Expect to be watched closely at Clyfford Still Museum

Posted on January 7, 2012 by young

Carmen Tisch, the 36-year-old woman accused of damaging a painting at the new Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, committed a senseless and unpredictable act of vandalism, if what prosecutors say is true.

On Dec. 29, she went to the museum, which opened in November, and punched one of the museum’s prize possessions, “1957-J-No. 2,” valued at a minimum $30 million, then slid down it before urinating on herself, according to police. It sounds like she was very drunk.

While the incident was a criminal act, it also represents an astonishing lapse in security at the museum. Denver granted the right to maintain and display work by Still, one of the most influential American abstract painters of the 20th century. That an out-of-control drunk was allowed anywhere near the museum’s priceless works of art is an extraordinarily embarrassing stain on its record, which is less than two months long.

The sad thing is that visitors to the museum can expect to endure scrutiny of the most intense sort from now on.

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PKB to headline at the Fox Theatre on Saturday

Posted on January 6, 2012 by C. Alan Crandall

PKB Band to headline at the Fox

Well, is it warm enough for you? It is January in Colorado so guess what, just in time for the weekend we are on tap to get more snow. Yep, that’s right, once again our wonderful Colorado weather is kind to the skiing folks and plans to dump in the mountains and we may even see some of the white stuff here on the Front Range.

If you like the warm weather though, there’s no need to despair… I have some good news. The Fox Theatre is hosting a Winter Beach Party. This is not just any beach party, this party is featuring some great local bands and hot jams. Smack Thompson and Dr. Phil Good will get things warmed up, then headlining at the Fox, for the first time, the Pete Kartsounes Band (PKB) will turn the heat up even more.   Read More

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The Motet to headline coast to coast

Posted on December 30, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By photographer and music blogger Alan Crandall
The Motet is heading back out on the road. I am not talking about shows in Breckenridge or Carbondale like they did the last two nights. No, I am not talking about tonight’s Best of Halloween show at the Aggie Theater where the Motet select the best of their prior Halloween tribute shows covering bands like Jamiroquai, Talking Heads, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Sly Stone, Earth, Wind and Fire and the Grateful Dead. I am not even talking about tomorrow night’s New Year’s eve show at the Aggie with the Motet and Euforquestra. Playing local, affordable and dynamic shows, this is the Motet I know; this is the Motet I love. No, The Motet are going much bigger, I am talking coast to coast, nationwide and to other countries even.

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Ninth Annual Mark Vann Foundation Benefit concert celebrates the local music scene

Posted on December 29, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By photographer and music blogger Alan Crandall

Vince Herman

Boulder Theater was host to the 9th Annual Mark Vann Foundation benefit concert, Friday Dec. 16. Many local artists were on hand to help celebrate the life of former Leftover Salmon banjo player Mark Vann who succumbed to cancer in 2002 at the age of 39. The event offered a silent auction, collectables for sale and a showcase of some of the best local musicians on the Jam grass circuit.

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Great American Taxi and Nederland’s Acid Jazz session tribute tonight in Boulder

Posted on December 16, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

Guest Blog post by Alan Crandall/Editor of RockyMountainJams.com

9th Annual Mark Vann Benefit

The holidays are a time for giving and receiving and tonight you have a couple of opportunities to do both at the same time.

I am heading over to the Mark Vann Foundation benefit concert at the Boulder Theater to check out the Great American Taxi and Friends including The Contribution, Featuring Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth, Keith Moseley of String Cheese Incident, Matt Butler of Everyone Orchestra, Sheryl Renee, & Jeff Miller and Phil Ferlino of New Monsoon, Everyone Orchestra, the Bill McKay Band, Andrew McConathy and the Drunken Hearts The Banjorchestra and more.

That is not all… if you are not into the large benefit, silent auction and multiple band then right around the corner you can attend another benefit, this one is in the memory of Nederland’s Michigan Mike and is revisiting the Acid Jazz that Mike helped happen at regular intervals in Ned.

