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Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Words & Photos By Kevin Hahn ( Split Open & Shoot Photography ) Red Coats. Tea and Crumpets. Soccer Hooligans. These are just three of the various things that come to my mind when I think of the United Kingdom, and more specifically Great Britain. The “Isle of Plenty”, as many Europeans have come to call it has produced a number of incredible musical acts/performers over the years. For starters, such bands as The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, and The Rolling Stones all originate and hail from Queen Elizabeth’s playground while musicians such as Eric Clapton, David Bowie, and Elton John were born and bred in Britain as well. Such an incredible amount of musical talent coming from one nation is not too uncommon, but when it includes the likes of those I mentioned above one might be forced to say that the “Isle of Plenty” has produced not only some of the best talent ever seen on our musical earth, but the most impressive lineup of bands on

Words By J-man For years the Henhouse Prowlers have been touring the country relentlessly picking their way through bars, barns and increasingly larger spaces. On the eve of the release of their third album, Breaking Ground , I reflect on a band who's growth I have watched closely, both musically and personally, over the better part of a decade. As of late The Prowlers have earned opportunities aboard The Mountain Songs at Sea Cruise, with some of the biggest names in the industry. As well, they have earned the position of providing direct support for The Del McCoury Band at Del Yeah, among many other incredible honors. Through all of their accomplishments comes a band driven by their love of a music that reflects the past, present and future and is one of the most respected and cherished genres in this country, bluegrass. As I hit play, I closed my eyes and I was taken back to another time. Soaring instrumentation collides with fascinating storytelling and the relatable emoti

Words By Brad Yeakel ( Opti Mystic Outlooks ) Boulder's Springdale Quartet have been one of my favorite bands in Colorado since the first time I saw them. Their blend of sophisticated jazz-funk had more muscle than other similar acts. Months ago, I heard they were recording an album with Soulive's Alan Evans as producer and I was anxious to hear the results. "Heist" began with the title track, guitarist Ben Waligoske and key player Chase Terzian began laying down a groove that felt a little reserved to me at first. Waligoske's guitar normally soared a little more than the tune acknowledged, though by the end of the song, the tension had built, and the action picked up. "Anniversary" has been a part of their live shows over the last year, and featured the first glimpse of Waligoske's shredding. The combination of searing tone and rapid playing created an explosive energy that was relentless. "Charlee Jean" had the feel of a sigh of reli

Riverwalk Center Breckenridge, CO Words By J-man Photos By Carly Marthis The Jeep headed up the steep inclines of I-70 from Denver through the Eisenhower Tunnel up to Breckenridge. Presumably, the announcement of a free Railroad Earth show would trigger an influx of hippies and spinners to the mountain town, though it was a 5:30 PM show on a Tuesday. We arrived in Breck to clouds but no rain. The town's main street was closed for the USA Pro Challenge and tents lined many of the public areas serving food, beer and displaying a plethora of random sporting gear. We crossed The Blue River onto the property of The Riverwalk Center, which was packed. We passed through the open spaces between blankets and college chairs and into the venue itself which had been overtaken by Railroad fans. The room itself was simple, no major light rig, no flashy props, just the band and a ton of fans, old and young, getting down. Security wandered through the 770 person capacity venue, throwing peo

Particle has taken some time off and a new project has emerged that should take folks on a journey through the catalogues of three of their favorite bands: Pink Floyd, The Talking Heads & Phish. At the helm of this new project is Eric Gould (Bass) who is also joined by Ben Combe (Guitar). I had a chance to speak with Eric and Ben about Pink Talking Fish and here is what they had to say. J-man: Congratulations on recently becoming a father! How does that affect your role in Particle? Eric: Thanks, J! Fatherhood is crazy in many amazing ways. It is already quite a ride. Our journey to parenthood brought us to adopt a little girl from China. It’s been an adventure and a different kind of process, teaching a seventeen month old the meaning of parents and taking the time for the family bond to attach properly. As a result, we’ve spent most of the year hiding out in our own world. I’m finally in a place now where I feel comfortable crawling out of our bubble and getting back out i

