Marquee Magazine » August, 2006
Aimee Mann steps into the ring to fight the good fight and teams up with etown
:: etown rocks :: featuring David Gray, Aimee Mann and Beth Orton :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: Saturday, August 3 ::
By Emily H. Lanigan
When American bard Aimee Mann took to the stage a while back with a black eye, it can only be imagined what people in the crowd must have been thinking.
The tall but slender singer eventually told the crowd what the real story was, but she learned something along the way. “I realized no one will ask you how you got a black eye when you’re a woman. They just look at you like, ‘Oh, you poor thing. You should leave him,’” she later said.
But Mann hadn’t gotten the bruised face from her husband, it was kind of a self-inflicted wound. Not content with simply slinging a guitar, a little over a year ago Mann stepped into the boxing ring and has begun throwing punches for a hobby — a hobby that grew out of the character development of her latest project.
Marquee Tags: Aimee Mann, Beth Orton, Super Ego Records, The Forgotten ArmNo comments
Wolf Parade in line to be the next breakout from Montreal
:: Wolf Parade :: Fox Theatre :: August 28 ::
By Timothy Dwenger
The story of Wolf Parade is one part hard work, one part raw talent and one part damn good luck. These five guys got their big break almost before they were a band.
“Dan’s (Boeckner, guitar/vocals) old band, Atlas Strategic, had done a tour with Modest Mouse back in the day,” said Spencer Krug (keys/ vocals) from his home in Montreal, as the band tested equipment in their brand new studio and prepped to head out on the road. “Cut to 2004 and Isaac [Brock], the front man for Modest Mouse, called Dan up to find out what he was doing. We played him some of our new songs, he liked them, and right away there was talk of getting us signed to Sub Pop (Records), as he worked for them at the time.”
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Andrew Bird puts an odd twist on virtuoso violin at 2OO6’s Folks Fest
:: Andrew Bird :: Folks Festival :: Sunday, August 20 ::
By Molly Chappell
If you wanted a perfect soundtrack to accompany the book Where the Wild Things Are it would be Andrew Bird’s The Mysterious Production of Eggs. The album, released early last year on Righteous Babe Records is intended to mirror the voyage of a child protagonist on a strange and frightening journey. Andrew Bird, who has been playing the violin since age four and has been deemed a professional whistler, does this through his odd lyrics and instrumentation.
He pours it on thick by looping layers of violin, a German percussion instrument known as the glockenspiel, and guitar, all the while showing that there is definitely an art to whistling. He has allowed room for the violin to rock, the same way that Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull painted the flute in a new light. Bird’s style is best likened to gypsy music, pulling from Middle Eastern, classical, hard rock, folk, and every other type of music in-between.
Marquee Tags: Andrew Bird, Folks Fest, Righteous Babe Records, The Mysterious Production of EggsNo comments
Deep breaths spell success for Seattle’s Death Cab for Cutie
:: Death Cab For Cutie :: Fillmore Auditorium :: Sunday and Monday, August 6 and 7 ::
By Matt Marty
In the last year, Seattle’s Death Cab For Cutie has latched on to a scene of college and high school kids who are devout fans that are moved by the band’s raw, inventive, creative talent and attractive, imaginative melodies.
The story of Death Cab For Cutie traces back almost ten years to 1997 in the college town of Bellingham, Wash. It was there that Death Cab For Cutie front man Ben Gibbard met fellow guitarist/producer Chris Walla and bassist Nick Harmer. The band’s line-up would not be solidified until 2002, when drummer Jason McGerr became a full-time member.
“In October of 2002 we decided to give it a shot, and the rest is history. But I’ve known them for over ten years, so it’s not like I met them in an audition, we’ve been playing shows together for a long time,” said McGerr, in a recent interview with The Marquee.
Marquee Tags: Ben Gibbard, Death Cab For Cutie, Jason McGerr, PlansNo comments
Ian Beert to play Hillfest and Nedfest
:: Ian Beert :: Hillfest :: Thursday, Aug. 24 ::
:: Nedfest :: Sunday, Aug. 27 ::
By Marisa Beahm
Good luck classifying Ian Beert: confident yet unpretentious, a musician who happens to be Christian, but is not a Christian musician, and a man whose music reflects past experiences, but who always lives in the moment.