Here is a description of the tribute by the Motet’s Scott Messersmith: “A tribute to Michigan Mike, in the form of an old-school Nederland Acid Jazz session, takes place Friday, Dec. 16 at Shine (2027 13th Street – between Pearl and Spruce) in Boulder. The improv jam features Dave Watts, Scott Messersmith, Bill Kopper, and Kerwin Brown and other guests. The cover is only a $3 suggested donation. The new venue is “gathering place for food, movement and nightlife” and is owned by the Emich sisters who ran the Trilogy Wine Bar. It features “amazing (and affordable)” food including grass-fed beef burgers, lasagna, tacos, plenty of veggie and vegan items and an entire gluten free menu.”

So there you go… two great opportunities to both give and receive and if you are like me, I plan to hit both… happy holidays!

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‘Michigan Mike’ Torpie remembered as more than NedFest promoter

Posted on December 12, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By Alan Crandall

Michigan Mike Torpie

The life and times of ‘Michigan Mike’ Torpie and his impact on Nederland, Colorado was celebrated on Monday, December 5th at First Street Pub in Nederland, just a short distance from the grounds that for many years became NedFest, a mountain music festival conceived and promoted by Torpie.  Monday’s gathering was more of a Wake than a Memorial and it seemed like the perfect way to send off ‘Michigan Mike’.
The First Street Pub gathering was packed the entire time with many friends and family in attendance.  Torpie’s parents, sisters and nephew had the corner table and were able to see the outpouring of love and friendship ‘Michigan Mike’ had garnered in the mountain town he so loved.   One after another folks stepped up to the stage to tell stories about Torpie’s dedication and involvement with the Town.   Many stories were told to the family and crowd bringing a combination of tears and laughter to the attendees.

More than the promoter of NedFest, Mike had served on the Board of Trustee’s from 2004 to 2008.  During this time he was instrumental in getting Marijuana decriminalized in the town.   A couple of suggestions of how to remember Mike were proposed at Monday’s

Pete Kartsounes, Colin Huff, Greg Schochet, Andrew Anderson and Scott Messersmith.

memorial.  Naming the next street in Nederland “Torpie Way,”  and creating a “Mountain Girl” 5k/10 run/walk were both well received ideas from the attendees.  Mountain Girl was Torpie’s dog, companion and another beloved resident of Nederland.

In the corner of the pub where Torpie’s family sat, a pile of about 1000 music compact disks covered a table and guests were invited to grab a stack to take with them.  Many of the disks were sent to Mike over the years from artists hoping to gain a spot on the NedFest stage.  Some disks contained notes stating the request, and some had never even been opened.

Daniel Rodriguez, Silas Herman, Vince Herman, Bonnie Paine and Greg Garrison.

The personal reflections at the microphone soon gave way to an impromptu tribute musical jam with various musicians joining in throughout the evening.

This was the second time since Mike’s passing that the mountain community of Nederland came together for some stories and musical healing.  On Sunday, November 27, Leftover Salmon played a surprise show at the Stage Stop in Rollinsville, Colorado.  The concert -

Drew Emmitt and Jeff Austin

billed that night as “A Benefit Concert for Suicide Awareness”- featured Jeff Austin, of Yonder Mountain String Band, Bonnie Paine and Daniel Rodriquez, of Elephant Revival, and many more musicians including Colin Huff and Silas Herman of Salmon Eggs.  With tickets sold only at the venue, the audience – a who’s who of Nederland area folks- was treated to a special performance by the musicians in various combinations; with the theme for the night being that if you are feeling down things will eventually get better, and how to ask for help and get help if you are depressed.
Perhaps it will be The Nederland Music and Arts Festival that ‘Michigan Mike’ Torpie will be most remembered.  NedFest showcased local artists along with mid-level and national touring groups.  This year at NedFest I met music fans from as far away as the east coast.  With a cap of 2000 tickets, the festival never sold out which made it a family friendly jewel of a music event, in beautiful mountain surroundings, put on by good mountain folks.

