Nederland, Co’s Elephant Revival debuts self-titled release after two years together
:: Elephant Revival ::
:: with support from Boulder Acoustic Society and Riverbend ::
:: Boulder Theater :: November 29 ::
By Jeffrey Keith
Elephant Revival is living proof that the way high Colorado Front Range town of Nederland continues to inspire some of the finest and most creative music to be found anywhere. Following the lead, but not the footsteps, of groups like Leftover Salmon and the Yonder Mountain String Band, the five-piece Elephant Revival has created a unique and appealing modern acoustic sound simultaneously soaked in all manner of tradition.
“You can call it ‘neo-acoustic electric transcendental folk’…The folk rock connotation doesn’t quite cut it,” said multi-instrumentalist/songwriter/vocalist Dan Rose during a recent breakfast sit-down with The Marquee at Nederland’s acoustic HQ, the Shining Star Cafe; lead singer and woman-of-all-sounds-percussive, Bonnie Paine, joined the mid-morning party as well.
Marquee Tags: Bonnie Paine, Dan Rose, Elephant Revival, Leftover Salmon, Yonder Mountain String Band2 comments
Halloween rundown:
One of the best nights of the year for music takes over Friday, the 31st
By Mike Hedrick
New Year’s Eve and Halloween are traditionally two of the best nights of the year to see music, but for the last few years Halloween has fallen mid-week, which has led the “holiday” to be stretched thin over multiple nights.
This year, however, with Halloween falling on a Friday night, promoters have stepped up huge and Friday, October 31, 2008 could end up going down as one of the best of the best.
Below is a list of (not every, but) a lot of the shows taking place on the Front Range that night: Continue — Read more »
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Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival
Lawrence, KS
June 5 – 8, 2008
Text and video by Brian F. Johnson
Courtesy of photographer James Allison www.jamesallisondesign.com
DAY I – (but, not really)
Any festival can get hit with a stroke of bad luck or bad weather. The good ones are the ones who know how to rebound, and 2008 was that kind of year for the Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival.
Google Maps clocks the drive from Denver to Lawrence, Kan. as 8 hours and 15 minutes, but on a day when 30 tornadoes touched down in the state of Kansas, Google’s time allotment gets thrown out the window.
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Inaugural Mile High Festival Goes Huge
By Tim Dwenger
July 19 – 20
Dick’s Sporting Goods Park
Commerce City, CO
After a well documented run-in with the management of the Denver Zoo, promoter AEG Live was forced to find a location other than Denver’s City Park to stage its inaugural festival, which is being compared to the epic Austin City Limits Festival in Texas.
After several months of work, Chuck Morris and the rest of AEG Live settled on the outer fields of Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, the sprawling complex that is home to the Colorado Rapids MLS team. Though the 18,000 person capacity stadium will not be used, the extensive array of soccer fields that surround the stadium will host more than 50 bands on 5 stages over the course of the weekend.
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Wakarusa Enters Its Fifth Year With 80 Bands
By Mike Hedrick
June 5-8
Lawrence, KS
Named for the river in Lawrence, Wakarusa is a Native American term for ass-deep, which seemingly encompasses not only the depth of the river but also the abundance of music, camping and activities that take place at the festival.
Marquee Tags: Ben Folds, Cake, Emmylou Harris, Keller Williams, Lawrence Kansas, Leftover Salmon, Mickey Hart, STS9, The Flaming Lips, Wakarusa, Zappa Plays ZappaNo comments
10K Lakes Grows Into One of the Mega Fests
By Molly Chappell
July 23-26
Soo Pass Ranch, Detroit Lakes, MN
The10,000 Lakes Festival (10KLF) has set the tone for what a summer festival should be— tons of great music, a tranquil backdrop, and excellent vibes. This year promises to be no different, with over sixty bands slated to perform.
Marquee Tags: 10K Lakes Festival, Leftover Salmon, Michael Franti and Spearhead, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Flaming LipsNo comments
Leftover Salmon reunite at their spawning grounds for festival dates
:: Leftover Salmon :: with moe. :: :: Red Rocks Amphitheatre :: July 28 ::
By Brian F. Johnson
When the clock struck midnight on Dec. 31, 2004, and the calendar flipped to 2005, Leftover Salmon was at home — on stage, playing to a sold-out crowd at Boulder’s Fox Theatre. Three hours later, in the wee hours of the morning, the band played their final song (“Pasta on the Mountain,” with a medley in the middle that included “Free Bird,” “Third Stone” and “The Star Spangled Banner”) and called it a night, and with that, also called it a wrap. After 15 years as a band, to the very day (their first gig was on New Year’s Eve in 1989 at The Eldo in Crested Butte, Colo.), the machine had outgrown the band and the incessant touring needed to feed that machine had gone beyond the band members’ threshold.
