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Thurs 2/18: Guttermouth, Garaj Mahal, DJ Logic, Strange Design
A great week of snow and music continues as more snow will fall while great bands play in the mountains tonight. Breaking it down for you regionally, you will have great options close to home wherever that might be.
First off, Steamboat’s Ghost Ranch Saloon hosts Strange Design who have been heralded as the premier tribute to Phish, bringing phans the opportunity to relive their favorite concerts and learn about archived shows that they may have missed. Strange Design offers phans an opportunity to request their favorite shows on their online Phorum and brings an impressive, nearly flawless interpretation of some of Phish’s most memorable performances to intimate venues around the country. With an uncanny ability to perform Phish’s music and improvise in the moment, Strange Design promises an enjoyable night out celebrating the music of Phish!
In Breckenridge, Guttermouth will play at Three20South. One of America’s most successful punk bands, Guttermounth is touring in support of their 10th studio album. They are infamous for their outrageous lyrics and behavior which are deliberately explicit, offensive and intended to shock, though usually in a humorous and sarcastic manner.
Avon has two great options tonight with Garaj Mahal playing at Agave and DJ Logic playing a benefit at The Westin, just a short stroll down the riverside trail. Garaj Mahal features guitar and sitar virtuoso Fareed Haque, world-renowned bass master and educator Kai Eckhardt, gospel-inspired funky jazz keyboardist Eric Levy, and genetically-funky Sean Rickman. Garaj Mahal combines a century of musical experience to create a sound that’s always new, freshly infused with a wide spectrum of musical expression, and always smoking hot.
Lastly, Vail’s CarniVail continues at Samana where DJ Psychonaut plays the funky stuff. There is no cover, 2 for 1 drinks from 8-10 and Hurricane specials all night.
2/16: Happy Fat Tuesday!
Anywhere you go tonight there’s going to be a big party, but that goes double for Vail where Bridge Street in the Village hosts CarniVail. Aside from a float parade and a free pass to drink in the streets, there is a free Frogs Gone Fishin’ concert. Afterwards, you can stay in Vail for EOTO at Samana or head to Avon for one of Stereo Assassins’ last shows before several of their members head out on tour with the aforementioned FGF. The Assassins will be as funky as ever in what has become one of the best local’s nights in Colorado.
What EOTO, comprised of the rhythm section from String Cheese Incident, achieves on stage is nothing short of astounding. Performed with all of the bells and whistles of a traditional electronic artist plus the addition of live drums, vocals, bass and guitar, the duo creates each and every bass ridden noise right before your eyes -without the addition of a single pre-recorded track. Known for their 100% live improvised performance, EOTO is breaking ground into a new sub culture of music while standing against some of the nations best live DJ’s in the country
If you’re in Breck, celebrate Fat Tuesday with UV Hippo who is playing at Three20South. This radiating river cow has been known to blend strong songs and tight licks with improvisation to help find an original sound where their progressive aspirations meet their audience‘s thirst for funk. Some say it’s rock. Some say it’s more like jazz. Still others report electronica, reggae and even bluegrass emanating from the massive orifice of this unpredictable menace. One thing is for sure with multiple live recordings, two full length albums “Background Music” and the acclaimed recent release “Songs for the Reaper” (called …”a classic”… by Music Review and WYCE radio) this six headed beast has become a phenomenon in the Mid West music scene. With their thirst for exploration and desire to connect with the listener, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus leaves audiences shakin’ their booties and wanting more.
EOTO –
Getting Funky with Lubriphonic
A look at what would happen if James Brown and Led Zeppelin had children
By Todd Altschuler
Get ready to dance your ass off this March when a funky rock and blues band called Lubriphonic embarks on two week tour of Colorado. And dance you will, because Lubriphonic is one of those bands that makes an entire room get down hard. I’ll bet they could even make Reverend Shaw Moore tap a foot. Hailing from Chicago and featuring a group of musicians that reads like a who’s who in the The Second City’s venerable blues scene, this band is not to be missed.
