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The Last Waltz Revisited – November 26th – Fillmore Auditorium

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All the way back in 2005, Denver’s own Polytoxic started this tradition at the former Dulcinea’s 100th Monkey (now the 1UP-Colfax) just a half-block from the doors of The Fillmore. The boys brought up local musicians to help recreate The Band’s 1976 concert, The Last Waltz. It was the first such tribute for Denver and with so much success, Polytoxic started the Thanksgiving eve Tradition. Now, ten years later, after residencies at Cervantes’ and The Ogden, things have come almost full circle.

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Polytoxic’s Last Waltz Revisited VIII – November 21st – The Ogden

Estimated read time 7 min read

Polytoxic’s Annual Last Waltz Revisited is a Denver Thanksgiving tradition that was especially tasty this year. The Ogden was sold-out and filled with an energy that pulsed with love for the music of The Band on Thanksgiving Eve as four generations of audience members sang along to songs that have become ingrained in the fabric of our lives. Parents put their arms around their children, friends hugged each other in the middle of songs and people felt some of their favorite music in a way few get to experience.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Polytoxic’s The Last Waltz Revisited – The Ogden Theatre – November 21st

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Back in 2005, Polytoxic wanted to put on a show that could showcase all the great local musicians they had been playing with over the years. Turns out their idea was such a success that this year marks the 8th anniversary of Polytoxic’s “Last Waltz Revisited,” featuring over 30 songs from The Band’s extensive catalog. The concert has become a tradition here on the Front Range. Don’t miss it!

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Watkins Glen Revisited – March 10th – Quixote’s True Blue

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A healthy crowd turned out to Quixote’s on Saturday night to take a trip back in time to the summer of 1973 with some local favorites. The original Watkins Glen Summer Jam was held on July 28th of 1973 and by some accounts drew as many as 600,000 people to hear three of the most legendary bands of the era: The Grateful Dead, The Band, and The Allman Brothers. Now we all know that Denver’s rich music scene has a lot to offer, and on Saturday it offered up three bands who were up for trying to fill the shoes of these legends.

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Polytoxic’s Last Waltz Revisited VII – November 23rd – The Ogden

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The night before Thanksgiving is traditionally a time for people to gather with family and friends you haven’t seen in a while and catch up on the year. This is exactly what Polytoxic’s Last Waltz – Revisited has become for so many here in Denver. While the annual event is a place for Denver music fans to come together, it is also a time for Denver musicians to gather and do what they best, play music together. If it’s not already, do yourself a favor and make Polytoxic’s The Last Waltz – Revisited a part of your Thanksgiving Tradition.

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CR Gruver Continues A Colorado Thanksgiving Tradition With The Seventh Edition Of The Last Waltz Revisited

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On Thanksgiving Day in 1976, a coked-up film director who had just scored massive success with his films “Mean Streets” and “Taxi Driver,” stepped away from the cityscape of New York and traveled to the Winterland Ballroom in San Francisco to train his lens on a band for the first time. Over the course of a nine-hour event, he helped to close one chapter of rock and roll, and to ultimately define every rock movie that ever followed.