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John Hiatt – August 13th – Denver Botanic Gardens

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Last Tuesday night, Denver Botanic Gardens played host to a true legend of the songwriting world, Mr. John Hiatt. Hiatt, who was one of the pioneers who broke down the barriers between Country, Rock, and Pop, has been producing consistently strong material since his first release way back in 1974 and he proved he can still command attention with just an acoustic guitar, a harmonica, and his voice.

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Dave Rawlings Machine – June 19th – Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

Boulder Theater was home to a bit of an Americana supergroup and for many in the crowd it was a a nervous joy to be that close to musicians as amazing as Gillian Welch, Dave Rawlings, and John Paul Jones. The group was dressed in their Nashville finest with cowboy boots, hats and enough denim to make old Levi Strauss blush. The evening of Bluegrass and Country inflected Folk covered songs from each artist as well as some notable covers.

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Chris Isaak – December 4th – The Paramount Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

Last week at The Paramount, Chris Isaak proved that he is the epitome of an entertainer…and damn-well knows it. His show was part tight musicianship, part stand-up comedy and part pure love of performing. His charisma and charm oozed from the stage and he seems to be settling into his prime. From Holiday standards to 50’s rock classics to his own diverse catalog of original tunes, Isaak played a little bit of everything and the crowd ate up every minute of the two hour performance.

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Al Green – July 23rd – Denver Botanic Gardens

Estimated read time 5 min read

Last Monday at the Botanic Gardens, the wine flowed, cured meats and cheeses were consumed by the plateful, and though the threat of rain hung in the air (and even fell out of it from time to time), it didn’t dampen the spirits of the Gardens faithful who had come out in droves to catch the one and only Reverend Al Green and Denver’s own soul sister, Hazel Miller deliver Soul classics in the way that only they can.