YAMN ON!

Dec 31, 2010 by

YAMN ON!

By the time this magazine is getting into your hands, the band Yamn will be kicking back after a successful Northwest tour that took them to five states for eight shows in their trusty old schoolbus Lady. Yet they won’t be sitting back for too long as New Years Eve will find Yamn lighting up Summit County for the fourth year in a row. The band, whose roots grew in Breckenridge, has booked, promoted and managed all aspects of their Dec 31 show at the Riverwalk Center in Breckenridge. It is quite an accomplishment that they are the New Year’s Eve headliners again, considering that only four short years ago they were scanning passes at the same Breckenridge Resort. It just goes to show that this band has legs. Yamn consists of Brian Hamilton...

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Hit ‘em over the head with: Greensky Bluegrass...

Dec 29, 2010 by

Hit ‘em over the head with: Greensky Bluegrass

There are endless musical possibilities to ponder for your New Years plans. If bluegrass is high on the list, then think about some Greensky. No, I’m not talking about the use of psychedelics while listening to bluegrass music. I am talking about the band Greensky Bluegrass, the quintet that hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan. Where in the world is Kalamazoo you ask? Ok, so hold up your left hand with the palm facing away from you and point to the lower portion of your hand, pinky side. Right around there.  If you aren’t from the Midwest or are unfamiliar with how Michiganites (or  Wisconsinites for that matter) show where they are from, then none of that made any sense.  In such case, just skip over that last part and continue along. Bluegrass is a genre...

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Sons of the Addicted

Oct 29, 2010 by

Sons of the Addicted

Confessions of a Fractal Freak I love a surprise. In the Spring of ’09 I was visiting a friend in Ridgway and he suggested we go see a local band at the Switchback Tavern called Fractalia. It’s not hard to get me to go anywhere there is beer, so I said ‘Sure’. It turned into one of the funnest, funkiest, rockinest throwdowns I’ve ever seen. In my mind’s eye, I can still see this skinny kid with kind of nerdy glasses in a tie-dye shredding his sunburst Les Paul. I was immediately impressed by his guitar chops which unapologetically revolved around flurries of Satriani-style shred technique, in between which he would calmly reach up with a finger to push his glasses back up his nose. It didn’t take the band long to get the...

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7908 Songwriter’s Festival

Oct 28, 2010 by

7908 Songwriter’s Festival

High Notes from the First Annual 7908 Aspen Songwriter’s Festival Aspen, Friday, September 17: Abundant sunshine. Saturday, September 18: Lots of sunshine. Sunday, September 19: Bright sunshine, pleasant.  It was so ridiculously beautiful in the Roaring Fork that weekend that the local papers ran out of adjectives to describe the flawless fall temperatures. And so, it is a true testament to the abundance of the 7908 The Aspen Songwriter’s Festival, that festival-goers left the perfect weather and plentiful fall colors outdoors to step into the darker, cooler confines of the Wheeler Opera House. Happily, there was plentiful scenery and ever-changing colors across the Wheeler stage, as well.  The Aspen Songwriter’s Festival, John Oates’ labor of love and dedication, kicked off Thursday afternoon with some excellent complimentary beer from Aspen Brewing Company, followed by festival...

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PRETTY LIGHTS – Article and New EP...

Oct 26, 2010 by

PRETTY LIGHTS – Article and New EP

Pretty Lights “Spilling over every side and taking up your precious time” Written by: Jenna Stecker He isn’t just another college dropout. 5 years ago Pretty Lights was just Derek Vincent Smith, another student at the University of Colorado in Boulder. Fast forward to today and Smith is half of the musical powerhouse Pretty Lights, tearing up the electronic music circuit and lighting fire under his loyal fans and creating new flame converts by the day. His fusion of Electronica, Down-tempo and Hip Hop alongside his wide berth of samplings from current Rap, classic Funk and old school Soul creates  head nodding flow along with danceable beats. The addition of a percussionist during his live shows creates intrigue among electronic music cynics and draws a wider variety of people to him. Film student by...

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Jazz Aspen Snowmass Photo Spread...

Oct 26, 2010 by

As seen in the pages of Mousike… Jazz Aspen Snowmass Photos by Zach...

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