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NEW SIGNING – Rainy Eyes

Rocky Mountain Artists is thrilled to announce that Rainy Eyes out of Lafayette, LA will be joining our booking roster!

Originally from Norway, Rainy began her career in Northern California before relocating to Louisiana. She just released her excellent sophomore record “Lonesome Highway” through Royal Potato Family in July 2024. In a review of the album, Turnstyled Junkpiled raved, “a modern-day Emmylou Harris, Rainy Eyes combines folk and country influences to weave poignant stories of remorse and redemption,” while Americana Highways declared “…a voice of innocence with strains of sensitivity and illumination, Norway native Rainy Eyes most importantly graces each tune with honesty and emotion.”

This past year marked Rainy’s second appearance at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. She also had recent strong performances at Festival International de Louisiane and the Bajaja Music with John Medeski, The New Mastersounds, ALO and more. She has upcoming appearances at the AVL Festival in Asheville, NC and Fete Du Void. Rainy Eyes has shared the stage with artists including Ramblin Jack Elliott, Peter Rowan, Willie Watson, Patterson Hood, Jackie Greene, The Steel Wheels, Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams and many more.

We welcome Rainy Eyes to the RMA family and look forward to working with her in conjunction with The Royal Potato Family and Wingspan Music.

https://www.rainyeyesmusic.com/

0 ENVY ALO spring 2020 Mountain West tour

ENVY ALO SPRING 2020 MOUNTAIN WEST TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a late winter/early spring tour for
ENVY ALO out of Denver.

ENVY ALO is steadily building a solid fan base regionally and is poised to make a big leap nationally in 2020 with the release of their outstanding new album “SHIP IT.” This tour will run through proceed through a series of ski resort dates and markets in the Mountain West region including Sun Valley, Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee.

You can catch ENVY ALO at the following dates:

3/12 (Thu) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID
3/13 (Fri) – The Olympic – Boise, ID
3/14 (Sat day) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID
3/14 (Sat night) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
3/15 (Sun) – Warm Springs – Sun Valley, ID
3/17 (Tue) – John’s Alley – Moscow, ID
3/19 (Thu) – Lewis & Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
3/20 (Fri) – The Remington – Whitefish, MT
3/21 (Sat) – Silver Dollar Bar – Jackson, WY
3/22 (Sun) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY

https://www.envyalo.com

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Since their inception in late 2015, Denver Colorado’s Envy Alo has been crafting their unique brand of Cookin’ Colorado Soul, complete with funky grooves, sultry vocals, and fresh songwriting. Over this period of time the group has evolved from a traditional organ-trio to a six-piece powerhouse of funk that keeps fans dancing night after night.

Envy Alo is Aaron Pettine on Keyboards, Kevin Hinder on Guitar/Vocals, Nate Etter on Drums, Karl Summers on Bass, Kevin Supina on Saxophone/Vocals, and Callie Morrocco on Lead Vocals.

Ringing in 2019, Envy Alo shared the stage with legends Cut Chemist and Chali 2na of Jurassic 5 during a New Year’s Eve performance at the Pink Garter Theatre in Jackson Hole, WY. The band went on to perform at festivals including Frozen Dead Guy Days, Beanstalk Music Festival, and Westword Music Showcase. They had the honor to perform at the first ever L4LM “Funk Sessions” at Cervantes in Denver with members of Tauk, Lettuce, and The Motet, solidifying themselves as a premier act in high demand.

The band recently released their newest full-length studio album “Ship It” in January 2020. Recorded with Brad Smalling at Evergroove Studios, “Ship It” gives listeners a cohesive collection that will please fans of jam, funk, and soul music alike.
The Denver, CO based band has a charismatic approach fueled by conscious thinking, with lyrics that are uplifting, relatable, and insightful. Bringing an energetic and moving live performance, A-Mac & The Height encourages their audience to partake in a genuine and united musical journey with them. Similarly, the group is known for creating intricate and extended musical passages through improvisation and faith in the unknown.

 

 

0 A MAC & THE HEIGHT album release tour

A MAC & THE HEIGHT

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the album release tour for
A MAC & THE HEIGHT out of Denver.

A MAC & THE HEIGHT has built a solid fan base regionally and is poised to make a big leap nationally in 2020 with the release of their new album “FINALLY WOKE.” This tour will be highlighted by the band’s album release show at the Bluebird Theater in Denver on 2/6 and proceed through a series of ski resort dates in the Big Sky region.

