Marcus King and his dynamite band brought the El Dorado Tour to Boulder Theater last weekend for the first time since they graced the stage last summer after Dead & Co. played Folsom Field. The theater was packed to the gills for the Valentine’s Day show, and the lovebirds (and everyone else in the house) were not disappointed.
Tedeschi Trucks Band rolled into Red Rocks with their Wheels of Soul tour with authority for the first night of the two day run! As has been the tradition the last few summers, TTB was joined by two other powerhouse bands for the duration of the summer. This lineup was perfect from first note to final bow, they came out and bitchslapped the audience, no one stood a chance.
On the final night of the 2018 Wheels of Soul tour, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Drive-By Truckers, and Marcus King Band tore through Red Rocks Amphitheatre with a vengeance. The 22 year old wizard of the blues, Marcus King, kicked things off with his band and damn near brought the house down. The Rocks were nearly full when he started at 5:30 and only proceeded to get more packed as the boy-genius led his band through a scorching set of horn-fueled Blues.
Due to recent events and the catastrophic loss of some of our greatest artists, the music community needs to look to the future. Judging by the mind-melting performance last Thursday at the Fox Theatre, Marcus King is that future. His fantastic vocals and guitar chops led his youthful soul-dripping band to one of the best shows of the year so far. Tom Hamilton’s American Babies opened the show and really brought the goods as well.