Leftover Salmon never claimed they were breaking up, but the “indefinite hiatus” label was cast upon them, and with members swimming off to pursue solo projects and spend time with their families, it looked like it’d be a very long time before they’d be onstage again.
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High Sierra awash with Colorado artists
By Monica Banks
highsierramusic.com
July 5-8
Quincy, Calif.
High Sierra began in 1991 with one stage and 20 artists. This grassroots festival has now grown to five stages with over 75 artists. This summer’s promising line-up features the much anticipated Leftover Salmon reunion, along with other hometown acts such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Zilla, Great American Taxi and Phix.
Marquee Tags: Great American Taxi, Leftover Salmon, Phix, Yonder Mountain String BandNo comments
Leftover Salmon’s Drew Emmitt takes another Freedom Ride across Colorado
:: Drew Emmitt Band :: Stage Stop Inn :: January 25 ::
:: 8150 :: January 26 ::
By Lisa Oshlo
Long known around these parts as the lead vocalist and dynamic mandolin player for jamgrass mainstays Leftover Salmon, Drew Emmitt has forged his own path since the dissolution of that band in 2004. Now touring regularly with the Drew Emmitt Band, the master of all things strings, has proven he’s got the meddle to go at it on his own.
While Emmitt sticks predominantly with the mandolin and guitar, he is also a competent player of the banjo, fiddle, harmonica, and flute. The Marquee caught up with him high on a mountaintop in his hometown of Crested Butte, Colo., to talk about the mandolin and the music that is so much a part of him.
Marquee Tags: Across the Bridge, Drew Emmitt, Leftover Salmon, Vince HermanNo comments
CD Reviews - January - 2007
Leftover Salmon
Years in Your Ears
Yellow Pine Pictures
OOOO out of OOOOO
It’s only been two years since the members of Leftover Salmon threw in the collective towel and decided, very amicably, to go their separate ways. But even though it’s been a short time, this DVD about the band is long overdue.
Years In Your Ears is a great documentary about the band that takes viewers from the band’s earliest beginnings up to their pinnacle. Chock full of hysterical interviews with Salmon fambly (sic) members and a who’s who of musicians, the DVD tells the tale as long as the story of the salmon returning to its home waters to spawn.
Marquee Tags: Blackalicious, Dan Craig, Glen Phillips, Lecain, Leftover Salmon, The Jimi Austin, The Soul of John BlackNo comments
Great American Taxi still taking fares and expecting a summer album
:: Great American Taxi :: Gold Hill Inn :: May 29 ::
By Monica Banks
Everyone’s taught not to hitch a ride with strangers, but when this Taxi swings through town, it would be foolish not to jump in.
With the days of Leftover Salmon behind him, Vince Herman has joined forces with Mountain High Music to introduce the Great American Taxi. The group was put together for a benefit show last year and was originally thought to be temporary. However, Herman, Chad Staehly, Jefferson Hamer, Brian Schey and Jake Coffin have such great chemistry that the shows just keep coming effortlessly.
Marquee Tags: Chad Staehly, Great American Taxi, Leftover Salmon, Vince HermanNo comments
Aquarium Rescue Unit, with Herring and the Colonel, swim into Front Range
:: Aquarium Rescue Unit :: Fox Theatre :: January 20 and 21 ::
By Jeffrey V. Smith
For respected rock-fusion guitarist Jimmy Herring, stepping back into his role in Aquarium Rescue Unit (ARU) will be like putting on a pair of favorite shoes he hasn’t worn in a while. “It’ll just be so comfortable,” he recently told The Marquee. The band, which was a favorite of the early ’90s pre-jam band explosion, reunites briefly for a pair of shows at the Fox Theatre Friday and Saturday, January 20-21. The rare reunion shows are the only ones planned by the band at this time.
Marquee Tags: Aquarium Rescue Unit, Col. Bruce Hampton, Jimmy Herring, Leftover SalmonNo comments