“Musicians have their muses, and for me it’s usually a place, and for this record it’s the West Coast.” This is how singer-songwriter Joel Van Horne, who performs as Covenhoven, sums up his latest album, A Kind of Revelation. He adds with a...
Denver-based quartet Rope Trick Effect describes itself as “jazz-punk-funk-junk.” That only begins to touch on the diverse array of influences and sounds audiences encounter at one of their concerts. This show is near and dear to our hearts as the band...
“It chose me,” Clay Kirkland said. “I liked the sound, and God must have decided the harmonica needed someone who could do something with it.” This is how Clay described his deep connection with the harmonica in a 1992 Swallow Hill Music...
“I like having a good time but if you can take something home that encourages you to look further, then I’m really happy.” This is how Martha Redbone describes what she wants audiences to take away from her concerts. “In a nutshell, we take you...
In many ways Zach Heckendorf grew up in front of Colorado audiences. Zach, who plays Daniels Hall at Swallow Hill Music on Saturday, August 18, started making a musical name for himself about ten years ago while a student at Cherry Creek High School. Since then...
At it’s best, music provides a conversation among cultures; an influence from one gets echoed in the other as a response, and a dialog is created. This fall Swallow Hill Music will present concerts both in-house at our Yale Avenue location and at the Oriental...
