blog.foxtheatre.com

Due to inclement weather and road closures, Dr. Dog was not able...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:33:32 -0700

Due to inclement weather and road closures, Dr. Dog was not able to make it to Colorado. Tonight’s 2/3 Dr. Dog show at the Boulder Theater has been officially postponed. We are looking forward to having them back in Boulder and we will be in touch with a rescheduled date shortly!

If you purchased tickets via credit card, you will be automatically refunded for this purchase. If you purchased tickets via cash you can get your cash refund at the Boulder Theater box office M-F 3pm-7pm or Saturday noon-5pm

If you would still like to see music tonight, head up to the Fox Theatre. Just show your Dr. Dog ticket or purchase confirmation email for free entry into The Lemonheads show at the Fox Theatre TONIGHT! Please note entry for Dr. Dog Ticket Purchasers will be on a first come first serve basis.

Doors are at 8:30 and music from Meredith Sheldon starts at 9:00 pm sharp. The Lemonheads will be performing “Its A Shame About Ray” in its entirety!

#elteneleven at #foxtheatreboulder - be sure to check these guys...

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 14:05:53 -0700

#elteneleven at #foxtheatreboulder - be sure to check these guys out!! (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

Tickets for this show were FLYING - faster than anyone could...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 15:01:24 -0700

Tickets for this show were FLYING - faster than anyone could have imagined. Did you get yours?

» 01.13.12 «

This ish is gonna be so hot.

Garage A Trois - Experimental Jazz Group: performing at The Fox...

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:57:01 -0700

Garage A Trois - Experimental Jazz Group: performing at The Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO on Friday, Dec 16 - Nab Tickets Here! If you have no idea, then enjoy this preview track “Shooting Breaks.” Garage A Trois is a mastermind combination featuring an all star line up…

Skerik - Saxophonist: A founding member of Critters Buggin’. Skerik has jammed with soul legend Fred Wesley, Pink Floyd mastermind Roger Waters, and Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade. Jambase theorized that ‘the rotation of our planet is somehow connected with this outer space super hero.’

Stanton Moore - Drums and Polyrhythms: A founding member of the New Orleans funk band Galactic, Stanton kicked off his solo career in 1998. Moore continues to play dates globally with an ever-evolving cast of musicians including George Porter, Jr., Leo Nocentelli (of the Meters), Charlie Hunter, John Medeski (of Medeski, Martin and Wood), Donald Harrison Jr., Dr. Lonnie Smith, Dr. John and Tab Benoit to name a few.

Marco Benevento - Keys and Organ: Marco Benevento is best known as one half of the Benevento/Russo Duo along with Joe Russo. A regular on the New York City contemporary and experimental jazz scene, he has performed with countless musicians ranging from John Medeski (medeski martin & wood), Mike Gordon (phish), Trey Anasatio (phish), Eric Krasno (soulive/lettuce), Dave Dreiwitz (ween), Les Claypool, Phil Lesh (grateful dead), and others.

Mike Dillon - Percussion and Vibraphone: An original member of the eclectic Critters Buggin’, Mike has toured with Les Claypool’s Frog Brigade and Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe and was described by Jambase as ‘possessed with a desire to always find something new, something deliciously rhythmic in any piece.’

“Garage A Trois skew grittier and more psychedelic with the current lineup, combining heavy-riff distortion with a rough-and-tumble funk delirium.”
The New York Times

“Insolently awesome since 1999, the instrumental quartet Garage a Trois consists of the hair-raising saxophonist Skerik, whiplash keyboardist Marco Benevento, Galactic drummer Stanton Moore, and vibraphone-whacking percussionist Mike Dillon…a brutal yet meticulously deranged blast of raw, jazz-rock power.”
Village Voice

“Garage a Trois is a supergroup essaying the tuneful/psychedelic side of instrumental adventure and electronic tweet.”
Metal Jazz

This Thanksgiving Season, Conscious Alliance will be hosting...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:01:11 -0700

This Thanksgiving Season, Conscious Alliance will be hosting their 8th Annual Holiday Meal Delivery, taking place November 17-20, 2011. Last year, Conscious Alliance distributed over 10,000 holiday meal boxes to Native American households on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota and the Northern Cheyenne Reservation in Montana.

The 2011 goal is to once again distribute over 10,000 meals this winter, and keep emergency food storage on the Pine Ridge and Northern Cheyenne Reservations stocked throughout the season.

