John R Miller with Joe’s Truck Stop
Animas City Theatre PresentsJohn R Miller & Joe’s Truck StopWednesday August 14th$25 / $30 / 21+ Posted at 9:40am on 8/14 – Tickets available at the door $30 cash only General Admission – Limited Seating in Balcony John R Miller is a true hyphenate artist: singer-songwriter-picker. Every song on his thrilling debut solo album, Depreciated, is lush with intricate wordplay and haunting imagery, as well as being backed by a band that is on fire. One of his biggest long-time fans is roots music favorite Tyler Childers, who says he’s “a well-travelled wordsmith mapping out the world he’s seen, three chords at a time.” Miller is somehow able to transport us to a shadowy honkytonk and get existential all in the same line with his tightly written compositions. Miller’s own guitar-playing is on fine display here along with vocals that evoke the white-waters of the Potomac River rumbling below the high ridges of his native Shenandoah Valley. Depreciated is a collection of eleven gems that take us to his homeplace even while exploring the way we can’t go home again, no matter how much we might ache for it. On the album, Miller says he was eager to combine elements of country, folk, blues, and rock to make his own sound. Recently lost heroes like Prine, Walker, and Shaver served as guideposts for the songcrafting but Miller has completely achieved his own sound. The album is almost novelistic in its journey, not only to the complicated relationship Miller has with the Shenandoah Valley but also into the mind of someone going through transitions. “I wrote most of these songs after finding myself single and without a band for the first time in a long while,” Miller says. “I stumbled to Nashville and started to figure things out, so a lot of these have the feel of closing a chapter.” Joe’s Truck Stop: From a ridge in the Ohio River Valley, on a front porch where Kentucky’s visible through the winter’s bare trees, Joe Truck Stop conspires over a smoking blend of Bluegrass, Honky Tonk, Western Swing, and whatever else finds itself inhaled and manifested by way of a wood box and steel wire…Years of digesting so much of the Country Blues lexicon and traveling the country learning the numerous styles of fiddlers, writers, and travelers alike has led to the original music that comes by way of Joe’s Truck Stop.
Ott. with Bloomurian & DJ I-Gene
Animas City Theatre PresentsOtt.with Bloomurian & DJ I-GeneHSD Subs Provided by Unify Mountain SoundzSunday October 13th 2024$42 / $45 / 21+Tickets on sale online Friday June 14th at 10:00amOtt has been messing about with sound boxes every day for as long as he can remember. Having spent the ‘90s flitting between his day-job as a freelance studio engineer and long weekends under the stars at psychedelic trance parties, the obvious next step, as the millennium turned, was to create music of his own from the jumble of sounds which filled his head. About every four years or so an album coalesces from the chaos, heads out into the world and takes on a life of its own. Bloomurian is the electronic music & DJ project of Robin Liepman (Bloom), originally from California, and currently Colorado based. Bloomurian’s style ranges from Folktronica & World Bass to Psychedelic Bass, Organic House, DnB, and beyond, fusing face-melting, heart-opening, soul-awakening multidimensional frequencies.DJ I-Gene a Colorado Native currently residing in Durango, spins all Vinyl Reggae-Dub sets and has had the opportunity to perform his all vinyl Reggae sets at venues across the state of Colorado such as Telluride Town Park, Animas City Theatre, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, The Fox Theater, The Aggie Theatre, The Belly Up Aspen, Sheridan Opera House, Fly Me to the Moon Saloon, Rise & Vibes at Tico Time River Resort and has shared the stage with Michael Franti & Spearhead, Thievery Corporation, See-I, Don Carlos, Micheal Rose, Dr. Israel, Pato Banton, John Browns Body, Anthony B, The Itals, The Melodians, The Meditations, Julian & Stephen Marley, Chali 2na, The Reverend Horton Heat, JJ Grey & Mofro, Ozomatli, Sister Carol, and many more.
