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String Cheese Incident – January 2nd – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 6 min read

Saturday night was the third and final night of the String Cheese Incident’s annual New Year’s run at Broomfield’s 1stBank Center. For the first time since the tradition started, however, New Year’s Eve landed on a Thursday, and so the NYE celebration would fall on the first night of the run, rather than the last like previous years. Typically, the final night and NYE combination would mean that the run would end in a bang.

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The Motet – November 14th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

Last Saturday night the Ogden Theatre brought us the greatest annual Halloween treat Denver has to offer – The Motet’s annual Halloween run – two weeks late. Though this year it was a bit past the holiday deadline, that didn’t stop the loyal fans of this local Funk band from stepping out in full force for what was dubbed as the “Hometown Hustle.” For weeks this show was the talk of the town, and the anticipation was sky high for the band’s rabid fans.

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Dark Star Orchestra – March 27th – Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 5 min read

Dark Star Orchestra is one group that will not and cannot get old, proving to fans and Deadheads alike that the music really never stops. These dudes (plus the lovely Lisa Mackey) have the Dead act down, and last Saturday night at the Boulder Theater was no exception. On this night, we were transported to Philadelphia’s Electric Factory, on Valentine’s Day of the late, great, year of 1969 for yet another epic rendition from the Grateful Dead catalog.

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Wood Brothers – February 20th – Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

The beloved trio that is known as the Wood Brothers never fails to bring out all the steps, guiding their audiences to gut-wrenching, overwhelming elation as they play and sing and dance to heaven – as the angelic and insanely talented musicians that they are. Us folks down in the Front Range were treated to the most intimate of the weekend Wood Brothers shows last snowy Friday evening. Chris and Oliver Wood, and drummer Jano Rix, have as much on-stage charisma as a 7-piece band, and thus inevitably had the Theater rockin’ all night long.

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Elephant Revival – February 18th – Stage Stop

Estimated read time 4 min read

From the commercially huge Pepsi Center, to the historically landmarked Red Rocks, to the wooden lodge that makes up Rollinsville’s Stage Stop, us Colorado folk consistently do music right, and Elephant Revival is one beaming example of that fact. It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve seen Elephant Revival play, each time is pure “magic” and Wednesday night’s “secret show” proved that fact yet again as the band made the best of an opportunity to break in a new band member surrounded by the undying support of fans and loved ones.

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Railroad Earth – January 22nd – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

It was one heck of a weekend with the guys of Railroad Earth, who were in town for their annual January run in Denver. Three jam-packed shows of Railroad Earth’s incandescent music made for yet another one of the greatest weekends in the Denver live music circuit. If anyone knows how to throw a great show, it is those six strapping lads of Railroad Earth – top-notch guys, unparalleled musicians, and some dang impressive entertainers.

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Yonder Mountain String Band – January 1st – Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 7 min read

There was no better place to be than at the Boulder Theater on the first evening of the New Year. YMSB’s show was one of those shows that is simply unlike any other, an unforgettable, irreplaceable night of creativity and chemistry. Having gone through quite the transition in 2014, the band has persevered, and thus gone on to create such incredible music paired with truly magical moments, such as the one that occurred last Thursday at the Boulder Theater.

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood -­ December 30th – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

Estimated read time 4 min read

Last Tuesday evening we got up close and personal with 90’s Rock icon – close friends with the likes of Phil Lesh and Bob Weir – the often biblical-looking, ultra-talented frontman of The Black Crowes: Mister Chris Robinson. Weaving the perfect blend of covers, originals, and Black Crowes favorites, the Chris Robinson Brotherhood curated the most ideal night we could have asked for for the Eve of the Eve of the 2015 New Year.

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Dance Party Time Machine – November 14th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

From the Delorean parked out front to Marc Brownstein performing the narration on “Thriller” as the show wound to a close, last Friday night’s long-anticipated Dance Party Time Machine was a major, bad-to-the-bone success. A vast majority of Denver’s local Jam, Rock, and Funk music scenes were represented, with musicians taking turns on-stage throughout the duration of the Dance Party’s 4-hour throw-down. Denverites should feel lucky to have such incredible performers, artists, and musicians living in our midst.

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Kinfolk Celebration – September 19 & 20, 2014 – Planet Bluegrass

Estimated read time 5 min read

This summer, Kauffman, Aijala and Johnston have joined forces with nearly everyone, and this year’s Kinfolk Celebration only solidified this notion, bringing in the fall season with a BANG. Marking the 1-year anniversary of the devastating flooding that took place in the Front Range last September, this year’s Kinfolk brought us hours of original tunes, impressive renditions and one-of-a-kind collaborations, and proved that our local community is stronger than ever.