Skip to main content

Posts

Showing posts from October, 2018

The Record Company 10.27.18 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by Alex Cox Photography View Alex's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.therecordcompany.net

Thievery Corporation & Natural Selectah 10.26.18 (Photos)

Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.thieverycorporation.com

Thee Oh Sees & Escape-Ism 10.22.18 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by Alex Cox Photography View Alex's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.theeohsees.com www.escape-ism.bandcamp.com

A Perfect Circle, Tricky & Night Club 10.22.18 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.aperfectcircle.com

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong & Cycles 10.19.18

Boulder Theater Boulder, CO Words by Nicholas Stock ( Fat Guerilla Productions ) Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography Sure I caught the last gasps of Phish 1.0 and loads of shows from bands that don’t currently exist, but I was in the minority at the Boulder Theater during the latest Pigeons Playing Ping Pong run. I’m old. I’m one of those gray-haired heads still searching and trying to keep abreast of the next wave of musical whatnots and masterful wingdings. It wasn’t that long ago that I was asking musicians outright if Jam was dead . Since the emergence of Twiddle the world of Jam has seen an influx of young progressive rockers from bands like Spafford, Aqueous, Mungion, and more. Beyond that, this new crop of fans seems wholly uninterested in the jam that came before. They are knee deep in a new world of their own creation and they don’t want to be bogged down by the likes of moe. and The String Cheese Incident… or maybe some do. Everything is cyclical these days. Recentl

MusicMarauders Spotify Playlist: Halloween 2018

Pigeons Playing Ping Pong & Andy Frasco and The UN 10.12.18 (Photos)

Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR Photos by Jason Charme Photography View Jason's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.pigeonsplayingpingpong.com www.andyfrasco.com

Del McCoury Band & Chain Station 10.18.18 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Elliot Siff Photography View Elliot's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.delmccouryband.com www.chainstationmountainmusic.com

Rob Compa's Birthday Hang, Envy Alo, KingFriday The 13th 10.12.18 (Photos)

Cervantes Other Side Denver, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.robcompaguitar.com

Steel Pulse, Easy Star Allstars & Roots of Creation 10.13.18 (Photos)

Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Photos by Elliot Siff Photography View Elliot's Full Photo Galley Here! www.steelpulse.com www.easystar.com www.rootsofcreation.com

Lindsey Buckingham & J.S. Ondara 10.15.18 (Photos)

Boulder Theater Boulder, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.lindseybuckingham.com www.jsondara.com

Marcus King Family Reunion 10.6.18 (Photos)

Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.marcuskingband.com

The Revivalists & Marcus King Band 10.5.18 (Photos)

Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC Photos by Paul Stebner View Paul's Full Photo Galley Here! www.therevivalists.com www.marcuskingband.com

Rumors 10.5.18 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by Alex Cox Photography View Alex's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.rumoursatl.com

Hulaween 2018: Spotify Playlist

Words & playlist by Derek Miles ( Miles Photography ) Photo by Keith Griner Colorado’s String Cheese Incident is now hosting its’ sixth year at the Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park grounds in Live Oak, Florida. The park spreads itself over 800 acres with a capacity of 25,000 people. However, the past couple of years, the attendance has been capped at 20,000. So that’s about twice as big as a festival like High Sierra but only a third the size of a festival like Bonaroo, to give you an idea of the scale of the party we are dealing with here. This year’s lineup features all of the most heralded genres in today’s live music scene. From the jam giants (STS9, MMW) to the veterans of funk and soul (Lettuce, Mavis Staples), to the most buzz worthy DJs of recent electronica (Tipper, Polish Ambassador), all the way to the flatpicking virtuosos of the bluegrass realm (Larry Keel, Jon Stickley), Hulaween is simply stacked with something for everybody. Let this hand-curated playlist gui

Jeff Austin Band & DeadPhish Orchestra 10.6.18 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photos Here! www.jeffaustin.com www.deadphishorchestra.com

Greensky Bluegrass & The Lil Smokies 10.4.18 (Photos)

Salvage Station Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.greenskybluegrass.com www.thelilsmokies.com

Leftover Salmon Blue Ridge Jam 9.22.18

Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC Words by Jason Mebane Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography This past Saturday Leftover Salmon bought the third installment of their annual Blue Ridge Jam to the Pisgah Brewing Company in the idyllic town of Black Mountain, North Carolina. Sitting in the shadows of the Appalachian Mountains, Pisgah Brewing Company proved once again why it is the perfect spot for this type of all day musical events. By utilizing both the Taproom Stage and the Outdoor Stage the music was able to flow seamlessly from late afternoon into the wee hours of the night. The day started out with Black Mountain natives Bayou Diesel bringing their unique Cajun stylings to the Taproom Stage as the attendees filed in for a long day of music. Those of us lucky enough to arrive in time to catch their set were rawarded with a special guest appearance by a tie-dye clad, rub-board toting Vince Herman. Bayou Diesel's Steve Burnside used to play with Vince back in t

ALBUM REVIEW: Yak Attack's Safety Third

Words by Julie Hutchins ( Tipping Point Designs ) Yak Attack’s new album, Safety Third, is like a refreshing sip of moon juice from a rushing mountain stream in a galaxy far away. This release solidifies Yak as a vital resource in the field of organic dancetronica and nourishes an aural need for originality, prowess and pure fun. The record features an abundance of powerhouse musicians from coast to coast. The seamless transition between tracks creates a hypnotic trance that transports the listener across the universe and beyond. Conceptually to me, the album encapsulates the mesmerizing endurance of traveling. Whether you are a listener on a long road trip, or perhaps traveling from moment to moment within the daily grind, Safety Third will propel you through the ride at the speed of light. The opening track “Pump and Dump” is a quintessential Yak Attack dance party icebreaker. The infectious riff takes the listener from 0-100 in mere seconds. “Rule 1” begins the thematic tran

Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles with Jennifer Hartswick & Nick Cassarino 9.21.18

Star Theater Portland, Oregon Words by James Sissler Photos by Jason Charme Photography It felt like a Sunday morning Friday night as a motley congregation filled the pews of Portland’s Star Theater to witness the gospel of Cory Henry & The Funk Apostles. The organ stood shining center stage like a pulpit awaiting its preacher, flanked on one side by drums and amplifiers and on the other by a keyboard rig that dwarfed the band leader’s simple Hammond B-3 and Moog synthesizer. The crowd was surprisingly slow to build, though rich with anticipation, but it was not the night to show up late, with the acclaimed and adored Jennifer Hartswick opening the show accompanied by the Nth Power’s Nick Cassarino (that is, unless maybe you had tickets for their after party show at Jack London Review). Known in part for her show-stopping trumpet and vocal features with Phish side-project Trey Anastasio Band, Jennifer Hartswick wasted no time proving that she deserves to be given cente