Sunday, May 19, 2013
Sixty Seconds
With Eric Gangloff of Denvers Pleistocene
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Indy: Why the ice age?
EG: I'm really interested in the period, because it was such a dramatic shift in climate ... basically like this giant eraser ... It's a chance to destroy all boundaries and start fresh, which fits with the themes of the band.
Indy: You played just three songs at the Breakdown Book Collective show last week.
EG: They're so damn long. Three songs is a good 35-, 40-minute set.
Indy: So, how many instruments does the band now play?
EG: The current lineup includes guitar, keyboard, cello, bass, two tenor saxes, two trumpets, trombone, computer, banjo and drums.
Indy: How will CAFTA impact "Let Yourself Be Conquered," a song about Xela, Guatemala?
EG: It's a slogan on the back of minibuses, aimed at tourists, implying that it wants you to give yourself up to this great city ... Xela was a center of resistance to colonization ... Nothing political has been good for folks in Guatemala for the past 500 years.
-- Vanessa Martinez
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Mountain Road Ceili Band @ Margarita at PineCreek
- Fri., May 24, 6:30 p.m.
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Verdi Requiem @ Pikes Peak Center
- Sun., May 19, 2:30 p.m.
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Scale the Summit @ Black Sheep
- Fri., May 31
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Gipsy Kings @ Fillmore Auditorium
- Mon., Aug. 5
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Atlas Genius @ Black Sheep
- Sat., June 1
