check out these tracks from the recent Tyler Nail release “Feathers”…
Monthly Archives January 2015
0 Tyler Nail – “Feathers”
0 Afro Zep winter 2015 Colorado tour
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a February Colorado tour for AFRO ZEP out of Chicago. Featuring members of KAVA, Afro Zep puts a fresh new twist on Led Zeppelin’s catalog, recreating the songs with African musical influences and featuring horns and percussion. You can check out the band in February at the following dates:
02.06 (Fri) The 1 Up – Denver (co-bill with Springdale Quartet)
02.07 (Sat) Aztec, NM – Crash Music
02.08 (Sun) Boulder, CO – Mountain Sun
02.09 (Mon) Boulder, CO – Southern Sun
02.11 (Wed) Breckenridge, CO – Gold Pan Saloon
02.12 (Thu) Steamboat Springs, CO – Old Town Pub
02.13 (Fri) 1860 Tavern – Empire, CO
02.14 (Sat early) Winter Park Resort – Winter Park, CO
02.14 (Sat late) Keystone, CO – The Goat
http://afrozep.com/
https://www.facebook.com/afrozep
http://kavatheband.com
AfroZep is a band that plays high-energy afro-beat and afro-pop versions of Led Zeppelin songs, complete with horns and percussion. Wilson, Marshall and Ryan conceptualized the idea in the Summer of 2009. Less than 6 months later they were touring the Midwest performing in St. Louis, Iowa City, Kansas City, Madison and Rock Island. Their first hometown performance was a few months later at the Bottom Lounge and a few months after that AfroZep was being recognized by critics from the Chicago Reader and were voted Best Led Zeppelin Cover Band. The band hit the studio shortly after that and quickly gained the attention of Richard Milne at WXRT where they were listed as ‘Our Led Zeppelin Cover Band of Choice’. Less than two years later AfroZep has headlined clubs such as the Fox Theatre in Boulder, Quixoes in Denver and Lincoln Hall in Chicago; performed at Universities, festivals and private parties and opened for national and international touring acts such as Cornmeal and Tinariwen.
0 Johnny Campbell & the Bluegrass Drifters winter 2015 Colorado tour
Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to be bringing some outstanding Nashville bluegrass to Colorado to ring in 2015 with Johnny Campbell & the Bluegrass Drifters. The band will be pickin’ through Colorado throughout January so check them out at these dates:
01.09 (Fri) Crested Butte, CO – The Eldo
01.10 (Sat) Evergreen, CO – Little Bear Saloon
01.12 (Mon) Boulder, CO – Southern Sun
01.13 (Tue) Laporte, CO – Swing Station
01.14 (Wed) Steamboat Springs, CO – Carl’s Tavern
01.16 (Fri) Grand Junction, CO – Cruiser’s
01.17 (Sat) Carbondale, CO – Black Nugget
01.18 (Sun) Aspen, CO – Justice Snow’s
01.21 (Wed) Frisco, CO – Barkley Ballroom
http://www.thebluegrassdrifters.com/
https://www.facebook.com/johnnycampbellandthebluegrassdrifters
Johnny Campbell is a third generation fiddler hailing from Nashville, Tennessee. He grew up listening to Bluegrass greats Bill Monroe, Jimmy Martin, Jim & Jesse & the Virginia Boys, and the Stanley Brothers. Johnny’s long-bow fiddling style is modeled after the late, great Kenny Baker, as well as his brother Jimmy Campbell, who played extensively with both Jim & Jesse and Bill Monroe. To Johnny, Bluegrass is not just a genre of music, but a lifestyle. Sticking strictly to the roots of first generation bluegrass musicians, Johnny brings enthusiasm and charisma to an oft mislabeled musical category. Johnny has won several fiddle competitions over the years, including Uncle Dave Macon Days, LaGrange Fiddle Competition, and Yeehaw Junction. He is a founding member of the Volunteer String Band (a Nashville Jamgrass band), has toured with James Monroe and helped San Francisco based band Windy Hill win several band competitions, including Emerging Artist in The California Bluegrass Association, First Place at Yonder Mountain String Band’s String Summit and Second Place at Rocky Grass. He currently plays with Chris Henry & The Hardcore Grass and David Davis & The Warrior River Boys. After 35 years as a sideman Johnny is now up front. In the oft’ heard words of Johnny himself, “Let’s Pick!” Johnny started the Bluegrass Drifters in Santa Cruz, California with his wife Whitney. The band has gone through some changes since moving back to Nashville and Johnny’s really excited about the current line-up.
