Sat
Aug
25
the Blue Rider EP Release
A. Tom Collins, Colfax Speed Queen
the Blue Rider
We'd like to introduce you to a new sound in town, one we're sure will snap your cap. Now, let's get started, meet the boys! Alex, the lead guitar player (the boys call him "Eschen," "Freschen," or just "Esh" if need be), is the voice of logic in the group. You can catch him on a Saturday going for a cruise in his sea-foam green Valiant or playing blues riffs near a tree. Rett Rogers, (known as "Reggie", "Rodge-Podge," or "Rooster," depending on the day) plays the bass and is the most stoic Rider. Folks often mistakenly think he's "on something" but he's just meditating. He digs red cars and black cats. Shoose (born Marko Dmitriy Shusterman, L.A., 1985) is the Riders electric organist, and they wouldn't have it any other way. Famous for his pomme soufflé, he is always on time and likes to flirt with the girls in his Russian native tongue. Da! Finally, Scott Beck ("Becker," "Becherovka," "Beckman," etc), is the rhythmic manager on the 2's and the 4's. He says he favors the drumming styles of Bob Wyatt and Animal. His ideal date includes pizza, a skee ball session, and an action movie (not necessarily in that order), but he digs comedies too.
A. Tom Collins
Before you ask – the answer is "yes". a. Tom Collins is the great-great-grandson of Tom Collins, creator of the eponymous gin cocktail. Other notable relations, near and distant, include British monarch Anne Boleyn, second-man-on-the-moon Buzz Aldrin, fictional detective Hercule Poirot, and saxophonist Clarence Clemons. But here we are, in the present moment, the only time that actually exists – according to Zen Buddhism (and The Stooges) – and a. Tom Collins walks among us; taking note of the wilderness of horrors and occasional blips of joy that are this waking Life – and turning them into boozy, moody, stomp-and-wrangle-worthy anthems of the Now Times. With inexhaustible insight and a smoky voice, Collins slithers, smooths and seduces his notes into your skull and soul; lilting and tilting the moments between awareness and suffering; the hot potato game of tragic flaws; leaning on and propping up love, alternately. When not hammering at a piano and caterwauling the damnable Truth with his amazing band, a. Tom Collins enjoys raising rare and endangered cacti (and select other succulents) in his sprawling conservatory, non-competitive baton-fighting, and sitting alone in a darkened room smoking bidis and watching 16mm loops of WWI newsreels.
"And now…
a message from you friends at Colfax Speed Queen!
1. Rock: Pumping, Churning, flailing about the ceiling, stage, or bar top.
2. Roll: Wringing sweat from the brow, pelvic gyrating, and the capacity to 'strut'.
3. Mix equal parts Rock and Roll, stir, shimmy and shake!…
Then, pour generously for your friends, and Boom! Pow!! Everybody's enjoying Colfax Speed Queen all night long!""And now…
a message from you friends at Colfax Speed Queen!
1. Rock: Pumping, Churning, flailing about the ceiling, stage, or bar top.
2. Roll: Wringing sweat from the brow, pelvic gyrating, and the capacity to 'strut'.
3. Mix equal parts Rock and Roll, stir, shimmy and shake!…
Then, pour generously for your friends, and Boom! Pow!! Everybody's enjoying Colfax Speed Queen all night long!"
(Colfax Speed Queen is distilled in sunny Denver Colorado, 365 days a year. Patrons of all ages should enjoy Colfax Speed Queen responsibly. Copyright 2010, C.S.Q. Inc.)
Who’s Going
Upcoming Events
Hi-Dive
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Wed, June 19
Dirty Bourbon River Show
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Thu, June 20
Mount Moriah
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Fri, June 21
Emily Wells
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Sat, June 22
TRVE Brewing 1 Year Anniversary
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Sun, June 23
Torres, Lady Lamb the Beekeeper
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Mon, June 24
The Dig
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Tue, June 25
Judson Claiborne
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Thu, June 27
Water Liars
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Fri, June 28
Colfax Speed Queen Vinyl Release
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Sat, June 29
Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside