Second Story Garage — Colorado music & fantastic adventures therein

May 23, 2013 at 10:48 am

Second Story Garage:
Los Bohemios

Los Bohemios perform “Regresa” at Second Story Garage. Los Bohemios opened our ears to kinds of music we hadn’t heard in the Garage before. The band plays traditional Cuban and Latin tunes, and its original material has the humidity of a Havana neighborhood in the late afternoon. With a pair of shakers and hand drums, the band starts with sultry rhythms, then builds up subtle song structures with the earthy sounds of acoustic strings and the sea-spray freshness of voices [...]

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May 15, 2013 at 11:37 am

Second Story Garage: Cassie Taylor

Cassie Taylor performs “That’s My Man” at Second Story Garage. Cassie Taylor, the protege progeny of Boulder blues legend Otis Taylor, was raised to rock. But her budding success doesn’t rest solely on her father’s shoulders. Her album Out of My Mind is certainly bluesy, but she makes the music her own with classic rock, industrial metal and psychedelic West African influences. Maybe you need to hear it to understand, so check out her Garage performances of “Again” and “That’s [...]

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May 9, 2013 at 11:14 am

Second Story Garage: Musketeer Gripweed

Musketeer Gripweed perform “9 lb Hammer” at Second Story Garage. Musketeer Gripweed frontman Jason Downing walked into the Second Story Garage studio in street clothes and asked for a place to change. His distinctively full beard hinted at an alter ego, and when he returned in black pants, black shirt, black hat and black shades, the transformation was complete. He wasn’t Downing anymore. He was the Reverend Monkey-Paw Patterson. Patterson embodies the Gripweed vision of rootsy rock that digs in [...]

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May 2, 2013 at 11:45 am

Second Story Garage: T.E.N.

T.E.N. perform “Queen Dreamer” at Second Story Garage. Even if you haven’t heard of T.E.N. yet, you’ll recognize the musicians who make up the relatively new band. Eric McFadden of Parliament Funkadelic is tearing it up on guitar. Banging the hell out of the drums is Thomas Pridgen of Mars Volta and The Memorials.Then there’s Fishbone’s Norwood Fisher providing the groove on bass. When they first played together in October, the sum of the parts was too good to let [...]

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April 25, 2013 at 3:10 pm

Second Story Garage: The Drunken Hearts

The Drunken Hearts perform “Live For Today” at Second Story Garage. The Drunken Hearts are by their own reckoning a deeply Colorado band, and their sound is further evidence that the five-piece band comes from the high country. It’s a rock vibe imbued with country soul. Frontman Andrew McConathy’s voice is like moss blanketing a boulder — soft on top but solid underneath. The band recently added pedal steel player Cody Russell, and Russell’s playing, with its yearning high-lonesome qualities, [...]

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April 18, 2013 at 2:35 pm

Second Story Garage: Kutandara

Kutandara perform “Moyo Wangu” at Second Story Garage. First, some background: The Kutandara Center offers classes in Zimbabwean-style marimba, African drumming, an instrument called the mbira and traditional African songs and chiShona. Its top students perform as the Kutandara Marimba Experience. What you’ll see in our videos is just a small selection of that performing group. We can fit only so many marimbas in our little Garage. But even with diminished numbers, Kutandara still put on a bouncing, smiling display [...]

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April 11, 2013 at 4:17 pm

Second Story Garage: New Sound Underground

New Sound Underground perform “Lift” at Second Story Garage. Watch the rest of their videos: “Phantoms (Including Celebration),” “Fat & Sharp” and their interview with Quentin. New Sound Underground’s Christopher Ray Hunnicutt smiled copiously during the band’s Second Story Garage session. Why? You’ll just have to watch, and you’ll see. The band’s tight, funky grooves made us want to smile, too. Hunnicutt and his bandmates put in a set that was incredibly fun to listen to, and it’s a good [...]

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April 4, 2013 at 2:57 pm

Second Story Garage: Aaron Watson

Aaron Watson performs “Barbed Wire Halo” at Second Story Garage. Aaron Watson’s music has a warm quality to it. It’s in the tone, the texture, the meanings, the voice. Maybe it has something to do with his Texas roots. It also has to do with Watson’s personality. The country singer was one of the most entertaining off-camera musical guests we’ve had in the SecondStoryGarage. His endless stream of anecdotes was almost as fun to listen to as his music. Watson [...]

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Interviews

Los Bohemios chat with Quentin Young

May 23, 2013 / Interviews, Quintet, SSG

Los Bohemios chat with Quentin Young at Second Story Garage in Boulder. Los Bohemios opened our ears to kinds of music we hadn’t heard in the Garage before. The band plays traditional Cuban and Latin tunes, and its original material has the humidity of a Havana neighborhood in the late afternoon. With a pair of shakers and hand drums, the band starts with sultry rhythms, then builds up subtle song structures with the earthy sounds of acoustic strings and the [...]