Many people are unaware of the conditions in these communities. On Pine Ridge, 97% of the population lives under the poverty level. The unemployment rate is consistently over 85%, due primarily to the extreme economic isolation of the reservation. Food insecurity is rampant.

The climate is extreme in this region of the country, with regular winter blizzards, and temperatures annually falling to -20° and lower. In the winter, people make a very real choice between buying food and buying fuel for heating their home.

Conscious Alliance strives to alleviate the immediate need for the basic necessities of life, while simultaneously teaming up with community leaders to create possibilities for the future. As we provide food to the reservations, we are working with these leaders to inspire members of the community, with particular focus on positive youth outreach to empower the next generation.

Through your donations, there is an incredible opportunity to help bring food to the most economically isolated communities in our nation during the cold winter months. Click the link above to find out what YOU can do to make a difference.

Love,

-Your Friends at The Fox Theatre

LISTEN: Fox & Boulder Theater's "eleven eleven mix" on Spotify!

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 12:17:24 -0700

LISTEN: Fox & Boulder Theater's "eleven eleven mix" on Spotify!:

Happy November Fox Fans! We are currently jamming around the offices to this little mixtape of musical goodies. It features some great tunes from some of the incredible artists coming through Boulder this month. Be sure to check the show details after each song, and don’t miss all the great music at The Fox Theatre and Boulder Theater this month!

1. “Funky For You” - Chali 2Na - LIVE WED 11/9 @ Fox

2. “Restless Youth” - Air Dubai - LIVE SAT 11/19 @ Fox

3. “Too Dramatic” - Ra Ra Riot - LIVE TUES 11/15 @ Fox

4. “The Man Who Would Speak True” - Blitzen Trapper - LIVE MON 11/7 @ Fox

5. “Be Leavin You Medley (Live Acoustic)” - MTHDS - LIVE WED 11/9 @ Fox

6. “40 Oz To Freedom” - Sublime - 40 Oz To Freedom LIVE WED 11/30 @ Fox

7. “Gin and Juice” - The Gourds - LIVE SAT 11/12 @ Fox

8. “Lookin’ Fly” - Murs feat will.i.am - LIVE SAT 11/5 @ Fox

9. “So Much for Love” - Gramatik - LIVE THURS 11/17 @ Fox

10. “In The Morning” - Michal Menert - LIVE THURS 11/17 @ Fox

11. “Woo Hoo” - Good Gravy - LIVE WED 11/23 @ Fox

12. “New Country” - Mark O’Connor - LIVE TUES 11/15 @ Boulder Theater

13. “Nirvana the Buffalo” - Toubab Krewe - LIVE THURS 11/10 @ Fox

14. “Cause A Reaction” - Euforquestra - LIVE THURS 11/10 @ Fox

15. “The Way You Laugh” - Dawes - LIVE MON 11/7 @ Fox

16. “Somebody’s Gonna Love You” - Matt Wertz - LIVE TUES 11/15 @ Boulder Theater

17. “Shirt” - The Belle Brigade - LIVE MON 11/7 @ Fox

18. “Three Stripes On A Cadillac” - Otis Taylor - LIVE SAT 11/26 @ Boulder Theater

19. “She’s So Scandalous” - Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears - LIVE TUES 11/22 @ Fox

20. “Marvin & Charonnay” - Big Sean - LIVE FRI 11/11 @ Fox

21. “Midnight” - Cornmeal - LIVE FRI 11/18 @ Fox

22. “Ring Around The Moon” - Elephant Revival - LIVE SAT 11/19 @ Boulder Theater

23. “Rare Bird Alert” - The Steep Canyon Rangers - LIVE SAT 11/19 @ Boulder Theater

Be sure to click on over to www.foxtheatre.com and www.bouldertheater.com to scoop up some tickets to some of the killer shows we have coming up!

Our friends in Yellow Ostrich Camp sent over this killer tune...

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 23:32:28 -0600

Our friends in Yellow Ostrich Camp sent over this killer tune for YOUR listening enjoyment! Check out “Left Behind” (Beat Happening Cover) as a little preview for Tues Nov 15th’s Ra Ra Riot with Delicate Steve & Yellow Ostrich. Tickets are flying - nab them here so you don’t miss out! Indie-tastic!

Find the #promomobile - win free tickets!! (Taken with Instagram...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:50:08 -0600

Find the #promomobile - win free tickets!! (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

#foxtheatreboulder ‘s new #promomobile - Have you seen me...