The two week tour is made up of 10 stops mostly in mountain towns (including a free outdoor show in Winter Park) and it’s set up so that you’ll be able to catch at least one show somewhere within a reasonable driving distance. For the icing on the cake, and proof that this band is gaining serious momentum, the March 12 show in Denver will feature Lubriphonic as the opening act for none other than Maceo Parker, leader of the James Brown horn section.
This will be their first extended statewide tour of Colorado and they will be playing a few towns for the first time. But while Lubriphonic has played a handful of shows in Colorado during their first few together, the many Chicagoland transplants living in the mountains may better remember them from regular gigs at The Checkerboard Lounge or as the opening band to major acts like Buddy Guy and Derek Trucks. Paul Doppelt, Lubriphonic’s Manager, is hoping that a recent successful studio album and lots of great publicity on a national level will help sell tickets to the Colorado shows, a state where Lubriphonic loves to play, but has met with varied levels of success. I couldn’t agree more with Doppelt when he says “it’s time for this band to be heard!”
The first time I heard Lubriphonic was from my tent in Telluride’s Town Park just outside the gates of the Blues and Brews Festival. It was around noon and I was relaxing to the rhythmic sound of raindrops on the canvas overhead while The Lee Boys played their set in the distance. With the majestic views of the newly snow-covered mountains in plain site through the screen door, I opted to remain in the tent for a bit longer to maintain my dry status.
About 30 minutes into a cool book about a guy on Dead Tour in the 80’s, a new band took the stage and you could just tell they were something special. From ½ mile away, it sounded as if the festival promoters decided to wow the crowd by flying Galactic in for a surprise appearance. I threw aside the book, grabbed my rain gear and headed off to the stage. Every step of the way, the music got more clear and you could tell that the band was going off. Not only were they just as funky as anyone else on the touring circuit, but they had one hell of a unique style… infusing searing rock and roll licks and a decidedly bluesy disposition into their act.
As I approached stage right, frontman and Lead Guitarist Giles Corey was belting out the lyrics to one of Lubriphonic’s originals, this one being some sort of apropos song about rain falling. I was immediately impressed with his soulful voice and loving the fact that the members of the horn section (made up of a saxophone, trumpet and trombone) were swaying back and forth in unison while waiting for their turns to shine. Then there were the thousands of festivarians, many of whom were seeing the band for the first time, also dancing in unison and hooting and hollering as the sweet sounds of Lubriphonic enveloped the field. I joined the crowd, dancing wildly, undeterred by mud puddles and rain drops. A song or two later, they entered into a funky jam that gave me a glimpse into how this wonderful band works. It goes like this… all six members are both rhythmic geniuses and master lead soloists. They improvise their way through jams, each one taking a solo then inviting the others to show us what they’ve got. And let me tell you… they are all fantastic musicians, each one deserved of a full article.
I was lucky enough to catch up with Corey just after their New Year’s run and he shed some additional light on that day in Telluride. “We were only supposed to play a late night set at the festival, something we’re much more accustomed to. I guess one of the bands had some visa issues though so they asked us if we’d go up there and play an afternoon gig too. Being 1 o’clock in the afternoon, we thought we’d play to a couple hundred people, but we got on stage and there were thousands of people having a great time.”
Corey uses that story as a launching point to describe why Lubriphonic loves playing Colorado and why it just feels different from playing elsewhere. “The people in Colorado are really into music and you can feel it… that’s a state where we can play three hours of original music and the crowd loves it.” I don’t want to alienate the band from any music scenes by naming specific cities, but he did mention that most crowds around the country mainly get into cover songs and don’t have the same energy as Colorado. “And we play off our audience” he says “so that’s why you get our best shows.”
