Longmont Live Blues

01/30/2014

Hamilton Loomis Friday night Jan. 31st at the Dickens Opera House. Kick off the Super Bowl weekend with this great entertainer\guitar player\vocalist\harmonica player\songwriter from Texas. Amazingly tight and professional band.

02/01/2013

Congrats to all for such a fine turnout for Hamilton Loomis last Sunday night. Tomorrow night (Friday) brings a fine Colorado blues band to the Dickens: Catfish Kray Blues Band. See the Dickens Opera House site for details on the show.

01/25/2013

Only 2 days until Hamilton Loomis comes to the Dickens Opera House on Sunday the 27th. Doors open at 6pm--show at 7pm. Here is a video of Hamilton and his fine band last year playing a festival in Belgium:

Hamilton Loomis Band @ Belgian Rhythm & Blues Festival, Peer Belgium 2012 "Partner In Crime" available on iTunes and cdBaby Hamilton Loomis - gtr Fabian Hern...

01/13/2013

2 weeks from today on Sunday Jan. 27th at the Dickens Opera House in Longmont---Hamilton Loomis makes his only front range of Colorado stop on his current tour. Show is early at 7pm. Call the Dickens for tickets (303-834-9384) or hope there are some left at the door that night.

Hamilton Loomis Band - "No No No" from the 2012 DVD "Live At The Hub". Available at www.hamiltonloomis.com!

10/12/2012

Don't miss Ryan McGarvey at the Dickens Opera House in Longmont tonight. Doors open at 7pm and the show starts at 8pm. Tickets are $15. McGarvey is a monster young uber talented guitar player from New Mexico. With 3 European tours this year under his belt, McGarvey is on the fast track to stardom. Here is what music promoter John Catt said about McGarvey's show in Winter Park last night: " I feel like I was abducted by a band from outer space. What a display of the electric guitar."

08/26/2012

Ahh--a beautiful late August Colorado Sunday---what to do? How 'bout coming down to the Dickens Tavern outdoor patio from 2 to 5 for some live one man blues dished out by Bobby Walker. Bobby tours the world with the Eden Brent Band and also plays regularly with Mike Zito. Luckily Bobby has a few days off from his touring and will be tearing it up on the Dickens patio this afternoon. And yes if you want to run inside and see what Peyton Manning is up to--you can catch some action inside at the Tavern. Combine all that with the $5 BBQ food special---how can you go wrong?

08/22/2012

This Saturday August 25th Big Bill Morganfield--who is the son of Muddy Waters--yes, THE Muddy Waters--will make his initial appearance at the Dickens Opera House. Shows like this don't come around to Longmont very often. Showtime is 8pm and tickets at the door are $10.

07/22/2012

This Sunday afternoon---today---the Colorado Blues Society run International Blues Competition for Colorado starts with the preliminary round of the Solo\Duo Competition at the Dickens Opera House at 2pm. Admission is $5. The eventual Colorado winner will travel to Memphis, TN next year to compete for the International award.

06/03/2012

Johnny O is going to do his thang for Blues & BBQ today (Sunday) at 2pm. Don't miss one of Colorado's finest blues-masters. $5 BBQ plates and $2 Bud and Bud Light bottles.....what a great way to spend an afternoon outdoors on the Dickens pation!

06/01/2012

The Catfish Kray Blues Band from Denver will be at the Dickens Opera House Fri. night June 1st. Nice entertaining band: Female lead singer, tasty guitar player, and horns. $5 starts around 8pm.

04/16/2012

A very special show this Friday night at the Dickens Opera House with Too Slim & the Taildraggers from Seattle, WA. Too Slim has been nominated for Blues\Rock CD of the Year at this year's Blues Awards Show in Memphis, TN. Come check out the Dickens' new and improved sound system see why this band has been on the road for 25 years with 17 CDs out.

03/13/2012

This Friday night March 16th---The Dustin Pittsley Band from Tulsa, OK returns to the Dickens Opera House. Definitely on the upbeat and rocking side of the blues--Dustin Pittsley is an amazing guitar player with a very tight band. Mostly original rockin' blues but they do some covers. The last time I saw them they did a couple of wicked covers of All Along the Watchtower and Whippin' Post that were the best versions of those two songs I have heard in a long, long time.