Rubber Planet
My first trip to The Toad Tavern in Denver turned out to be a Rock-Fest, an entire night of mind bogglingly great music, the place had a DJ that seemed a little bit too good to be just a DJ, as it turned out the DJ was Silver, the lead singer and bass player for [...]
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The Trampolines
The Trampolines are an acoustic pop/rock/act based in Denver Colorado. They have shared the stage/tour slots with the likes of The Fray, Big Head Todd, The Bodeans and Mos Lee. The Tramploines and their beautiful harmnies and edgy sound delighted the enthusiast crowd at The Toad Tavern. Share and Enjoy
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The Flash Mob
According to Wikipedia, a flash mob (or flashmob[1] is a large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public place, perform an unusual action for a brief time, then quickly disperse. Well, no one dispersed when the Denver-based band The Flash Mob rolled into Colorado’s Toad Tavern for a supercharged set of music that ranged from Rock, [...]
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Remember May
Do you ever wished you’d had a chance to to see Janis Jpolin live? No, well I do but now my desire has been satisified. The Denver based band Remember May lead singer Amanda Capper is exactly what my imagination had envisoned, powerful, emotional, beautiful and strong. Share and Enjoy
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And Sometimes Why
Mike Berg, front man, lead singer and guitarist of the Denver based band And Sometimes Why has the type of band musicians die for, talented, passionate and mature. I knew this band was great before I had even entered the building, just the deep groovy sounds emanating through the brick wall as I walked towards the entrance of the [...]
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Big Head Todd and the Monsters
Big Head Todd and The Monsters showed the Sold Out Crowd at the Ogden Theater in Denver, CO on New Years Eve 2008 that they still have what it takes to play full tilt rock and roll and blew away the packed house. Share and Enjoy
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State Radio
This is one of my music hero’s, Chad Stokes formerly of the incredible Indie band Dispatch who have the distinction of holding the largest Indie concert off all time in Boston, 110,000 people from 22 countries showed up, blowing the bands minds, they had estimated maybe 20-25,00 persons would show vs, 110,00! See their fantastic [...]
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Street Light Manifest
Street Light Manifesto live at the Bluebird Theater, power horn section, great vocals, killer leads, superb drumming what more could you ask from a modern day Ska band. Share and Enjoy
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One Pin Short
One Pin Short hit the stage in high gear and never slowed down until and hour later when their alloted time had expired, One Pin Short is: Lead Vocals: Shawn Garnett, Trombone/Vocals: Mo Robbins, Guitar/Vocals: Anthony Jaber, Guitar: Jesse Magaña , Guitar: Jesse Magaña , Bass: Jordan Tinker, Tenor Sax: Charley Fine Share and [...]
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Utah County Swillers
If you travel on Interstate 15 between the Bluffdale State Prison (home of famous Mormon murderers Mark Hoffman and the Lafferty Brothers) and the wired little meth hamlet of Nephi, UT, you will [...]
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American Relay
Nick Sullivan and Alex Hebert are the founding members of of American Relay, a Denver based band who have been dishing up their own style of rock and roll since 2004. This pair of consummate musicians/intellectuals blessed the beehive state with a powerful and passionate set of original songs steeped deeply in delta blues, classic [...]
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Lisa Genee
Lisa Genee originally from the East Coast, now a Denver resident performed her heart out at the Meadowlark in Denver March 4 2009. A huge voice from a small woman who plays a mean guitar. Mixing a blend of music from soft ballads to hard edged folk-punk Lisa and her ever present smile illuminated the dark halls of this underground venue. The Colorado Music Buzz had this to say about her;
“Newly arrived from the East Coast, this petite spitfire has turned many a head in the past few months with her seductive tunes and songs that elicit a barrage of imagery replete with tales of yearning and love. Surprising for one who is so young and bears an aura of innocence but possesses an undeniably devilish grin on stage. Watch this savvy girl Denver!” Christian Blochinger
For a complete set of photos click here; http://www.flickr.com/photos/30893898@N08/sets/72157614930646927/
Lisa Genee, vocals and guitar
Jeff Rieks on guitar/backup vocals
Alex Venitucci on drums
Elliot Leslie on upright bass.
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Loney Dear
Loney, Dear is the pseudonym of Swedish singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Emil Svanängen. He has self-released four albums of music in his native Sweden. His first major release came in February, 2007 in the U.S. when Sub Pop re-issued his latest album Loney, Noir. Share and Enjoy
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American Relay
Nick Sullivan and Alex Hebert of the Denver-based band American Relay are the kind of guys that you feel like you have known forever within minutes of meeting them. We had been invited to come see some “real” rock at a low-down club on Broadway in downtown Denver. I am not one who can pass [...]
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Born in the Flood
As the night progressed, it was obvious that this was not a “normal” concert and was a true variety show where musicians wandered on and off stage at what seemed like random and dynamic intervals, depending on their mood, the song being played and the tone of the vocal audience. Share and Enjoy
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k’naan
K’naan is a young man from Somalia and this was his first tour. He then went on to demonstrate his very poetic style of hip hop/rap/ska blend. He had the entire club singing along to one of his songs called Freedom, the chorus was: When I get older, I will be stronger, they’ll call me [...]
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Matisyahu
As he paced back and forth across the stage delivering incredibly long strings of verse, I found myself mesmerized by his cadence and ability to move effortlessly between melodic verses and rap streams and genres. Share and Enjoy
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Trevor Hall
Trevor Hall in Park City Utah. For weeks I had been anticipating this show, I was sure it would be the show of the year. For those of you that do not know of Trevor Hall, do a quick Google search and watch a U-Tube video or two, and you will find an inspiring young [...]
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K’naan
K’naan performed at Harry O’s in Park City on Nov 26, 2008 for a packed crowd. Share and Enjoy
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Ragbirds
Ask The Ragbirds how to describe their hard-to-define Folk Rock and World fusion and they’ll tell you it’s “infectious global groove”. Led by fiery front-woman Erin Zindle (called “Highly Impressive” by USA TODAY), they put on a show that is designed to engage the audience on many levels – to get people thinking, listening and [...]
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The Ragbirds
“The Ragbirds have gestated a sound and experience so unlike anything you’ve seen in these parts, you may begin to wonder if you’ve teleported to another land” -Cheryl Wilson, The Uncommon Sense Magazine Share and Enjoy
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Stonefed
When we left the bar two hours earlier, it was nearly empty. Upon our return, the bar was packed; only one table was open and there was a mysterious pair of shoes under the table and a jacket on one chair. Well, maybe the shoes weren’t that mysterious, but it sounds a lot better, don’t [...]
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Bob Greenspan
This was a big weekend in Moab, the annual Folk music festival, and we were intentionally trying to avoid any musical venue affiliated with this event in order to mitigate contact with the masses. So far, so good. Share and Enjoy
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DeVotchka
Four days have passed since I saw the band Devotchka play in Boulder, Colorado, and I still cannot stop thinking about them. What exactly was it that I watched? A musical performance by avant-garde musicians, a gypsy traveling show, a musical deviation of Cirque de Sole, a science experiment in the dynamics and the results [...]