With dedication, paired with passion and self-awareness that is evident in his music, Beert has proven himself a musician on the rise. Currently a senior communications major at CU-Boulder, Beert entered into the local music scene early in his college career.
Marquee Tags: Chicago, Hillfest, Ian Beert, John Mayer, NedfestNo comments
Reincarnated Subdudes step out of New Orleans from behind the levee
:: The Subdudes :: Louisville Street Faire :: August 11 ::
By Kathy Foster-Patton
Riding high on the airplay for their latest recording, Behind The Levee, the subdudes are more popular than at any time previously in their nearly 20 years of existence. Their good-time take on New Orleans-style Americana music is rippling throughout the U.S., garnering new fans and pulling people to the dance floors.
Formed in 1987 for what the members thought would be a one-time gig at Tipitina’s in New Orleans, the subdudes released five albums and toured continually before they disbanded in 1997. Ultimately, they reunited in 2002, with three original dudes and two new members. They released their latest record, Behind the Levee, in January of this year and are proud to note that it was produced by Keb Mo’.
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James Gang reforms for summer tour from Sturgis to Red Rocks
:: The James Gang :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: August 11::
By DJ Hippie
The city’s native musicians were often steeped in the influence of blues and the growing popularity of Motown soul that was beginning to drift in from nearby Detroit. At the time, a young drummer named Jimmy Fox was just beginning to put together a band that would ultimately come to be known as The James Gang and serve as the launching pad for virtuoso guitarist Joe Walsh.
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Def Leppard releases yeah!, an album of covers, and hits the road with Journey
:: Def Leppard :: and Journey ::Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: August 15 ::
By DJ Hippie
There are few bands can really lay claim to having created music that is eternal. Sure, many bands sing about it. The Bangles sang about “The Eternal Flame” before the pop music gods snuffed the band’s popularity out like a cheap Wal-Mart candle, and Christian metal crusaders Stryper are still singing about the joys of eternity despite a career whose validity died years ago. English rockers Def Leppard are one of the rare exceptions. The band formed in 1977 invaded the world as part of “The New Wave of British Heavy Metal” and they haven’t slowed down since.
Marquee Tags: Def Leppard, Journey, Phil Collen, Yeah!No comments
The Ethereal Plane takes on late-night Nedfest show, looks to studio
:: Ethereal Plane :: NedFest late-night @ Black Forest :: Friday, Aug. 25 ::
By Monica Banks
The Ethereal Plane has brought their funk-rock across the country several times over and now they’re back home again. As the summer season comes to a close the band will be bringing their sonic harmonics to the Nederland Music and Arts Festival along with Dr. John, the Motet, New Monsoon, Great American Taxi, ALO and many more.
The Ethereal Plane has appeared at the festival before, and this year they again have the honor of playing a late-night show at the Black Forest Inn, in Nederland. “It’s the with-no-end-in-sight late night show, where people really get down and party,” said lead guitarist and founder Patrick Latella, in a recent interview with The Marquee. “It’s a great energy to connect with.”
Marquee Tags: Dr. John, Nedfest, Patrick Latella, The Ethereal PlaneNo comments
From the barstool of the publisher - August, 2006
On July 5, 2006 the Front Range music community lost a friend and guitarist/singer/songwriter, Joshua Lewandowski of the band Love Scene Clear.
Josh and his brother/flautist/singer Christian were involved in an automobile accident from which Christian is currently recovering.
The Lewandowski brothers founded Love Scene Clear in upstate New York in 1997. Percussionist Jeffrey Giering joined soon thereafter.
Describing themselves as “Ambient Transcendelic Rock,” they released their debut CD Wave of Grace in 2002 and had since been receiving widespread recognition, leading up to the 2005 release of their live CD, On the New Day.
Marquee Tags: Joshua Lewandowski, Love Scene Clear, MemorialNo comments
CD Reviews - August - 2006
Rose Hill Drive peels out off the starting line with a classic, self-titled debut release
Rose Hill Drive - Rose Hill Drive
Megaforce/SCI Fidelity
4 out of 5
Rose Hill Drive’s debut full-length release is like the Oreo cookie of rock and roll albums. It’s got a hard, crunchy rocking outside, with a soft and chewy acoustic inside.
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