(Bloggers Note: Want to revisit Acid Jazz, well here is some good news from The Motet’s Scott Messersmith:
This Friday December 16th At Shine on 13th st. in Boulder (next to the old Trilogy) there will be another tribute to Mike. Nederland Acid Jazz featuring Dave Watts, Scott Messersmith, Bill Kopper, and Kerwin Brown. We are inviting anyone who would like to come sit in and play! Please contact Scott on FB if you would like to come join us and I will make sure that the right equipment is there. We look forward to sharing music with you!)

Below is a list of some of the artists that have performed over the past 13 years.

NEDFEST 2011 SCHEDULE

FRIDAY 8/26/11
Smooth Money Gesture
Jaden Carlson Trio w/ Scott Messersmith & Garrett Sayers
Fox Street All Stars w/ Leftover Salmon’s Bill McKay & The Pump
John McKay
Great American Taxi feat. Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon
Salmon Eggs w/ Silas Herman, Colin Huff & Cody Wales
The Motet
The Grateful Dead’s Bill Kreutzmann w/ Steve Kimock, SCI’s Kyle Hollingsworth & George Porter Jr.

SATURDAY 8/27/11
Larry Keel & His Big Friends
The Shwilbillies
Runaway Truck Ramp (Special Reunion Show)
Bret Mosley
Split Lip Rayfield
Acoustic Mining Company
Hot Buttered Rum
‘Tweener: Billy & Jilian Nershi
Cornmeal
David Grisman Sextet
Oakhurst

SUNDAY 8/28/11
11:00 AM – Whitewater Ramble
12 NOON – ‘Tweener: Magnolia Row
Head For The Hills
Billy & Jilian Nershi
String Cheese Incident’s Keith Moseley w/ Scott Law & Friends
Lesley Kernochan
ALO (Animal Liberation Orchestra)
Leftover Salmon w/ Wally Ingram
Magic Gravy (Members of ALO and The Motet)

NEDFEST 2010 SCHEDULE

SATURDAY 8/28/10
SPRING CREEK BLUEGRASS w/ Benny “Burle” Galloway
Moonshiner
ELEPHANT REVIVAL
Fireweed
GREAT AMERICAN TAXI w/ Vince Herman
HOT BUTTERED RUM
Jaden
CORNMEAL
STEVE KIMOCK CRAZY ENGINE feat. MELVIN SEALS

SUNDAY 8/29/10
MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
Kort McCumber
BILLY NERSHI’s BLUE PLANET w/ Keith Moseley, Erik Deutsch & Chuuuch!
‘Tweener: Big Water
PANJEA w/ Michael Kang
‘Tweener: Samba Parade
THE MOTET
Jerry Joseph & Wally Ingram
HOLY KIMOTO w/ Kimock, Hollingsworth, Travis & Hann
Elephant Revival & MST

NEDFEST 2009 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 8/28/09
EUFORQUESTRA
Hoff & Sites
SASKIA LAROO
Jubal
PANJEA w/ MICHAEL KANG
DVS & Cledus
PARTICLE
The Ethereal Plane

SATURDAY 8/29/09
INCENDIO
The Mile Markers
JOE CRAVEN w/ SAM BEVAN
Mark Flynn
SPLIT LIP RAYFIELD
Apple Valley
DREW EMMITT BAND
Big Water
BILLY NERSHI’s BLUE PLANET w/ MOSELEY, LAW, MISNER & DEUTSCH
DAVID GRISMAN QUINTET
Whitewater Ramble & Special Guest Band (Double Bill)

SUNDAY 8/30/09
MOUNTAIN STANDARD TIME
The Farmer Sisters
OAKHURST
Gigi Love
VINCE HERMAN & GREAT AMERICAN TAXI
Bruce Hayes
EMMITT – NERSHI BAND
RICKY SKAGGS & KENTUCKY THUNDER
Elephant Revival

NEDFEST 2008 SCHEDULE
FRIDAY 8/22/08
Onda
Bill Kopper (solo)
Tony Furtado Band
LYNX & Jamie Janover (duo)
String Cheese Incident’s Kyle Hollingsworth Band w/ SCI’s Keith Moseley
LYNX (solo)
PRAANG (w/ Steve Kimock, SCI’s Michael Travis & Jason Hann plus Jamie Janover)
Amsterdam’s Saskia Laroo w/ members of The Motet

