Joined by Nederland’s own Great American Taxi (who also opened the show), Todd Snider returned to the Boulder Theater stage with songs from his two latest records, The Excitement Plan and Peace Queer.
Making his second appearance at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Todd Snider kept most of the crowd laughing with his blend of comedy and folk – even though his set ended twenty minutes before his time slot did.
With friends Ben Kaufmann and Jeff Austin he played tunes from his new album, The Excitement Plan and some old favorites, telling a few stories in between.
More than two decades after her first record, Nanci Griffith is still making beautiful, honest and relevant music. Her latest album, The Loving Kind, has nine original songs and a small handful of covers.
Using a blend of folk, country and a tiny bit of pop, she tells vivid stories about the lives, loves and losses of the characters she creates.
Less than a year after his Peace Queer EP, Todd Snider is back with The Excitement Plan, an “old gypsy term” that her borrowed from his dad.
As one of the folk genre’s favorite storytellers/smart-asses, Todd’s wit is in top form for the collection of 12 new tunes that he says in the liner notes are “your surefire cure for hard times.”
After what seems like forever, the 36th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival is only a month away. And we’re so excited we can hardly stand it.
Honestly, we turn into giddy little children every time we think about it.
And why are we jumping up and down? It has a lot to do with the fact that there’s just nothing quite like the atmosphere in Telluride’s Town Park during the four days of the bluegrass festival.
It’s that time of year again and the music portion of SXSW kicks off tomorrow.
Even without a badge, there’s loads of free or nearly free shows to enjoy if you’re in Austin this week. KGSR has shows at Auditorium Shores on Lady Bird Lake, and the morning broadcast from the lobby of the Four Seasons.
Numerous artists are playing side shows around the city and there’s the annual Million Musician March for Peace on the 21st.
But, if you’re sitting out for this year’s festivities there’s still plenty to be excited about in the musical world.
Todd Snider’s show is one part music and one part pure comedy.
Touring in support of his latest record with help from Vince Herman (of Leftover Salmon and Great American Taxi), Ben Kaufmann and Jeff Austin (both from Yonder Mountain String Band) he hit the stage at the Boulder Theater for a two-hour set.
He’s preparing to embark on a 28 show tour in support of his latest album, Peace Queer but Todd Snider was able to take a few minutes to offer us a little insight.
Read his thoughts about his most recent batch of songs, the new film and a favorite Boulder memory.