You can catch A MAC & THE HEIGHT at the following dates:

2/6 (Thu) – Bluebird Theater – Denver, CO
2/13 (Thu) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID
2/14 (Fri day) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID (apres ski)
2/14 (Fri night) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
2/15 (Sat) – Mangy Moose – Jackson, WY
2/16 (Sun) – Powder Mountain Resort – Eden, UT
2/17 (Mon) – Powder Mountain Resort – Eden, UT
2/19 (Wed) – The Cabin – Park City, UT
2/20 (Thu) – The Filling Station – Bozeman, MT
2/21 (Fri) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
2/22 (Sat) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
2/23 (Sun) – Mystic Hot Springs – Monroe, UT

https://amacandtheheight.com/

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A-Mac & The Height represents a unique musical experience of unity and adventurous fusion of genres. With hook-driven songwriting and a cohesive blend of reggae, hip-hop, funk and alternative rock, the group thrives on overcoming musical boundaries. Their immersive message and feel good energy has proven to bring together beautiful people from coast to coast.

The Denver, CO based band has a charismatic approach fueled by conscious thinking, with lyrics that are uplifting, relatable, and insightful. Bringing an energetic and moving live performance, A-Mac & The Height encourages their audience to partake in a genuine and united musical journey with them. Similarly, the group is known for creating intricate and extended musical passages through improvisation and faith in the unknown.

In addition to fearlessly touring the majority of the United States within their first year of forming, the band has also put out two full length albums. Young, bold and determined, the group is fascinated with pushing the envelope of artistic expression, paying homage to many of the greats including Sublime, Bob Marley, Dr. Dre and Grateful Dead.

After years of experiment and development, Alex Mackenzie-Low (a.k.a. A-Mac – Vocals & Guitar) has united his latest musical brotherhood, known as The Height. The band features six of Denver’s premiere musicians including Stephen “Eski” Edwards (Bass), KarlRivers (Keyboards), John Sayers (Lead Guitar) and Jake Setters (Drums). A-Mac & The Height continues to break the mold and expand impact over a wide range of music lovers.

 

 

0 JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL winter 2019 tour

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL WINTER 2019 TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the winter tour for JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL (Lincoln, NE)

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL will set out an extensive 3 week tour of the west marking the US release of their excellent new album “Do It Now” which will be released on January 18. The tour will see the band play 18 shows in Colorado, Utah, Montana, Idaho and Wyoming highlighted by weekend multi night runs at ski resort areas Jackson, WY and Sun Valley, ID.

You can check out JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL at the following dates:

1/17 (Thu) – Hodi’s Half Note – Fort Collins, CO*
1/18 (Fri) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake City, UT
1/19 (Sat day) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
1/19 (Sat) – Mangy Moose – Jackson, WY
1/20 (Sun) – Trap Bar – Alta, WY
1/23 (Wed) – Covellite Theatre – Butte, MT
1/24 (Thu) – Lewis & Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
1/25 (Fri) – private event – Butte, MT
1/26 (Sat) – Wild West Saloon – Yellowstone, MT
1/27 (Sun) – Zebra Cocktail Lounge – Bozeman, MT**
1/30 (Wed) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake City, UT
1/31 (Thu) – The Olympic – Boise, ID
2/1 (Fri) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
2/2 (Sat) – River Run Lodge – Sun Valley, ID
2/3 (Sun) – Crusty’s – McCall, ID
2/6 (Wed) – Larimer Lounge – Denver, CO+
2/7 (Thu) – Moxi Tehater – Greeley, CO
2/8 (Fri) – The Lariat – Buena Vista, CO
2/9 (Sat) – The Temporary – Basalt, CO

* = with Blue Taboo
** = with Steady Trees
+ = with Leon and the Revival

https://www.joshhoyer.com/

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Night after night at their live shows, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal leave it all on the table, bringing crowds palpably authentic music. This is a real working band; music for the people, by the people. You hear the veracity in Hoyer’s voice. You hear the strife of a guitar amp being pushed to its limits. You hear keyboards hammering notes home while emboldened horns soar over the top of a rhythm section akin to a freight train. The raucous funk and smooth soul emanating from the stage dutifully pays homage to the past soul giants while simultaneously charging forward, piloting themselves into the modern era. This is soul music.