SATURDAY 8/23/08
Oakhurst
Mountain Standard Time
Swingset w/ YMSB’s Dave Johnston, Eric Thorin, Jon Ridnell & Dave Watts plus Cecil ‘Pnut’ Daniels
Yonder Mountain String Band’s Jeff Austin & Friends
Patrick Latella (solo)
New Monsoon
Saskia Laroo (solo)
The Motet (8-Piece Band w/ Horns & Scott Messersmith)
Arnie Green (solo)
Melvin Seals & JGB w/ Steve Kimock
Late Night @ Black Forest: Amsterdam’s Saskia Laroo w/ members of The Motet

SUNDAY 8/24/08
Elephant Revival
Danny Shafer (solo)
Larry Keel & Natural Bridge
Shanti Groove (acoustic)
Split Lip Rayfield
Enion & David Tiller’s TAARKA w/ ThaMuseMeant’s Nathan Moore
Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman w/ Great American Taxi
David Grisman Quintet
WhiteWater Ramble and TAARKA w/ Nathan Moore (double bill)

NedFest 2007 SCHEDULE
ANIMAL LIBERATION ORCHESTRA
JOHN “BLACKDOG” RIDNELL & GAIL “MOJO” MULDROW
BLUE TURTLE SEDUCTION
DANNY SHAFER
THE ETHEREAL PLANE
EUFORQUESTRA
HEAD FOR THE HILLS
IAN BEERT
JASON SCROGGINS
KISSIDOGU
THE MOTET
ONDA
PATRICK LATELLA
SALEM
SAM BUSH BAND
STANTON MOORE TRIO featuring Robert Walter & Will Bernard – Born and
STEVE KIMOCK with George Porter Jr., Russell Batiste & Brian Stoltz:
TIFFANY CHRISTOPHER
TONY FURTADO BAND:
VINCE HERMAN & THE GREAT AMERICAN TAXI
Vince Herman
Jefferson Hamer

FRIDAY 8/25/06 SCHEDULE
POLYTOXIC
JUBAL
ALBINO!
PAPAS IN THE SHED
MELVIN SEALS & JGB
PATRICK LATELLA
KAN’NAL
THE ETHEREAL PLANE
SATURDAY 8/26/06
SOUL RECLUSION
CREW MURPHY
THE CODETALKERS w/COL. BRUCE HAMPTON
REBECCA FOLSOM
VINCE HERMAN & THE GREAT AMERICAN TAXI – Jefferson Hamer
‘BLISK
BILL EVANS & SOULGRASS
ARMANDO ZUPPA
THE MOTET featuring JANS INGBER
PERCUSSION DE KISSIDOUGOU,
SAM BUSH BAND
NEDERLAND ACID JAZZ
SUNDAY 8/27/06 SCHEDULE
KELLI LAFOLLETTE
WHITEWATER RAMBLE
‘MELISSA SELBY
VINYL
IAN BEERT
ANIMAL LIBERATION ORCHESTRA
DOUG BAKER
NEW MONSOON
JOHN MCKAY
DR. JOHN

SATURDAY AUGUST 27th. 2005
KAN’NAL
Primal, Rhythmic,
Psychedelic, Organic, Hypnotic,
Sensual Rock Music
PATRICK LATELLA
RUNAWAY TRUCK RAMP
THE NEDRECKS
TONY FURTADO BAND
JUBAL & ROB GOWER
PHIX
DANNY SHAFER
BENNY GALLOWAY and the BROKE MOUNTAIN QUARTET
DOUG BAKER
MUMBOULI
THE ETHEREAL PLANE
SUNDAY AUGUST 28th, 2005
THE MOTET with guest Cecil P-Nut Daniel
SPOONFED TRIBE’s
Weapons of Mass Percussion
SHANTI GROOVE
THE ELDORANS
Leftover Salmon’s
VINCE HERMAN and the GREAT AMERICAN TAXI
featuring Acoustic Junction’s REED FOEHL
ARTHUR LEE LAND
FAREED HAQUE GROUP
ALEKTROPHOBIA
ERIC MCFADDEN & WALLY INGRAM
FULANIS AFROBEAT ENSEMBLE
“Everybody say YEAH YEAH!”
BILL MCKAY
ONDA
ERIC MCFADDEN & WALLY INGRAM
at the First Street Pub & Grill

SATURDAY AUGUST 7th, 2004
Leftover Salmon’s VINCE HERMAN
SHANTI GROOVE
TONY TRISCHKA BAND
JOE CRAVEN BAND
BENEVENTO
RUSSO
DUO
THE BLUEGRACID JAZZ ALL-STARS
JOHN & BILL MCKAY
BRUCE HAYES
ARTHUR LEE
SUNDAY AUGUST 8th, 2004
GARAJ MAHAL
THE MOTET
ALBINO!
Heavy Heavy
Afrobeat!
PAPA MALI
ROB WASSERMAN
DOUG BAKER
SAMBA DENDE
PATRICK LATELLA
CHRIS CONNOLLY

SATURDAYAUGUST 2nd 2003
Flecktone
VICTOR WOOTEN
solo & with
NEDERLAND ACID JAZZ
GARAJ MAHAL
THE MOTET
VINYL
BLACK FRAMES
SKERIK
Mike Dillon
Brad Houser
Earl Harvin
WOOKIE FOOT
SINGLE MALT BAND
JON ‘Blackdog’ RIDNELL
CAMERON BYERS
SAMBA DENDE

SUNDAY AUGUST 3rd 2003
ROBERT WALTER’S 20th CONGRESS
Featuring Will Bernard
TONY FURTADO and the AMERICAN GYPSIES
THE BIG WU
SHANTI
GROOVE
ROSS MARTIN & MATT FLINNER BAND
POSSUM LOGIC
PAPA MALI
NOAM PIKELNY
JOHN & BILL MCKAY
PATRICK LATELLA
WAYFARERS

SATURDAY AUGUST 3rd, 2002

CHARLIE HUNTER QUINTET
w/ Ron Miles
VINYL
TONY FURTADO AND THE AMERICAN GYPSIES
w/ Paul McCandless
MELVIN SEALS’
MELTING POT
MATT FLINNER
QUARTET
SHANTI GROOVE
HIT & RUN w/ Rebecca Hoggan
SINGLE MALT BAND
TALL TREES GROVE
HIGH ON THE HOG
DANNY SHAFER
SAMBA DENDE
NEDERLAND BLUEGRACID JAZZ ALL STARS

SUNDAY AUGUST 4th, 2002
THEORY OF EVERYTHINg
ROBERT WALTER’S
20th CONGRESS
w/ Will Bernard
THE MOTET
CABARET DIOSA
JIVE
BLACKDOG
w/ Cecil ‘P-Nut’ Daniels & The PsychoHorns
SAMBA DENDE
WOMEN FROM MARS:
LIZA OXNARD
LIZ CLARK
JUNIS PONDS
NEDERLAND ACID JAZZ

SATURDAY AUGUST 4th, 2001
BLACKDOG
HANUMAN
SINGLE MALT BAND
RUNAWAY
TRUCK RAMP
Reunion Show
NEDERLAND BLUEGRACID JAZZ ALL-STARS
YONDER MOUNTAIN
STRING BAND
MERL SAUNDERS And His FUNKY FRIENDS

SUNDAY AUGUST 5th, 2001
JAMIE JANOVER’S
LOOP REALM
JAKA
BEING LARA
MAYKOVICH
THE MOTET
THE SLIP
CHARLIE HUNTER
QUARTET
NEDERLAND ACID JAZZ

8/5/00 SATURDAY:
KUTANDARA
A Nine-Piece Marimba Band
CHUPACABRA
KELLER WILLIAMS
TONY FURTADO BAND
THE MOTET
STANLEY JORDAN with
NEDERLAND ACID JAZZ

8/6/00 SUNDAY:
THE NEW COUNTRY KITCHEN
Bluegrass from Rome, Italy
RYAN SHUPE & THE RUBBERBAND
THAMUSEMEANT
RUNAWAY
TRUCK RAMP
YONDER MOUNTAIN
STRING BAND
NEDERLAND BLUEGRACID JAZZ
ALL-STARS!!!

