2011 Band List

Big Paddy Band

Playing Saturday beginning at noon.

Sean Gaughan and Jon Sherman are the Big Paddy Band – an Irish duo whose music boasts the kind of artful twists sure to turn all preconceptions on their head. This is a whole new brand of Celtic Soul, blending lyrical flow with melodiousness, state-of-the-art production and rock dynamics. It's got all the emotion and passion you would expect from across the Irish sea, but is glittering in its modernity, universal in its sing-along addictiveness and global in its syncopation – music for the feet, heart and head.

Plus this is the last gig with the original band members! You won't want to miss it!

Musical Style: Celtic Soul

Sam Hall

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Come out ye Black & Tan

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Shannon McNally

Playing Saturday beginning at 3:30PM

"Shannon McNally is one of the more interesting singer songwriters to emerge in first decade of the 21st century." Stereophile

Shannon McNally in the crux of a prolific phase. Last year she released the highly acclaimed Coldwater, grounded in her love for J.J. Cale, classic rock and the juncture where blues, soul and country music meet, made all the more powerful by the keys of the late, great Jim Dickinson. Then McNally came forth in March with Western Ballad, anchored by the title track written by Allen Ginsberg -- produced by avant-garde artist Mark Bingham at his famed New Orleans Piety Street studios. The record that McNally characterizes as “psychedelic Americana,” is as lauded as Coldwater, with All Music Guide proclaiming it “her masterpiece.” And, McNally has another album waiting in the wings that is produced by none other than the legend -- Dr. John.

 

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Grass It Up Band

Playing Sunday at 3:30 PM

Grass It Up is a critically acclaimed five-piece band based in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The group is made up of David Jeffrey, Shannon T. Carr, Jon Bross, Danny Karpel and Ben Lewis. Steeped in traditional American music such as bluegrass, country and rock, they regularly dip their toes into their own original ballads and “grass up” pop tunes. The quintet’s instrumentation includes guitar, banjo, mandolin, fiddle, backed by bass and piano.

Musical Style: Traditional American

Dog House

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Intimate Light

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The Congress

Playing Sunday beginning at Noon

The Congress (Soul, Americana, Rock) - 
Initially formed by guitarist Scott Lane and vocalist/guitarist Jonathan Meadows, The Congress blends feel-good American music and authentic Southern R&B to produce a fresh Rock sound in an industry of puzzling sub-genres. The group's sound is carried by the true strength of Meadows' tenor voice, which glides over a decidedly modern groove with a nod to the vintage Virginia traditions that seep from their lyrics. The Congress's live shows are a fluid amalgamation of genre bending music that can transport a listener from the intersection of Haight-Ashbury to the bruyant bustle of the French Quarter. Head north toward the Mason-Dixon and you'll find The Congress sipping on whiskey in Appalachia. The band manages to achieve this sound in a delicate and concise way, embracing improvisation and resolve, leading to a polished, worldly and song-driven mentality that connects with a diverse cross section of fans on a deeply fundamental level. After the band, the studio, & the engineer was established, Meadows called upon friend, musical ally and wunderkind, Daniel Clarke (Ryan Adams, Mandy Moore, KD Lang) to co-produce and play Hammond B-3 and piano on the upcoming session. The result is a stunningly lush and diverse seven-song EP that captures the group in its creative infancy but clearly displays an unlimited potential for crafting American music at its finest. Receiving international recognition even prior to its release, the song, "Back Where You Are" was chosen to air on CNN as part of a world-wide fundraising campaign to aid relief efforts for the devastation caused by the massive earthquake in Haiti.

 

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3 Star Monday

-Playing at the VIP party

“The music is good, the lyrics are clear, it’s danceable with a bit of a cool beach groove.” -Torch from Colorado Music Buzz Magazine

3 Star Monday is a straight forward pop and rock and roll band.  If you start with the heart and soul of Tom Petty and mix in the Cars dynamics and the drive of the Police brew up some Kings of Leon and Weezer stir in some Americana reminiscent of the Refreshments with a dash of the Foo Fighters you'd get 3 Star Monday's sound.  Very pop and danceable, driving and enjoyable, and always entertaining.

MEMBERS: Doug Dietel, Eric Morisset, Tony Stambach & Terry DeBell

SOUNDS LIKE: If you start with the heart and soul of Tom Petty and mix in the Cars dynamics and the drive of the Police brew up some Kings of Leon and Weezer stir in some Americana reminiscent of the Refreshments with a dash of the Foo Fighters you'd get 3 Star Monday's sound.  Very pop and danceable, driving and enjoyable, and always entertaining.

CURRENT ACTIVITY: In the studio working on the new release slated for the Fall of 2011.

 

 

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