Tag: Dave Schools
Jason Isbell & Hard Working Americans – July 23rd – Ogden Theatre
The Ogden Theatre is one of Denver’s best mid-size concert venues, and it was the perfect setting for this highly anticipated Rock n’ Roll double feature of The Hard Working Americans and Jason Isbell. It is intimate enough to get close to the bands, but big enough to feel like more of an “event” than your average rock club. The evening was packed with rowdy Rock n’ Roll, dramatic balladry, and a fair amount of psychedelic exploration thrown in for good measure.
Jason Isbell & Hard Working Americans – July 22nd – Boulder Theater
Hard Working Americans made their return to The Boulder Theater last Tuesday evening after their debut performance in December. This time the show was augmented by a full set from Alabama singer-songwriter Jason Isbell. Though the one constant in the venue was the heat and stagnant air that made it feel like Alabama in July the music would prove to be gritty southern fried Rock n Roll at its finest.
Hard Working Americans – December 20th – Boulder Theater
Christmas arrived early at the Boulder Theater as the hallowed venue played host to a special debut performance from Hard Working Americans in the waning days of 2013. Hard Working Americans is the newest super-group to make headlines in the American music scene. The group is spearheaded by the sharp wit of singer-songwriter Todd Snider alongside bassist Dave Schools, guitarist Neal Casal, Chad Staelhy on keys and Duane Trucks on drums.
PICK OF THE WEEK: Hard Working Americans – Boulder Theater – Friday December 20th
What do you get when you match a batch of incredible songs with an arsenal of five musical minds who have never played together working in unison to reinvent them? You get Hard Working Americans. A special debut performance of Hard Working Americans has been scheduled on December 20 at the Boulder Theater in Boulder, CO to benefit the Foothills Flood Relief Fund to assist victims of the recent floods that ravaged the area.
PICK OF THE WEEK: Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons – Cervantes’ Other Side – Wednesday & Thursday, June 19th & 20th
For more than 30 years, Jerry Joseph has been strapping on a guitar and chasing down truth, understanding and soul with such tenacity and resonant skill that he’s marked as a hard charging kindred spirit to Joe Strummer, Warren Zevon and Patti Smith. Backed by his longtime trio The Jackmormons, this latest chapter in Joseph’s long, strange journey flows like glowing quicksilver through the modern psyche.
Mickey Hart Band – May 17th – The Ogden
While Hart isn’t the most followed of the Dead members, and the half-full Ogden proved that last Thursday, there were still fans of all ages in attendance. From the opening notes of “Samson and Delilah,” to the closing strains of “We Bid You Goodnight,” the band was on fire and loving every minute of playing together. Long after the show was over the words Hart said at the end of the first set rang true: “I told you it was going to be good, now you gotta go tell your friends what they missed!” How right he was!
Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram – December 8th – The Bluebird Theatre
It was quiet at The Bluebird Theatre last Thursday night when Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram were on the bill, but it was far from dead. Walking in to the sparsely attended show gave us the feeling of crashing a private party. Everyone seemed to know each other and there was a looseness and intimacy to the entire evening both onstage and off. Throughout the evening the duo focused on a stripped down and raw sound that seemed to come straight from the gut.