SATURDAY, AUGUST 7th 1999
Open Road
Kristen Mc Farland (w/ Dave Watts)
Pete Wernick’s Live Five
Tweener: Chuck Grossman
The Tony Furtado Band
The Dave Watts Motet
Patrick Latella
Stanley Jordan (solo)
Jamie Janover
Nederland Acid Jazz # 166

SUNDAY, AUGUST 8th 1999
Ty Burhoe & Friends
Vince Herman & Jeff Austin
The Floodplain Gang
Danny Shaffer
Runaway Truck Ramp
Wendy Woo
Yonder Mountain String Band
John ‘Blackdog’ Ridnell
The ‘Nederland Bluegr-Acid Jazz’ All Stars

The 1996 Nederland Music and Arts Festival

Saturday, June 8th
Alan Stecher
Kellie LaFollette
Steve Ray Liedlich
Mike Nuzum
Liquid Playground
Sphere (High School Band)
Drip City
Koro
Available Jones
The Buzz Harvest
Roots Revolt
Sunday, June 9th
Terrestrials
Patrick Latella
Butlers & Thieves
Chuck Grossman
Fe’
Wiley Cotton Band
Blackdog
Higher Ground (Eugene, OR)
Skin

 

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Furthur announces Spring Tour 2012

Posted on December 9, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By Alan Crandall/Editor of RockyMountainJams.com

Furthur Spring Tour 2012

Rumors that Furthur’s concert tour days are over after December 31st were put to rest today with the announcement of the Furthur Spring Tour 2012. 

From the the bands website:

Furthur Spring Tour 2012!!

Furthur Spring Tour 2012! Furthur will be playing in Boston, Wallingford, CT, and 8 shows at the Beacon Theatre in New York in April, 2012. Click here for complete tour dates and ticketing information.

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‘Michigan Mike NedFest’ (MikeTorpie) tribute video

Posted on November 27, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By Alan Crandall.
Writer Photographer and Editor at Rockymountainjams.com

Michigan Mike Torpie

I was saddened to hear of the untimely passing of “Michigan Mike,” Mike Torpie, NedFest promoter and longtime Nederland Resident.

If you read this blog then you are aware that I am a fan of NedFest and I have known Mike for a couple of years now and I liked him as well.

Michigan Mike with Bill Kreutzmann, George Porter Jr., Kyle Hollingsworth and Steve Kimock at Nedfest 2011

Mike was a serious music fan that did his best to have fun, celebrate and bring good music to the mountain community of Nederland Colorado. Mike Torpie did much for the Nederland music scene and his impact will be felt for years to come.

While attending this year’s festival I grabbed some videos I had planned to use as a preview to next year’s festival.  This is just a small collection of clips.  This year’s festival was videoed by Mystic Mike and his crew and another videographer, a friend of mine named Steve so there is good documentation of the festival that started off as a few bands, a tent, small stage and a few kegs of beer and grew into a 13 year festival that is forever part of Nederland’s history.

So long Mike, thank you and you will be missed.

Bloggers Note: Tonight there will be a benefit concert at the Stage Stop by Leftover Salmon for the Ned Music scene and Suicide Prevention Awareness, tickets are only available at the door, show is at 7p.m.

More on the 2011 NedFest:

I have written about NedFest a few times this year: Nedfest celebrates 13th year,
Kreutzmann, Kimock, Hollingsworth and Porter – one time Super Group take stage at NedFest,
Third visit to NedFest for David Grisman, Leftover Salmon ‘kills it’ at NedFest.

