get to the theatre early, especially if you are short! Fortunately the time in line was passed… Continue reading Railroad Earth Kicks off their New Years Eve Run
On December 11, 2010, party-jammers Hot Soup once again hit the stage at the popular Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO, to reprise their ‘musical costume’ of Ween from from their Halloween show at the Mountain Sun Pub and Brewery. (An interesting choice at the time, as Ween themselves played on Halloween night only a few… Continue reading The Fox Serves up Some Ween-flavored Hot Soup
When a renowned musician rolls through a music-oriented town such as Boulder, CO, area musicians will take notice. That’s exactly what happened when the Stanton Moore Trio made a stop at the beautiful Boulder Theater on December 2, 2010. Musicians of all types made the trip to the venue to watch Stanton and his two… Continue reading Stanton Moore Warms Up Cold December Night
“There have been some good times, some hard times, some crazy times, some wild road times, some times where people have passed….but it’s good to just keep walking” proclaims guitarist/vocalist Vince Herman before the band launches into their original “Just Keep Walking” from their recently released concert DVD Leftover Salmon Live: Twice in a Blue Moon. He… Continue reading Leftover Salmon | Twice in a Blue Moon DVD | Review
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