Corey’s life as a musician can be traced back to childhood when he went to a B.B. King concert in New Haven, Connecticut right near his boyhood home. “That’s when I knew that I wanted to play guitar!” Corey stated. Somewhere along the way, he learned how to play that guitar and has since shared the stage with some pretty big names like Bo Diddely, Buddy Miles and Otis Rush, who Corey names as one of his biggest influences. Not only did he learn how to play the guitar well, but Corey is also the lyricist and one of the most spirited frontmen to arrive on the scene in quite sometime. He reminds me of a latter day version of Grateful Dead’s Pigpen, with an outpouring of emotion and a knack for improvising lyrics to go with the flow and engage the crowd. Corey’s enthusiastic stage antics also add a ton of energy to the situation, with him often jumping up and down or bouncing around the stage.
Talking about Corey’s stage antics offers up a good time to get a very important message from him out to Mousike’s readers. “Last winter, we played a few shows in Colorado and I had a broken leg. I had to sit in a chair the whole time and I want to let your readers know that it took away from what we do.”
Not that I could ever picture this band putting on a poor live performance, but if you saw one of those shows, Corey promises that, even if you liked it last time, it will be even better this time. “So if sitting in a chair takes something away, what exactly does Lubriphonic do?” I asked.
“First and foremost, we’re a dance party,” says Corey. “We’d love it if you checked out our lyrics and took it a little deeper… but first and foremost, we’re a dance party.”
That works for me, but you would think that Corey would want everyone to listen to Lubriphonic’s lyrics being that he wrote the lion’s share of them for the band’s critically acclaimed 2008 CD Soul Solution as well as their soon to be released follow up effort. And although I’m much more familiar with their live material at this point, I have been listening to their studio efforts too. Amazingly enough. the music works just as well as a recorded piece, something very rare for a band with such energetic live performances.
Corey, who helped found the band with drummer and longtime friend, Rick King, credits his bandmates with the current success of Lubriphonic. “It’s a band of very accomplished musicians and we all love playing together… that’s why it works so well.”
So whether your taste leans more toward Motown, classic rock, the blues or even rap, you will find an impressive element of it in Lubriphonic. I asked to Corey sum up the band’s sound and, after a couple of seconds of deep thought, he said “we’re a combo of Led Zeppelin and James Brown.” Damn, I’ve always wanted to see them all on stage together!
There is a free MP3 download available at MousikeMagazine.com/Lubriphonic
Lubriphonic Tour:
Belly Up Mule show to air live on Sirius/XM
Warren Haynes of Gov’t Mule and his wife Stefani Scamardo are hosting a Valentine’s special at 9 p.m. Sunday on Sirius’ Jam On channel. They’ll be playing some of their favorite songs, plus tracks from the new Mule CD “By a Thread,” and around 10, there’s a live broadcast of the sold-out concert at the Belly Up. The show can be heard at Sirius channel 17 and XM channel 56. Make sure to tune in if you can’t make the show.
The High Country Music Calendar by New Hope Wellness
Click this link to view the February and March music calendar sponsored by New Hope Wellness in Edwards.
New Hope Wellness Center is the first Medical Marijuana Dispensary in the Vail Valley, convenient to World Class Ski Resorts, Vail and Beaver Creek. We are proud to offer a huge selection of Colorado’s finest and freshest medicines as well as an array of delicious edibles. Come say High to Ziggy and John. Think Snow!
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Intro by Nederland resident Colin Huff
If you were suspended in air above the mountains west of Boulder, Colorado, you would see a network of empty two lane highways winding through ranges and mountain peaks, connecting the ex-mining towns that speckle the great divide like knots in a massive, squiggly net. The irony of such a simile is, of course, that the people living in these relatively isolated towns (if you can even call them towns—there are a few with populations in the single digits) are people who would pick up on, and object to, the metaphoric implication of living under a net. Perhaps, then, like a child scribbling with a black and yellow crayon would be a more appropriate simile.
I always assumed people were just being ignorant when they sent me letters addressed to Neverland, Colorado. But perhaps there is more to that misspelling than I thought. There is, after all, a child-like naïveté running through the mess of weird people in Nederland. Around the Fourth of July, an eccentric collection of bearded hippies and vagabonds calling them selves the ‘Rainbow People’ amass for a week.
Or maybe it’s a month.
A year?