 

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Polytoxic’s 7th Annual Last Waltz revisited is best yet

Posted on November 22, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By Alan Crandall
Editor of RockyMountainJams.com

Some say The Band was the best band ever.  Many of my age group (older) considers Martin Scorsese’s The Last Waltz to be the greatest rock and roll concert movie ever filmed.  The movie is one of my favorites.  The film is ranked by viewers with 8 out of ten stars on imdb.com.  The now legendary concert was filmed and performed on Thanksgiving Day at Winterland in 1976. Billed as the farewell show for The Band, the concert promoted and organized by Bill Graham, was a grand event.  All 5000 of the San Francisco Winterland’s attendees were served a Thanksgiving turkey dinner.  Originally The Band was to play the show solo but after a few guests were added to the bill the list of entertainers grew at a terrific rate.  Before long you had the long list of: Paul Butterfield, Eric Clapton, Neil Diamond, Bob Dylan, Emmylou Harris, Ronnie Hawkins, Dr. John, Joni Mitchell, Van Morrison, Ringo Starr, Muddy Waters, Ronnie Wood, Bobby Charles and Neil Young set to take the stage.
Now flash forward to 2005 and one of Denver’s premiere jam bands, Polytoxic, had the idea to invite a bunch of their friends to re-enact the legendary concert.  They planned for a fun little show and the tickets sold out so fast that it became one of their biggest shows ever.  Since then the band has performed the show every year before Thanksgiving offering tribute to the original event.
Polytoxic’s Last Waltz Revisited show featuring the Denver Horns at the Boulder Theater was an amazing event showcasing artists from many different bands and types of music.  It was so much fun the audience was soaking up every joy filled moment by dancing and singing along with the long famous rock and roll ballads.  Many of the performers were not only in character of the performer they were covering but they dressed the part too.

Boulder Theater’s back stage was buzzing with energy and the artful way the organizers staged one guest performer after another was to be admired.  I am now hooked and plan to make this show part of my Thanksgiving tradition.  If you missed Friday’s performance you have another chance this Wednesday at the Ogden Theater in Denver.  I recommend it.

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Cornmeal, Polytoxic, Elephant Revival, Tedeschi Trucks, Kyle Hollingsworth … what are you doing this weekend?

Posted on November 17, 2011 by C. Alan Crandall

By Alan Crandall
Editor at RockyMountainJams.com

Cornmeal at the Aggie Theater

I just took a look at my events calendar on Facebook and apparently I am attending four shows tomorrow night.  Yep it is true, I am going to see Cornmeal at the Fox, Polytoxic at the Boulder Theater, Tedeschi Truck Band at the Fillmore, and Kyle Hollingsworth Band, featuring Michael Kang at Hodi’s Halfnote.  I guess I just can’t help myself, I see a good show and say to myself, heck yeah, I am going to that!

We live in a great place for concerts and I apologize to all of the other great bands that are

Kyle Hollingsworth

gigging this weekend and not mentioned here.  Sometimes planning for a weekend’s entertainment is like planning a play in the big game, trying to figure out how, where and when to go, … cash a lot of times being a big factor.

Here is my game plan, as it turns out both Cornmeal and Elephant Revival are playing a couple of shows this weekend. I plan to catch Cornmeal at the Aggie in FortCollins tonight. I will miss Cornmeal at the Fox Theatre on Friday, Elephant Revival at the Bluebird Theater, The Kyle Hollingsworth Band at Hodi’s and Tedeshi Trucks at the Fillmore.  I will instead opt for the also amazing Polytoxic’s Last Waltz Revisited at the

Tedeschi Trucks Band

Boulder Theater.  That will free me up to see Elephant Revival and the Steep Canyon Rangers at the Boulder Theater on Saturday.

Are you keeping track… I am trying too… the Kyle Hollingsworth Band is also playing a show at Cervantes on Saturday so whatever combination works for you, catch a few shows or if you are like me try to catch them all.

One quick note, cash and timing has me missing Hollingsworth and Tedeschi Trucks shows however, Kyle tickets are very affordable and if you can’t go out or afford the $50

Elephant Revival

tickets for Tedeshchi Trucks then I have good news, the The show at the Fillmore Auditorium will, for the first time, be broadcast on iclips.net.  If you pre-order the show it is only 10 bucks.

See you at the show.

 

 

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