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The Love Shack – February 14th – Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom

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Post Date February 28, 2014
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Valentine’s Day may be a “Hallmark Holiday” but music was in the air at Cervantes’ Ballroom this year and whether they were in love or looking for love, out of love or in lust, the nearly capacity crowd came to party at “The Love Shack,” the newest themed superjam dance party from the guys over at J2G Live. David Murphy and members of The Disco Biscuits, The Motet and countless other bands proved this wasn’t just another jam session as they delivered the goods.

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The String Cheese Incident – December 28th – 1stBank Center

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Post Date December 30, 2013
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Just like last year, the first night of String Cheese Incident’s New Year’s run at 1st Bank Center was relatively sparsely attended. The room was a little over half-full and though it allowed for plenty of room to dance and move freely from the floor to the stands, the room lacked the electric energy that can make a String Cheese show such a magical experience. There were flashes of brilliance and some powerful horn fueled jams, but when all was said and done this was just an average incident.

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Robert Walter’s 20th Congress – August 16th – Cervantes’ Other Side

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Post Date August 22, 2013
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Cervantes’ Other Side just be made for funky, soulful music, and considering the history of Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom, maybe it was. The presence of Robert Walter’s 20th Congress soaked the walls with more soul. The night had a special meaning for local openers Fox Street Allstars, whose bond as a band has been solidified by trips to New Orleans Jazz Fest in search of Jazz, Funk and Soul. Lead guitarist James Dumm excitedly stated, “we have been listening to this band since we were 16. This guy means a lot to us.”

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Fox Street Allstars (CD Release Party) – March 2nd – Larimer Lounge

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Post Date March 8, 2013
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The Larimer Lounge is a dive bar, pure and simple; it’s a little out of the way, wires hang from the low ceiling, and the walls are plastered with simple posters for upcoming shows, but last Saturday it was transformed into a Southern Juke Joint when Fox Street Allstars threw the album release party for their sophomore album Tough Talk. The sounds of R&B, Funk, and gritty, Whiskey soaked Rock-n-Roll spilled out on the street all night as the temperature inside climbed and bodies rubbed together on the dancefloor.

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Fox Street Allstars – Crossroads Session

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Post Date February 23, 2013
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Listen Up Denver! welcomes Fox Street Allstars as the first guests on our on our locals only video series, Crossroads. James Dumm , Jonathan “Skippy” Huvard, and Eric Low sat down with our own Brian Turk and gave us the skinny on their funky rock-n-soul sound, their new album Tough Talk, and their solidifying line-up. Included in this piece is a very special acoustic performance of the Tough Talk track “What I Know.” The Fox Street Allstars are at a crossroads in their career, get to know them . . . you’ll love what you hear.

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Red Hot Chili Peppers – September 27th – Pepsi Center

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Post Date October 1, 2012
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Last Thursday, the Red Hot Chili Peppers finally made it to Denver to play the show that was rescheduled from way back in March when Anthony Kiedis was forced to have surgery on his foot. While guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was the one in a foot cast this time around, the show went on as planned and by all accounts they rocked The Can with a monster show that fans had been waiting a long time for. While reports were that the room sounded pretty good, the energy was diluted a bit without a sweaty crush of bodies pressing up against the stage.

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B.B. King & Tedeschi-Trucks Band – August 30th – Red Rocks

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Post Date September 7, 2012
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Last Thursday night the mighty Red Rocks Amphitheatre was transformed into an intimate little Blues club as B.B. King and Tedeschi-Trucks Band tag teamed the venue. From octogenarian contemporaries of King, to their grandchildren, the benches at Red Rocks were packed with music fans of all ages who were counting themselves lucky to get to see the Blues legend at Red Rocks. While it was clear that King was the main draw, a healthy number stuck around to catch one of the tightest bands on the circuit today.

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Phish – 8/31, 9/1, 9/2 – Dick’s Sporting Goods Park

Post Author By tdwenger
Post Date September 4, 2012
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So, let’s get this out of the way right off the bat, was Phish’s Friday night show at Dick’s the “best Phish show of the 3.0 era?” We’re not sure how it possibly could have been. Yes it had it’s moments, mostly due to the shenanigans of nodding to last year’s “S” show by spelling out “FUCK YOUR FACE” with the setlist, but overall the show was pretty uneven musically. It just didn’t flow like the other two nights of the run that featured some of the most fluid sets we’ve heard out of this band in years.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Soulive’s “Snowlive” – February 17th-19th – The Fox Theatre

Post Author By listenupdenver
Post Date February 13, 2012
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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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String Cheese Incident – December 2nd & 3rd – New York City

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Post Date December 10, 2011
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These two nights in New York City showcased two very different sides of The String Cheese Incident. It was almost a Jekyll and Hyde situation. I went in to Friday night with great expectations for a show that would keep us dancing late into the night, and instead got one of the slower, and darker, String Cheese shows that I have ever seen. On Saturday, the boys put their best foot forward and gave a show full of raging peaks, massive sandwiches, and even a Radiohead cover.