Archive for August, 2009

Dinner & A Show w/ eTown: Warren Haynes and Langhorne Slim

Thursday, August 27th, 2009

Join eTown on September 8th for a great night with a Dinner & Show at Boulder’s West End Tavern. Starting at 5pm, join The West End Tavern for a 4-course savory dinner followed by a stroll down Pearl Street to watch the legendary Warren Haynes (front man of Gov’t Mule and longtime Allman Brothers Band member) [...]

Warren Haynes & Langhorne Slim to play eTown!

Wednesday, August 26th, 2009

Yes!  Roger, our brilliant talent coordinator, confirmed this week that Warren Haynes is playing a solo performance at eTown on September 8th.  Haynes, a longtime member of The Allman Brothers Band, The Dead and now lead singer/guitarist for the Grammy-nominated  Gov’t Mule, will take the Boulder Theater stage @ 7:oopm.  This unique solo performance is [...]

This week’s eTown broadcast with musical guests Mike Doughty and Zee Avi

Tuesday, August 25th, 2009

This week’s broadcast/podcast includes a return visit from caustic, intense, hilarious, brilliant and vastly entertaining singer/songwriter Mike Doughty. Accompanying him is cello player and personal pal Andrew ‘Scrap’ Livingston. Mike also gets musical and vocal back-up support from the Etones (that’s Nick on guitar and mandolin, me on harmony vocals, plus Chris Engleman on  bass, [...]

A Note From Helen . . . eTown broadcast with John Gorka and Hot Buttered Rum

Tuesday, August 18th, 2009

We’ve got another fantastic eTown broadcast for you this week, featuring the return of a long-time eTown favorite (and our dear friend), John Gorka. Nick and I welcome John for what is maybe his umpteenth time on the show . . he’s right up there with Michelle Shocked and several others who’ve graced the eTown [...]

A Special Note from Helen: eTown’s Annual Chautauqua Taping plus Movie You Need to See!

Friday, August 14th, 2009

Dear eTown friends, I’m writing to you about two things I think you definitely should know about: first, a show coming up you won’t want to miss and second, a film that you absolutely MUST see as soon as you can. FIRST, the show: Our special annual live eTown taping at the historic Chautauqua Auditorium in Boulder, Colorado, takes [...]

A Note From Helen . . . Koko Taylor, Pinetop Perkins

Wednesday, August 12th, 2009

Hey gang, How goes it? It’s now the ‘dog days’ of summer, that time when the summer heat comes on with a vengeance. Here in eTown, it’s HOT, how about where you are? This week’s eTown show on the air is hot in a different way: It’s an encore broadcast dedicated to the memory of [...]

Dinner & A Show – Bruce Hornsby & Dave Alvin

Monday, August 10th, 2009

Join eTown and the Happy Noodle House for this weeks Dinner & A Show on Wednesday, August 12th at 5pm.  This go-round, it’s a 3 course meal from chef James Van Dyk followed by an eTown evening at the Boulder Theater with Bruce Hornsby, Dave Alvin and director Louie Psihoyos of the riveting award-winning documentary [...]

A Note From Helen … Etown taping with Bruce Cockburn and Brett Dennen

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

I hope you are all enjoying these lazy, hazy days of summer. I wanted to let you know about this week’s broadcast, which is an encore airing of a show we did originally in Vermont a year or two ago. It ended up being so good that we decided to treat you to it again. [...]