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Soul Rebels Brass Band – Oskar Blues – Friday, April 19th

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Imagine blending the sounds of Mardi Gras funk, soft rock, and reggae so seemingly it defies category. Now shrink that idea into a seven-piece ensemble, add a hip hop sensibility plus a hundred years of New Orleans jazz tradition, and you get the Louisiana sound known as The Soul Rebels. Along with Denver’s own Strange Americans, The Soul Rebels will help celebrate Marquee Magazine’s 10 Year Anniversary Party at Oskar Blues Grill & Brew in Lyons, Colorado!

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Greensky Bluegrass Performs Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” At Planet Bluegrass

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Our friends in Greensky Bluegrass were kind enough to take some time out of an idyllic afternoon during Yonder Mountain String Band’s Kinfolk Celebration at Planet Bluegrass in August to play a two song acoustic set exclusively for Listen Up Denver!, Marquee Magazine, and a few friends. Here’s an incredible cover of Springsteen’s “Atlantic City” that pays tribute to The Band’s version while still seeming fresh and original.

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EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Watch Greensky Bluegrass Perform Their New Tune “Leap Year” At Planet Bluegrass

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Our friends in Greensky Bluegrass were kind enough to take some time out of an idyllic afternoon last Saturday at Planet Bluegrass to play a two song acoustic set exclusively for Listen Up Denver!, Marquee Magazine, and a few friends. We sorta tucked ourselves in along the river behind the stage, rolled tape, and them do their thing. The first song we are releasing is a great new song called “Leap Year.”

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Gotye Explodes Worldwide as His Mega-Hit Continues to Reverberate

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Music lovers have been besieged by the name “Gotye” this year. Anyone who has turned on the radio even once in the past few months, has probably heard his recent mega-smash single “Somebody That I Used To Know.” Let’s face it, this song is everywhere — literally. It’s on in shopping malls, taxi cabs,and dentist offices, and it was even featured on an episode of Glee. It’s been almost impossible to avoid this unnervingly catchy tune as it has sold more than 5 million copies in the U.S. alone.

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The Jayhawks Come Full Circle With A Reunion Of Classic Lineup

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The music industry has never been real keen on longevity. Sure there are the legends, the hallowed artists whose names will always be synonymous with lengthy and acclaimed careers. But most musicians realize that if they are lucky enough to get noticed, they better enjoy it, ‘cause tomorrow there’ll be a new darling on the block, and they’ll be all but forgotten. The Jayhawks are one of those bands, or at least it seemed they were destined to be, until a strange twist of fate brought them around full-circle again.

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Tedeschi-Trucks Band At The Top Of Their Game After Only 10 Months

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When America’s First Couple of The Blues first met backstage at an Allman Brothers show in 1999, the music world was buzzing with the possibility of a collaboration. But instead the years passed without more than the occasional sit-in. In 2009 the roadblocks that had prevented them from going into the studio and writing material for a new band eased a bit and the Tedeschi-Trucks Band was born.

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Portishead Returns To The U.S. After A Lengthy Hiatus

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Many bands shape genres during their evolution, and some bands redefine genres, radically altering them with transformations that show signs of the birth of a new sound. But very few bands have managed to define a sound from the first beat of its creation the way Portishead did 17 years ago. Stack on the qualifiers and hybrid genre tags, but not even the most creatively synthesized verbiage will do; in the end there’s only one answer when someone asks what Portishead sounds like: Portishead.

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OFF! Brings Three Decades Of Punk Tenure To Reinvent The Genre

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Accidents happen, but the accidental conception of the raw and fierce punk band OFF! in 2009 has, so far, rendered no regrets. With over thirty years of experience under his belt, legendary Circle Jerks / Black Flag singer Keith Morris fronts OFF! with his signature style of brutal and confrontational vocals. Meanwhile, Steven McDonald of Redd Kross handles low-end duties and Mario “Ruby Mars” Rubalcaba of Earthless, Rocket from the Crypt, and Hot Snakes, takes on the drummer post.