Go see the Lumineers

As we ascended the narrow canyon roads of the mighty Poudre River a couple weeks ago on our way up to see The Lumineers, our friend Micah made an optimistic prediction that this Lumineers show would be full of stomping, singing, happy people. He was spot on. By the end of the show, my feet were sore from stomping and I haven't smiled that much at a show since the last time I saw Josh Ritter. I know the quality is pretty poor, but hopefully my iPhone clip of Ho, Hey gives you a taste of what the show was like:     

But the highlight of the show came during the encore when the band pulled an piano out into the middle of the crowd and played 3 songs without audio equipment. It was just us and them, it felt like we were at a house party and our good friends pulled out their instruments to play us a couple of songs. It was one of the great moments in my concert-going life. 
The Lumineers are quickly blowing up and opportunities to see them at smaller, intiment venues is quickly dwindling. If you have a chance to see these guys soon, I would definitely take that opportunity.    
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Since my video is pretty bad, I decided to provide you with something a little better. Here's a live version of "Stubborn Love"  The Lumineers – Stubborn Love 

Ho Hey!

I just bought my tickets for the April 6th Lumineers show at Mishawaka Amphitheater in Bellvue, CO and I'm super-psyched!! This will be my first time seeing this band but from what I've heard, I'm in for quite a treat. Here's the new official video for the song Ho Hey. The quality is much better than the live living room video I posted a few months ago. Also, their album drops April 3rd, get on it!

"I don't know where I belong, 

I don't know where I went wrong,

But I can write a song!"     

Illuminated by the Lumineers

I decided to dedicate this first official post of twenty-twelve to my wife. Every time I come to her enthusiastically with a "Baby, you've got to listen to this new band I found!", she always listens intently and enthusiastically gives me legitimate feedback, even when she has an anatomy test on the horizon. Early this week, the tables were turned. I received a text from her that read as follows: "Babe, do you know the Lumineers, they're out of Denver? You should put them on your blog!" #bestwifeever.
So my answer was no, I hadn't heard of The Lumineers out of Denver. But after listening to them all week, I'm grateful for this discovery. This is a folky and fun band, with heaps of talent and a definite dark side. 


The Lumineers are not on Spotify yet but they do have an amazing live session that can be downloaded for free on Daytrotter. However, their live recordings on YouTube are fun, intimate, and makes me greatly anticipate a live viewing of this great band in Northern Colorado. 


Here's Ho Hey. The audio isn't amazing in this version but I absolutely love the context and atmosphere of this video. My favorite quote heard in the background of this song "watch those beers, I bet they're full."

Dead Sea

Flowers in Your Hair

Be in my eye, Be in my heart, Be in my eye, eyeyeye, Be in my heart