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Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings Interview: Band Plays Tuesday’s etown at the Boulder Theater
[caption id="attachment_5480" align="aligncenter" width="450" caption="Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings play etown Tuesday."][/caption] Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings are making a special visit to Boulder's etown. The soul and funk band will stop off at Tuesday's etown show at the Boulder Theater to bring their special brand of music to town. The band will also be showing off tune from its new CD. Find out more about this amazing soul group in the Colorado Daily interview: http://www.coloradodaily.com/music-news/ci_14648784#axzz0iHIffKKx [+]DJ Rehka, Paper Bird + Eisley Playing CU’s Miramontes Music and Arts Festival. Tonight’s Concert is Free in the Glenn Miller Ballroom
[caption id="attachment_5444" align="aligncenter" width="476" caption="DJ Rehka plays the Glenn Miller Ballroom Tuesday in a free show"][/caption] Everybody loves a free concert! That's why students and locals will be heading over to CU's Glenn Miller Ballroom to catch the free Miramontes Music and Arts Festival concert. The event is being sponsored by the CU Program Council and campus group CEB. The show takes place tonight and it will feature the very innovative DJ Rehka, Eisley and Daniella Cotton. The special guest [+]Gregory Alan Isakov Interview: Boulder Musician Plays the Fox Tonight with Reed Foehl, Bela Karoli, Clay Rose and More
[caption id="attachment_5429" align="aligncenter" width="350" caption="Gregory Alan Isakov plays the Fox Theatre tonight"][/caption] Boulder singer-songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov is going to try something new at tonight's Fox Theatre show. The local troubadour will be showing off a new musical collective idea at Friday's show. The evening of singer-songwriters will feature Reed Foehl, Clay Rose, Ramaya Soskin and Bela Karoli. Check out the Colorado Daily interview with Isakov and catch up on all the doings in his career: http://www.coloradodaily.com/music-news/ci_14507213#axzz0hLPh3muH [+]Boulder Theater + Fox Theatre Looking at “Potential Merger.” The Two Local Venues May Join Forces This Spring. Does That Mean More Concerts for Boulder?
[caption id="attachment_5373" align="aligncenter" width="500" caption="The Boulder Theater and the Fox are talking about a potential merger this spring"][/caption] The Boulder music scene may be going through a major change this spring. Today, word broke that the Boulder Theater and the Fox Theatre are looking to join forces. The move would combine the forces of Boulder's top two venues and forge them into one powerhouse entertainment entity. Cheryl Liguori is the General Manager for the Boulder Theater, and she commented [+]3OH!3 Rocks Ke$ha’s “Blah Blah Blah” Video. Watch It Here! 3OH!3’s Also Set for Spring Tour with Cobra Starship – Denver Show’s May 21 at the Fillmore.
[caption id="attachment_5313" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="3OH!3 is all over Ke$ha's new "Blah Blah Blah" video"][/caption] Colorado's 3OH!3 was made for the world of music videos. The local electro duo has shown up at MTV award shows, had Katy Perry appear in their "Starstrukk" video -- and now the 3OH!3 guys are an integral part of Ke$ha's new video for "Blah Blah Blah." 3OH!3 contributed to the tune's vocals, so it's no surprise that the guys were asked to play some pivotal scenes [+]U2 2010 Opening Acts :The Fray, Lenny Kravitz and Interpol. Lenny Kravitz opens U2’s Denver Show at Invesco Field on June 12
[caption id="attachment_5306" align="aligncenter" width="400" caption="The Fray opens three dates on U2's summer tour"][/caption] U2 just announced the opening acts for its summer tour -- and it's going to be Lenny Kravitz, The Fray and Interpol. Kravitz will be playing a large chunk of the tour -- including U2's June 12 show at Invesco Field. Colorado homeboys The Fray will play three shows on the tour. The local band will open U2 shows in Oakland, Seattle and Edmonton, Canada. Congrats [+]Alec Ounsworth Interview: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah Leader Goes Solo with new CD, “Mo Beauty.” Catch His Saturday Show at the Larimer Lounge
[caption id="attachment_5284" align="aligncenter" width="493" caption="Alec Ounsworth shows off new music from "Mo Beauty" in Denver Saturday"][/caption] Alec Ounsworth likes to change up his musical sounds, so he's touring behind two projects. The Clap Your Hands Say Yeah band leader is now traveling behind his solo work, and he's bringing a new backup group to Denver's Larimer Lounge on Saturday. Ounsworth will showing off tunes from his solo CD, "Mo Beauty" to his Colorado fans. The record was made in New [+]DeVotchKa Valentine’s Day Review — and the Colorado Band’s Joining Gogol Bordello’s Casa Gogol Tour
[caption id="attachment_5211" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="DeVotchKa will be joining Gogol Bordello on the road"][/caption] Nobody does holiday shows better than DeVotchKa. The Colorado band was in prime form for last night's Valentine's Day show at the Fox Theatre. The show was sold out, and packed with singles and couples that needed their DeVotchKa fix for the romantic holiday. DeVotchKa definitely knows how to throw a great Valentine's concert! The band launched the show with an amazing new material, brought out all their string and [+]