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2013 Stories by Jon Solomon

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  D Note celebrates ten years, gets new owners

  published Feb 13, 2013

  The D Note in Olde Town Arvada is celebrating its tenth anniversary this weekend. The two-night celebration will be bittersweet, as it will also serve as a goodbye party of sorts for the DeGraff fam... More >>

• Laroy & Co

  published February 14, 2013

  On "This Charade," the opening cut on Laroy & Co's Worth Reckoning, the trio unleashes a flurry of Rodrigo y Gabriela-esque Spanish... More >>

• For his sound to evolve, singer Rob Drabkin had to split from science

  published February 14, 2013

  After growing up in Denver, Rob Drabkin went to Trinity University in San Antonio to major in biochemistry and molecular biology. But a few... More >>

• Ron Miles Trio

  published February 14, 2013

  Lauded local trumpeter Ron Miles and guitarist Bill Frisell, a Denver native now living elsewhere, have performed and recorded together a... More >>

• The Trubelos

  published February 7, 2013

  There's a lot of energy in the first three cuts of the Trubelos' debut long-player, Boomerang Girl, including the up-tempo countrified... More >>

• Jon Wirtz

  published February 7, 2013

  While Jon Wirtz has lent his piano and keyboard skills to a variety of singer-songwriters, from Matt Morris to Angie Stevens to John Common,... More >>

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  Armida's remodels main karaoke room, opens second floor to make room for more singers

  published Feb 01, 2013

  When Armida's first started hosting karaoke about two decades ago, it was one night a week. Since then, it's become the Mexican restaurant's main focus seven nights a week. Karaoke has become so pop... More >>

• Rob Roper

  published January 31, 2013

  On his last effort, 2011's Misfit, Rob Roper more than proved that he had sharp songwriting skills and a knack for penning some pretty... More >>

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  For Grammy-winning jazzman Joe Lovano, freedom and variety are key

  published January 31, 2013

  "Free jazz is one thing," says Joe Lovano, "but I like to say I play jazz free." The Grammy-award-winning saxophonist, who has been... More >>

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  Kristi Stice used to belt when she sang, but that all changed when she got a jazz vocal degree

  published Jan 25, 2013

  Kristi Stice used to belt it out when she fronted the Fort Collins-based band Eve's Drop, but after getting a jazz vocal degree at the University of Northern Florida, her approach to singing changed... More >>

• Katie Mullen's crew takes over former Rockstar Bar

  published Jan 22, 2013

  The folks behind Katie Mullen's have taken over the former Rockstar Bar location at 3358 Mariposa in Highland, a space that couldn't be more of a contrast to the big, swank Irish bar (four bars, actua... More >>

• Carmelita's Lovers

  published January 24, 2013

  Nearly four years after local Americana act Ten Cent Redemption called it quits, bassist Tony Burke and guitarist Johnny Waggoner rounded up... More >>

• Calexico at Bluebird Theatre, 1/19/13

  published Jan 21, 2013

  CALEXICO @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 1/19/13 Since Calexico and DeVotchKa share a few musical sensibilities and they've both worked with producer Craig Schumacher at his Tuscon-based WaveLab Studio, it's ... More >>

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  Local Bar @ Highland now open in former Arabian Bar space

  published Jan 18, 2013

  After decades as the Arabian Bar, one of Denver's classic dives, the LoHi address got a major facelift --everything in it is new -- and opened yesterday as Local Bar @ Highland. While we'd reported la... More >>

• Otis Taylor

  published January 17, 2013

  Otis Taylor My World Is Gone Telarc "My world is gone," Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji once told local bluesman... More >>

• Instant Empire sets the modern American struggle to sound

  published January 17, 2013

  "Instant Empire, to me, really reflects — at least from the band-name perspective — how, in America, everybody wants everything all... More >>

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  Dazzle celebrates fifteen years: Donald Rossa and company talk about their favorite shows

  published Jan 14, 2013

  Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, the club is throwing a party with the Bob Montgomery/Pete Olstad Big Band and the Funky F... More >>

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  Brendan's 404 moves into former Club 404 space at 404 Broadway in Baker

  published Jan 11, 2013

  After graduating college and moving to Denver in the '70s, Kevin Geraghty started going to the Club 404, which Jerry Feld sold a year ago after a six-decade run. After a brief stint as Denver Wheel ... More >>

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  Uri Caine on playing jazz and classical music

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Early in his career, pianist Uri Caine got to play with jazz legends like Philly Joe Jones and Hank Mobley. While Caine is a deft improviser and can play the hell out of bop, he's incredibly multi-f... More >>

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  R.I.P., Donnie Eden

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Some sad news to pass along today, in case you haven't heard: We've just received word that local blues drummer Donnie Eden passed away last week, and last night at El Chapultepec, a spot where he use... More >>

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  Marc Ribot on collaborating with David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and recording with Tom Waits

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Los Lobos singer and guitarist David Hidalgo clearly knows his away around Latin music, and so does guitarist Marc Ribot, who's played with a ton of folks over the years, from Tom Waits and Elvis Co... More >>

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  The five best jazz shows in Denver this month

  published Jan 07, 2013

  We've got another great month of jazz on tap for January with a number of great shows, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Freddy Cole (Nat "King" Cole's brother), who will be at Dazzle for... More >>

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  Old Curtis Street Bar closing this weekend

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Update (1/4/13): We caught up with Devin Mendoza, who's worked at and booked shows at Old Curtis for the past two years, and he gave us a little more insight into the bar's unexpected closing. Last ... More >>

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  Tyler Gilmore returns to Dazzle to premiere "A Rambling Stretch," his new musical portrait

  published Jan 02, 2013

  Before heading to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to earn his master's degree, Tyler Gilmore spent a lot of time in Denver as the former music manager of Dazzle, as well as composing... More >>