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The Durango Blues Train Steams Out Of The Station This Weekend!

Estimated read time 9 min read

In this day and age it’s not very often that you get to ride on a coal fired, steam powered train through some of the most beautiful scenery in the world. It’s even less often that the train carries some of the best Blues and Zydeco acts in the country, each performing in their own vintage coach car. If this sounds like a dream to you that’s because it is, but one that has been realized through The Durango Blues Train and the folks who bring you The Telluride Blues & Brews Festival.

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Allen Toussaint, Dirty Dozen, & Buckwheat Zydeco – July 15th – Denver Botanic Gardens

Estimated read time 4 min read

It was a fickle night at The Gardens. The day started out hot and beautiful but soon after Buckwheat Zydeco began the heavens opened, and closed, and opened again. It turned out to be a great night of New Orleans music, but it took some perseverance, something that not everyone has.

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Dirty Dozen Brass Band Talks Treme and A New Record

Estimated read time 10 min read

Baritone Sax man of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Roger Lewis, was kind enough to spend some time with Listen Up Denver! as he woke up in New Orleans the morning the band was hitting the road for a run of shows here in Colorado. As he rubbed the sleep from his eyes and The Sandman’s fog lifted from mind, Lewis opened up about everything from the beginnings of the band to the progress they are making on a new record.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Allen Toussaint & The Dirty Dozen & Buckwheat Zydeco – Friday, July 15th – Botanic Gardens

Estimated read time 3 min read

Friday night at the Botanic Gardens is going to be one hell of a night of New Orleans music. From Boogie-Woogie Piano to Brass Band to Zydeco, this bill has it all! Headlining the night is pianist Allen Toussaint with support from New Orleans legends Dirty Dozen Brass Band and Buckwheat Zydeco.

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Denver Botanic Gardens Releases STELLAR Concert Schedule

Estimated read time 2 min read

The Denver Botanic […]