They hitch into in the woods between Nederland and Ward and lounge about, creating bonfires and their hippie ideal society. I’d like to think they choose that spot because they like being near a town that will not disapprove of such unadulterated idealism. Within the town proper, there is a healthy (but transitory) culture of unassociated hippie-vagrants, ersatz musicians, and outlaws that—apparently—drive around blind drunk with expired licenses, burned-out headlights and warrants out for their arrest. These in-town transients, along with bears that have made a habit of breaking into people’s houses, make the police blotter in the local paper more entertaining (in my opinion) than the rest of the paper. But the truly weird occupants of Nederland—the settled misfits and outcasts of regular society—are the permanent residents. And they sometimes get in the police blotter too.
Maybe, at first, we resisted Grandpa’s presence, which makes sense because it is a little weird, I guess. But by the time I was old enough to remember trips to the grocery store, we had come around to the appeal of having your town known as “Home of the Frozen Dead Guy.” Even if the Morstol family had plans to tunnel out the hill behind their house and already had two dead people in his shed by the time anyone found out—which wouldn’t seem to reflect well upon the town—I think we “Ned Heads” are too deeply ingrained with the place we live to reject such a prime example of the freedom we enjoy in the mountains. Growing up, I remember donating to the “Keep Grandpa Frozen” change jar at the local grocery store. Sadly, but tellingly—the March of Dimes and the “help dying kids with cancer” jars were woefully empty by comparison.
We know the real reason to celebrate a frozen dead guy is simple, that a frozen dead guy is worth celebrating, regardless of publicity.
Not to long ago, a psychic was brought in to communicate with Grandpa from beyond the grave…or should I say, “Between” the grave? Bredo, it seems, was “mildly amused” by the attempts to save his body. Personally, I was mildly amused by the idea of getting a psychic talking to a dead guy. She should have asked how he felt about Frozen Dead Guy Days. It would have been, I imagine, mildly amusing.
The first time I saw the house where Grandpa resides, I immediately realized that it is not very subtle. Whereas most houses in Nederland are wooden structures surrounded by pine trees, the Morstøl residence is a grey concrete, castle-looking thing in the middle of a bulldozed bit of brown dirt. When I saw it, I got the feeling that I knew—for the first time—what a bomb, earthquake, fire, and flood proof house looked like. I also got the feeling that the person that built it was a little bit crazy.
Sometimes, gut reactions turn out to be right.
In that moment, I think my gut realized an essential truth about life in these weird mountains, about the rocky mountain high character: no matter how weird you may be, however many grotesque mannequins you can fit in your front yard, (almost) no matter how loud you’re going to be, and no matter if you have a frozen dead guy in your shed beside your completely ridiculous house with no plumbing or electricity and scheme to hollow out a mountain and fill it with frozen dead people—until you get deported, you have nothing to fear. The feeling of…lifestyle freedom!
And at the end of it all, at least part of the success of Frozen Dead Guy Days has been from attracting only the sort of person that wants to celebrate a frozen dead guy.
Good folk.
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THE TRUE STORY, YES IT IS ALL TRUE,,,,
Taken from the Nederland Chamber of Commerce website
Grandpa Bredo is soon to be 109 years old. For years, he’s taken up residence in a Tuff Shed in the hills above Nederland, Colorado, where he remains very, very, very cold. More specifically, Grandpa is frozen in a state of suspended animation, awaiting the big thaw- the one that will bring him back to life. There is a good story behind this, one that stretches from Norway to California to Colorado, involving cryonics, deportation, psychics, celebrations, and a dedicated Ice Man. It’s a tale that has captured international attention and sparked a must-attend annual event called Frozen Dead Guy Days.
So how did all of this begin… and more importantly (particularly for Grandpa Bredo), how long will it last?
