If you’re the least bit familiar with the Denver live music scene, you probably already know that the Larimer Lounge is known as a loud venue. By “loud”, I don’t mean the volume of the music, but the volume of the crowd. Generally, the later it gets, the more talkative the audience gets, to...
I’m beginning to realize that the “songwriters circle” format is one of my personal favorites when it comes to live shows. When you have an intimate setting in which a group of singer/songwriters share their songs in turn, it offers a window into the souls of the artists that doesn’t always show up when...
This post supplements my article on Examiner.com. Those who know me personally or through other blogs already know that one of my passions is to celebrate and support the voice of the woman in our culture. It isn’t a political thing for me, but rather a deep sense of conviction that God doesn’t play favorites, that the female...
(This post supplements my article on Examiner.com.) Before I was the kind of guy who listens to (and likes) my kid’s music, I was classically trained in piano and was a composition major in college. (My profound apologies to my instructors–you did the best you could. And for you young whippersnappers who are thinking...
This post is supplemental to my article on Examiner.com. Since starting to scope out the Denver local music scene to write about it here and on Examiner.com, I’ve seen a lot of bands and artists with promise. I’ve experienced soul-stirring moments, heard some great musicians play (both veterans and newcomers), and met some awesome...
I’ve probably said this before (I’m not looking back in the posts to see if I have)…but I’m a lifetime student of music. I’m the kind of guy who listens intently to music, who prefers it in the foreground rather than the background. I’m also the more reflective type at concerts. I don’t do...
(This post is supplemental to my article on Examiner.com.) I admit I’m a bit of a skeptic. When I hear or see a lot of buildup or hype over something, I usually get a little put off, because too many times the “something” doesn’t measure up to the hype. I figure if you have...
Excerpted from my article on Examiner.com… Sunday night, A.F.I. (a.k.a. “A Fire Inside”) headlined a night of modern rock at “Not So Silent Night”, hosted by local Denver radio station Channel 93.3. University of Denver’s Magness Arena was at about half-capacity for the four-band showcase. I Fight Dragons launched the evening at about 6:00...
This is expanded coverage from my article on Examiner.com. As I begin to write this, I’m sitting at Arvada’s popular D-Note, watching a young band called iconoClass. Basically all they’ve done for the past 45 minutes is jam. Almost all of it is guitar solos over rock beats and repetitive chords. There is one...
This is expanded analysis from my article on Examiner.com… To anyone who took my weekend picks and went to see rock/power-pop band Regret Night play a free concert at the D-Note on Saturday, October 10…if you didn’t make it past the two regrettable opening acts…I was there. My profound apologies. Although the concert began...