Mike Love & The Full Circle with Cas Haley and Sound Destroyer
The Animas City Theatre PresentsMike Love & The Full CircleCas Haley & Sound DestroyerWednesday September 25th 2024$32 / $35 / 21+ Tickets on sale Friday May 31st at 10:00amRevolutionary music may seem hard to come by in these times, but that doesn’t mean the revolution isn’t still brewing. Meet Hawaii’s Mike Love – who spreads his positive and powerful message across the globe. Love developed a unique style and sound rooted in the spirituality and message-based music of reggae and Rastafari, while also fusing progressive and classic rock, soul, blues, flamenco, jazz, classical, and more. At the core of Mike’s music, is healing – he is an active social, animal and environmental rights advocate, using his music as a tool to educate and unite. Love started playing guitar at the age of 15, and soon after began performing live as front man for 10-piece band Dubkonscious. He then furthered his talents as a composer/lyricist, arranger and also producer on the band’s album At the Foot of the Mountain. He then began to hone what has now become an internationally recognized, power-packed, one-man-band style show, using looping, multiple instruments and an array of different vocal techniques and musical styles to create a full and powerful sound that belies the fact that he is on stage alone. Love’s solo performances have since taken him to some of the largest stages in the world. December 2012 saw the release of Love’s first solo album, critically acclaimed The Change I’m Seeking. The album features his hit track Permanent Holiday, which went viral on YouTube and currently has more than 32 million views [2022], expanding his fan base to the furthest corners of the globe.https://mikelovemusic.comhttps://www.bandsintown.com/a/12696690-mike-lovehttps://www.instagram.com/mikelovemusichttps://music.apple.com/us/artist/mike-love/369245https://open.spotify.com/artist/2sgVQmhRbgSEe47A1bJRrC Cas Haley burst on to the scene in 2007 on nbc’s Americas Got Talent, performing his Acoustic Reggae cover of The Police’s ‘Walking On the Moon”. In the matter of days his performance became a viral sensation and lead the way for his 2nd place finish on the show. Since then he has released 7 albums of original music mixing Southern Soul Roots with Reggae inspired rhythms. Cas has traveled world full circle and has came back delivering a new project with the intentions of building a bridge between his country roots and his love for Reggae music. The Project is ,“BOOT ROCK REGGAE” a collection America’s favorite Country and Rock songs arranged in his signature Southern Soul Reggae style.
Lindsay Lou & Emma Rose
Animas City Theatre PresentsLindsay Lou with specia guest Emma RoseTuesday September 10th 2024Tickets on sale online at 10:00am Friday May 17th.Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm /21+ Guided by life experiences, Lindsay Lou’s sound and songwriting continues to evolve and intertwine her sturdy Bluegrass roots with progressive Americana and Folk.” – PBS”I saw a literal manifestation of the sacred feminine, and had this profound sense that I was meant to embody it,” recalls celebrated singer-songwriter Lindsay Lou after journeying through a hallucinogenic ritual that would inform the way she processed waves of grief in the sea of change ahead of her. The loss of her grandmother, the end of her marriage, and the overwhelming turmoil of COVID lockdowns found the Nashville-based artist on a spiritual journey of self-knowledge and healing with this gift from the mystic swirl. On her new album Queen of Time (due September 29th from Kill Rock Stars), Lou explores that quest across ten tracks of tender, heartbreakingly beautiful music.With this new vision of womanhood in mind, Lou began to see a throughline from her grandmother, to herself, to the art she was creating. Her 2018 release, Southland (recorded with her former band, The Flatbellys), felt like the first chapter to a greater story that was unfolding; with this release, the theme deepened. “It started with my grandma. She was the unattainable woman in a way,” Lou explains. “She had 12 kids and ran homeless shelters and was always taking people in. She felt that her calling was to be a mother to everyone – this communal caregiver – but it also meant that in belonging to everyone, she also belonged to no one. I realized that this is the catch-22 of anyone who is a woman unto herself. Women, first and foremost, belong to themselves, so nobody can really have them; but, there’s also this element of self-sacrificing and giving to the idea of the feminine.”https://linktr.ee/lindsay_lou_musichttps://www.facebook.com/lindsayloumusichttps://www.instagram.com/lindsayloumusichttps://open.spotify.com/artist/6yULqqTzvfwsEonNzu7iJQ
The Martin Sexton Abbey Road Show
Animas City Theatre PresentsTHE MARTIN SEXTON ABBEY ROAD SHOWThursday September 12th$35 / $40 / 21+Tickets on sale now online at www.animascitytheatre.com Martin Sexton puts his signature style on his rendition of this iconic Beatles album combining what Rolling Stone calls his “soul-marinated voice” with his inventive guitar prowess. We are all invited to Come Together to experience these brilliant songs celebrated in such a compelling reimagined way. Limited seats have been added to the dancefloor and the balcony – first come first serve – remaining space standing room.
