Nothing Left To Lose

... come on and we'll sing, like we were free
push the pedal down watch the world around fly by us
come on and we'll try, one last time
I'm off of the floor
one more time to find you...

I had the pleasure of going to the Ogden tonight to treat my senses to the music of Mat Kearny. I recently discovered his music listening to my favorite radio station KBCO.

What I find unique about Mat's music is how he seamlessly intertwines spoken word into his music and singing. I feel he does it so elegantly compared to other musicians using a similar technique... Sorry G. Love!

To sum up a great show, Mat is a very mature musician who kept the rhythm and energy flowing throughout the entire show. I see him going very far in the years to come.

As I mentioned in an earlier post, "Nothing Left to Lose" is on my hit list of songs to play on my new guitar using these tabs I found online.

The Police are Coming!

Upon waking to KBCO this morning, I learned it's no longer a rumor about the Police getting back together and touring. They'll be at the Pepsi Center on June 9th. Tickets are between $50 and $275.

I think I'm going to make this happen. I've always wanted to them growing up, but couldn't do so for whatever reasons. Below is the offical news relesae from their site:

www.sting.com/news/news.php?uid=4772

Walking in Memphis

Last night, I went with a friend to hear Marc Cohn at the Boulder Theater. If you're not familiar with Marc Cohn, he's a singer/songwriter most famous for his storytelling song "Walking in Memphis." Marc had the misfortune of being hit in the head by a stray bullet last year in Downtown Denver. Thankfully, he did not sustain any major injuries, but he does have a scar that he said is "pretty cool."

Okay, about the show... Marc started off saying this was his first gig in a long time, and that he may "suck." After playing his first couple songs, he asked the audience for requests and started playing based on that. Pretty cool! All I can say is that Marc did NOT suck, and he moved a packed house with his powerful voice and work on the piano. He played several songs from his new album that will be coming out "soon", that he joked about people downloading for free.

The highlight of the show was when he played Walking in Memphis. During the verse, "Are you a Christian Child...", the house lights went up and Marc signaled the audience to singing with "Ma'am I am tonight!" All I can say is WOW! I've never seen an artist interact so intimately with an audience.

Marc prefaced the song True Companion asking who got married to it, or plans to get married to it. He told a story about how a venue requested that he bring couples on stage who proposed that evening with this song. His response was that doing so would make him a rabbi! "I'm already a cantor," he said!

Marc did talk quite a bit about the shooting last year, and said he has no ill feelings towards the people of Colorado. He said it could have happened anywhere. It was obvious from these comments and his music that he has a strong and friendly connection to Colorado.

www.marccohn.net

Thank you Marc!