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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Roots – Ogden Theatre – Sunday, November 15th

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Formed in 1987, in Philadelphia, PA, The Roots have become one of the best known and most respected Hip-Hop acts in the business, winning four Grammys, including “Best R&B Album” for Wake Up!, “Best Traditional R&B Vocal Performance” for “Hang in There” (with John Legend) and “Best Group or Duo R&B Vocal Performance” for “Shine.” This is a night you don’t want to miss!

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Austin City Limits Music Festival – October 12th-14th – Austin, TX

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Austin Texas is commonly known as the “Live Music Capital of The World” and since 1976 the great live music program “Austin City Limits” has aired on PBS. Though this program was originally intended to showcase the music of Texas it has grown exponentially and eventually blossomed into the Austin City Limits Music Festival. It’s only been 11 years, but ACL has gained a reputation as the premiere music lover’s festival and has cemented Austin as the greatest music town in the universe.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: The Soul Rebels Brass Band – September 6th & 7th – The Fox & Cervantes’ Other Side

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The Soul Rebels have built a career around an eclectic live show that harnesses the power of horns and drums in the party-like atmosphere of a dance club. Their weekly show at Uptown New Orleans spot Le Bon Temps Roulé has been known to descend into a sweaty shout-along as the band mixes up songs from its five studio albums with hits by Jay-Z and OutKast. Don’t miss them in Colorado this week!

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PICK OF THE WEEK: MTHDS Perform The Beastie Boys, A Tribute To The Late MCA – Cervantes’ – June 7th

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Just about a month ago, the music world lost one the pioneers of Rap music. On May 4th, after a 3 year battle with cancer, Adam “MCA” Yauch of The Beastie Boys passed away leaving behind a huge void for Beastie Boys fans around the world. On Thursday of this week, MTHDS will be reviving their Beastie Boys tribute show to honor the memory of MCA and delight fans.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: JJ Grey & Mofro with Toots & The Maytals – April 13th – The Fillmore

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Down-home roots, rock and soul artist JJ Grey and his band Mofro will celebrate the release of his first-ever live DVD/CD two-disc set, Brighter Days, with a live performance at the Fillmore Auditorium this Friday with long time friends Toots and the Maytals. As old fans know well and new ones keep discovering, a JJ Grey & Mofro show is a musical celebration shared between Grey and his audience, with each driving the other to greater heights.

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Bonnaroo Line-Up Includes Phish, Radiohead, Bon Iver & Many More!

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Soulive’s “Snowlive” – February 17th-19th – The Fox Theatre

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Soulive will be hosting their own mini-festival, dubbed Snowlive, this weekend at The Fox Theatre. The first two nights will feature special guests JJ Grey and Jennifer Hartswick, while the third night will be an evening of “Rubber Soulive” named after the band’s album of the same name paying tribute to The Beatles.

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FROM THE ARCHIVES: Orgone

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With Orgone opening up for Galactic tomorrow night at The Fillmore, we are running this article by Tim Dwenger that was published in The Marquee last November. If you aren’t already planning on it, get to The Fillmore early to catch this eight-piece band and their powerhouse of a female vocalist and you’ll be happy you did!