Life After Death
Before Grandpa Bredo Morstoel died from a heart condition in 1989, he enjoyed a comfortable life in Norway, where he was born and raised. He loved painting, fishing, skiing, and hiking in the mountains of his homeland. He was also the director of parks and recreation in Norway’s Baerum County for more than 30 years. After he died, things got really interesting. Instead of a burial, he was packed in dry ice and prepared for international travel. First, he was shipped to the Trans Time cryonics facility in Oakland, California, where he was placed in liquid nitrogen for almost four years. Then, he was moved to Colorado in 1993 to stay with his daughter Aud Morstoel and his grandson Trygve Bauge, both strong advocates for cryonics who hoped to start a facility of their own. There he stayed for years under cold cover, in a shed, near his grandson’s home, and about to be left on his own due to some pesky visa issues.
The Grandfather Clause
If you peruse the laws of Nederland, you’ll discover that it’s illegal to store a frozen human or animal (or any body part thereof) in your home. We have Grandpa Bredo to thank for this. When grandson Trygve was deported in the mid-90s because of an expired visa, Bredo’s daughter stepped in to take care of the household – including keeping her father on ice. Soon, Aud was evicted for living in a house with no electricity or plumbing and was about to head back to Norway. This meant that the family’s fledgling cryonics facility was destined to come to a halt. Worried that her father would thaw out before his time, she spoke to a local reporter, who spoke to the Nederland city council, who passed Section 7-34 of the municipal code regarding the “keeping of bodies.” Luckily for Bredo, he was grandfathered in and allowed to stay. Suddenly, he was a worldwide media sensation. And he has been well cared for by his family and community ever since.
The Iceman Cometh, Monthly
Bo Shaffer saw an intriguing want ad on the Internet in 1995 posted by Trygve. He applied for the one-of-a-kind job, got it, and is now known as the “Ice Man.” Every month, Shaffer and a team of volunteers delivers 1,600 pounds of dry ice and packs it around Grandpa Bredo in his sarcophagus, surrounded by foam padding, a tarp, and blankets. As Cryonicist-in-Charge, Shaffer keeps Grandpa at a steady -60 degrees Fahrenheit. He also gives tours to investigators, filmmakers, local volunteers, and even psychics who have purported to communicate with the dearly departed (by one account, Bredo is amused by the fuss but doing fine). Shaffer feels the weight of this responsibility, knowing how much has been invested in keeping Grandpa in his cryonic state. Now frozen for 20 years, he is keeping the hope alive for his family and their faith in cryonics, as well as spurring an annual festival in Nederland that has grown into a full-fledged winter celebration.
It’s a Dead Man’s Party
For a town like Nederland that thrives on the colorful, the offbeat, and the weird, Frozen Dead Guy Days is a fitting way to end the short days of winter and head into the melting snows of spring. Trygve Bauge calls it “Cryonics’ first Mardi Gras.” The community experiences a new burst of life with the festival’s creative contests, icy events (including coffin racing, polar plunging, frozen salmon tossing) basically if it is fun and can be done in the cold, it goes! People come from around the world every March to experience the legacy of Grandpa Bredo – even representatives of cryonics organizations who want share the science behind this unique story. Nowadays, when Grandpa Bredo celebrates, he doesn’t celebrate alone. Every year, loyal souls go to the Tuff Shed on the hill to have a drink with Colorado’s best-known corpse, marking the passage of years.
20 years on ice,,,,,
This year marked Bredo’s twentieth on ice and the festival now going into its eight year is never short on intrigue, controversy and just plain fun!
Named by the Chicago Tribune in 2007 as one the country’s top 100 festivals not to be missed. Video footage of the FDGD has graced the networks on many broadcasts including Bill Guiest’s segment on the CBS Sunday Morning Show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN, ABC news, PBS features, the Game Show Network and a Belgium Realty Show (who came and filmed a full episode at FDGD). The festival has also been “immortalized” by two international award-winning documentaries, “Grandpa’s In The Tuff Shed” and “Grandpa’s Still In The Tuff Shed” by the Beeck Sisters. Media coverage has been and continues to be extensive and world wide.