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 18:46:04 -0600

#foxtheatreboulder ‘s new #promomobile - Have you seen me today? (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS :: New Album Handguns :: LIVE OCT 31st :: Fox Theatre

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 01:14:00 -0600

GREENSKY BLUEGRASS :: New Album Handguns :: LIVE OCT 31st :: Fox Theatre:

We are tickled for our dear friends Greensky Bluegrass to swing through The Fox Theatre on Monday Oct 31st for a special Halloween Show!! Have you heard their new album yet? Click the link above to buy the full album or get a FREE Download of the special Handguns EP, featuring 5 of the fabulous new tunes.

Grab your tickets for Monday’s Halloween Show RIGHT HERE - and don’t forget your Totally Bitchin’ 80s Halloween outfit! Check out liketotally80s.com, inthe80s.com or founditemcostumes.com for some 80s inspiration!

Alexi Murdoch makes his way to The Fox Theatre this week, we are...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:08:24 -0600

Alexi Murdoch makes his way to The Fox Theatre this week, we are just so excited! Tickets are selling super well, be sure to nab the here so you don’t miss out! Wednesday’s show should be simply spectacular.

In the meantime, enjoy this track I simply haven’t been able to keep off my Fall Playlist. NPR Music hailed his album of the same name as “a timeless folk-pop record that’s likely to endure.” We agree. And hope you enjoy!

The insanely talented #gregoryalanisakov & co at...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:43:19 -0600

The insanely talented #gregoryalanisakov & co at #foxtheatreboulder (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

#AmonTobin starts at 9:15 sharp! It’s #purefilth here at...

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 20:12:46 -0600

#AmonTobin starts at 9:15 sharp! It’s #purefilth here at #bouldertheater tonight! (Taken with Instagram at Boulder Theater)

#Yellowcard 10/14/2011 at #foxtheatreboulder (Taken with...

Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:07:41 -0600

#Yellowcard 10/14/2011 at #foxtheatreboulder (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

Treat your ears right. Listen to this album. Then come see...

Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:12:35 -0600

Treat your ears right. Listen to this album. Then come see OTT. Tonight. At The Fox Theatre. Nab your tickets here.

Everyone loves a little SUBLIME! So don’t be the one to...

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 16:56:27 -0600

Everyone loves a little SUBLIME! So don’t be the one to miss BADFISH - A TRIBUTE TO SUBLIME on TUES OCT 11 LIVE at The Fox Theatre! Get your Tickets Right Here or pick them up at the door - CA$H ONLY!

» BADFISH IS HERE «

Wow! What a weekend we had at The Fox Theatre! Between the...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 14:09:24 -0600

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

Wow! What a weekend we had at The Fox Theatre! Between the bluegrass throwdown courtesy of Head for The Hills on Friday, the epic stage dive at Odd Future on Saturday, and the reggae sing-a-longs during Sunday’s Ziggy Marley concert… well The Fox had quite a weekend of memorable moments!

Check out this quick clip featuring one of the coolest stage dives we’ve ever seen with 7, yes SEVEN, people! Thanks Odd Future, Head for The Hills and Ziggy Marley - Y’all rock our socks.

And most of all, THANKS TO THE FANS!!!

FRI 10/7 HEAD FOR THE HILLS - Great Article from Boulder Weekly's Dave Kirby!

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:15:23 -0600

Thursday, October 6,2011

Head For The Hills is Rising

After a stellar year, H4TH brings the show back to Boulder

By Dave Kirby

By just about any measure, Head for the Hills (H4TH) has had a pretty solid 2011. The Fort Collins-founded newgrass quartet unleashed a solid and surprising long-player last year, winning their second consecutive “Best Bluegrass Band” award from Westword copping some head-turning critical attention at Austin’s South By Southwest industry schmoozefest in March, and riding a busy festival season into a handful of smaller-deal local gigs, including a Mishawaka date a couple of weeks ago, an upcoming Fox Theatre show and a two-night, twin-bill stand with Leftover Salmon at the Ogden Theatre around Thanksgiving.

Our first inclination was to dust off the “conquering hero” moniker for the band, but bassist Matt Loewen squirmed away from that.

“I dunno if we really feel like ‘conquering heroes,’” Loewen laughs. “Even if we appreciate the sentiment.

