Westword PresentsCRIS JACOBS BLUE CANYON BOYS, Lucas Wolf Fri Aug
23Doors: 8:30 pm / Show: 9:00 pm FOX THEATRE $12.00 - $15.00 Tickets
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}}; Share This Event Cris Jacobs Website Facebook Twitter Instagram
Soundcloud Watch Listen When Cris Jacobs began dreaming about a
follow-up to his critically acclaimed 2016 album Dust to Gold, he
realized early on he'd have to do things differently this time around.
His life had changed drastically since writing those songs: he'd
toured extensively and attracted a legion of new, devoted fans; he'd
come off the road into a world, with its divisive rhetoric and
troubling headlines, he no longer recognized; and, most importantly,
he'd gotten married and had his first child. Things had changed, and
Jacobs had, too. Color Where You Are is the work of an artist at an
exciting new stage in his life and career, ready to use his talents to
share a little beauty with the loved ones and fans who have already
given so much to him. The title nods to Jacobs' experience writing the
album, which, as he puts it, he had to do "between tours, coming home,
changing diapers, fixing things around the house.... You name it." He
no longer had the luxury of waiting for inspiration to strike, so he
colored where he was. "It was a new discipline for me and a new level
of focus that I think brought out the best work," he explains. "I feel
like I grew up a little bit. There are people in my life who I truly
care about and things in the world I feel deeply about. That really
pushed me in a stronger direction and forced me to feel things on an
honest level." Opening track "Painted Roads," with its soulful groove
and clever arrangement, is the perfect encapsulation of just how far
Jacobs has come since releasing Dust to Gold. Jacobs is self-assured
and confident in his soulful, infectious vocal, while his lyrical
craftsmanship shows Jacobs to be a thoughtful songwriter who
continuously strives to grow and evolve. "It's about choosing to live
in the present, and see the everyday details of the world, rather than
postponing living or paying attention in hopes of some distant prize
or destination," Jacobs says of "Painted Roads." "We get so caught up
in 'success' and ambition, and are so goal-oriented, that we sometimes
lose sight of the beauty in the everyday. 'Color where you are' is the
notion of creating beauty now, no matter the circumstance." "Painted
Roads" was one of the first songs Jacobs and the band (who co-produced
the album together) recorded for Color Where You Are, with his band
mates taking Jacobs' original Tom Petty-inspired arrangement and
giving it an off-kilter, syncopated groove. For the first time, Jacobs
wrote the bulk of the album's songs in the studio, camping out at
Richmond's Montrose Studios to flesh out "germs and ideas that had
been floating around" with band members Todd Herrington (bass), Dusty
Ray Simmons (drums/percussion) and Jonathan Sloane (guitar). "I booked
the studio time and put a gun to my head and that sometimes works,"
Jacobs says. "In this case it did. It feels like a specific time
period and specific vibe and emotional space that came through in all
of these songs. It was a really organic process.” While life as a
family man changed Jacobs' perspective (and schedule), current events
also had a profound impact on Jacobs' songwriting, with commentary on
social and political issues finding its way into tracks like
"Afterglow" and "Under the Big Top." Color Where You Are is a hopeful
affair, though, with Jacobs employing thoughtful criticism and
messages of empowerment instead of wallowing or ruminating. "The
political climate is causing a different sort of energy and angst in
me that’s never been there before," he explains. "It’s not a
political album by any means, but those forces out there certainly
dictated a lot of the writing on this record." On "Afterglow," Jacobs
searches for optimism and healing in trying times. His emotional vocal
is buoyed by a passionate, swelling performance from the band, making
the track one of Color Where You Are's most poignant moments. "It's
about the hope that after the storm we are currently trying to survive
in, we will see true light like never before," Jacobs says. "That the
constant threats to our foundations will cause us to examine and
strengthen them, and come out the other side with stronger hearts and
clearer vision. 'There will come horses, there will come voices' --
that we will be forced to show our true hand like never before because
of our dire need to defend it." Elsewhere, on "Under the Big Top,"
Jacobs channels swampy, gritty Southern rock influences to shine a
light on narrow-mindedness and lazy thinking. Crunchy riffs and a fat
bass groove make the track, despite its heady message, one of the
album's many songs you can't help but move to. "'Under the Big Top' is
