Party: Gregory Alan Isakov

Party: Gregory Alan Isakov

w/ Nathaniel Rateliff
Doors: 7 p.m. || Show: 8 p.m.
18 and up || $20: Advance

::: Gregory Alan Isakov :::

Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and calling Colorado home, Gregory Alan Isakov has been traveling all his life. Songs that hone a masterful quality beyond his years tell a story of miles and landscapes, and the search for a sense of place.

Music has been a stabilizing and constant force. “I’ve always had this sense about music and writing that I sort of have to do it. Like I’ll implode without it. I probably wouldn’t do it if I felt any other way.”

His song-craft lends to the deepest lyrical masterpieces, with hints of his influences, Leonard Cohen and Bruce Springsteen. He has been described as “strong, subtle, a lyrical genius,” but the source of his writing often remains a mystery to him. “My songs have nothing to do with me; they have a life of their own. A lot of times I won’t know what a song is about when I’m writing it. It just has a certain feeling about it.”

Isakov has played numerous music festivals and venues across the U.S., Canada, and Europe. When he is not on the road or writing, he is usually in his garden. A degree in horticulture might seem contradictory to a life spent in motion, but Isakov finds balance in the quiet concentration of the work, creating roots that keep him connected to home.

His new album, The Weatherman, was recorded mostly in solitude outside the quiet mountain town of Nederland, Colorado over the course of a year and a half. “I wanted to make something that felt genuine. We recorded everything with analogue gear and mixed it on tape, which gives the songs a raw and vulnerable feeling.”

The title Isakov chose for the record reflects the nature of his external surroundings as much as his inner experiences. References to the weather are a reoccurring theme in Isakov’s writing, but there is a deeper meaning behind the name.

“To me, the idea of a weatherman is really powerful. There’s a guy on television or on the radio telling us the future, and nobody cares. It’s this daily mundane miracle, and I think the songs I chose are about noticing the beauty in normal, everyday life.”

Invited: Alyssa Beebe, Mindy Wood, Cassidy Breeden, Eryn Forbes, Hilary Stohs-Krause, Jeremy Buckley, Eric Tonjes, Jeff Ashelford, Jarad Heintzelman, Nate Morris, Joanna Clay, Father-Ben Rynearson, Craig Reier, Sarah Bailey, Christie Brazer, Maddie Morris, Tessa Jean, Breinn Sullivan, Jordan Sechtem, Jenny Hietbrink, Amy Nealeigh, Megan Spain, Dustin Duff Hunke, Jordan Ellis, Max Eichner Holmquist, Jessica Houchen, Kellie Troxel, Robin Washut, Diamond Dave Arredondo, Bryan Patrick Swayze Parkhurst, Laura Duffield Weiss, Jordan Mapes, Rachel Tomlinson Dick, Naomi Lynn, Adelheide L. Thompsalin, Dan Syde, Jenne Forman, Lara Cox, Spencer Munson, Nikki Oswald, Erin Rebecca, Carlie Anne, Maxwell Morrissey, Jordan Elfers, Gunter Voelker, Rachel C. Spader, Morgan Jacobi, Matt Elwood, Jake Brandt, Caleb J Moore, Micah Lindblad, Kendra Wurdeman, Jason Davis, Cal Harman, Michelle Roberts, Tesla Kasten, Taylor Alexandra, Naum Stauffer, Sydney Lawton, Katelyn Richter, Lauren Ashelford, Zabby Slonecker, Jeanne Marie, Michael Anthony Wade, Aram Stauffer, Kayla Marie Klammer, Renee Welstead, Caitlin Ellis, Jacob Zlomke, Kyle Bertrand, Bethany Ann, Chanty Stovall, Jacob Ryan Willis, Elizabeth Huegel Hitt, Cole Backwoods Keeton, Megan Cable, Annie Bohling, Tim Ostdiek, Allison Jurgens, Emma Gordon, Jesse Butterfield, Katie Nelson, Eric L. Harris, Katy Dornbos, Dylan Bloom, Megan Cockrill, Nathaniel Largo, Joe Thiesfeld, Jackie M. Storm, Hanna Bendler, Ethan Anderson, Kelsey Lee, Madi Davis, Beau Poehlman, Tatem Gordon, Antonia Yost, Jamie Porter, Lauren Brown-Hulme, Kieran Kissler, Anna Gronewold show more »