Photo: Ron James Photography.
In gearing up for this year’s Underground Music Showcase in Denver, I’ll be previewing a few of my favorite local acts here over the next couple of days.
I first wrote about Take to the Oars here in February 2011, reviewing their album American Volume. Since that time, I’ve seen had the privilege of interviewing a couple of the band mates and have seen them perform numerous times. With Ryan Gombeski vocalizing into that retro-mic of his, and Mike Trujillo’s flailing hair (oh, and his guitar playing, too), this band puts on quite a live show–which prompted me to include them in my list of Bands to Watch in 2012 for Examiner.com.
Take to the Oars has shared the stage with the likes of Sleeper Agent, Rooney, Young the Giant and others. If you’re coming to the UMS (which you should), you can catch TTTO’s set at The Skylark Lounge on Saturday, July 21 at 8:00 p.m. In the meantime, check out their video “Bar Talk” below.