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The Samples – December 12th – Fillmore Auditorium

Estimated read time 6 min read

27 years after their initial formation, and 25 years after the release of their first album, the “original line-up” of The Samples reunited Friday night for a single show at The Fillmore Auditorium. Though the original lineup began to fracture in 1997, the songs written and recorded by the band during those first ten years remain a powerful and vivid soundtrack to the young adult lives of many dedicated followers. The hopes were high, the energy was elevated, and the plaid was plentiful. This crowd was not going to be denied a party.

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Alt-J – October 28th – Fillmore Auditorium

Estimated read time 3 min read

Amped up twentys-omethings filled the huge venue that is the Fillmore last Tuesday night when genre-bending English rockers Alt-J returned to the venue with a new album under their belt and demand for a ticket reaching new heights. In the band’s rapid rise to the top it seems they have amassed a diverse audience. Stoners, edgy teens, married couples, EDM chicks, hipster kids. They were all there and the band delivered a perfectly executed set, but nothing about the live experience made seeing them something to talk about.

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Colorado Rising (featuring Dave Matthews, The Lumineers, The Fray and more) – October 27th – 1st Bank Center

Estimated read time 1 min read

On Sunday night, a handful of Colorado’s most popular and well respected artists got together with the one and only Dave Matthews to stage a Flood Benefit concert at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield. The evening featured sets from Nathaniel Rateliff, The Fray, DeVotchKa, Dave Matthews, The Lumineers, and Big Head Todd & The Monsters.

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Yonder Mountain String Band – August 10th – Red Rocks

Estimated read time 5 min read

Fresh off an epic summer tour, Yonder Mountain String Band cruised into Red Rocks Amphitheater on Saturday for another heartfelt Colorado homecoming performance. Banjo virtuoso Danny Barnes and Whiskeygrass pioneers The Devil Makes Three provided support and initiated quite the party in the waning hours of a steamy August day on The Rocks as hoards of strings aficionados packed The Rocks with an urgent desire to wildly dance the night away beneath Creation Rock..

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Andy Palmer – Hazard Of The Die

Estimated read time 2 min read

With a sound that resembles a combination of Tom Waits and Dave Matthews, Andy Palmer’s hard, songful rasp brings the archetypal poet back to life. Coming out of Denver, Palmer’s 2nd full length album Hazard of the Die is an insightful reflection on both the city’s innovative music scene and its eclectic culture. Palmer paints a picture of a city’s culture that is up and down, black and white, good and evil. The album takes a bold step in portraying the realities of a world that is oftentimes cruel and unfair, with its raw poetics exposing life’s injustices.

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Maceo Parker – February 22nd – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Estimated read time 5 min read

Last Friday Maceo Parker schooled a young crowd at Cervantes’ as he funked his way through a 50 year career that has featured stints with everyone from James Brown to Prince. After a blistering set from Colorado-by-way-of-Iowa local boys, Euforquestra, Parker took to the stage in dark sunglasses and grinned from ear to ear as he demonstrated his musical aptitude on sax, vocals, and even jazz flute. Maceo and his band moved the room in and out of Funk, Smooth Jazz, Hip-Hop, and Soul until the clock struck two.

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President Obama & Dave Matthews – November 4th – Community College of Aurora

Estimated read time 4 min read

Last night, President Obama staged his last Colorado campaign rally before tomorrow’s election. From seniors to little kids in strollers, more than 20,000 Coloradans of all races packed the quad at the Community College of Aurora for well over 3 hours as Senators Bennet and Udal, and Governor Hickenlooper kept spirits high before Dave Matthews took the stage for a relatively short acoustic set that preceded Obama’s remarks.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Toots & The Maytals w/ Anders Osborne – Swallow Hill – November 10th

Estimated read time 2 min read

Toots and the Maytals, originally called simply The Maytals, are considered legends of Ska and Reggae music. Their sound is a unique, original combination of gospel, ska, soul, reggae and rock and when they bring their acoustic tour to Denver this weekend, New Orleans powerhouse Anders Osborne will join The Maytals on the bill at Swallow Hill. Between the two of them, it is sure to be a memorable night of music.

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Dave Matthews, Brandi Carlile, My Morning Jacket, Amos Lee, & More Set for John Denver Tribute

Estimated read time 3 min read

15 years after […]