Martini

A Colorado music junkie who moved here from San Francisco where I was a California music junkie.

Web Site: http://www.ilistensoyoudonthaveto.com


Amanda Palmer with the Colorado Symphony. Red Rocks. 06.14.13

June 16, 2013
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Amanda Palmer. The painted-on eyebrows. The crowd sourcing scandal. The NSFW music videos. The controversial poetry. The famous husband. The unabashed sexuality and promiscuity… It’s amazing this woman finds time to get dressed everyday, much less write and perform music. But make music she does, and ‘performance’ could be her middle name. Amanda Palmer is...
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Geto Boys. Summit Music Hall. 06.14.13

June 15, 2013
Geto Boys. Summit Music Hall. 06.14.13

There are those who know Geto Boys as the group who did “that one song from Office Space”, and then there are those of us who know them as the true pioneers of Southern rap music. I won’t claim I was around for Making Trouble, but I was there in 1990 when they released...
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4th Annual Boulder SourFest. Avery Brewing Company. 06.08.13

June 9, 2013
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The 4th Annual Boulder SourFest was held at Avery Brewing Company this weekend, and it proved to be one of the best, and most unique, beer festivals I have ever been to. Having been unaware of sour beers until my first Great American Beer Festival a few years back, I am still somewhat surprised...
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Mark Kozelek. The Soiled Dove Underground. 06.06.13

June 7, 2013
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You’d be forgiven for thinking Mark Kozelek hates his life. You’d be forgiven for thinking he hates you. It took a good five minutes for him to even play a song after taking the stage at The Soiled Dove Underground last night. He was too busy being annoyed at the two dudes eating buffalo...
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Red Rocks Run. 05.30.13 – 06.03.13

June 4, 2013
Red Rocks Run. 05.30.13 – 06.03.13

The Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Morrison, Colorado is a seasonal destination. Sure, tourists can be found exploring the century-old venue every day of the year, but it isn’t until Spring that the rocks really shine. The scene on the ground might change from night to night, depending on what acts are booked to grace the...
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Vampire Weekend. Of Monsters and Men. Red Rocks. 05.20.13

May 21, 2013
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In July of 2007, a full six months before they released their debut album, Vampire Weekend opened for Shout Out Louds at Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco. Granted, everyone in the crowd already knew who they were — their self-released EP catapulted these Cure-covering, cardigan-wearing, Columbia college students to fame faster than your high-speed Internet access...
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Prince. 3rd Eye Girl. Live Out Loud. Ogden Theatre. 05.12.13 (early + late shows)

May 13, 2013
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If you’re a Prince fan, you’ve probably already chosen a side when it comes to The Artist’s latest tour. “Live Out Loud” has drawn praise and outrage from fans across the West. Those in favor of spending a premium to see the legendary performer in rare intimate settings had no problem forking out half...
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Rodriguez. 1stBank Center. 04.30.13

May 2, 2013
Rodriguez. 1stBank Center. 04.30.13

Searching for Sugar Man is a documentary film about a couple guys from Cape Town who decide to find out what happened to a musician named Sixto Rodriguez — an artist they believe to be dead. The big reveal comes about halfway through the film when they discover the artist is very much alive,...
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James Blake. Odgen Theater. 04.28.13

May 1, 2013
James Blake. Odgen Theater. 04.28.13

As we made our usual walk from Cheeky Monk to the Ogden Theatre on Sunday night, we were among an unusual crowd for that particular stretch of Colfax. James Blake was in town for the first time and his presence brought out a unique crowd — a procession of the fashionable otherwise unknown in...
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Face to Face. A cautionary tale…

April 29, 2013
Face to Face. A cautionary tale…

After spending 36 years on this planet, you’d think there would be certain truths that would be ingrained in my mind and person. Especially when the universe has tried so damn hard to teach me these things… No matter how nice the weather, don’t day drink before a late night show. No matter how...
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Lucero. Bluebird Theater. 04.20.13

April 22, 2013
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Monday mornings always suck. They suck even worse after Lucero’s been to town. As the boys from Tennessee are getting some ink and R&R in Wichita, the rest of us have to pick our heavy heads up off the smoke-and-whiskey stained pillows, stumble into the shower, scrub off the filth of another wasted weekend,...
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