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Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds and Heavy Diamond Ring

Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds and Heavy Diamond Ring

Doors 7pm
Show 8pmMike Clark is a singer songwriter living in Pueblo Colorado.  In 2013 to great acclaim he released the Soul and Rock and Roll album, Round and Round under the name Mike Clark and the Sugar Sounds and took off playing live concerts across the Colorado front range.  Now nearly ten years later is back with a highly anticipated follow up album, Moon Rock! Out now everywhere!

Heavy Diamond Ring- Thirteen years after founding indie-folk giants Paper Bird,  Sarah Anderson (vocals, trumpet) and Paul DeHaven (guitar, vocals) embark on their latest collaboration, Heavy Diamond Ring.  HDR harnesses their proven partnership and their distinct synthesis of open-hearted All-American folk-rock towards refreshing new heights.  Led by Anderson’s smooth-as-honey vocals and DeHaven’s rugged guitar chops the band also features knockout players Blake Stepan (bass, vocals), Mike Lang (keys, vocals) and Orion Tate Ignelzi

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Jordan Rudess of Dream Theater

Jordan Rudess (of Dream Theater)

Doors 7pm

Show 8pm

Voted “Best Keyboardist of All Time” by Music Radar Magazine, Jordan Rudess is best known as the keyboardist/multi-instrumentalist extraordinaire for platinum-selling Grammy- nominated prog rock band, Dream Theater.

At nine, he entered the Juilliard School of Music Pre-College Division for classical piano training, but by his late teens he had grown increasingly interested in synthesizers and progressive rock music. Against the counsel of his parents and tutors, he turned away from classical piano and tried his hand as a solo progressive rock keyboardist.

After performing in various projects during the 1980s, he gained international attention in 1994 when he was voted “Best New Talent” in the Keyboard Magazine readers’ poll after the release of his Listen solo album. Two of the bands that took notice of Rudess were The Dixie Dregs and Dream Theater, both of whom invited him to join. Rudess chose the Dregs, primarily as being a part-time member of the band would have less of an impact on his young family.

During his time with the Dregs, Rudess formed a “power duo” with drummer Rod Morgenstein. The genesis of this pairing occurred when a power outage caused all of the Dregs’ instruments to fail except Rudess’, so he and Morgenstein improvised with each other until power was restored and the concert could continue. The chemistry between the two was so strong during this jam that they decided to perform together on a regular basis (under the name Rudess/Morgenstein Project or later RMP) and have released a studio and
a live record. RMP did a short U.S. tour in November, 2013.

Before joining Dream Theater in January 1999, Jordan connected with John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater, bassist Tony Levin of King Crimson and Peter Gabriel notoriety, and recorded two albums with “Liquid Tension Experiment.”

Rudess has been the full-time keyboardist with Dream Theater, since the recording of 1999’s Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. He has recorded seven other studio albums with the group: 2002’s Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 2003’s Train of Thought, 2005’s Octavarium, 2007’s Systematic Chaos, 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings , A Dramatic Turn of Events, the self titled Dream Theater, as well as their newest album, The Astonishing, a Rock Opera. The story was written by John Petrucci with music written by John Petrucci and and Jordan Rudess. After touring in three continents around the world with The Astonishing, Dream Theater is preparing to embark on a tour in 2017 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of “Images & Words which will see the groundbreaking album performed in it’s entirety along with selections spanning the bands history.

In addition, he has appeared on the live albums and DVDs Live Scenes From New York, Live at Budokan, Score, Chaos in Motion, Live at Luna Park, and Breaking The Fourth Wall which went to #1 on the Billboard charts.

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Music in the Grapevines

Music in the Grapevines with EXIT 42

Settle in for an evening of Exit 42 and their country rock on the lawn of Two Rivers Winery. Gates open at 6 pm, music starts at 7 pm, so you can enjoy a picnic dinner. Wine is available from Two Rivers by the glass or bottle. Tickets in advance are $15 online – artcenterguild.org, at the Art Center of Western Colorado (7th & Orchard) and the Winery (2087 Broadway). At the gate, $20. All proceeds benefit The Art Center of Western Colorado.

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Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion

Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion

Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion twists jazz, flamenco, Cuban and classical Indian musical forms into intoxicating journeys that thrill audiences! Described by Guitar Player Magazine as “mesmerizing”, Miguel Espinoza has recorded and performed with Bela Fleck, Kai Eckhardt, Kitaro, Tuck and Patti, Rita Moreno and Ben Vareen. 2022 is a big year for the band, with the release of their latest CD – Living
in a Daydream – featuring Grammy-winning pianist and hamonicist Howard Levy, and two national tours to Chicago, Minneapolis, New York City, Pittsburgh, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and many more! Flamenco Fusion performs to sold out audiences across Colorado, and were the honored winners of Denver’s Westword Magazine 2019 “Best of World Music.” Their first CD, Turtle Dreams, is the winner of Indie Acoustic’s Best Instrumental Album of 2019 – full of original music that has been described as “colorful and vibrant”, “emotional”, a “stunning combination of jazz, flamenco, and subtle world music”, and ”sophisticated rhythmic elements…emotional, natural and organic”. Their second CD, Veneta, was released in August 2020. Visually and aurally stunning, with flamenco/jazz guitar, fiery cello, riveting salsa and Indian tabla, a Miguel Espinoza Flamenco Fusion show is like nothing else!

