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Fox Street Allstars Announce National Album Release & New Tour Dates
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Rodina Teams Up With Colorado Musicians For A New Ep And Tour
In the U.K., funk music is an underground scene. Here in the Front Range, it’s a mainstay. The New Mastersounds are one of those mainstays here, despite being from Leeds, England. And now New Mastersounds keyboardist Joe Tatton is hammering his Hammond in a new Colorado-based side project — Rodina. Rodina is a who’s who of Denver talent featuring members of Kinetix, Fox Street All Stars, and Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, and the entire lineup is rooted in funk and reeks of Jazz Fest and Jam Cruise.
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Band of Heathens – March 16th – Cervantes’ Ballroom
A crowd of Transplated Bostonians and Austinites came out to support their hometown bands on Friday night at Cervantes’ when Band of Heathens and Ryan Montbleau Band came through town. Though the fans started the night off a little stiff, the Funk, Blue-Eyed Soul, and Country swagger that these two bands laid down was enough to get folks moving eventually. Band of Heathens even saw fit to nod to Cervantes’ history as a Jamband club and encored with a mini-set of Grateful Dead tunes.
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The funky Meters – March 1st – The Fox Theatre
The Fox Theatre’s 20th Anniversary Celebration kicked off last Thursday with an electrifying performance from The funky Meters. With a line-up that reads like a “Who’s Who” of New Orleans heavy hitters, these guys have been funkifying the masses for over two decades now. The band does a fabulous job keeping the spirit of The Meters alive and well as they bring those songs, and the sounds of New Orleans, to a new generation.
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George Porter Jr. And The Runnin’ Pardners – January 21st – Cervantes’ Other Side
On Saturday night the brick walls of Cervantes’ Other Side fortified the funk and the legendary bass playing of George Porter Jr. acted as a cornerstone. The room packed with people of all ages as Porter and his Runnin’ Pardners rattled the mortar and shook the floors with the sound of true New Orleans funk, straight from the source. “It’s ALWAYS a good night when George is in town.” True dat!
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George Porter Jr. Talks Recording Some Old Meters Songs & Playing With David Byrne
George Porter Jr. was a pioneer of the Funk sound during his days with The Meters, and he has been laying down funky bass licks since the 60s. Recently, he and his band The Runnin’ Pardners have released a new album called Can’t Beat The Funk. Listen Up Denver! caught up with him as he was spending some time at home in New Orleans before heading out for Jam Cruise.
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NedFest 2011 Line-Up Features Kimock, Kreutzman, Porter, & Hollingsworth
NedFest is an […]