Tag: The Paramount Theatre
Queensryche – April 11th – The Paramount Theatre
Last Thursday the Geoff Tate version of Queensryche rolled through The Paramount Theatre in Denver leaving a mass of sweaty, graying, longhairs in their wake. It’s been about a year since Tate was fired from the band he helped to found and due to an altercation backstage in Brazil and he’s put together a new band consisting of Rudy Sarzo, Bobby Blotzer, Glen Drover, Kelly Gray and Randy Gane. They delivered a set chock full of Queensryche classics including “I Don’t Believe In Love,” “Jet City Woman,” and of course “Silent Lucidity.”
PICK OF THE WEEK: Bob Weir – Paramount Theatre – December 13th
Bob Weir stops into The Paramount this week on his solo acoustic tour and by all accounts this is a must see show as he transforms from the front man to the man up front, going it alone like the archetypal cowboy. It’s Weir boiled down: passionate singing, masterful songwriting, unique guitar work, and surely some hilarious one-liners delivered in his classic deadpan style. So ante up to play another hand with Bobby but don’t be surprised when he lays down a Royal Flush, Aces back-to-back.
The Dukes of September – July 10th – The Paramount Theatre
The Dukes of September are a super-group that features Donald Fagen, Michael McDonald, and Boz Scaggs. This is a band, not just a trio of stars and back line support, and that cohesiveness was evident in their performance last week. As they played everyone present realized how lucky they were to be in the beautiful confines of the Paramount. Though the show flirted with nostalgia, The Dukes of September delivered entertainment in its purest form.
Peter Frampton – March 27th – The Paramount Theatre
Hundreds of baby-boomers crowded the landmark Paramount Theatre on Tuesday night for a trip back to a different time. The show was a celebration of the 35th anniversary of Peter Frampton’s “Frampton Comes Alive!,” the best selling record of 1976 and still one of the best selling live records to date. Couples who likely hadn’t given the double LP a spin in a decade or two packed the historic theater and were entertained by a big screen on stage playing a slideshow of black and white and sepia tone images of their huge-haired icon.
Anais Mitchell’s ‘Young Man In America’ Is A Literary & Musical Powerhouse Of An Album
Last year, Colorado folk music fans had the pleasure of becoming acquainted with Anais Mitchell’s music. In April she opened up for Graham Nash and David Crosby at The Paramount Theatre, late summer brought her to the mainstage of The Rocky Mountain Folks Festival, and Swallow Hill Music Association presented her “Folk-Opera” Hadestown in October. Her new album, Young Man in America, will be released on February 28th.