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Cassie Taylor chats with Ashley Dean

May 15, 2013 / Interviews, SSG

Cassie Taylor sits down with Ashley Dean at Second Story Garage. Cassie Taylor, the protege progeny of Boulder blues legend Otis Taylor, was raised to rock. But her budding success doesn’t rest solely on her father’s shoulders. Her album Out of My Mind is certainly bluesy, but she makes the music her own with classic rock, industrial metal and psychedelic West African influences. Maybe you need to hear it to understand, so check out her Garage performances of “Again” and [...]

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Musketeer Gripweed chat with Quentin Young

May 9, 2013 / Interviews, Quintet, SSG

Musketeer Gripweed chat with Quentin Young at Second Story Garage. Musketeer Gripweed frontman Jason Downing walked into the Second Story Garage studio in street clothes and asked for a place to change. His distinctively full beard hinted at an alter ego, and when he returned in black pants, black shirt, black hat and black shades, the transformation was complete. He wasn’t Downing anymore. He was the Reverend Monkey-Paw Patterson. Patterson embodies the Gripweed vision of rootsy rock that digs in [...]

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Latest Music Videos

Los Bohemios perform ‘How Can I Not Love You’

May 23, 2013 at 10:48 am / Quintet, SSG

Los Bohemios perform “How Can I Not Love You” at Second Story Garage. Los Bohemios opened our ears to kinds of music we hadn’t heard in the Garage before. The band plays traditional Cuban and Latin tunes, and its original material has the humidity of a Havana neighborhood in the late afternoon. With a pair of shakers and hand drums, the band starts with sultry rhythms, then builds up subtle song structures with the earthy sounds of acoustic strings and [...]

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Los Bohemios perform ‘Waking Up on Isla’

May 23, 2013 at 10:47 am / Quintet, SSG

Los Bohemios perform “Waking Up on Isla” at Second Story Garage. Los Bohemios opened our ears to kinds of music we hadn’t heard in the Garage before. The band plays traditional Cuban and Latin tunes, and its original material has the humidity of a Havana neighborhood in the late afternoon. With a pair of shakers and hand drums, the band starts with sultry rhythms, then builds up subtle song structures with the earthy sounds of acoustic strings and the sea-spray [...]

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Cassie Taylor performs ‘Again’

May 15, 2013 at 11:35 am / SSG

Cassie Taylor performs “Again” at Second Story Garage. Cassie Taylor, the protege progeny of Boulder blues legend Otis Taylor, was raised to rock. But her budding success doesn’t rest solely on her father’s shoulders. Her album Out of My Mind is certainly bluesy, but she makes the music her own with classic rock, industrial metal and psychedelic West African influences. Maybe you need to hear it to understand, so check out her Garage performances of “Again” and “That’s My Man.” [...]

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Cassie Taylor performs ‘Lit’

May 15, 2013 at 11:34 am / SSG

Cassie Taylor performs “Lit” at Second Story Garage. Cassie Taylor, the protege progeny of Boulder blues legend Otis Taylor, was raised to rock. But her budding success doesn’t rest solely on her father’s shoulders. Her album Out of My Mind is certainly bluesy, but she makes the music her own with classic rock, industrial metal and psychedelic West African influences. Maybe you need to hear it to understand, so check out her Garage performances of “Again” and “That’s My Man.” [...]

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Musketeer Gripweed perform ‘Catfish’

May 9, 2013 at 11:13 am / Quintet, SSG

Musketeer Gripweed perform “Catfish” at Second Story Garage. Musketeer Gripweed frontman Jason Downing walked into the Second Story Garage studio in street clothes and asked for a place to change. His distinctively full beard hinted at an alter ego, and when he returned in black pants, black shirt, black hat and black shades, the transformation was complete. He wasn’t Downing anymore. He was the Reverend Monkey-Paw Patterson. Patterson embodies the Gripweed vision of rootsy rock that digs in the dirt [...]

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Musketeer Gripweed perform ‘Rosie’

May 9, 2013 at 11:13 am / Quintet, SSG

Musketeer Gripweed perform “Rosie” at Second Story Garage. Musketeer Gripweed frontman Jason Downing walked into the Second Story Garage studio in street clothes and asked for a place to change. His distinctively full beard hinted at an alter ego, and when he returned in black pants, black shirt, black hat and black shades, the transformation was complete. He wasn’t Downing anymore. He was the Reverend Monkey-Paw Patterson. Patterson embodies the Gripweed vision of rootsy rock that digs in the dirt [...]

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