One of Denver’s most beloved “main drags,” and home to many of the cities best live music venues, Colfax avenue is just the right blend of seedy and hipster around The Bluebird Theater these days. The storied venue played host to a great night of music last Saturday with The Lil Smokies, Cris Jacobs, and some memorable sit-ins.
Mother Nature shined her light down on the Botanic Gardens last Wednesday night with the first rainfree evening in Denver in what felt like months. The gardens were beautiful as the dark clouds of a storm loomed to the South and, as evening took hold, the clouds lit up in a brilliant pink sunset. On stage, John Fullbright and the Charleston South Carolina, husband and wife, duo Shovels & Rope put on a dazzling show that is haunted in retrospect by the tragic events that took place in Charleston on this very evening.
The Folks Festival at Planet Bluegrass Ranch in Lyons, CO has always marked a high-point of the summer for many music fans, but last year, in early September, one of the most destructive floods Colorado had ever seen swept through the pristine grounds all but destroying this summer haven. For those who haven’t been yet, let us report, the ranch is not only back and operational, it’s better than ever.
The basement of a sold-out eTown Hall was packed with small groups of music fans chatting, drinking beer and eating snacks prior to last week’s taping of the eTown radio show that featured John Fullbright and Bahamas. Both artists offered great performances and we’ll be seeing a lot more from them in months and years to come. Be sure to check out the recording of the show when it airs nationwide in a few months.
The day before Saint Patrick’s Day is what we Irish like to call Saint Practice day. It’s the day that we begin stretching our livers for the main event and judging by the sheer number of individuals in green and gold filling the floor of the Ogden, Denver must be 90% Irish. As G. Love spit out the verse “Leprechauns smoking that green shit down,” we all knew the Ogden was the place to be to ring in St. Patty’s Day proper.
