Author: Butch Leitz
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Win tickets! Tanya Morgan brings classic beats to Black Sheep
2010 was an eventful year for them and 2011 promises to be bigger. On the heels of their critically acclaimed and highly publicized Brooklynati album in 2009 came Donwill’s solo project, Don Cusack in High Fidelity, a concept album based on the movie of the similar title, which earned him a feature on NY Mag’s…
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LIVE REVIEW: Blues Under the Bridge
(This is an overview of Blues Under the Bridge as a whole. Photos and blurbs about each act will follow in separate postings).It’s about 10:15 pm Saturday night and I’m sitting in the green room with Amy Whitesell of A Music Company, Inc. – the promoter who helped organize Blues Under the Bridge. Outside, headliner…
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Magness Cum Laude: Blues With Honors
When it comes to female blues artists these days, Janiva Magness has been moving to the front of the class. You can talk about her being named the Blues Foundation’s Blues Music Awards B.B. King Entertainer of the Year in 2009 and Contemporary Blues Female Artist of the Year in 2006, 2007, and 2009, talk…
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Mayer pleases the crowds at the Pepsi Center
Snow played a big factor in getting to see John Mayer last night in Denver’s Pepsi Center, but more than 15,000 people managed to attend despite highway closings and power outages on the streets of Denver. John Mayer is touring with a large arena-style production including lots of lights and a huge screen dominating the…
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REVIEW: Jimmy Thackery at Crystola Bar & Grill
Jimmy Thackery is slowly making his way through the crowded room in the Crystola Bar and Grill toward the stage in relative anonymity. He can easily be mistaken for somebody’s uncle: amiable, chatting with a few friends, in no hurry to get anywhere. As he gets up on stage and pulls out his beat up…
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REVIEW: Kenny G at the Pikes Peak Center
As I approached the Pikes Peak Center on Cascade Avenue in downtown Colorado Springs on Sunday evening, I thought I was plenty early to find parking on the street and get in and get a drink since it was only 6:05 p.m. But I started to get confused. I started seeing more and more people…