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Pretty Lights – December 5th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

On a frigid night on the Front Range, a select group of lucky ticket holders filled The Ogden to see the Pretty Lights live band. This was the smallest venue that has housed Smith’s Electro-Soul in Colorado in years, and the ticket scalpers prices shot through the roof knowing that Smith’s loyal contingent of fans would pay just about anything to see him again in such an intimate setting. As frost began to creep it’s way onto the inside of the Ogden’s glass doors at the entrance, Smith and his band took the stage for the hometown crowd.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band & Grace Potter and The Nocturnals – June 15th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

If there is any venue that can evoke awareness of a higher power, Red Rocks is the place. Weather swirling around the naturally spectacular venue caused a slight delay to the start of the evening last Saturday as thunder, rain and lightning threatened from the sky. People pulled out their rain gear, but seemed generally unaffected as they awaited the start of a fantastic triple threat of music from JJ Grey, Grace Potter and Tedeschi Trucks Band.

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Lettuce – June 1st – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

Estimated read time 3 min read

Saturday night was alive with the sound of Funk thanks to The London Souls and neo-jazz+funk band Lettuce. The intimacy of Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom was home to an invigorating late-night dance party that left everyone feeling especially groovy! With an undeniably electrifying jazz-funk that reeks of classic artists such as Tower of Power, James Brown and Kool & the Gang, Lettuce awed and exhausted us. This band is truly timeless and keeping the funk alive!

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Lettuce – Cervantes’ Ballroom – Friday May 31st & Saturday June 1st

Estimated read time 1 min read

Lettuce is getting ready to take Denver audiences to the cosmos this weekend with their high-octane funk. “Lettuce is like a Learjet that wasn’t getting clearance from the tower,” says “lead” bassist Erick “Jesus” Coomes. “But we’re done just rolling around on the runway.” They’re not asking for permission, so put your tray tables in their full, upright and locked position. This plane’s itching for lift off!

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Soulive & Kyle Hollingsworth Band – December 7th – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

Estimated read time 4 min read

Concert-goers escaped a chilly Friday evening as Cervantes’ played host to Kyle Hollingsworth Band and Soulive. With local favorites Good Gravy rocking The Other Side, an eccentric and young mix of Jazz veterans and Jamband stalwarts packed in for a night of smooth vibes and all around rambunctious behavior. Though Hollingsworth kicked things off with an uninspired set, Soulive moved us with a soulful and Jazzy performance.

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The Motet Plays Parliament-Funkadelic – October 27th – The Ogden

Estimated read time 5 min read

The Motet’s annual “musical costume” shows on Halloween have become something of an institution here on the Front Range with folks buying tickets early in the summer to make sure they don’t miss out on the madness. This year’s run kicked off on the 25th, stopped in Denver for two nights at The Ogden before heading up to Vail and finally wrapping up last night in Boulder. When all was said and done it was a fun and funky show and while it didn’t top “Funk Is Dead,” everyone in the room had smiles on their faces to the bitter end.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Joey Porter’s Shady Business & Monophonics – March 24th – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Estimated read time 2 min read

Joey Porter is hosting an ALL-STAR funk throwdown at Cervantes’ this Saturday. The members of Juno What?! will be in attendance (Porter, Watts, Swatkins) as well as The Motet’s Garrett Sayers and Ryan Jalbert. As if that weren’t enough, other featured guests include Nigel Hall (Scofield, Warren Haynes, Soulive, Lettuce) and The Shady Horns from Soulive and Lettuce. Come RAGE with the nastiest pickup funk band you may ever see!

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PICK OF THE WEEK – Soulive & Lettuce – Fri & Sat, May 20th & 21st – Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom

Estimated read time 3 min read

Soulive brings their Royal Family Ball to Cervantes again this weekend. The marathon night of soulful, funky, jazz that features, Soulive, Lettuce, Break Science, and Nigel Hall is sure to please even the most stoic of fans. These guys are at the top of their game right now and are sure to blow the doors off Cervantes.