The first – of hopefully many – Denver Comes Alive events took place last Friday at the beautiful Mission Ballroom. A steady buzz around this evening had been building for months, so it was no surprise that the show ended up selling out.
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On this episode of Noise Behind The Sound, Eric and Gary welcome Ryan Jalbert of The Motet to discuss their upcoming show with Medeski, Martin and Wood, and Vulfpeck at Red Rocks that takes place this Friday as well as their new album, Totem, that was produced by recent guest Eric Krasno and released just a couple of weeks back. This is going to be one hell of a celebration for Colorado’s favorite funksters!
On this episode of Noise Behind The Sound Eric and Gary welcome the Grammy Award-winning guitarist from Soulive and Lettuce, Eric Krasno. The guys talk about Lettuce’s recent Red Rocks gig before diving deep into Kraz’s new solo album, ‘Blood From A Stone’ which Kraz will be supporting with two solo band shows on the Front Range next weekend.
Red Rocks Amphitheatre has seen a lot of moisture over the past month so it wasn’t surprising when Friday’s much anticipated evening with Lettuce and The Motet began with another drenching monsoon thunderstorm that unleashed a brief but violent torrent of water, wind and lightning which sent fans scrambling as waterfalls cascaded off the rocks and turned the stairs into raging rivers of mud. It was truly a crazy scene but by 9:00 the storm had passed and fans slowly emerged from their caves, soaked but ready to dance.
If there is any venue that can evoke awareness of a higher power, Red Rocks is the place. Weather swirling around the naturally spectacular venue caused a slight delay to the start of the evening last Saturday as thunder, rain and lightning threatened from the sky. People pulled out their rain gear, but seemed generally unaffected as they awaited the start of a fantastic triple threat of music from JJ Grey, Grace Potter and Tedeschi Trucks Band.
Saturday night was alive with the sound of Funk thanks to The London Souls and neo-jazz+funk band Lettuce. The intimacy of Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom was home to an invigorating late-night dance party that left everyone feeling especially groovy! With an undeniably electrifying jazz-funk that reeks of classic artists such as Tower of Power, James Brown and Kool & the Gang, Lettuce awed and exhausted us. This band is truly timeless and keeping the funk alive!
Lettuce is getting ready to take Denver audiences to the cosmos this weekend with their high-octane funk. “Lettuce is like a Learjet that wasn’t getting clearance from the tower,” says “lead” bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes. “But we’re done just rolling around on the runway.” They’re not asking for permission, so put your tray tables in their full, upright and locked position. This plane’s itching for lift off!