| Friday, March 5
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| 3:00pm– 7:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 4:00pm – 5:00pm Onda (Latin Dance Band) 5:00pm -7:00pm Psychadelic Sausage (Rock and Roll) |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | 2010 Space Oddity Blue Ball with Alien Ice Queen & Grandpa look a like contests at the Black Forest Restaurant, Nederland, COMusic by a Very Special Guest – TBA. 10:00pm – 10:30pm Grandpa Look-alike and Ice Queen costume contests. $15 Entry Fee. 1st Prize – Mont Bell down jacket Runners up – $50 Mont Bell gift certificate |
| until 2:00am | LIVE MUSIC – area restaurants and bars. Bands and schedule coming soon. |
| Saturday, March 6
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| 11:00am – 7:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 11:30am – 12:30pm Black Dog 1:00pm – 2:00pm MileMarkers 3:30pm – 4:30pm Ground Up 5:00pm – 6:00pm Phat Rabbit 6:30pm – 8:00pm Elephant Revival |
| 6:30pm – 1:00am | GRANDPA’S PUB CRAWL at the following venues: (more information coming soon) |
| Sunday, March 7
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| 11:00am – 4:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 11:00am -12:00pm TBD 1:30pm – 2:00pm Seismic Shift 2:30pm – 4:00pm Mountain Standard Tim |
Frozen Dead Guy Days
Intro by Nederland resident Colin Huff
THE TRUE STORY, YES IT IS ALL TRUE,,,,
Taken from the Nederland Chamber of Commerce website
Grandpa Bredo is soon to be 109 years old. For years, he’s taken up residence in a Tuff Shed in the hills above Nederland, Colorado, where he remains very, very, very cold. More specifically, Grandpa is frozen in a state of suspended animation, awaiting the big thaw- the one that will bring him back to life. There is a good story behind this, one that stretches from Norway to California to Colorado, involving cryonics, deportation, psychics, celebrations, and a dedicated Ice Man. It’s a tale that has captured international attention and sparked a must-attend annual event called Frozen Dead Guy Days.
So how did all of this begin… and more importantly (particularly for Grandpa Bredo), how long will it last?
Life After Death
Before Grandpa Bredo Morstoel died from a heart condition in 1989, he enjoyed a comfortable life in Norway, where he was born and raised. He loved painting, fishing, skiing, and hiking in the mountains of his homeland. He was also the director of parks and recreation in Norway’s Baerum County for more than 30 years. After he died, things got really interesting. Instead of a burial, he was packed in dry ice and prepared for international travel. First, he was shipped to the Trans Time cryonics facility in Oakland, California, where he was placed in liquid nitrogen for almost four years. Then, he was moved to Colorado in 1993 to stay with his daughter Aud Morstoel and his grandson Trygve Bauge, both strong advocates for cryonics who hoped to start a facility of their own. There he stayed for years under cold cover, in a shed, near his grandson’s home, and about to be left on his own due to some pesky visa issues.
The Grandfather Clause
If you peruse the laws of Nederland, you’ll discover that it’s illegal to store a frozen human or animal (or any body part thereof) in your home. We have Grandpa Bredo to thank for this. When grandson Trygve was deported in the mid-90s because of an expired visa, Bredo’s daughter stepped in to take care of the household – including keeping her father on ice. Soon, Aud was evicted for living in a house with no electricity or plumbing and was about to head back to Norway. This meant that the family’s fledgling cryonics facility was destined to come to a halt. Worried that her father would thaw out before his time, she spoke to a local reporter, who spoke to the Nederland city council, who passed Section 7-34 of the municipal code regarding the “keeping of bodies.” Luckily for Bredo, he was grandfathered in and allowed to stay. Suddenly, he was a worldwide media sensation. And he has been well cared for by his family and community ever since.
