Author: Martha Haas (Martha Haas)

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Reminder: It’s Still Cool to Swing

Big Bad Voodoo Daddy will shake things up with all things swing at The Colonial on Saturday, March 19 at 8:00 PM! Last year marked the 23rd anniversary of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy’s remarkable arrival onto the music scene. Since its formation in the early 1990s in Ventura, California, the band has toured virtually nonstop — performing an average...

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An Original Indie

Taking the stage at The Colonial on Saturday, February 27 is one of the most critically acclaimed bands of the last three decades: 10,000 Maniacs. Founded by Robert Buck, Dennis Drew, Steven Gustafson, John Lombardo and Natalie Merchant in the fall of 1981 (and augmented by Jerry Augustyniak in 1983), the band — along with artists like R.E.M....

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Five Musical Brothers on a Mission: The Weight

Music aficionados would undoubtedly agree: If you had to name three groups that were most influential in shaping the modern era of American rock ‘n’ roll, it would be, in no particular order, The Grateful Dead, The Band and The Allman Brothers. This premise is symbolically validated by the three being chosen as the only groups to perform at...

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Two New Music Shows

We’ve just added two new shows — a little bit of country and a little bit of rock ‘n’ roll! Friday, May 13, 2016  |  8 PM Long heralded as one of country music’s brightest stars, Clint Black has written, recorded and released more than 100 songs, and is a five-time Academy of Country Music Award winner. His...

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Who played it better?

    Who played it better? The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain cranks out their version of The Clash‘s iconic “Should I Stay Or Should I Go?” They’ll be bringing their own four string invasion to our stage on Saturday, October 3 – and to answer the question, yes, you should definitely go.      ...