Author: Tim Breckon

Tim is a an avid lover of music and pursues this passion as a creator and audience member. Tim will give any organized noise made in some way by a human a fair listen. He likes to experience authenticity in a musician's work and share what he finds with his readers. Denver's diverse musical scene is a great playground for these pursuits. Tim's Denver University honed musical understanding and coal-mining mamma give him a unique and informed perspective on all music, from classical to hip hop. He performs with Stoned Wallabies, a horn section equipped rock band, and Orquesta La Brava, a popular salsa band.

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Taj Mahal Trio – May 18th – The Boulder Theater

Post Author By Tim Breckon
Post Date May 25, 2012
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3 min read

The Boulder Theater was full almost to the rafters Friday night for Taj Mahal’s 70th birthday party. The historic venue hosted a stellar lineup that included many leading contemporary Blues performers. Keb’ Mo’ and Taj’s own daughter, Deva Mahal ( who tore the roof off the sucker with Taj’s trio) also took the stage during the evening. The Colorado Blues Society was in the lobby along with a special 70th birthday card for Taj that was signed by most of the audience.

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Galactic “Paddy Gras” – March 17th – The Ogden Theatre

Post Author By Tim Breckon
Post Date March 22, 2012
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4 min read

The New Orleans based band Galactic has been earning their reputation as masters of funk for eighteen years by playing progressively bigger shows and venues across the country. Saturday’s “Paddy Gras” show at The Ogden was in support of Carnivale Electricos, the band’s new Mardi Gras themed album, and found the core quintet joined by Corey Henry, from Rebirth Brass Band, and Corey Glover, vocalist from Living Colour, for a memorable night of music!

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Soulive’s “Snowlive” – February 18th – The Fox Theatre

Post Author By Tim Breckon
Post Date February 21, 2012
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5 min read

People were lined up at the doors early on Saturday to be sure and get their favorite spot in the multi-tiered Fox Theatre in Boulder. The Fox grooved hard all weekend for Soulive’s Snowlive Festival as the crowd filled the whole floor and danced the night away, powered by live access to America’s premiere trio of funksters, Soulive. The trio was joined by Jennifer Hartswick’s tight and right horn section, and JJ Grey, who brought in a large crowd of his own and was energetic and lively performing with Soulive.

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Bop Skizzum’s “Nerd Prom” – February 10th – The Gothic Theatre

Post Author By Tim Breckon
Post Date February 14, 2012
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6 min read

Englewood’s Gothic Theatre started to fill up early for the inaugural “Nerd Prom” put on by Bop Skizzum last Friday night as the band had lined up some stellar support for the event in the form of opening acts Broken Tongues, Della, and Wheelchair Sports Camp. Bop Skizzum fully embraced the nerd theme and while they mostly performed fun originals like “Hit It On the One” and “I’m So Much Cooler,” they manged to throw in a funky Nirvana cover as well as some great Cartoon theme songs.

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Air Dubai – January 29th – The Aggie Theatre

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Post Date February 1, 2012
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The Aggie was not packed to the gills but there was a solid Sunday night crowd for Air Dubai’s show this past weekend. The Denver based hip-poppers were wrapping up a four-night Colorado tour with Chicago based funk-pop-rock outfit Kids These Days. While some of the crowd looked a little dazed from a long weekend of avoiding assignments, the majority was grooving hard and giving the bands a lot of energy to draw from for their performances.

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The A-Oks – January 21st – Moe’s BBQ

Post Author By Tim Breckon
Post Date January 24, 2012
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Moe’s BBQ South was packed last Saturday, for a strong four band lineup of punk, ska, ska/punk, and punk/ska. The tightly-spaced, 16+ crowd moshed hard all night, though there was room at the back to stand or sit and listen peacefully. Up front the energy was high early in the night and only got more intense. When all was said and done, The A-OKs put on a great release show for their second full-length, self-released disc, Funemployment Benefits.