The Iceman Cometh, Monthly
Bo Shaffer saw an intriguing want ad on the Internet in 1995 posted by Trygve. He applied for the one-of-a-kind job, got it, and is now known as the “Ice Man.” Every month, Shaffer and a team of volunteers delivers 1,600 pounds of dry ice and packs it around Grandpa Bredo in his sarcophagus, surrounded by foam padding, a tarp, and blankets. As Cryonicist-in-Charge, Shaffer keeps Grandpa at a steady -60 degrees Fahrenheit. He also gives tours to investigators, filmmakers, local volunteers, and even psychics who have purported to communicate with the dearly departed (by one account, Bredo is amused by the fuss but doing fine). Shaffer feels the weight of this responsibility, knowing how much has been invested in keeping Grandpa in his cryonic state. Now frozen for 20 years, he is keeping the hope alive for his family and their faith in cryonics, as well as spurring an annual festival in Nederland that has grown into a full-fledged winter celebration.
It’s a Dead Man’s Party
For a town like Nederland that thrives on the colorful, the offbeat, and the weird, Frozen Dead Guy Days is a fitting way to end the short days of winter and head into the melting snows of spring. Trygve Bauge calls it “Cryonics’ first Mardi Gras.” The community experiences a new burst of life with the festival’s creative contests, icy events (including coffin racing, polar plunging, frozen salmon tossing) basically if it is fun and can be done in the cold, it goes! People come from around the world every March to experience the legacy of Grandpa Bredo – even representatives of cryonics organizations who want share the science behind this unique story. Nowadays, when Grandpa Bredo celebrates, he doesn’t celebrate alone. Every year, loyal souls go to the Tuff Shed on the hill to have a drink with Colorado’s best-known corpse, marking the passage of years.
20 years on ice,,,,,
This year marked Bredo’s twentieth on ice and the festival now going into its eight year is never short on intrigue, controversy and just plain fun!
Named by the Chicago Tribune in 2007 as one the country’s top 100 festivals not to be missed. Video footage of the FDGD has graced the networks on many broadcasts including Bill Guiest’s segment on the CBS Sunday Morning Show, the Tonight Show with Jay Leno, CNN, ABC news, PBS features, the Game Show Network and a Belgium Realty Show (who came and filmed a full episode at FDGD). The festival has also been “immortalized” by two international award-winning documentaries, “Grandpa’s In The Tuff Shed” and “Grandpa’s Still In The Tuff Shed” by the Beeck Sisters. Media coverage has been and continues to be extensive and world wide.
| Friday, March 5
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| 3:00pm– 7:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 4:00pm – 5:00pm Onda (Latin Dance Band) 5:00pm -7:00pm Psychadelic Sausage (Rock and Roll) |
| 8:00pm – 12:00am | 2010 Space Oddity Blue Ball with Alien Ice Queen & Grandpa look a like contests at the Black Forest Restaurant, Nederland, COMusic by a Very Special Guest – TBA.10:00pm – 10:30pm Grandpa Look-alike and Ice Queen costume contests. $15 Entry Fee. 1st Prize – Mont Bell down jacket Runners up – $50 Mont Bell gift certificate |
| until 2:00am | LIVE MUSIC – area restaurants and bars. Bands and schedule coming soon. |
| Saturday, March 6
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| 11:00am – 7:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 11:30am – 12:30pm Black Dog 1:00pm – 2:00pm MileMarkers 3:30pm – 4:30pm Ground Up 5:00pm – 6:00pm Phat Rabbit 6:30pm – 8:00pm Elephant Revival |
| 6:30pm – 1:00am | GRANDPA’S PUB CRAWL at the following venues: (more information coming soon) |
| Sunday, March 7
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| 11:00am – 4:00pm | ReAnimate Yourself Beer Tent $5 entry fee (wristband good for entire weekend) 12 and under free. 11:00am -12:00pm TBD 1:30pm – 2:00pm Seismic Shift 2:30pm – 4:00pm Mountain Standard Time |
Sat 1/30: DJ Yoda and a whole bunch of local flavor
Colorado is a mecca for music for two reasons. First off, it’s a place where the best national bands like to come and play to a great crowd and second, the state cultivates some amazing homegrown talent. Tonight, some of that homegrown talent is on display at Three20South in Breckenridge and Ghost Ranch Saloon in Steamboat.
