Author: Kelly Hueseman

After growing up in Missouri listening to vintage records of The Allman Brothers, Carly Simon, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, I was hooked to the live music scene and the contagious sounds of guitar licks and soulful lyrics. After moving to Colorado, I've been contributing to Listen Up Denver! as a freelance photographer and writer. I've also started a side project, KellYeah Photography, which gives me the opportunity to pair my passion for live music with my creativity and love of being around people. Aside from photography and writing, I'm an avid hiker of Colorado 14ers and a beer enthusiast.

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Railroad Earth – January 17th – Fillmore Auditorium

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date January 24, 2014
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New Jersey FolkGrass titans Railroad Earth returned to Colorado this past weekend for a pair of shows at The Fillmore Auditorium. The shows, the first since they dazzled a soggy Red Rocks crowd this past summer with a marathon show that will go down in Hobo lore, were in celebration of their brand new album ‘The Last of The Outlaws’ and what a party it was!

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The Motet’s “Mixtape 1980” – November 2nd – Ogden Theatre

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date November 5, 2013
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Halloween might have happened on Thursday, Oct. 31, but it happened again two days later at The Ogden Theatre when The Motet packed the house for a sold-out show that Denver fans come out in droves for every year. While The Motet puts on an annual Halloween rager, this year’s show was focused on the year 1980, and the crowd added to the theme with costumes that shaded the room with every bright color that the 80s represented.

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Bonnie Raitt – October 17th – Bellco Theatre

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date October 30, 2013
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A touching and empowering night of music from the legendary Miss Bonnie Raitt met every Bonnie fan’s expectations at the intimate Bellco Theatre in mid-October. The 5,000-seat venue had to be sold out, if not close to it and the set on stage was gorgeous with vibrant panels of purple, blue, and black that glittered behind the band as they tore through Raitt’s vast catalog of Blues and Soul inspired Pop. With a huge smile on her face and continually improving slide guitar chops, Raitt has carved her way into true legend status.

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The Motet – April 20th – Fillmore Auditorium

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date April 24, 2013
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Every year in Colorado, April 20 really does feel like a holiday. But this year, with the passage of Amendment 64 last fall, Coloradoans were craving that Rocky Mountain High more than ever. Colfax was packed early in the day, and it definitely seemed like something strange was in the air. For the funky dance band known for its sold-out, psychedelic Halloween shows, the weirdness in the air last Saturday could have resembled one of those late October shows The Motet has been putting on for about a decade.

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The Greyboy Allstars – April 12th & 13th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date April 18, 2013
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Last weekend The Greyboy Allstars came straight out of the 70’s on a groove of Funk, Soul, and Jazz. The band was in town supporting their new album, ‘Inland Emperor,’ which dropped this week, and the crowd filled in fast and early at Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom on both Friday and Saturday nights. Supported by Dumpstaphunk on Friday night and Denver’s own The Congress on Saturday, it was a weekend of unforgettable music, and luckily all three bands have new albums out to keep the party going.

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Sigur Rós – April 6th – 1st Bank Center

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date April 10, 2013
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The surreal sounds of Sigur Rós landed in Colorado last Saturday night, offering a musical experience unlike any other so far this year. With the release of their new album, Kveikur, just two months away, we got a taste of what’s to come from the Icelandic ambient rock band.

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Mike Cooley (of Drive-By Truckers) – February 24th – Larimer Lounge

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date March 4, 2013
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A blizzard hangover didn’t stop a group of flannel-wearing fans of Alt-Country Rock band Drive-By Truckers from making their way to the Larimer Lounge last Sunday afternoon. Following his Saturday night solo show on the same stage, tickets for DBT’s lead guitarist Mike Cooley’s BBQ show were in high demand. It was Sunday Funday at its best – BBQ, gritty Country Rock music, and no-holds-barred stories from the one and only Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers.

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moe. – November 30th & December 1st – The Ogden

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date December 6, 2012
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Connecting with the audience is something moe. strives to do at every live show. If you’re looking for rock stars that head-bang, gyrate, and throw their shirts at the end of a set, this ain’t your show. However, if you’re looking to see a tireless rock band who plays their hearts out on original tunes with ease, then you gotta see moe. Whenever these five musicians walked onstage at The Ogden this past weekend, the crowd erupted and proved moe. has been successful at keeping its fans close and its “moe.rons” closer.

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Rodina – November 29th – Cervantes’ Other Side

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date December 3, 2012
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We are still looking for reasons as to why the crowd wasn’t bigger at Cervantes’ Other Side for Rodina’s show last week. It was a Thursday night, Rodina is still making a footprint with its music, there was a big weekend of music ahead with moe. in town…the list goes on. While there were a handful of fresh faces in the crowd, the medium-sized audience wasn’t enough of a showing of gratitude for the awesome music Rodina cranked out all night.

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Kyle Hollingsworth Band & John Brown’s Body – November 3rd – The Boulder Theater

Post Author By Kelly Hueseman
Post Date November 8, 2012
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Last Saturday night, The Boulder Theatre was a cozy hangout for not only young men and women who go to school in Boulder, but also for a steady stream of young adults from Denver and middle-aged folks from the foothills, all there to bounce along to the hypnotic beats from John Brown’s Body or to catch the latest music from longtime Boulder resident Kyle Hollingsworth.