In 2019, Zac appeared on Spaghetti High on Adult Swim. He is a regular at The World Famous Comedy Works, and in 2018, Thrillist called him one of the 50 best-undiscovered comedians in the country. Zac founded the Denver Phone It In Film Festival in 2016 and in 2021, the Black Hills Comedy Festival.
Location: Manitou Springs
GRIMMLY | LAZARUS HORSE | CABIN
Lulu’s Downstairs Presents GRIMMLY | LAZARUS HORSE | CABIN
Doors 7pm
18+ Event
Show 8pm
Town Mountain
Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
Rolling Stone says- “Call it an evolution or a revolution, but it’s clear that Town Mountain is at the forefront.”Charming, soulful, and with a rugged sensitivity, Town Mountain has earned raves for their hard-driving sound, their smart, thoughtful in-house songwriting and the honky-tonk edge that permeates their exhilarating live performances, whether in a packed club or at a sold-out festival. The hearty base of Town Mountain’s music is classic country and old school rock ‘n’ roll. It’s what else goes into the mix that brings it all to life, both on stage and on record, and reflects the group’s wide-ranging influences including the Grateful Dead, Bill Monroe, Chuck Berry, Bruce Springsteen, the Rolling Stones, The Band, Townes Van Zandt, The Meters, Son Volt, John Hartford and Outlaw Country.
After more than a decade together, Town Mountain has proven they have staying power by regularly cranking out authentic hit albums, collaborating with like-minded artists such as Jerry Douglas, Billy Strings, and Tyler Childers and growing significantly in key markets by leaps and bounds. Fans are eagerly awaiting their upcoming 7th studio album of original material, produced by Nashville’s multiple Grammy nominated engineer Justin Francis (P!nk, Kacey Musgraves, Little Big Town, Tyler Childers, Kelsea Ballerini). The album includes Miles Miller (Sturgill Simpson) on drums throughout, thrusting forward a decidedly country album with contemplative and witty lyrics reflective of life on and off the road before and during the Covid pandemic. Routinely noted for their brilliant lyrics, the songwriting is largely shouldered by mandolinist Phil Barker and banjoist Jesse Langlais with solid contributions from guitarist Robert Greer. Extraordinary fiddler Bobby Britt conveys the sentimentality of the well-crafted songs with Zach Smith on bass and Miles Miller on drums laying down the groove.
The Arcadian Wild
Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick, and with the support of Erik Coveney on bass and Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. With roots in formal vocal music and influences from progressive bluegrass and folk, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder. Over the course of 2020, The Arcadian Wild released Principium, a four-movement song-cycle that explores human relationship, flourishing, degradation, and redemption, culminating in the release Principium EP in February 2021, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart.
Polyrhythmics
Doors 7pm
Show 8pm
Now on their sixth full-length album and twelfth year performing, Seattle’s Polyrhythmics take the sonic exploration of past albums, combined with mad scientist experiments testing the tunes on the road, and rolled them into 2020 releases Man from the Future and the companion EP Fondue Party.
Rich with bold brass and hypnotic percussion, Polyrhythmics’ latest studio work continues to showcase the instrumental eight-piece’s impossibly tight grooves and virtuosic musicianship as they tear through a singular blend of funk, soul, psychedelic rock, R&B, progressive jazz, and Afrobeat.
Now, the band emerges from the pandemic to return to the road with a new arsenal of original songs in their diverse catalog to conjure up the next chapter of fiery and infectious live performances as they embark on a 2nd decade as a touring collective.
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
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.
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!
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
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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.