At Ghost Ranch, Eight piece funk/jazz/rock band Filthy Children deliver nutritious grooves. Reminiscent of such groove giants as Soulive, Greyboy Allstars, John Scofield, and Deep Banana Blackout, Filthy Children deliver action-packed funk that’s sure to move your booty.
And if you’re into reggae, Three20South hosts Dubskin, a 5 piece Roots/Dub Reggae band from Ft. Collins, CO. Sitting in with Dubskin tonight is Cory from Pretty Lights. Formed in 2006, Dubskin has really broken out in the last year, touring the country and sharing the stage with such notables as Burning Spear, Israel Vibrations, Barington Levy, Morgan Heritage, The Itals, Midnite, Groundation, Mad Professor, Anthony B and Collie Buddz.
Now to the headline name of the night… DJ Yoda is at Samana in Vail tonight. Yoda is one of Britain’s most admired, original club DJs and an AV pioneer who is constantly pushing the possibilities of audio-visual manipulation. Encapsulating the very essence of good times, DJ Yoda has transformed clubbing as we know it, throwing down styles as diverse as Hip-Hop, Funk, Baltimore Club, Drum n Bass and even Country music, all cut-up with a awe-inspiring selection of film, TV show and You Tube visuals that elevate his sets to the uniquely sublime.
Oh! And don’t forget… Shakedown is playing their second show at Sandbar in Vail tonight.
Fri 1/29: There’s nothing shaking on Shakedown Street?
It’s tribute night in Eagle County! Between Vail and Avon, fans of the Grateful Dead and AC/DC can both rejoice as Shakedown Street and Hell’s Belles both have shows.
Shakedown’s shows (2 shows, Fri and Sat) are at Sandbar and they are recreating Europe 72, which means that you’re guranteed such favorites as China>Rider and Sugar Mags. I assume that they’ll play the One More Saturday Night at tomorrow’s show, but you never can tell these things. Call first, but I’d bet that Sandbar will let anyone with a rainbow wig willing to hit themselves in the face with an ice cream cone in for free.
And over at Agave, Hell’s Belles are world-famous and ready to rock! They are the premier all-female AC/DC tribute act, blowing all comers away. Playing ALL AC/DC, ALL the time, ALL over the globe, spanning all the pure rock brilliance of AC/DC’s career (from “High Voltage” to “Back in Black” and beyond), HELL’S BELLES do justice to the Aussie legends with patented HELL’S BELLES devotion, precision and fury. Endorsed by Angus Young, himself (Blender Magazine, 2003), HELL’S BELLES are the closest one can get without actually moving to Australia and joining AC/DC’s road crew.
Also, playing tonight, at Three20South, is Nederland band Moutain Standard Time. MST is a pure mountain folkin’ freakshow and Colorado kind jams are comprised of the finest Slamgrazz Funk- we’re talking dirty minor funk mashed head on into rocking grassy originals. Opening for MST is Montana Slim String Band,hailing from San Fran and considered some real up and comers on the “bluegrass circuit.
And if you’re in the mood for some DJ sets, head to Samana where the boys from Burningman, DJs Blick, Hal and Adamross will be serving up an eclectic night of music.
Wed 1/27: Euforquestra plays at Samana Lounge
Originally from Iowa City, IA, Eufórquestra (pronounced: yoo • FOHR • keh • struh, think Euphoria+Orchestra) relocated to Fort Collins, CO in August 2008 and has made a splash on the Colorado music scene with a relentless tour schedule and a live show that leaves feet tired and hearts and minds happy. The band is known for their diverse sound and eclectic repertoire, covering a number of traditional and progressive sounds ranging from (but not limited to) reggae, dub, afrobeat and samba to ska, highlife, funk and jazz.
In October 2009 the band released Soup, a collection of 11 tracks that captures the band at new heights in terms of songwriting, energy and production. In an effort to spread the album far and wide as an independent artist, the band has decided to give the album away for free online at www.euforquestra.com. With over 2,000 downloads in its first month the word is spreading!
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