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Toubab Krewe & The Pimps of Joytime – February 16th – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

Estimated read time 3 min read

If there is one place in Denver known for whipping up a party, it’s Cervantes’ and on Friday night things got moving early with a powerful set from Asheville North Carolina’s Toubab Krewe. The quintet tore down the boundaries between genres as they deftly took African rhythms, overlayed funky guitar licks, and got the room moving before The Pimps of Joytime took over and delivered a set chock full of their trademark feel-good Electro-Funk.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Galactic & BoomBox with The Pimps of Joytime – Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Thursday, July 14th

Estimated read time 2 min read

This Thursday night Red Rocks touts one of the most danceable bills of the summer with a co-headline from seminal NOLA funk band Galactic and electronic duo BoomBox. Rounding out the line up is funk-soul masters Pimps of Joytime, making this a night of funk, dance, and soul you don’t want to miss!

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Cervantes’ 11th Anniversary Party – January 18th – Cervantes’

Estimated read time 6 min read

Cervantes’ celebrated 11 years as an integral part of the Denver scene last weekend and the party they threw on Saturday was nothing short of incredible. The festivities started in the main ballroom with a powerful set from The Great Guys and throughout the night bouncing back and forth between the Ballroom and The Other Side was almost required as Kim Dawson’s Sisters of Soul, Assembly of Dust, Atomga, and Floodwood all whipped the crowd into a frenzy.

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The Motet’s “Mixtape 1980” – November 2nd – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

Halloween might have happened on Thursday, Oct. 31, but it happened again two days later at The Ogden Theatre when The Motet packed the house for a sold-out show that Denver fans come out in droves for every year. While The Motet puts on an annual Halloween rager, this year’s show was focused on the year 1980, and the crowd added to the theme with costumes that shaded the room with every bright color that the 80s represented.

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Steve Kimock & Friends – March 2nd – Quixote’s

Estimated read time 4 min read

Steve Kimock returned to Denver with some friends this past weekend for a two night stand at Quixotes. Kimock’s friends included the legendary Bernie Worrell (Parliament Funkadelic, Talking Heads) on keys, Andy Hess (Gov’t Mule) on bass, and Wally Ingram (Stockholm Syndrome) on the skins. This lineup looked powerful, and oh did they deliver despite a very chatty audience.