Around town 7/31

Michael Franti & Spearhead with Brett Dennen @ Red Rocks
Toadies w/ Dead Country, The Mag 7 @ Gothic
Sunset Curse w/ the Pirate Signal, Monroe Monroe @ Hi Dive
Reno Divorce, King Rat, Pitch Invasion w/ Suburban Hostage, Red Stinger, Truckasaurus, With Arms Raised, One Whore's Town & a very special mystery guest! @ Benders
Treasure Fingers w/ Altered Egos @ Vinyl
Reverend Deadeye w/ Ross Etherton and the Chariots of Judah @ Paris Wine Bar
William Topley @ Bluebird
Rubber Planet, Sons Of The Addicted, Goldie And The Bears @ Toad Tavern
I Know You, Rider w/ Extreme Turbo Smash, PANAL S.A. DE C.V. @ Summit Music Hall
Tim McGraw and Lady Antebellum @ Fiddlers Green
Bemused, Distance Engine, Josh Vaught (The Rouge), Thomas Freed @ Meadowlark
Oakcreek, Kindletree, Safe Boating Is No Accident @ Larimer Lounge
Drop Dead Gorgeous, From First To Last, Attila, Sleeping With Sirens, Abandon All Ships, For All Those Sleeping, Woe Is Me, Scarlett O Hara @ Marquis
Zach Heckendorf w/ Brooke Shellberg @ Cervantes
AC and The Mighty Jivesters @ Walnut Room
Blood Debt, Seven Days Lost, Redeem My Promise, Tearing The Tides, Calvera Cannibal, Beyond The Wreckage, Among The First, In Oceans, Lost of All Days @ Cervantes Other Side
Maruth, Solemn Empire, The Casket Crew @ Old Curtis Street Pub
Lola Black w/ Truckasaurus, 3 Grams Over An Ounce, My Orange Crush @ Moe's
Michael Hornbuckle Band @ Ziggies
Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers feat. Jim Dalton from the Railbenders on lead Guitar! @ Herman's Hideaway
Take/Colfax Speed Queen/Sherman To The Fucking Sea/Tiny Moving Parts (Mn)/Sunrise Sunset (Nd) @ Lions Lair
Reckless Red @ Lincoln's
Eddie Money @ Hudson Gardens



Another day and another tough recommendation. I really have to recommend Reckless Red for today. If you haven't seen them, what you get is a bit of blues, a bit of country, a bit of rock, and one ass kicking great time. CJs sultry voice could easily be rated as good or better as Susan Tedeschi, Alannah Miles, or Dana Fuchs.

Of course, if you don't want blues you can always head to Toad Tavern for Rubber Planet. They have an 80s feel and are yet another band that is a lot of fun to see. Silver has great stage presence and can really get the crowd singing.

I will personally be at the sold out Michael Franti show, which I'm looking forward to. I've seen Franti do an acoustic set in the past and I have to say, he has more energy than the Energizer Bunny. Have a great time.