Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels

Parker Library's Live Local Music Series presents Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2011, in Room A at the library. Directions: http://douglascountylibraries.org/Locations/ParkerLibrary
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BLKHRTS Ball info from King FOE

From King FOE:

"What's going down? The time has come!!! BLKHRTS CD Release Party Jan. 8th at GLOB 3551 Brighton Blvd Denver, CO. Doors at 8pm with performances by The Pirate Signal, Flashlights, Lust Cars Of The Gutter, & DJ Peter Black. Hosted by Johnny 5 of the Flobots. THIS NIGHT WILL BE AMAZING! Cover is $5 and CD's will be available night of the show!

"For those who can not make it to Colorado for the BLKHRTS Ball we will be heading out on tour a week later first stopping off on the West Coast, I will be updating show dates daily. Also album will be available on iTunes.

"Thank you very much for your support. I'll see you Jan. 8th!!!!"

Artist review: Vicki Cicala

Vicki Cicala -- Vicki Cicala [EP]
By Jeanie Straub
ColoradoMusicBuzz.com

I was one who did love-to-death Pat Benatar and Quaterflash way back when I was running home from the school bus stop with my girlfriend from across the street in rural Boulder County; we were running home so we could watch the new cable channel called MTV. Now, however, it is 2010, almost 2011 and Vicki Cicala’s four-song EP -- a “smash-up of ’80s pop, metal and folk rock coupled with beautifully haunting vocals,” as her myspace page puts it -- tends to just sound dated. (It feels like you’re watching a TV show where no one has any cell phones yet.) Ms. Cicala certainly does have a strong voice, a voice I could listen to longer if this were simply an ’80s-influenced CD. But to just be transported back to the ’80s -- I just want to change the channel, move ahead to something new, innovative. You need to be something more than a throwback; you need to integrate, to add something new to the mix to sustain interest here. Even the lyrics and guitar licks feel tired.

Recorded and produced by Trevor Huster

myspace.com/vickicicala

Holiday flute, harp in Live Local Series

Flutist Susan Kerbs Townsend and harpist Don Hilsberg perform in Parker Library's Live Local Music Series on Saturday, Dec. 11, by the fireplace at Parker Library. It was one of our best attended shows ever.

Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels ...

Country music sensation Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels will do our Live Local Music Series at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 29, in Room A at Parker Library.

Here's the band's bio, courtesy of Kate Prestwood ...

If the late night scene on Broadway Street in Nashville, Tennessee could talk, it would sing you a Casey James Prestwood tune. Drenched in the honest twang that made Gram Parsons and Hank Williams household names, the classic crooner's carefree vocals and careful guitar playing feel more like country than a worn-in pair of cowboy boots. Prestwood's latest album "Falling Apart At The Seams" was produced by Grammy Award Winner John Macy, and the collaboration between the two has paid off: the songs are beautifully arranged and masterfully delivered, transporting the listener immediately to the glory days of Grand Ole Opry and the Ryman Auditorium. As "classic" as this record may seem, make no mistake--the songs are as timeless as the love and loss that Prestwood sings of, each pulling at your heartstrings more than the next. No stranger to the alt. country scene, Prestwood has played as a sideman with such acclaimed bands as Drag The River, Rocky Votolato, and Hot Rod Circuit. He ventured off into his own territory with his record “ The Hurtin Kind,” released in 2006. On his latest record, Prestwood gets a hand from legendary country players such as Jaydee Maness, Neil Flanz, and Hank Singer to give the record its polished country feel. From the singer's hit song "Whiskey, Peroxide & Smoke," Prestwood tells us, "Temptation is a vice we all have. And regret is the thing that makes temptation hard." The only regret to be had after listening to Prestwood is to wish you'd heard his stuff sooner.

Artist review: Frogs Gone Fishin’

Frogs Gone Fishin’ -- Actual Natural [LP]
by Jeanie Straub
JStraub@ColoradoMusicBuzz.com

In Actual Natural, the second CD from Frogs Gone Fishin’, the talented foursome -- Trevor Jones (guitar, vocals), Mark Levy (drums, percussion, vocals), Andrew Portwood (guitar, vocals), and "Heady" Steve Rogers (bass, vocals) -- deliver their signature post-Sixties jam-band sound with their usual polish. Don’t take that to mean that they’re staid: They are as energetic and groove-a-licious as ever, offering up a deliciously psychedelic funk that is consistently solid -- this is one sophomore CD that is not “uneven” -- and a rock-’n’-roll quality that lends mass appeal. Especially splendid is the guitar work throughout this 12-song LP that while heavily stylized is still spontaneous and downright fun.

Label: Mountain Size Records

frogsgonefishin.com
myspace.com/frogsgonefishin