Hoyer formed Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal in 2012 in famed blues town Lincoln, Nebraska. The award-winning five-piece band includes some of the area’s most revered and accomplished musicians. Joining Hoyer (keyboards/vocals) is Blake DeForest (trumpet), Mike Keeling (bass), Benjamin Kushner (guitar), and Larell Ware (drums). Inspired by the sounds of Stax, Motown, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans, Philly and San Francisco, the band continuously crosses musical boundaries both in style and era, and joins forces each show with a common goal – to have the crowd dancing so much they forget even their smallest troubles.

On January 26th, 2018, Hoyer released The End of the Night, a 3-song EP and solo side project with veteran Nashville songwriters Jay Knowles (Harry Connick Jr, Blake Shelton), and Jon Coleman (Trace Adkins). In the spring of 2018, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal recorded their fourth full length record, Do It Now, which was released in Europe in August 2018, concurrent with a 35-city tour spanning 7 countries. Do It Now is slated for a US release on January 18th, 2019.

In 2017, Josh was featured as a contestant on NBC’s The Voice, and the band completed their first European tour; a 27-city stint capped with a live album release from their show in Brussels, Belgium.The hard working band completed several national tours from 2015-2017, playing more than 150 shows in 32 states each year, including opening for George Clinton, Charles Bradley, Booker T Jones, and Muscle Shoals Revue. Their year-round touring schedule took them from coast to coast, including several major summer music festivals.

In 2016, the magic of their live show caught the attention of producer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), who joined with the band to record their third full-length album. Running From Love, was recorded at Nashville’s historic Sound Emporium, and once again features Hoyer’s trademark vocals and the band’s signature groove. The album was released on April 8, 2016, on Silver Street Records, and is available on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

“If James Brown and Otis Redding had a love child, it would be Josh Hoyer. The Lincoln, Nebraska, soul shouter, and his band of merry soulsters, Soul Colossal, deliver a sound so big, so funky, so wring-the-sweat-out-of-you energetic that it reaches through the speakers and shakes you until you start moving to its groove.” – No Depression

 

 

0 SKYFOOT summer 2018 Colorado tour

SKYFOOT SUMMER 2018 COLORADO TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to welcome SKYFOOT (Boston, MA) back to Colorado for a series of August dates

SKYFOOT will be touring Colorado for the first time since 2014 in support of their upcoming release “Blindly On Through”

You can check out SKYFOOT at the following dates:

8/3 (Fri) – Thunder Road – Boston, MA
8/7 (Tue) – Musikfest – Bethlehem, PA
8/9 (Thu) – Stanley’s Pub – Cincinnati, OH*
8/10 (Fri) – Central Standard Brewing – Wichita, KS
8/11 (Sat) – High Alpine Brewing – Gunnison, CO
8/12 (Sun) – Cactus Jack’s – Evergreen, CO
8/16 (Thu) – Slow Groovin’ BBQ – Snowmass, CO
8/17 (Fri) – Black Nugget – Carbondale, CO
8/18 (Sat) – Intrinzik – Montrose, CO
8/24 (Fri) – Ullr’s Tavern – Winter Park, CO
8/25 (Sat) – Oskar Blues Black Buzzard – Denver, CO

* = with Baccano and Eric Wurzelbacher Trio

http://www.skyfoot.net/

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Skyfoot is a powerful jam-rock quartet from Boston, MA. Now in their 7th year, the band has played over 350 shows all across the US. Live shows feature original songs that yield memorable improvised peaks and valleys. They’ve shared the stage with some of the jam scenes best regarded acts and continue to bolster live jam music in New England and beyond. If you enjoy the sounds of Phish, Bruce Hornsby, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Grateful Dead, you’ll be very happy you discovered Skyfoot.

Tyler Arnott, guitar, thoughtfully threads through songs and jams with his tasty and totally unique finger-style.
Eric McEwen, keyboards, fuses melodic yet percussive playing with with mellifluous lyrics.
James Taylor, bass, provides the low end foundation with a sneaky fury.
Aaron Morey, drums, plays with a dynamic approach and reverence to the best drummers of the jam-band scene.

The 2012 debut album “Eternal Bend” features nine original songs including favorites Maybe Mississippi, Indigo, and The Mountain. The band released “Room For Space” in July 2014 with studio versions of crowd pleasers​ My Grandpa, Ginny, and Dynamo. Skyfoot visited the recording studio again in February 2018 at Rotary Records in West Springfield, MA to record a 3rd studio album, their first with bassist James Taylor.  An August 2018 release is anticipated.

