Colorado’s Own Elephant Revival to Headline Red Rocks for the First Time

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ELEPHANT REVIVAL

Sunday, May 22nd
Red Rocks Amphitheatre
Tickets: $40 GA $45 RES 
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Progressive transcendental folk quintet Elephant Revival will be headlining Red Rocks Amphitheatre with performances by Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band and Rising Appalachia in Morrison, CO on Sunday, May 22. This is Elephant Revival’s first-ever headlining show at Red Rocks and they are touring in support of their album Petals (Thirty Tigers), which was released on April 1. The Colorado-based band, formed in 2006, are known for their thoughtful, literary inspired lyrics combined with an eclectic blend of arrangements performed with traditional folk instrumentation.
The five songwriters and multi-instrumentalist’s approach is unique and fearless as they create genre-defying, yet highly accessible, music that has continuously evolved into a signature sound. That sound has never been stronger than on their fourth and finest offering, Petals. American Songwriter recently praised their ‘characteristically strong harmonies’ and ‘disparate variety of genres’ throughout the new album, click HERE to read more. Also, check out recent highlights in The Wall Street Journal, UTNE Reader and Pop-Break.com.
Guided by the songwriting and haunting vocals of Bonnie Paine and Daniel Rodriguez, Elephant Revival has as much in common with American roots music as it does with indie rock. The songs on Petals touch on themes of love, overcoming loss and following your own path while remaining connected to others. Bandmates Bridget Law, Dango Rose and Charlie Rose add beautiful harmonies and superior musicianship, creating an ensemble of guitar, fiddle, washboard, cello, bass, horns, pedal steel, mandolin and banjo.

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Nate Todd was born on the central plains of Nebraska, but grew up on the high plains of the Texas panhandle. With not much to do in either place, music was his constant companion. His parents dubbed the first two albums he ever owned onto a tape for him. Side A was Bert and Ernie’s Sing Along. Side B was Sgt. Peppers. His lifelong love affair with music started early as he practically grew up in a Rock & Roll band, with his father and uncle often taking him out on the road or into the studio with them. Nate began performing live at sixteen and hasn’t looked back, having played in numerous bands from L.A. to Austin. At the age of twenty he was bitten by the writing bug, and upon moving to Denver decided to pursue a degree from Metropolitan State University where he recently graduated with a B.A. in English and a minor in Cinema Studies.

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