The Golden Hotel Golden, CO Words By J-man Photos By J-man & Carly Marthis Video By Erik Thoms The sun was shining, the birds were chirping and the Clear Creek was flowing and full of tubers and kayakers! Out back of the Golden Hotel the stage was set for an evening with Bill and Jilian Nershi in front of the Rocky Mountains and Front Range foothills. As the set approached more and more concert goers and music fans turned out to be apart of what would inevitably be an intimate experience with flat picking champ and String Cheese Incident guitarist, Bill and his wife Jilian. Chris Thompson, who runs the Thursday Music Showcase in Golden, opened up the evening with his wife by his side on vocals. Rounding out the opening band was a gentleman on shakers and a gentleman on dobro, who seemed to struggle with his pedals throughout the show. Following their short opening set, the crowd took a breather an claimed their space for the evening's closers. With big smiles on their f

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Join us on Friday August 23rd and Saturday August 24th for MusicMarauders Presents: The New Mastersounds at Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom in Denver, CO! Liebermonster will open up the evening Friday and Analog Son feat. Members of Kinetix will open the evening on Saturday! Doors: 8:00 pm / Show: 9:00 pm (event ends at 2:00 am) $20 Advance / $25 Day Of Show Purchase FRIDAY Tickets Here: www.ticketfly.com/purchase Purchase SATURDAY Tickets Here: www.ticketfly.com/purchase www.cervantesmasterpiece.com www.newmastersounds.com

Words & Photos By Kevin Hahn ( Split Open & Shoot Photography ) What do you do when a planned event whether important or not, does not go exactly how you wanted it to? I am talking about something that has been talked about for months, discussed for hours, and even causes a debate about just how awesome it really is from time to time. What am I speaking of you may ask? Well, in my life there are few things that are as special as a weekend spent with The String Cheese Incident in their home away from home, Horning’s Hideout, Oregon. Unfortunately, this year I was not able to financially make the trip work, so I watched as packs of my Cheese Phamily/Friends prepared for the journey and take off down that Cheesy Road. So what to do now? Well, to save the day the amazing state in which I now live in (Colorado) was able to entice one of my absolute favorite bands to come down our way and grace us with their musical brilliance. Not only did they save the day, but also I am pretty

Red Rocks Amphitheater Morrison, CO Words & Photos By Brad Yeakel ( Opti Mystic Outlooks ) We arrived at Rock and Roll Mecca (Red Rocks) in time to catch The Devil Makes Three, and I was pleasantly surprised with the band's style and songwriting. The trio took the stage and the front man Pete Bernhard reminded me of Daniel Tosh with Anderson Cooper's hair and Billie Joe Armstrong's wardrobe. Immediately bassist Lucia Turino took the role of driving the tunes while Bernhard and banjo/guitarist Cooper McBean provided the ornamentation. Traditional bluegrass has never been my cup of tea, though I do like "newgrass" quite a bit. Devil Makes Three wasn't exactly "newgrass" per say, but they had the variety I required. Their blend of punk sensibilities with Americana/traditional/bluegrass foundations made for a very entertaining band to listen to. I was pleasantly surprised by their odes to whiskey and love. They were an apt opener for Yonder Mou

Words By J-man Photos By J-man & Carly Marthis Audio By Naryan Padmanabha The Jeep flew towards the Denver airport at a high rate of speed on Monday morning. Aneal Padmanabha sat in the passenger seat, communicating with his brothers Naryan and Ravi Padmanabha on the progress of collecting their bags. The Motet's Herbie Hancock tribute seeped out of the open doors of the car that sat idle in passenger pick up. Once the passengers were secured and loaded up, it was back to Denver to acclimate before the opening night of Sitar Jams' Colorado Tour! It had been a handful of years since our paths first crossed in Upstate, New York and here we were, half way across the country in Denver, CO, ready for yet another adventure together! A lot of planning, correspondence, time and energy went into putting the six day run of dates together and here we were staring down the barrel of the band's second Colorado tour that would take us from the Front Range up into the mountains a