0 MOONLIGHT BLOOM spring 2018 tour

MOONLIGHT BLOOM SPRING 2018 TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a June 2018 tour for
MOONLIGHT BLOOM (Denver, CO)

MOONLIGHT BLOOM will be playing a series of June dates through the Big Sky Region as part of their Walking Trees Tour 2018.

You can check out MOONLIGHT BLOOM at the following dates:

6/20 (Wed) – Crusty’s Pizza – McCall, ID
6/21 (Thu) – Yacht Club – McCall, ID
6/22 (Fri) – Reef – Boise, ID
6/23 (Sat) – The Craggy Range – Whitefish, MT
6/27 (Wed) – Stonefly Lounge – Coram, MT
6/29 (Fri) – The Murray Bar – Livingston, MT
6/30 (Sat) – The Celt – Idaho Falls, ID

https://moonlightbloom.com/

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Drawing influence from the vast swath of 60s and 70s music that formed the birth of psychedelic rock, Moonlight Bloom has developed a wide-ranging sound akin to the likes of Cream and Jimi Hendrix Experience — experimental live improvisation in a style that hints at blues, jazz, rock and beyond.

Charlie Harmon – Guitar
Dan Timmers – Bass
Andre DuBose – Drums

0 LORD NELSON releases “Through The Night”

LORD NELSON “THROUGH THE NIGHT” RELEASE TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to present the new album release from
LORD NELSON out of Charlottesville, VA , “Through The Night.”

The band will be playing a series of dates through the southeast in mid May in celebration of their album release highlighted by a headline hometown show at the Southern in Charlottesville on Friday May 18, 2018.

Check out the following tour dates, promo video and first single “Tail Lights” on iTunes, Spotify, etc. and check out the band on the road near you in May with more spring and summer dates on the way…

 

You can check out LORD NELSON live at the following dates:

5/9 (Wed) – Surf Bar – Folly Beach, SC
5/10 (Thu) – Home Team BBQ – Charleston, SC
5/11 (Fri) – Clyde’s – Chattanooga, TN
5/12 (Sat) – Rosewood Crawfish Boil – Columbia, SC
5/13 (Sun) – Sierra Nevada Brewing – Mills River, NC
5/14 (Mon) – Preservation Pub – Knoxville, TN
5/15 (Tue) – Tiki Hut – Hilton Head Island, SC
5/16 (Wed) – Tiki Hut – Hilton Head Island, SC
5/17 (Thu) – Mac’s Speed Shop – Greenville, SC
5/18 (Fri) – The Southern – Charlottesville, VA*
5/19 (Sat) – Clementine Cafe – Harrisonburg, VA**

* = album release show with Adams Plastic Pond and Sam Black
** = album release show with Adams Plastic Pond

https://lordnelsonband.com/

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Lord Nelson has won many fans over the last several years with their spirited live performances and serious musical chops. Those fans should raise a glass, because they’re about to get their ears blown off with the new full-length album Through the Night, set for a late spring release. The album possesses a depth of sound that can only come from the frequent addition of piano, organ, and horns to guitar-based rock. This set of songs, written on the road and between tours, explores dark themes of relationships, the political climate of the country, and what it means to spend your days in a van, traveling the highways of America.

Musically, the songs don’t hesitate to dive deep into grooves, peeling off that outer layer of song craft to illustrate a wide palate. With haunting guitars, a driving rhythm section, and big chorus’, this album represents a thin coat of finish on a hard worn sound. The lead-off single “Tail Lights” grapples with the joys and challenges of the road for those on it and those left at home. Other standout tracks include the powerful “Second Chances,” the zeitgeist commentary of “Southern Discomfort” and “Safety Meeting.” A moment of levity with the swamp tinged “Good Time” provides a snapshot into the simple pleasures.

Produced over the last year by Dave Stipe (Rockfish Music) at Monkeyclaus Studio in Nelson County, VA, the record has a full, Rock’n’Roll identity, heavily laced with Americana and Soul. Whether it’s a fat horn section under a slide guitar riff, propelling it powerfully forward, or a harmony vocal giving the song an extra dimension, the album illustrates the power of a band bringing lyric driven songs to full expression. As anyone who has seen their live show will tell you, while there are several excellent solos and impressive individual moments, the thing that gets you – the thing that keeps you coming back – is that full sound. Sonically, the band is greater than the sum of its parts, in the best possible way.

