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Fred Wesley

  • Blogs

    March 30, 2012

    Weekend's best live bets: Lucero, Flipper, the Ting Tings, Say Anything, Jewel and more

    Ah, yes, welcome to the weekend! Don't you just love living in the Mile High City? Besides the glorious weather we're enjoying right now, we have yet another weekend filled with a ridiculous number of enticing options: Lucero kicks off its two-night stand at the Bluebird, in addition to an in-store ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 11, 2011

    David Krakauer on the origins and the name of Abraham Inc.

    Jon Wasserman​While some people might look askance at a klezmer-funk-hip-hop collaboration, world-renowned klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer sees the combination as completely logical. "Funk is the root of hip-hop," he explains, "so you're taking two traditional musics with hip-hop as the com ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2011

    Funk It Up

    Jon Wasserman​While some people might look askance at a klezmer-funk-hip-hop collaboration, world-renowned klezmer clarinetist David Krakauer sees the combination as completely logical. "Funk is the root of hip-hop," he explains, "so you're taking two traditional musics with hip-hop as the com ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 7, 2011

    Mile Highlights: This week's concert news, local radio playlists and top album sales

    Here's what's good in the Mile High City this week: In concert news, TV on the Radio is slated to perform two nights at the Ogden in September, Furthur is making its way back to Colorado for three nights at Red Rocks and blink-182 and My Chemical Romance headline KTCL's Big Gig in September. On lo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2010

    This Just In: Them Crooked Vultures, Carrie Underwood, String Cheese Incident shows announced

    ​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

  • Music

    February 12, 2009

    U.S. Pipe gets funkier than an old batch of collard greens

    ​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 2, 2008

    This Just In 9/4-9/10

    ​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 20, 2007

    The Best of Westword 1990

    ​As if playing in Nirvana and the Foo Fighters wasn't enough for Dave Grohl, he teamed up with Led Zeppelin's John Paul Jones and Queen of the Stone Age's Joshua Homme to form Them Crooked Vultures in 2009. The Vultures, who released their self-titled debut this past November, descend upon the Fil ... More >>

  • Music

    December 9, 1999

    Hitting That Long Mental Note

    For Hugh Ragin, the mind is a terrible thing to waste on narrow conceptions of jazz.

  • Calendar

    February 4, 1999

    Night & Day

    February 4 - 10, 1999

  • Music

    September 3, 1998

    He's Big in Japan

    Keyboardist Bernie Worrell doesn't want America to lose its funkiness.

  • Music

    August 8, 1996

    Feedback

    Keyboardist Bernie Worrell doesn't want America to lose its funkiness.

  • Calendar

    August 8, 1996

    Thrills for the week

    Keyboardist Bernie Worrell doesn't want America to lose its funkiness.

  • Music

    April 11, 1996

    Gone Loco

    Keyboardist Bernie Worrell doesn't want America to lose its funkiness.

  • Music

    August 30, 1995

    STILL HORNY AFTER ALL THESE YEARS

    SAX LEGEND MACEO PARKER ON MUSIC, JAMES BROWN AND THE KEYS TO FUNK.

  • Music

    December 7, 1994

    PLAYLIST

    SAX LEGEND MACEO PARKER ON MUSIC, JAMES BROWN AND THE KEYS TO FUNK.

  • Music

    July 27, 1994

    SAY IT LOUD

    HE'S JAMES BROWN AND HE'S PROUD TO BE AN AMERICAN.

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