Category: concert

Step inside the Museum of Boulder’s newest exhibit, Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History.
Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History will give Coloradans and all
visitors an inclusive understanding of the state’s history by
illuminating the stories of Black Coloradans who have lived in this area
for the past two centuries. Learn about the contributions they have
made to the Centennial State, and the legacy they have left behind.
Experience the history of “Colorful Colorado” through the African
American perspective!

Join us for a culturally delicious, educational and soulful day!

Black to the Future Program-

4:00 pm: Visit Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History
discover the history of Black Coloradans from 1840 to today through a
colorful, interactive exhibit and grab a drink and food on our rooftop.

5:00-6:00 pm: Black to the Future Lecture with Adam Bradley.The
Museum of Boulder is contributing to ongoing efforts across the county
to amplify Black voices in the stories we tell about our nation’s
history. Join us for a conversation with Adam Bradley, a member of the
“Proclaiming” advisory council and a professor of English & African
American History at UCL, as he shares experiences as a scholar, writer
and curator working with the New York Times, the Smithsonian’s Museum of
African American and Culture, the Grammy Museum, the National Park
Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and other
organizations across the nation.

6:30-8:00 pm: Rooftop concert / party with JJ Brown’s Raw Soul Groove Band. Put on your dancing shoes and join us on the roof for some funky grooves! (weather permitting)

Tickets include both lecture and concert

In
partnership with Institute for Museum and Library Services, NAACP
Boulder County, Street Wise, Visit Boulder, Create Boulder, Second
Baptist Church, Boulder Public Library and Blackat Productions.

Fans of legendary folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover their timeless music all over again, as the group returns to their national tour. All three current members, Mike Marvin, Tim Gorelangton and Buddy Woodward have intrinsic links to and experience with the original group: Mike is the adopted son of founding member Nick Reynolds, who was also his musical mentor; Tim, a close friend since boyhood, is one of the few musicians outside the Trio who has recorded with Nick Reynolds; and Buddy, who has performed with longtime Kingston Trio member George Grove. Many of their personal memories recall the iconic trio’s performances and journey as folk music made its extraordinary ascent to the pinnacle of popular culture – and the top of the music charts. They’ll perform such timeless classics “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” and “Tom Dooley”.

Golden
Hour is best spent with a drink in hand, a friend or date by your side,
good tunes flowing through your bones, and a delicious rooftop view of
Boulder.

Vapor Distillery will be giving out samples of their newest products while live music will be performed by a DJ Soul Lorrain.

Beverage samples and light appetizers are included with you ticket price.

Vapor Distillery Mission:

Barley,
yeast, water, oak, and the pursuit of happiness. These make up the
foundation of what we here at Boulder Spirits stand on. We’re a small
Colorado whiskey company with big dreams, bigger goals, and the biggest
pot still in the state. We’re here to make our best versions of American
Single Malt Whiskeys, Bourbons, and Gins that our team can. We hope you
can find us in your future, whether by visiting the distillery for a
tour and tasting, or seeing our products at your favorite spirits
retailers and finer whiskey serving establishments.

https://boulderspirits.com/about-us

Soul
Lorain is a multidisciplinary artist, conversant as a DJ, dancer,
model, and actress. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Having an artistic
career, she has become deeply connected to music and has found herself
performing on large stages and as the DJ in a national commercial for
the MTV Music Awards 2021. Soul loves to musically curate events to
match each party’s unique style!

Black Opry is a home for Black artists and Black fans of country, blues, folk, and Americana music. Country music has been made by and loved by Black people since it’s conception. For just as long, we have been overlooked and disregarded in the genre by fans and executives. Black Opry wants to change that. We invite you to discover, support and enjoy Black artists with us. One of the most valuable aspects of country music is its versatility and diversity in sound. Country, blues, folk, and Americana music often overlap or weave together- our artists explore all of those sounds and intersections. Offered in two formats, writers rounds and festival sets, the Black Opry Revue showcases the diversity in sound and stories that Black artists offer to these genres.

Originally composed to entertain nights of insomnia, this is Bach’s only work of its kind, a golden goblet of sonic nourishment.

The 43rd Season opening concert of Boulder Bach Festival features one of Colorado’s favorite musicians, pianist David Korevaar. He presents an iconic work by J.S. Bach, the Goldberg Variations. This 70-minute sonic journey is performed without pause, transporting the audience through the many colors of variation on an extremely tender musical theme.

Korevaar’s spectacular and unorthodox recording of the Goldberg Variations has received glowing reviews internationally. Hearing this work in the Gordon Gamm Performance Space at The Dairy offers the audience an up-close-and-personal experience with the artist, as if in a candlelit salon from another time. Calming lighting design by Craig Bushman invites the listener to enter the sound world of Korevaar, Bach, and the Baroque.

Shallou makes music for summer sunsets, winter wonderlands, and other contexts where sharpened senses meet heightened emotions in the glow of a profound, often wistful calm. Born Joe Boston in Washington D.C., Shallou grew up in Rockville, Maryland, studied in New Orleans, and moved to Chicago to focus on music before eventually resettling in LA. He released his EP, Souls, in 2018, with lullaby-grade chimes and breathy falsetto melodies. Shallou’s sound is characterized by gorgeous production that wraps the listener in a warm blanket, while other times evoking strong emotions or an urge to dance. He is one of the few electronic artists at his level to push the limits of a live show — touring with a live drummer and guitarist. Though his live shows have taken on several iterations throughout his career, his own abilities shine through, including live vocals, keys and DJing. Shallou has played major music festivals like Coachella at the Sahara Tent and sold out some of the US’ most iconic venues. His debut album Magical Thinking saw him bring his collaborations to a new level, pairing with expert songwriters like Ashe and iconic pop voices like Daya. The same year, he teamed up with chill contemporary Petit Biscuit for their single “I Leave Again,” moving the chill genre even further into the limelight. Once the pandemic began to subside, Shallou emerged with his follow-up EP, The Long Way Home, in 2021. Handling all vocals himself, this was a turning point in Shallou’s career for establishing an artistic identity. The EP features emotive dance tracks (“Heartaches, “Here”) as well as cinematic indie songs (“Corners,” “Pacifica”) with writing assists from the likes of Panama and Elderbrook. In 2023, Shallou has taken on the ubiquitous house music genre, determined to leave his own distinctive stamp on it.

Son Little, praised by American Songwriter as “one of the best songwriters working today,” conceived his latest album, Like Neptune, in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York. Trading in the existential dread permeating his previous work for unbridled joy and self-acceptance, Son Little transmutes the chronic pain of self-doubt into a beautiful and freeing opus about overcoming generational trauma. Hailed by Afropunk as “a stunning statement of purpose,” Like Neptune decorates the altar of the primordial blues and elevating the labor of healing to high art. “I’ve always felt as though I was making music because I had to, something inside compelled me. Fueled me,” Little shared. “This the first time in a long time I’m making music for the pure joy of creating.” 

Son Little and his band, comprised of Little on vocals/guitar, Steve McKie (drums), and DeShawn Alexander (keys/bass), will tour North America for the first time support of Like Neptune through November and December.