The unified musicianship of the band serves as a solid home base for the searching lyrics of lead singer and guitarist Kai Crowe-Getty. In addition, the band’s multi-instrumentalist, Henry Jones, takes a break from keys and trombone to jump on the mic for a few tracks, bringing an R&B urgency. The current lineup includes Jones’s brother Calloway on lead guitar, Andrew Hollifield on bass, and Johnny Stubblefield behind the sticks. With a full tour of the east coast and points west in the works, this is a band in command of their sound, bringing strong songs in hard times to towns across the country. Keep your head up.

0 LEGATO March 2018 Big Sky tour

LEGATO MARCH 2018 BIG SKY TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce a March 2018 tour of the Big Sky region for
LEGATO (Boulder, CO)

LEGATO will be playing a series of dates through the Big Sky region in March, their first dates in this area since they were Technicolor Tone Factory.

You can check out LEGATO at the following dates:

3/7 (Wed) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake City, UT
3/8 (Thu) – Yacht Club – McCall, ID
3/9 (Fri) – Hogfish Bar – Coeur d’Alene, ID
3/10 (Sat) – Crusty’s Pizza – McCall, ID
3/11 (Sun) – Tom Grainey’s – Boise, ID
3/15 (Thu) – Lewis and Clark Brewing – Helena, MT
3/16 (Fri) – The Craggy Range – Whitefish, MT
3/17 (Sat) – The Filling Station – Bozeman, MT

https://www.legatotunes.com/

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Legato, formerly Technicolor Tone Factory, is an American Progressive Rock band founded in Boulder, CO late 2010. Highlighting the band’s collective backgrounds in Funk, Rock, Hip-Hop, and Jazz, Legato seamlessly ties all of their influences together to smoothly deliver a new sound that is undeniably their own. Some of the band’s live performance highlights include national tours with headlining concerts at The Coors Event Center, The Mishawaka Amphitheatre, Bluebird, Gothic, Oriental, Aggie, Boulder, and Fox Theaters as well as festival appearances at Wakarusa, Euphoria, and Arise. They have also shared the stage with international and national acts such as Wycliffe Jean, Leanne Rhymes, The Wailers, Snarky Puppy, Moe., Dopapod, Kung Fu, Tauk, The Main Squeeze, Twiddle, and Perpetual Groove.

Vocals, Keyboard / Greg Kallfa
Guitar / Cameron Canepa
Bass / Karl Summers
Drums / Bryan LeFever

0 THE AQUADUCKS winter 2018 Colorado tour

THE AQUADUCKS WINTER 2018 TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the winter 2018 Colorado tour for
THE AQUADUCKS (Nashville, TN)

THE AQUADUCKS will be returning to Colorado in March for their third Colorado tour in less than a year. This run will be highlighted by returns to Crested Butte and Winter Park, a big Denver bill at Your Mom’s House with Digg, Zagriculture and Zack Maxwell and a big throwdown on St. Patrick’s Day at the Lariat in Buena Vista. The band will also be releasing a new single “Groove Or Move” on Friday March 16 during this tour.

You can check out THE AQUADUCKS at the following dates:

3/7 (Wed) – The Bottleneck – Lawrence, KS
3/9 (Fri) – Slow Groovin’ BBQ – Snowmass, CO
3/10 (Sat) – The Eldo – Crested Butte, CO
3/11 (Sun) – Ullr’s Tavern – Winter Park, CO
3/15 (Thu) – Bohemian Biergarten – Boulder, CO
3/16 (Fri) – Your Mom’s House – Denver, CO*
3/17 (Sat) – The Lariat – Buena Vista, CO

* = with Digg, Zagriculture and Zack Maxwell

http://www.theaquaducks.com

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The Aquaducks have been making waves in and around Music City as a high octane funk and soul band with a live energy that is rarely matched. The Ducks’ first two singles “Nightlife” and “Bill’s Toupée” immediately caught the attention of local radio station Lighting 100, and have continued to receive regular air play. Described by Brooklyn, NY blog Pancakes and Whiskey as “Dripping with enough funk to fill several swimming pools,” The Aquaducks have created a new sound with influences ranging from Earth Wind & Fire and Stevie Wonder to Lettuce and James Brown.

