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After four albums, extensive touring and a decade together, Zebra Junction, who just took home honors at this year’s Westword Music Showcase awards, will be playing its last show tonight in Golden at Parfet Park. Although the members intend to continue to collaborate and record music with one another, there’s no plans to perform together live again — until such time comes when an inevitable reunion years down the road beckons them to. Read the band’s farewell missive after the jump.
This Summer marks the 10 year anniversary of Micah and Shawn forming
the band know as Zebra Junction. In that time we recorded 4 albums,
made 4 trips to Europe, and played countless shows from virtually every
dive bar in Denver (anyone remember The Great Divide on S. Broadway?)
all the way up to a sold-out show at Red Rocks Amphitheater. How time
flies!We will still write, record and create music together, but from
different locals. Shawn will most likely end up in France with his
lovely wife Patricia. Micah and Adrienne will most likely join a
circus, traveling wherever the road may lead. We’re not ruling out
reunion shows or tours, in the U.S. and Europe someday, not to mention
possible performances with Josh Blue And The Hooligan Stew Revue who’s
debut album is due out sometime soon. We’re confident you’ll love it
when you hear it!After making the ballot for the past 5 years running, we FINALLY won
top honors in the Westword Music Showcase this year for Best Jam/Improv
band! Among the winners in other genres are people we’ve done shows
with and greatly admire: Ian Cooke, Something Underground, and Paper
Bird. We wish you all the success in the world!
A VERY special thanks to Mike Whalen who joined the group from 2001-04
and contributed his songs to our first album Orange Porridge.
Definitely check out his newest band Wonderlic! Also, James Han, who
was a member for a year and played his magical keys on our last 3
albums. You can check him out performing with Bela Karoli and The
Wheel these days.
Thanks to Oakhurst for being the first to cover our songs and showing
us the ropes on our first “proper” tour. We’ll never forget living on
that double decker tour bus with you guys in Europe! So many songs
came together on that trip.
Thanks to The Junkettes (Adrienne and Fannie) for bringing so much class n’ sass to our live shows the past 2 years.
Thanks to Marlo and Kit at The Olde Town Pickin’ Parlor in Arvada for
giving us jobs 10 years ago and allowing us to practice in the store
after hours and inspiring our unique approach to music.
So many have touched, helped and inspired us over the past decade.
Thank you Ivan Suvanjieff and Peace Jam, Dwight Mark, Richard Castaldo,
Edward Dick, Mark Hutchinson, The Clam Daddy’s!!!!, Erik Dyce, Patou,
Nate Norris, Thomas Love, Erik Palmer, Scott Robinette, Mark Backus,
Rhonda Smith, Erin and Hunter Shumaker, our students, Ed Edwards, Randy
Rigby, Gus Skinas, Dan Polizzi, Bobbie’s in Leadville, The Appaloosa,
The D-Note, Eric and Amy Matelski, Nicole Torres, Ken Arkind, Ted Vaca
and the Denver Slam Team, Jake Schroeder, Bob Wall, Armando Zuppa, Anna
Mack, Marc ‘Nahtass’ W., Daniel Plym, Josh Blue, Yuko and Simon, Bill
Swartz, Chad Swiercinsky, Rob Hall, Phil and Stacy Whalen, Boulder
Acoustic Society, Morris Beegle, Steve Gaskin, Dave Barber, Gene
Hayworth, Ma and Pa Lundy, Myles Lundy, Chris Lawhead, Pedro and Alex
Castano, Ron Gordon and the Walnut Room, Glenn Isle Resort Cabins,
Sharon Rawles, KRFC, Fred and Jackie Holzhauer, Roxanne Staples, Justin
Dinay, Laura Goldhamer, Matt Kirk, Roger Beauchamp, Taylor Grant, Tasha
King, and of course our teacher and mentor… Zeb himself aka Thommy
Knox. I’m sure we’re missing several people and you know who you are.
THANK YOU ALL!!
We hope you’ll continue to enjoy our recordings and look out for future
projects down the road. If you don’t have all of our albums yet you
can go to Zebra Merch and get hooked up straight away, or come see us
This Friday, Aug 7, at Parfet Park in Golden..
