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Karl Denson’s Tribute To The Beastie Boys – June 22nd – The Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

The building was electric; with a packed house of super fans singing along to a laundry list of Beastie bests, Kyle, OG, and DeLa of Slightly Stoopid handled their roles as MCA, Ad Rock, and Mike D perfectly. Their showmanship undoubtedly outshined the stage lights as Karl Denson and the rest of his “Tiny Universe” provided the musical backdrop for the best tribute we’ve heard since MCA’s tragic passing.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe “Beastie Boys Tribute” – The Boulder Theater – June 22nd

Estimated read time 2 min read

Karl Denson is both a founding member of the Greyboy Allstars and frontman of Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Denson took the ‘West Coast Boogaloo’ style from the Greyboy Allstars, added some funk, hip hop and R&B elements, and KDTU was born. This week, KDTU is back on the Front Range with hometown pals Slightly Stoopid to pay a new tribute—this time to The Beastie Boys.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Rodina – The Bluebird – Thursday, May 10th

Estimated read time 2 min read

This new super-group marries catchy hooks and Jazz sensibilities with the best of Jamband Soul, Pop, Reggae and Funk – and delivers a great show. Assembled around the captivating vocals & song-writing of Irish singer Aoife Hearty, Rodina also features New Mastersounds keyboards man Joe Tatton, Joshua Fairman of Kinetix is featured on Bass and Fox Street All Stars Eric Low and James Dumm weigh in on Drums and Guitar respectively.

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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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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe “Halloween ’71 Revisited” – October 31st – The Fillmore Auditorium

Estimated read time 6 min read

From the psychedelic folk-rock of Neil Young, to the hard edged power-pop of The Who, to the R&B influences that litter The Stones “Sticky Fingers,” Anders Osborne, Rose Hill Drive, and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe treated the costumed masses at The Fillmore to a musical history lesson sorts on Monday night and topped it all of with some good ol’ fashioned funk. It was a Halloween party for the ages, literally!

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Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Tackles The Stones’ “Sticky Fingers” for Halloween

Estimated read time 3 min read

Back in 1994 when Phish celebrated Halloween by covering The Beatles White Album in its entirety at the Glens Falls Civic Center they were way ahead of their time. Today, not only are many jambands donning similar ‘musical costumes’ to celebrate holidays and delight their fans, but artists like Steely Dan, Dinosaur Jr., and Spiritualized are taking to the road to perform their own career defining records live in concert.