commentary on society’s evolution into gullible, easily distracted,
lazymindedness," Jacobs says. “'Pretty lights junkie like a moth to
candle,' always distracted by the brightest, loudest, biggest, rather
than remembering how to seek for ourselves and find truth and love. We
instead over-consume and are given every opportunity to do so. What we
end up with is a circus of sorts, with tricksters and hucksters and
loud mouths with no real value taking up all of our attention and
ruling us, because we are too easily manipulated." Grooves abound on
Color Where You Are, as on standout track "Rooster Coop," which finds
Jacobs and the band sniffing around the henhouse over greasy slide
guitar, a deep, deep pocket and a truly funky bass line. "All I knew
was that I wanted to write a song that merged country and funk,"
Jacobs says of "Rooster Coop." "We started out with the main groove of
the tune and the first line that popped into my head was, 'There’s
something funky in the barnyard.' So naturally, I wrote a song about a
scandalous love tryst amongst farm animals." Spanning rock, folk, soul
and funk and drawing from inspiration that runs the gamut from the
henhouse to the White House, Color Where You Are is a kaleidoscopic
portrait of Cris Jacobs as a songwriter, musician and bandleader. It's
the work of a devoted father and an empathetic member of the human
race. More than that, it's a reminder that there's beauty to be found
everywhere, if you just take a moment to color where you are. "What am
I trying to do with my music?" Jacobs muses. "The simple answer is
this: I’m trying to connect with people. To express real-life human
emotions and make people feel things. To connect my love of music with
my love of writing and conjure up all of the joy and emotions that
those things bring to me. To hopefully have people walk away feeling
lighter or happier or more inspired to go be a better person somehow
after listening... I want to create a body of work that my family will
be proud of one day, and to show that I had compassion to the human
condition and wasn’t just a self-indulgent show off."
tfly_artist_bio_links(); Blue Canyon Boys Website Facebook Twitter The
Blue Canyon Boys are equal parts purists and innovators when it comes
to Bluegrass: they stay true to the form’s roots while constantly
reimagining their relationship to tradition. The result is a
toe-tapping mix of haunting standards, genre-bending arrangements, and
catchy original numbers—all built on the bedrock of their collective
bluegrass mastery. Ever since founding members Jason Hicks and Gary
Dark launched the Blue Canyon Boys in 2006, the Blue Canyon Boys have
raised the bar for bluegrass bands. They bring it all: seamless
brother-duet style, crisp instrumentation, unvarnished lyrics and
subversive humor. After winning first place 2008 Telluride Bluegrass
festival band contest, the Blue Canyon Boys went off at full tilt,
taking the bluegrass circuit by storm, performing in illustrious
venues across the country as well as internationally. Their
distinctive sound, honed from over a decade of performing together,
moves easily from instrumental wizardry to playful ribbing. Ultimately
and repeatedly, they hit a high note—the rare confluence of harmony
that leaves the soul ajar. The seasoned quartet features Gary Dark on
mandolin, Jason Hicks on guitar, Drew Garrett on bass, and Chris
Roszell on banjo. Their latest album, eponymously called The Blue
Canyon Boys, is perhaps their most polished and poignant yet. Classic
bluegrass, clean and raw, blends effortlessly with the band’s
homegrown compositions, then peppered with a judicious cover or two,
such as the band’s riveting take on Pink Floyd’s “Time.”
Whether calling on their old timey musical roots or reconnoitering the
future, the band’s musical prowess never wavers. This is high
lonesome sound at its best: a driving pulse that weaves through
harmonies and fierce rhythms, always with the reminder that as long as
the music plays we are never quite alone. Lucas Wolf Website Facebook
Instagram Soundcloud Lucas Wolf is a South Dakota born, Arizona raised
singer songwriter currently touring the western region of the United
States. He has supported bands such as Robert Randolph and the Family
Band, Leftover Salmon, Lion Vibes, Gipsy Moon, Mountain Standard Time
and more. He writes heartfelt, thoughtful lyrics and his songs are
delivered with passion and sincerity each and every time. Once upon a
time he lived as a wandering, hitch-hiking busker playing his music
from town to town, never knowing where he would end up next. As time
went on, life on a never-ending road lost its allure and he decided to
stay put a while and pour himself fully into his music. He is
currently working on his second full length record out of Boulder
Colorado. tfly_artist_bio_links();Venue Information:Fox Theatre1135
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