An Evening with Ray Wylie Hubbard
Animas City Theatre PresentsAn Evening with Ray Wylie HubbardThursday August 8th 2024Doors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm$40 / 21+Tickets on sale now at www.animascitytheatre.com / Limited Paper Tickets at Animas Trading Company. Standing General Admission – Limited Seating in BalconyWhen F. Scott Fitzgerald issued his classic conclusion that ‘There are no second acts in American lives,’ he failed to envision the career of legendary Texas troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard. A willing conspirator in the late seventies Cosmic Cowboy revolt that ushered in the mythical Outlaw era, Hubbard was a catalyst in the cultural upheaval that led to the peaceful coexistence of Lone Star music enthusiasts who comprised each end of the social and political spectrum of that troubled time. In the stellar company of iconic colleagues like Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Doug Sahm and Jerry Jeff Walker, Ray Wylie Hubbard was an architect of the musical legacy that continues to inspire subsequent generations of up-and-coming Texas talent. Yes, Hubbard is a Texas singer-songwriter, complete with the classic trifurcated handle, fundamental chapter of the canon in his song catalog (“Redneck Mother”), and enough wild hairs in his past to qualify him as a legend. But along the way, his attention began to leave matters extraneous to his art and soul by the wayside and focus on the beauty and potential to be found in the blank canvas of, in his case, the yet to be written and recorded song. The result has been one of the most satisfying musical and lyrical journeys to witness over the last two decades. In the years that followed he evolved into a writer of uncommonly honest portraits of life, alternately mixing deep personal sagas with poignant character studies of those traveling on the dark side of the road. If one wanted to describe the sound of Ray Wylie Hubbard, one could call it American music, born from the time honored traditions of folk, country, and roots rock. www.raywylie.com
High Country Hustle with The Pickpockets & The Robin Davis Duo
Animas City Theatre PresentsHigh Country Hustle with The Pickpockets & The Robin Davis Duo21+ / $20High Country Hustle brings big smiles and foot-stomping good times to venues and festivals across the United States. Formed in 2017, this four-piece bluegrass band delivers high-energy shows that are sure to get you moving. Their style combines unique songwriting with jam sensibilities that have propelled the band onto premier stages such as the Mishawaka and Fox Theatre. They have hustled their way onto festival lineups—like Rhythms on the Rio, Beanstalk, and Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass—sharing the stage with acts like Kitchen Dwellers, Trout Steak Revival, and Tim O’Brien. In 2022, High Country Hustle released its sophomore album “Weather the Storm,” produced by Jake Simpson of The Lil Smokies.“They’re a high-energy force to be reckoned with and a fierce competitor amongst the Front Range bluegrass music scene. After winning the WinterWonderGrass Band Contest and a slot at the Steamboat festival stage in February of 2020, these Durango pickers have been making a name for themselves and moving on an upward trajectory ever since.” 303 Magazine Andy Gallen – Guitar & Vocals Charlie Henry – Bass & Vocals Seth Yokel -Mandolin & Vocals Zach Hudson – Fiddle
Blueprint aka Printmatic featuring DJ Detox & DJ Notion & Special Guest
Animas City Theatre PresentsBlueprint aka Printmatic featuring DJ Detox & DJ NotionSpecial Guests: Diabolical Sound Platoon, RIZE with Blak Tha Map, Merv & UBO of iLL Methods, LOZEE Wednesday May 15 Ages 21+ No ExceptionsDoors / Music 7:00pm (Early Event, Music starts at 7pm!)Tickets available online at www.animascitytheatre.com & Animas Trading CompanyBlueprint (aka Printmatic), is an emcee/producer from the city of Columbus, OH who began his career with the release of a couple unassuming cassette tapes in 1999. The success of those tapes at a local level inspired he and his crew to form their own independent label, Weightless Recordings, and led to national and international distribution of their releases. Those early recordings eventually spread to the internet (still new at the time), and propelled the Weightless crew to national recognition, as a part of the fast-rising Columbus hip-hop scene that included acts like Illogic, Camu Tao, RJD2, Copywrite, Greenhouse Effect, DJ Przm & Spitball, J. Rawls, and The MHz.With Blueprint at the production helm, Weightless Recordings went on to become the most successful independent hip-hop label in the history of Columbus, releasing records from Blueprint, Illogic, Greenhouse Effect, Envelope, and Zero Star – which created strong local and national followings. The press took note as well and XLR8R Magazine featured Weightless Recordings as one of their “Labels to Watch,” and Blueprint was listed by URB Magazine in their Next 100 issue. In his 17 years as a full-time artist, he has been on the cover of the Columbus Alive five times, the cover of Ghetto Blaster Magazine, been on the front page of MTV.com, had his video in regular rotation on MTV & MTVu, and toured the United States (15x), Canada (8x), & Europe (5x). His Soul Position crew has headlined a sold-out nationwide tour, and he has toured with acts such as Atmosphere, Murs, Brother Ali, Living Legends, Evidence, Blowfly, Islands, Grieves & Budo, and Eyedea & Abilities on his way to becoming one of the most respected artists in underground hip-hop.
