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1997 Stories by Marty Jones

• Closing Time

  published December 18, 1997

  Sam's Land doesn't look like a historical treasure. The building's stucco exterior is crumbling, the crinkled tin roof needs attention and the... More >>

• From Canada With Love

  published December 4, 1997

  "When you talk American culture, you've got to start with music," says Ray Condo, frontman of Ray Condo and His Ricochets. "That's the meat and... More >>

• The Train Rolls On

  published November 27, 1997

  Wayne "The Train" Hancock should be in the mood to celebrate. After all, he's earned critical acclaim and the undying gratitude of y'allternative... More >>

• Harmony, German Style

  published November 20, 1997

  The Capitol Hill neighborhood has gone through plenty of changes during the last 75 years. But on this Thursday night at the Denver Turnverein, a... More >>

• A Rainbow in Brown

  published October 23, 1997

  Over the fifty years he's been performing in public, Clarence "Gatemouth" Brown, 73, has earned seven Grammy nominations and numerous W.C. Handy... More >>

• The 'Rail Thing

  published October 2, 1997

  Tony Villanueva, singer and guitarist for the Texas-based Derailers, sports a hairdo like no other. Buzzed close on top, left long and slick on... More >>

• Rockabilly of Ages

  published September 18, 1997

  In 1958, Ronnie Dawson, a nineteen-year-old Dallas native, cut "Rockin' Bones," a wildcat anthem about boogying beyond the grave whose refrain... More >>

• Wilder Thing

  published September 11, 1997

  Hattiesburg, Mississippi, native Webb Wilder has produced one of the most literate, entertaining and flat-out barn-burning musical catalogues of... More >>

• Daring Escape

  published August 28, 1997

  In 1989, Andy Daring was a successful mortgage banker with a six-figure income and a lifestyle to match. But he was also a guitarist who played... More >>

• Towering Infernos

  published August 21, 1997

  "On our first tour, our van caught on fire in Missouri," recalls Matt Beld, guitarist for Los Infernos. "It was the coldest night of the year, and... More >>

• Playlist

  published July 31, 1997

  Wu-Tang Clan Wu-Tang Forever (Loud) Anyone who doubts that the Wu-Tang Clan has effectively made the transition from band to... More >>

• Keeping the Tradition Alive

  published July 24, 1997

  When Chuck Tinsley, guitarist for the Denver-based bluegrass act High Plains Tradition, talks about close-harmony singing, the accent is on... More >>

• A Blast From the Past

  published July 17, 1997

  Long before the word "Americana" defined a radio format, guitarist Dave Alvin was leading a musical cattle drive whose path is still being... More >>

• The Comets' Tale

  published July 10, 1997

  Joey D'Ambrosio makes no bones about his band's place in music history. "We were the first rock-and-roll band to ever be signed to a major label,... More >>

• O'Luney Tunes

  published July 3, 1997

  As he prepares to perform at Thornton Fest, an annual event in the metro-area suburb, Denver's Bob Haworth, clad in patriotic garb that includes a... More >>

• Fiddling About

  published June 5, 1997

  Even musicians who've played hundreds of concerts can usually cite a single show that was pivotal to their careers. The members of Colorado's... More >>

• Playlist

  published May 29, 1997

  The Holmes Brothers Promised Land (Rounder) Most of the CD stores that stock material by the New York-based Brothers Holmes--and... More >>

• Punks of the Rising Sun

  published May 15, 1997

  Like countless groups before it, Denver's Electric Summer formed on a university campus. But there's a difference between the average college... More >>

• Foggy Notion

  published May 1, 1997

  Pat Kincaid, frontman for Denver's Foggy Mountain Fuckers, first encountered country music at age seven. "I had this babysitter who I'd stay with,... More >>

• Standing Tall

  published April 24, 1997

  For over a decade, singer Blag Dahlia and the band he fronts, the Dwarves, have done a good job of rattling the cages of rock-music fans. Since... More >>

• Pulpit Fiction

  published April 10, 1997

  To many observers, the 39 members of the Heaven's Gate sect who recently committed suicide in Rancho Santa Fe, California, are tragic figures. To... More >>

• Sliding Home

  published April 3, 1997

  Since making his major-label debut in 1991, Lee Roy Parnell has been an unexpectedly fresh presence on hit country radio. With his trademark slide... More >>

• Playlist

  published March 27, 1997

  U2 Pop (Island) The hype, the hype, the hype. Regular reports over the course of a year about the making of U2's latest--who... More >>

• He's Got His Mojo Workin'

  published March 13, 1997

  For the past thirteen years, Mojo Nixon has waged a butt-rockin' assault on some of the more significant ills of society while touting the... More >>

• The Dawning of a New Age

  published February 27, 1997

  According to Denver-based guitarist Darren Curtis Skanson, being a graduate of the Do-It-Yourself School of Music has its drawbacks. "If a girl... More >>