Tonight at the Marquis in Denver, we are fixin to have some Fun, of the variety that features Nate Ruess (formerly of The Format).
Fun is opening for Manchester Orchestra (also fun), along with Oakland’s Audrye Sessions and Winston Audio from Atlanta.
Benson Hedges – Fun
So much fun we can’t even stand it.
This is a gorgeously serpentine Elliott Smith cover from Oakland, CA foursome The Audrye Sessions. The first handful of times I listened to this I thought for sure it was a woman singing in that mournful alto. Now I realize that this band is fronted by a guy, Ryan Karazija. His voice reminds me of when Jeff Buckley would cover Nina Simone, or Thom Yorke’s otherworldy falsetto. This spare rendition is altogether haunting.
Waltz #2 (Elliott Smith cover) – The Audrye Sessions
“i’m never gonna know you now, but i’m gonna love you anyhow”
Audrye Sessions’ self-titled EP was just released, with their debut full-length coming February 2009. They’re on tour in the coming months, ending up in Denver on December 4th.
Name: Heather Browne
Location: Colorado, originally by way of California
Giving context to the torrent since 2005.
"I love the relationship that anyone has with music: because there's something in us that is beyond the reach of words, something that eludes and defies our best attempts to spit it out. It's the best part of us, probably, the richest and strangest part..."
—Nick Hornby, Songbook
"Music has always been a matter of energy to me, a question of Fuel. Sentimental people call it Inspiration, but what they really mean is Fuel."
—Hunter S. Thompson
Mp3s are for sampling purposes, kinda like when they give you the cheese cube at Costco, knowing that you'll often go home with having bought the whole 7 lb. spiced Brie log. They are left up for a limited time. If you LIKE the music, go and support these artists, buy their schwag, go to their concerts, purchase their CDs/records and tell all your friends. Rock on.
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