“It was a good season. … We got to do a number of festivals we hadn’t done before, like High Sierra in northern California. … It’s different. It’s kind of a whole other world. … It’s in a really nice, wide-open location, and it’s just got its own vibe. Like, Telluride Bluegrass Festival has obviously cultivated a world unto itself. I think High Sierra is kind of similar in that way.”

Festivals, of course, are just about any new acoustic band’s bread and butter these days (who makes money selling CDs anymore?), so we wondered how H4TH has adjusted to the whole festival thing. Like anyone else, the band had to claw its way into getting festival invites by surviving trial by shoe leather — opening gigs and Tuesday nights and touring clubs — but getting on those huge outdoor stages doesn’t mean the hard stuff is done. You have to learn how to actually play them.

“That’s an interesting question,” Loewen says. “For one thing, you have an audience that’s — maybe not a ‘captive’ audience — but particularly at a festival like High Sierra that has such a reputation for bringing newer, high-quality acts that you haven’t heard before, people are really ready to hear something new.

“In terms of ‘does it make you a better band,’ I think in some ways it’s easier, and in some ways it is challenging. It’s something that helps you grow. In one sense, you’re crafting a smaller amount of time that you’re trying to sell. A band like us, we’re trying to get new fans, so we’re going to craft it so that we’ll put in the best 40 minutes that we have, where maybe it can be a little harder to do two-and-a-half hours trying to keep that same level of engagement.”

H4TH shouldn’t be mistaken for a traditional bluegrass band. This is a disclaimer with plenty of fingerprints on it, though. It may well be that today’s bluegrass has moved so far from its roots that we don’t need to clarify that H4TH isn’t trying to channel Ralph Stanley or Bill Monroe — they wear their “bluegrass band” crit-tag with patient understanding that their instrumentation (acoustic guitar, standup bass, fiddle and mando) doesn’t put a lot of daylight between them and old school. Loewen admits that they don’t have to deal too often with cranky traditionalists throwing shoes at them.

Maybe the guardians of the old school don’t bother with the big festivals, or don’t worry about it too much anymore, or maybe just can’t throw that far.

“When you’re out there, you gotta have a label of some sort, even if it’s something put on you by someone outside the organization,” Loewen says.

“But you do want to be careful not to give people the wrong impression. But I do think we have the freedom to pursue [what we do] without the fear of the shoe being thrown.

“Guys like Sam Bush and Mike Marshall and Darol Anger were already throwing a wrench in things almost 40 years ago. The stuff they were doing really laid the foundation, and the stuff we do is just built on that foundation.”

We couldn’t let Loewen go without maybe throwing a little of that out there — amidst the old-timey hootenannies and the Bela-esque filigrees gracing the CD, we couldn’t help but wonder as we tried to keep up with the dizzying “Chupchik” … who let the klezmer in?

Our first suspect was Loewen himself, who hails from the typically uncountry environs of Chicago, but he deferred credit on that one.

“I think the main melodic thrust of that song came from Adam [Kinghorn, guitar], who was thinking in a particular mode — mode, like Dorian, Mixolydian — and we just kind of fleshed it out from there. And we just decided to go all klezmer on it.”

Respond: letters@boulderweekly.com

On the Bill

Head For The Hills plays the Fox Theatre on Friday, Oct. 7. Doors at 8:30 p.m. Pert’ Near Sandstone to open. Tickets are $10 in advance, $12 day of show, with a $2 fee for those under 21. 1135 13th St., Boulder, 303-443-3399.

Have you seen these #legs? Be sure to catch #chromeo at...

Thu, 06 Oct 2011 12:50:21 -0600

Have you seen these #legs? Be sure to catch #chromeo at #bouldertheater TONIGHT!!! (Taken with Instagram at Fox Theatre)

Rock the NATTY EP - then Rock The Reggae at Ziggy Marley Sun Oct 9!

Wed, 05 Oct 2011 16:15:25 -0600

Rock the NATTY EP - then Rock The Reggae at Ziggy Marley Sun Oct 9!:

Fox Fans - enjoy this free EP from Natty (nattymusic.com) opening for Ziggy Marley on Sunday October 9th! Sundays were my favorite day in college - rest, relaxation, and Reggae on the Campus Radio! But YOU get to catch it LIVE right here at The Fox Theatre. Be sure to snag your tickets early - this show is sure to sell out.

Plus, $1 from every ticket sold will benefit U.R.G.E. - visit ZiggyMarley.com for more info on U.R.G.E. and what YOU can do!

See you at the show, Mon!