Author Archive: Tim Wenger
Why Jazz Matters- Track 11
by Norman Provizer From its very beginnings, jazz has always had, in the words of Jelly Roll Morton, a “Spanish tinge” to it. After all, New Orleans has been, in many ways, strongly connected to the Caribbean – and it was the city of New Orleans that played such a special role in the emergence […]
Swallow Hill Opens 2nd Location in Highlands
DENVER – Swallow Hill Music is expanding its programming to northwest Denver. Beginning March 2, Swallow Hill Music will offer music classes for kids and adults in The Highlands. Swallow Hill Music has signed a lease with the Highlands United Methodist Church to utilize one classroom for group classes and private lessons. “We’re extremely excited to bring […]
Racing On The Sun- “Self Destruct”
Racing On The Sun has been gigging both in and out of town much more frequently over the last six months, and they have no plans of slowing down. The band just dropped a video for the song “Self Destruct” and CMB caught up with front man Alfonso Cervantes to get the lowdown. CMB: Tell […]
Land Lines- Th Natural World
by Tru Blue The Natural World is the first “Best Album of the Year”. You can quote me on that. The Land Lines record opens with the tick-tock track Rivers + Streams and carries a natural ebb and flow of haunting vocals from Martina Grbac and stunning mixes throughout. The vibe is indie but this […]
Cary Morin- Tiny Town
by Tru Blue It’s a rare occasion when you hear a down home blues beat that sets your feet to tappin’ in an instant. Cary Morin’s Tiny Town CD does just that. It’s full of perfectly written and performed good time music masked with broken hearted blues. Cary Morin’s story telling prowess is as good […]
Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda to make Colorado Home, Hosting Party at Walnut Room
Pete Pidgeon will re-launch Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda as a Colorado band at The Walnut Room at 3131 Walnut Street on Friday, February 6, 2015. The group will be supported by Andy Palmer performing a soloset to start the evening at 8 p.m. and a late-night set with BowieGrass (ft. members of Disco Floyd and Hangman’s […]
Perditus
by Tim Wenger Sometimes, beautiful things happen when one gets lost. Such seems to be the case with the two piece group Perditus, who after finding themselves “lost in Aurora” have dropped an album that is both melodic and spiritual. The duo raps and harmonizes, synthesizes and sings. They present pop music with honed vocals, […]
Chris Daniels and The Kings- Funky to the Bone
by Jennifer Marriott Hot Damn! This album is great! If you are ready to dance your butt off, this is the album to buy. One track “Dance, Dance, Dance” is an old Freddi Henchi Band tune revived again by Chris and Freddi, along with the title track “Funky to the Bone”. There are so many […]
Anthony Ruptak- Between The Hangman and The Halo
by Tim Wenger Some artists have a natural ability to paint pictures with their music, and Anthony Ruptak is one of them. His new release Between The Hangman and The Halo has a feel of intricate precision, and an emotional folk kick as strong as any in Colorado. Each track on the album sounds as […]
The Manager’s Corner- February
I’ve managed my own band for 31 years and I’m in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame. All that’s nice but today’s music business is changing at light-speed and you have to be more engaged in the ‘biz’ than ever. Some things have not changed, careers are still built on some tried and true elements: […]
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