Andy Frasco & The U.N. Young Nocturnals Tour
The Animas City Theatre Presents Andy Frasco & The U.N. Young Nocturnals Tour Two SetsSunday June 30th 2024$40 / $45 / 21+ No ExceptionsDoors 7:00pm / Show 8:00pm270 capacity venueTickets available at Animas Trading Company and online at http://www.animascitytheatre.com Andy Frasco & The U.N. have long been the high-flying DIY renegades of the touring scene known and loved for their kaleidoscopic musical fusion and one-of-a-kind onstage audacity. Now celebrating their longevity, the band is shaking things up with L’Optimist (Fun Machine Records/Soundly), as its title suggests, Frasco’s most hopeful and enthusiastic collection thus far. A testament to Frasco’s wide-ranging influences and boundless energy, his band’s sixth released studio album sees the magnetic frontman continuing to chart his path of self-exploration and personal discovery through increasingly introspective lyricism and musical adventure. Songs like “Everything Bagel (Feat. Artikal Sound System)” and the deeply moving “Iowa Moon” touch on matters of the heart and mental health, emotional struggle and the sheer vulnerability of the human experience, all relayed through a wildly eclectic approach navigating funk, jazz, surf rock, blues, swing, gospel, reggae, exotica, and more with horn-blasted positivity and soulful power. “I fight depression every single day,” Frasco says, “and the only way to fight depression is through optimism. I try to write optimistic songs because optimism keeps me going. As humans, I don’t think we’re all that much different. Everyone needs a little optimism to keep going.”Having spent the first part of his career making his bones as a fun-loving frontman with a self-proclaimed “gift of gab,” Frasco pushed his songwriting in more personal directions with 2020’s Keep On Keepin’ On and 2022’s Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Website: http://andyfrasco.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndyFrascoBand/Instagram: @andyfrascoTwitter: @andyfrasco
The Sadies with The Eli Emmitt Band
The Animas City Theatre PresentsThe Sadies with The Eli Emmitt BandWednesday May 29th 2024$25 / $30 / 21+Tickets on sale now online at www.animascitytheatre.comThe Sadies: Without doubt or qualification, The Sadies are one of this continent’s greatest extant rock ’n’ roll bands — just as they have been for the last quarter-century. Versatile and imaginative, they skip from astral psychedelia to shuffling bucolics and leap from puckish pop to righteous garage-rock without losing momentum or mastery. Their albums deliver masterclasses on pointed songwriting, lockstep harmonies, and a devil-may-care attitude to expectations and past successes. With their new album – Colder Streams – out now, check out what Shindig Magazine calls “a stone-cold masterpiece”. https://www.thesadies.nethttps://www.facebook.com/TheSadieshttps://www.instagram.com/TheSadiesOfficial/Hailing from Durango Colorado, the Eli Emmitt Band is a funk/neo-soul/jazz fusion band fronted by lead singer, songwriter and guitarist Eli Emmitt. This band brings vibrant rhythms, grooving jam sections, and a sound that will get you out of your seat and onto the dance floor.