The Fall of 2016 has seen The Aquaducks’ song “What’s Goodington” featured the movie trailer for “Baked in Brooklyn” as well as the release of their debut full length live album “Live at the Beast.” Fans new and old are now able to experience the high energy show that has critics calling them “probably one of the best duck-themed funk bands of all time.” In the meantime, if The Aquaducks are playing in your town, put on some dancing shoes and go see one of the best live bands that Nashville has to offer.

0 JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL WINTER 2018 TOUR

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL WINTER 2018 TOUR

Rocky Mountain Artists is very pleased to announce the winter 2018 western tour for
JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL (Lincoln,NE)

JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL will be returning to Colorado and Big Sky regions in February and early March for a series of dates highlighted by several multiple day ski resort runs in Idaho and Utah. The band is touring in support of their newest release “Lowdown Breaks.”

You can check out JOSH HOYER & SOUL COLOSSAL at the following dates:

2/13 (Tue) – Zoo Bar – Lincoln, NE
2/14 (Wed) – Hodi’s Half Note – Fort Collins, CO
2/15 (Thu) – Zebra Lounge – Bozeman, MT
2/16 (Fri) – The Craggy Range -Whitefish, MT
2/17 (Sat) – The Top Hat -Missoula, MT
2/18 (Sun) – Gracie’s – Salt Lake Cit, UT
2/20 (Tue) – Snowbasin Resort – Huntsville, UT
2/21 (Wed) – Snowbasin Resort – Huntsville, UT
2/22 (Thu day) – Snowbasin Resort – Huntsville, UT
2/22 (Thu night) – Funk N Dive – Ogden, UT
2/23 (Fri) – River Run Lodge -Ketchum, ID
2/24 (Sat) – Whiskey Jacques – Ketchum, ID
2/25 (Sun) – Warm Springs Day Lodge -Sun Valley, ID
2/27 (Tue) – Steve’s Guitars – Carbondale, CO
3/1 (Thu) – Lazy Dog – Boulder, CO
3/2 (Fri) – Ophelia’s Electric Soapbox – Denver, CO
3/3 (Sat) – Moxi Theater -Greeley, CO

https://www.joshhoyer.com/

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Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal’s combination of soul, funk and R&B is in a word, electric. Best displayed in their high-energy live show, the blend of Hoyer’s honest lyrics and his rich, intensely soulful vocals merge with his top-notch band to create an undeniable chemistry.

Hoyer formed Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal in 2012 in famed blues town Lincoln, Nebraska. The award-winning five-piece band includes some of the area’s most revered and accomplished musicians. Joining Hoyer (keyboards/vocals) is Benjamin Kushner (guitar), Blake DeForest (trumpet), Mike Keeling (bass), and Larell Ware (drums). Inspired by the sounds of Stax, Motown, Muscle Shoals, New Orleans, Philly and San Francisco, the band continuously crosses musical boundaries both in style and era, and joins forces each show with a common goal – to have the crowd dancing so much they forget even their smallest troubles.

On January 26th, 2018, Hoyer released “The End of the Night”, a 3-song EP and solo side project with veteran Nashville songwriters Jay Knowles (Harry Connick Jr, Blake Shelton), and Jon Coleman (Trace Adkins). In the spring, Josh Hoyer & Soul Colossal are set to record their fourth full length record at Make Believe Studios in Omaha, NE, with Grammy-nominated engineer, Rick Carson. The album will be released in Europe in August of 2018, followed by a 7-week European tour before its US release.

In 2017, Josh was featured as a contestant on NBC’s The Voice, and the band completed their first European tour; a 27-city stint capped with a live album release from their show in Brussels, Belgium.The hard working band completed several national tours from 2015-2017, playing more than 150 shows in 32 states each year, including opening for George Clinton, Charles Bradley, Booker T Jones, and Muscle Shoals Revue. Their year-round touring schedule took them from coast to coast, including several major summer music festivals.

In 2016, the magic of their live show caught the attention of producer Ken Coomer (Wilco, Uncle Tupelo), who joined with the band to record their third full-length album. Running From Love, was recorded at Nashville’s historic Sound Emporium, and once again features Hoyer’s trademark vocals and the band’s signature groove. The album was released on April 8, 2016, on Silver Street Records, and is available on vinyl, CD, and digital formats.

“If James Brown and Otis Redding had a love child, it would be Josh Hoyer. The Lincoln, Nebraska, soul shouter, and his band of merry soulsters, Soul Colossal, deliver a sound so big, so funky, so wring-the-sweat-out-of-you energetic that it reaches through the speakers and shakes you until you start moving to its groove.” – No Depression