I’d been anticipating this Saturday night show at Cervantes’ for quite a while. The Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio has been making some noise for a while now, and I had to find out what all the fuss was about. Sure, I’ve listened to their albums and checked out some online videos, but seeing these guys live is where it’s at. Color me impressed.
The Motet’s annual Halloween run has become a Colorado institution, but this year finds the band with a new album out that has been their most collaborative to date. In the past the Motet has paid tribute to such luminaries as Earth, Wind, and Fire, Talking Heads, The Grateful Dead, and Madonna. But last year the band changed up the format will deliver a set of classics from 1975 – a particularly heady year for the genre they do best.
The Motet’s annual “musical costume” shows on Halloween have become something of an institution here on the Front Range with folks buying tickets early in the summer to make sure they don’t miss out on the madness. This year’s run kicked off on the 25th, stopped in Denver for two nights at The Ogden before heading up to Vail and finally wrapping up last night in Boulder. When all was said and done it was a fun and funky show and while it didn’t top “Funk Is Dead,” everyone in the room had smiles on their faces to the bitter end.