Shawn Colvin joins Hot Rize and Leo Kottke at the RootsFest. Not too much shaking this week with concert announcements, but there's good news for acoustic and bluegrass fans: tickets for Swallow Hill's RootsFest (known as the Denver Folk & Roots Music Festival for the past two years) concert on March 28, 2009 at the Ellie Caulkins go on sale Monday, December 1.Tickets run $55-$125 plus tax. Here's a rundown of the other shows going on sale this weekend, or recently announced. For ticke
Geek icon and Internet rock star Jonathan Coulton is set to make his first appearance in Denver on January 17, at the Soiled Dove. In anticipation of his first concert in the Mile High city, Coulton was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about his beginnings as a code monkey, his inspirations for his music and what kind of a geek he was in high school. The short version of the Jonathan Coulton story can be found here. For the full, in-depth Q&A, hit the jump.
Swallow Hill just released the lineup for its third annual RootsFest, coming Saturday, March 28, to the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. The highlights of the show are the legendary Leo Kottke and Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Shawn Colvin. Also appearing are the Boulder Acoustic Society, Hot Rize, Tallest Man on Earth, Joe Pug and Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams. Tickets for the fest start at $55 and can be purchased online at www.swallowhillmusic.org.
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Today in Backbeat Online:
• Q&A with Adele.
• James Han's solo sortie.
• Leo Kottke, Shawn Colvin highlight RootsFest.
• Q&A with William Elliott Whitmore.
• Cacheflow teams with Brer Rabbit for dubby goodness.
Today in Cafe Society:
• PETA in the news again: "Sea Kitten" campaign making me hungry.
• Another one bites the dust at 3090 Downing.
• Pizzeria Mundo: Here we go again...
• Veggie Girl: brunch at Bistro Vendome.
Today in The Latest Word:
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From Leftover Salmon's Bill McKay being arrested to Swayback adding Adam Tymn from Vaux to its line-up to Frontside Five and 29th St. Disciples landing record deals, there was tons happening this week. The biggest and perhaps most stunning item of the week, however, has to be news of the unfortunate and untimely demise of Hearts of Palm, one of the most promising bands to emerge from Denver in the past five years. After the jump, in case you missed anything, we've compiled a handy list of links
Rickie Lee Jones was just tapped to co-headline Swallow Hill's RootsFest with Hot Rize and Leo Kottke tomorrow night at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House. Shawn Colvin, who was originally scheduled to perform, had to back out due to an unforeseen family emergency. Other acts at the fest include Tallest Man on Earth, Gandalf Murphy and the Slambovian Circus of Dreams, Joe Pug and Boulder Acoustic Society. The show starts at 6 p.m sharp and tickets are $55-$125.