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Etana

Reggae music has birthed yet another rarity- a spirited and soulful singer/songwriter, the very eloquent and enchanting Etana!  Etana
is the first woman in more than one decade to land at the number one spot on the Reggae Billboard Charts.  Etana is also the first woman from Jamaica to nominated for a Grammy in the best reggae album category.  Etana, means the strong one’ in Swahili; her strength was manifested, this time around, by pursuing a musical career strictly on her own terms.  Etana’s elegantly modest Rasta-chic sartorial style is as distinctive as her sound: an audacious fusion of roots reggae, R&B, Neo-Soul, Dancehall, and Afrobeat.
 First album: Strong One Album number two: Free Expressions Album number three: Better Tomorrow Album number four: I Rise Album number five: Reggae Forever Album number six: Dimensions Album number Seven: Gemini Album number 8: Pamoja (together) is on its way.  Etanamusic.com
www.Instagram.com/EtanatheStrongOne

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An Evening with Flash Cadillac

DATELINE: March 7, 1969…The University of Colorado in Boulder… FLASH CADILLAC performs for the first time…

Over forty years later, reflecting on the events that led the Flash Cadillac band to their current success, a charmed history is told.

Not every band that quits school and piles into a van headed for Los Angeles can claim:

Instant popularity within the music industry.

Releasing four albums within three years (Flash Cadillac and the Continental Kids, Epic Records, 1972; No Face Like Chrome, Epic Records, 1974; Rock ‘n Roll Forever, Epic Records, 1975; Sons of the Beaches, Private Stock Records, 1975).

Being the first band to perform on American Bandstand without having a record (1971).

Appearing in two of the biggest impact motion pictures ever filmed (American Graffiti, 1973; Apocalypse Now, 1978).

Receiving a platinum album for their work on the sound track of American Graffiti, for which they wrote the only original music in one of the classic rock ‘n roll collections of all time (MCA Records, 1973).

Appearing in the highest-rated TV program of that particular week with a script written especially for them (Happy Days episode “Fish and The Fins”, 1974).

Appearing on nearly every TV program featuring music: The Tonight Show, In Concert, Midnight Special, American Bandstand (four times), and more.

Moving from Los Angeles, building a 24-track recording studio on their 120-acre ranch in the Colorado Rockies, and recording two more albums on their Promised Land Record label (Flash Cadillac’s Four-Song Collector’s Edition, 1982; Rip It Up!, 1984) and one for Great American Music Hall/Fantasy Records, (Later Than Midnight, 1988).

Releasing A Night At The Symphony (Flash Cadillac Records, 1992), recorded live with the Colorado Springs Symphony conducted by Christopher Wilkins.

Featured as the House Band on the nationally broadcast Super Gold radio program.

In their 25th year of performing, releasing two more albums, Drivetime and Souvenirs (Flash Cadillac Records, 1994).

A release – 25 Years (Flash Cadillac, 1995) – a collection from their two and one-half decade career.

Their long-awaited Christmas release – Ghost Of Christmas Past (Flash Cadillac, 1996) recorded live with the Colorado Springs Symphony and the Colorado Springs Children’s Chorale, conducted by Christopher Wilkins. Flash Cadillac’s 1997 recording – Rock And Roll Rules – presents the Band’s original material and traditional rock ‘n roll at its finest.

Flash On The Prairie is released (Flash Cadillac, 2004). A live recording from one of their many appearances at the Conner Prairie Farm in Fishers, IN, sponsored by the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra.

“Legends in their own minds”, Flash turns 40 (Boulder, CO – 2009) with a reunion, celebration concert, back to where the band began.

Returns to the legendary Surf Ballroom (Clear Lake, IA) with an over the top headline performance to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the last performance and tragic plane crash of Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Ritchie Valens.

Inducted into the prestigious Colorado Music Hall of Fame – proceeded only by John Denver for musical performers. Flash Cadillac continues to offer the finest in Traditional Rock ‘n’ Roll.

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The Alex Meixner Duo

The Alex Meixner Duo

Friday, April 29th, at 7 p.m., in the Canon City H.S. auditorium, 1313 College Avenue, accordion wizard Alex Meixner and his talented guitarist, Rory Hoffman, return to Canon City to offer an energetic, fun-filled performance. Alex knows how to make his instrument sing and dance with joy and enthusiasm and brings his audiences right along on a musical journey through all kinds of music. He has performed traditional ethnic music since he was four years old and has extensive experience in a wide variety of musical genres – everything from classical to jazz to pop music from around the world. Alex Meixner is a Grammy-nomination musician with performances on more than 50 albums, including 17 where he was the bandleader or soloist.Tickets are $20 for the concert and will be available at the door prior to the concert. Students 18 and under receive complimentary admission. For additional information and video clips of these performers, visit www.fremontcountyconcerts.org, call Marty (719-275-5950) or visit the performers’ websites.

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