What an amazing few weeks Colfax Radio has had. We have reached over five hundred thirty listeners on our pod cast page and over one hundred forty friends on Facebook and have officially launched www.colfaxradio.com. We also had what Little Mikey Colfax called “our two biggest interviews to date” with Jonathan “Skippy” Huvard from the Fox Street All-stars and Eric Martinez of Bloodkin and The Dyrty Byrds fame. We also were lucky enough to get a few minutes backstage with Pete from the New Mastersounds. Both The New Mastersounds and the Fox Street All-stars put on a great show and rocked the house. I do believe that I will not be missing another Fox Street All stars show ever again!
Michael had the chance to interview one of the first musicians I met when I moved to Denver. Eric Martinez sat down with Little Mikey Colfax to discuss his role with one of the dirtiest southern rock bands of all time Bloodkin. They also discussed the future of the Dyrty Byrds and what that has been like playing with Sam Holt and Eric’s partner in crime Tori Pater. When I first moved to Denver fellow Widespread Panic fans told be to go belly up at the bar at Highland Pacific which is where I had the distinct please of meeting both Eric and Tori. Now this is not my first time meeting local musicians in any state that I have moved to yet this experience was quite different in the fact that both of these local celebrities some how managed to remember my name. Even after my constant begging for Eric and Tori to play Rotgut or Quarter Tank of Gasoline. This is to me is a testament to the kind of people these two guys are and to the honest, soulful rock n roll that they play. Despite Tori and I not seeing eye to eye on Guns and Roses these two are greatly dedicated to the music they play and those that enjoy it just as much. Make sure you get out to see the last Dyrty Byrds show ever April 1.
To continue with the best week ever for Colfax Radio, my favorite band the Drive by Truckers were at the Ogden Theatre Friday and Saturday nights. For those of you that were at the show on Friday night should have been as blown away as I was. All the new songs such as Mercy Buckets and Everybody Needs Love were as great as I thought they were going to be. The highlight of Friday night was getting to take my great friend Pete Penzenstadler to his first DBT show. It put a huge smile on my face to see him rocking out to the very awesome new song Go Go Boots. When I asked Pete about what he thought about the show afterwards his exact words were, “That shit rocked! How can you go wrong with a three guitar attack?” This made my weekend! I had made another believer! The Saturday night show was good but no where near the show from the night before. I was thrilled to have the show end with Hell No I Ain't Happy, Let there be Rock, and Angels and Fuselage. The weekend finally came to an end Saturday night with the Fox Street All-stars with Stanton Moore at the Galactic after party at Pete’s Monkey Bar. The place was packed, the music was rocking, people were dancing hot and sweaty, and my friend Pete was as happy as I was!
Till next time, GO SEE LIVE MUSIC!
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