Pete Pidgeon and Arcoda to make Colorado Home, Hosting Party at Walnut Room

Tim Wenger | February 1, 2015

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 Hymnal). Pidgeon relocated to Colorado from New York City in October and has already booked over 60 eclecticshows. The most notable of these was his pairing with Reed Foel, CR Gruver & Tori Pater (Polytoxic), Jonathan Meadows (The Congress), and others for the 10th annual Last Waltz Revisited which sold out the Boulder Theater and packed 3000 attendees into Denver’s Fillmore Auditorium. Other highlightsinclude being brought on as the house guitarist in The Armoury’s (Denver) Wednesday night house bandThe Hump Day All Stars (ft. Eric Imbrosciano, Stephen Thurston, Ben Rubin, and Devon Parker); beinghired as the guitarist for the Jacob Larson Band (ft. Adrienne Osborn, AJ Salas, Jon Gray); two liveperformances and interviews on KRFC in Fort Collins; becoming the full-time guitarist for ThurstonGroup (ft. Stephen Thurston, Cory Baker, and Patrick McDevitt); and sideman guitar work withSuperCollider, Canyon Collected, Dechen Hawk, and Funkma$ter. Pidgeon has also performed soloshows in Denver, Boulder, Windsor, Fort Collins, and Loveland. The Colorado reincarnation of PetePidgeon & Arcoda is comprised of Casey Sidwell on bass (Zach Heckendorf, Dragondeer, Megan Burtt,John Common), Jared Forqueran on drums (Andy Palmer), and Adam Bodine on keyboards (Adam BodineTrio).After living through the hustle and grind of New York City, Pidgeon notes that, “In Colorado, agents,talent buyers, radio hosts, and industry folks are all in it together with the musicians. They come out tohows and make the scene feel like a family. Humanity is the major difference I’ve noticed between the two cities.” Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda is well-established nationally – boasting 3 full-length albums and 2 EPsfeaturing such acclaimed personnel as Levon Helm (The Band, Bob Dylan), David LaBruyere (JohnMayer), Gabe Wallace (Gorillaz), and many other powerhouses. The February Launch will signify that Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda is now a Colorado band, committed to the local music community, and accelerating at an exponential rate. The February 6th Launch will foreshadow the band’s 2015 “All the Little Things” album release which will include fellow noteworthy New York to Colorado transplant Chris Pandolfi (The Infamous Stringdusters), Levon Helm (recorded before he passed in 2012), Catherine Popper (Jack White, GracePotter, Ryan Adams), Glenn Patscha (Sheryl Crow, Marc Cohn), Jon Gray (SuperCollider) and a Coloradobased horn section. When asked what his aspirations are for 2015, Pete stated, “To play Film on the Rocks, sign with a well connected manager, and find an Executive Producer who would like a fund the remainder of our newrecord and take credit for ensuring that one of Levon Helm’s final recordings sees the light of day.”Due to limited availability, advanced tickets are recommended and can be purchased at: www.ticketfly.com/event/751171-pete-pidgeon-arcoda-denver or at www.thewalnutroom.com/walnut-street

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