Tag: James and The Devil
Desert Rocks Festival – June 8, 9, & 10 – Green River, UT
Nothing like a quick stop home to do some laundry and unload all your camping and photo gear, just to turn around and pack it back up less than 24 hours later. Listen Up Denver! is, after all, a Colorado music resource and with Colorado bands Elephant Revival, MTHDS, Euforquestra, Octopus Nebula, Tatanka, Atomga, James and The Devil, and more playing the Desert Rocks 2012 music festival, how could we not follow the setting sun and stream of band busses heading west?
Rodina – May 10th – The Bluebird
All we can say is…we just wish more people were there to see it. In its current formation, Rodina is a new endeavor, and considering the name has virtually no recognition yet, a fair amount of people showed up to check out this who’s who of local and international talent. It was a Thursday night, and the Nuggets were playing a crucial playoff game against the Lakers, but the almost 200 people who ventured out and took a risk on something new, were the ones who saw a truly championship performance.
SunSquabi Talks Wakarusa and Electronic Hydro Funk
Producer and guitarist Kevin Donahue, and bassist Andrew Clymer, have played in countless bands together over the last several years, including a recent stint performing with Bizzy Bone from Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, but they grew tired of playing other people’s songs. Looking for something new, they ended up forming Electronic Hydro Funk band SunSquabi. They were kind enough to sit down with us after their opening set for Juno What?! last Saturday night at Cervantes’, check out what they had to say.
Atomga Talks Afrobeat & The Twelve Armed Funktapus
The Denver based twelve piece Afrobeat ensemble Atomga fills the stage to overflowing with musicians, and fills each venue they play with a blend of Afrobeat, Jazz, and Funk. Playing Afrobeat standards, and a few originals, these guys rip through their sets with precision. Recently, after opening for Pimps of Joytime, Atomga sat down with Listen Up Denver! to answer some questions and talk a little about a twelve-armed funktapus. Join us for a revealing interview with Denver’s newest party band!
The Waka Winter Classic Comes To Colorado This Week
The anticipation for the summer festival season couldn’t be any higher than during these long winter months. Thankfully we don’t have to wait for summer to experience a bit of the Festival life as the Waka Winter Classic brings the festival experience to Colorado this week. At two different stops, Cervantes’ Other Side and Hodi’s Half Note, bands will compete for the chance to perform at Wakarusa 2012. Listen Up Denver! caught up with Aaron Stehman of Pipeline Productions to talk about Wakarusa and the idea behind the Waka Winter Classic.