ReverbNation Featured Artists of the Month: June

ReverbNation Featured Artists of the Month give five independent acts that have not previously been featured in Colorado Music Buzz the opportunity to get on our radar, get their bio in the magazine, and get their tracks played on Music Buzz LIVE Radio on Wednesday evenings. The artists are selected through submissions made via their ReverbNation pages.

Madam Sin

Madam Sin is a Denver, CO. based band that combines rock, jazz, blues & soul elements into a unique sound which can only be described as 100% wicked.

Long time collaborators Sean Bresloff (drums) & Jon Rise (guitars) have laid down the foundation of this sound, with Shannon Fine (vocals), Brandon Stewart (horns), Sarah Mount (horns) & Ben Horton (bass) this 6 piece unit is a throwback to the Vaudeville days of soulful and accomplished musicians that collectively create beautiful & complex music that is simply beautiful to the ear.

Online: reverbnation.com/madamsin

Spicy Pickle Jazz Band

The beat goes only because it transcends generations. It’s instinctual. We’re just built to swing, that’s all. This is not lost on Denver, Colorado’s Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles. The Pickles know their musical history and they know how to dance. They possess both natural and acquired musical tastes that compel them to push forward by reaching back to an old sound. Prewar blues, Swing and Traditional New Orleans Jazz, it’s all preserved in the tasty brine that Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles bring when they set their musical table.

Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles are led by trumpet player, Joe Smith, who started the band in January of 2013 in Iowa to give dancers something to swing to. They’re much more than a dance band, The Pickles are preservationists who are helping keep the spirit of a uniquely American form of music alive. The 6-piece band plays a mix of New Orleans Jazz, Gutbucket Blues and early Swing. Smith has been playing trumpet since he was ten years old. He spent his teenage summers marching in a drum and bugle corps, and while at the University of Iowa, Smith helped run Hawkeye Swing Festival where his interest in vintage Jazz music and dance grew into a passion. In November when Joe moved to Denver, he reformed the band with new members.

In their very young career as a band, The Pickles have played at swing dance events around the country including Hawkeye Swing Festival (Iowa), Cowtown Jamborama (Nebraska), Southern Fried Swing (Arkansas), Lindypalooza (Illinois), Rocky Mountain Girl Jam (Colorado), and more. They recently completed a tour in Washington. You can catch Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles regularly in Denver, Colorado at the Mercury Cafe, and other local clubs.

Joe Smith and The Spicy Pickles are fresh out of the studio, recently recording a six track EP with featured guest Michael Faltesek (Seattle, WA) of Falty & The Defects on guitar and vocals. The new EP ‘Rocky Mountain High’ will be released June 10th on bandcamp.

Online: reverbnation.com/spicypicklejazzband

Liver Down The River

Formed in 2012 on the campus of Fort Lewis College. Liver Down the River combines the influences of bluegrass, Irish, and jam band music in original compositions and songs. Striving to create music that inspires through expanding on traditional techniques via extended improvisational jamming. Unsigned they have released one album “Solace In the Mountains” available on Sound Cloud and set to be released for major distribution this summer. Liver also plans for their first tour Winter 2014.

Online: reverbnation.com/liverdowntheriver

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