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Railroad Earth – The Ogden Theatre – January 18th-20th

Estimated read time 2 min read

Railroad Earth is one of America’s greatest bands playing today, plain and simple. They sing of our nation’s changing landscape and social ills with a commitment reminiscent of Woody Guthrie, while interpolating instrumental timbres that could have been pulled from Celtic or Cajun culture. And as anyone who has caught them live will attest, their concerts are imbued with the fire-in-the-belly passion of straight-ahead, blue collar rock & roll.

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Chris Robinson Brotherhood – December 31st – Cervantes’ Ballroom

Estimated read time 5 min read

Chris Robinson took a full house at Cervantes’ on a psychedelic journey through old songs, new songs, and a myriad of influences that could not have happened without his new band, The Brotherhood, standing behind him. CRB is not The Crowes, The Dead, or anyone else…it is a new journey being taken by a group of seasoned musicians, and it is a great trip to take…magically mellow as a mushroom.

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PICK FOR THE NEW YEAR: Strange Americans – The Hi-Dive – December 31st

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Sure, there are high dollar, big budget, shows like String Cheese Incident, STS9 and Yonder Mountain fighting for attention on New Year’s Eve, but we suggest you save some coin and join three of Denver’s most talented bands at The Hi-Dive for only $8. On the heels of their critically acclaimed debut record, ‘A Royal Battle,’ Denver’s own Strange Americans will be ringing in the New Year at The Hi-Dive with FaceMan and The Outfit.

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Ryan Adams – October 29th – The Boulder Theater

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Boulder Theater was packed on Monday night as the campaign threw a free acoustic show with Ryan Adams for Obama supporters and campaign volunteers. Despite being an official campaign event, Adams only briefly touched on the election and voting a couple of times during the show and was by no means shoving politics down our throats. In fact, we’re pretty sure President Obama’s name didn’t come up once during the mellow, and at times hilarious, two hour performance.

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20 Questions With Strange Americans

Estimated read time 7 min read

Strange Americans have created a smoldering sound that is a well thought out blend of Alt-Country, Indie Rock, and Americana, by cherry picking some of the best elements of acclaimed acts like Ryan Adams, My Morning Jacket, and The Band, to influence their songwriting. Earlier this week they were kind enough to take some time to answer our 20 Questions as they prepped for a big show on Friday night at The Hi-Dive with a couple of our other favorite local acts, Mosey West and Grub Street Writer.

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The White Buffalo Talk “The Lost And Found” And Night Ranger

Estimated read time 7 min read

The White Buffalo charged into to Denver last weekend to support their new EP “The Lost and Found” and Listen Up Denver! had the pleasure of talking with the guys after their soundcheck. From Night Ranger to working with a new record label, we covered all the bases and by the time we wrapped things up it was clear that with the right support, The White Buffalo will soon stampede into the hearts of many

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Blitzen Trapper & Dawes – November 7th – The Fox Theatre

Estimated read time 8 min read

On Monday night at The Fox, LA band Dawes played one of the most impressive rock shows I have witnessed in years. No, they didn’t have the production value of Roger Waters’ “The Wall” performance or the raw, testosterone fueled, energy of a Rage Against The Machine show, but what they did have was a staggering amount of musical talent. It was simply overflowing from these four men as they put on a clinic on how to be the best band you can be.

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Furthur – October 1st – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

Furthur set up shop at Red Rocks for three nights this past weekend and unfortunately Saturday nights show was a bit on the sloppy side. While the song selection was pretty good and featured some gems from the Dead catalog including “St. Stephen,” “Dark Star,” “Playin’ In The Band,” and “Uncle John’s Band,” the band literally seemed to be on different sheets of music at times. Sure we all had a good time, but I guess I was just expecting more