I went to Cowboys last night. It was the first time I've been to the downtown location and I was very impressed. Nice room, nice bar, and the sound was pretty good for such a big place. There were about 400 people packed into the joint, maybe a little more at times.
The event was a benefit for Kids with Cancer, and though I care about kids with cancer, I was there to see the "Up and Coming " country stars on stage. There were 10 artists, all with 1 or 2 side people and all really quite good. I caught the last 4 acts having missed the first 6 due to a late massage patient and then my son's math homework. I love being a parent. I love being a parent. I love . . . keep reminding yourself Joe. I caught "Bombshell" (an appropriately named blonde female duo), Sarah Buxton, Easton Corbin and Chris Young. Chris Young has a current hit entitled "The Black Dress Song" which supposedly is about #2 or 3 on the country charts. It went over great at the club.
Why write about this tonight? First, it was really great to see some national acts in a nice club downtown. It speaks volumes about how far we've come in the scene downtown. Between Cowboys, Stargazers, Studio B, and The Thirsty Parrot we've got some great concert venues, all within a mile of downtown. (Speaking of Stargazers, I'm playing there on Friday, Dec. 4th. My 50th birthday party, replete with a bunch of old music partners and some interesting new songs. Put it on the calendar, folks. It's going to be a coming out party. I'm goin' country. . . AH!) It was also really inspirational for me to see "the up and coming country music stars" and see how really pretty ordinary they are. Yes, they are all good looking. Yes, they are solid musically. Yes, they have really great voices. Ok, strong songs as well. Ummm, I take it back. They aren't ordinary. My point is that I've seen a lot of acts come through here in the last 20 years, and quite honestly, we have a lot of talent here. I saw 8 guitar players the other night. None of them was better than Phil Volan or Joe Chalot. Different, but really not better. Of course, they are all playing lead and rythym in a noisy bar trying to capture an audience during a 6 song set. Pretty tough to do. I really liked what I saw, but I was not blown away. I was really taken with Sarah Buxton (c'mon, can that be her real name?) who had a really sweet voice, had good songs and was simply as cute as a button with her high heels, mini skirt and plunging V neck sweater top. I love my wife. I love my wife. I love. . . .
And the songs were all good, but my muse (who has been fuming silently for months now, waiting for me to get my writing shit together again, chain smoking, shooting rot gut whiskey, snippin' at me from the threadbare sofa where she's been watching "Oprah" and reruns of "Friends" . . . the bitch) just about stripped naked at the club and wanted to jump up on a table and grind the first available cowboy but thank God I kept her under wraps. . . um. . . My point was, she was freaking out because she knows she's given me 50 songs that were as good as anything I heard last night, but I never finish them because they're "country" and, you know, that just ain't what I do. I tried to hold her, but she just kept pointing at me with her "lazy, good for nothing, sorryassedwannabesongwriter" finger and I knew she was right. I've just been lazy.
So I came home and couldn't sleep. Started 2 songs, one called "Buck Back Baby", the other "Old Enough". Made a lot of progress on one. Pulled out some of the original 50 and started to run through them again, which shut the hoary bitch up for a bit, but she won't let up for long. What's next? I guess it's back to work. Why do you write? Because you just can't not write. Because you just can't not. . . write.
Gigs....
Sat. Sept. 26th The Colorado Springs Eco-Festival. Rock Ledge Ranch. This will be a late morning into the midafternoon event. I'll perform an hour or so around 1pm with special guests. For a wonderful write up visit this link: http://www.gazette.com/articles/saturday-62528-ecofestival-first.html
Sun. Sept. 27th. Rocky Mt Church of Religious Science Hillside Community Center at the corner of Hancock and Institute. 10 Am service. Great folks. Easygoing service.
Fri. Oct. 2nd. Benefit Concert for Amy Gillespie, Founder and Director of AOSCI, an AIDS orphan program based in Africa. AMAZING woman with a remarkable story. I'll perform a concert at the Broadmoor Community Church at 7pm. All proceeds go to benefit Amy's work. I had such a remarkable summer both with the number of shows and the quality of shows that this was just an effort to do some good shit. Thanks to Steve Low for courageously contacting me . Visit this site to find out more about Amy and her work. www.aosci.org
PORTLAND, OR. Thurs. Oct. 8th. I'm playing a new church in Portland. St. Thomas More Catholic Church. 7- 9 pm. $25 donations to benefit the Sue Gifford Scholarship Fund for Diversity as Gift in downtown Portland. This yearly event has been one of the highlights of my last few years of playing. Please, if you have friends in Portland, let them know I'm coming.
Sat. Oct. 17th. Soul Link sponsors Tom Stella and I again hosting "Revival: Becoming Our True Selves Again". Broadmoor Comm. Church 315 Lake Ave. C.S. CO This is our third revival and the themes of this day long event are Awareness/Enlightenment, Surrender and Life/Passion. http://www.soullinkonline.org/newsletters/soullink This event promises to be magical in that winding, twisting way that Tom Stella does so well. Music to match the themes, with a mini concert at lunch. Lunch is provided. Click on "Calendar" once you hit the web site. 9-2pm.
Sun. Oct. 18th. KIDS SHOW! The Woodland Park Dinosaur Museum I'll be doing a couple of interactive shows at 1pm and 3pm at the Dinosaur Museum in Woodland Park. Kid friendly. With the looping machine. I'll have time to have some fun between shows so anyone who'd like to play with the "looper" should come. A rare event. "Spaceship Earth"
Friday, Oct. 23rd. CASTLE ROCK, CO. Christ Church in Castle Rock. 7:30pm. $15. Seniors and Students only $8. Contact Kathy Mordeaux for more information. kathy@christepiscopalchurch.org
New York State Tour.
Friday, Nov. 13th. Flint Creek Brewing Company, Phelps, NY. 6-9pm. Contact brewmaster@flintcreekbrewing.com for furthur information.
Sat. Nov. 14h The Reformed Church of Schoharie. 256 Main St. Schoharie, NY. 518-295-8177 for furthur information. My second concert at this location, my hometown and only 3 blocks from the famous (or infamous) 'Glass Bar'. 7pm show. $10 and $5 for students.
Sun. Nov. 15th. TBA in Schenectady, NY. Church worship . . . . .
Fri. Dec. 4th Stargazers Theatre Colorado Springs, CO. MY 50th Birthday Bash I'm hosting a concert pulling in all my old musician friends for a night of remarkable material. We'll do a mix and match lineup with some of my favorite partners both new and old. Come have a beer. We'll do a cheer. $10 is cheap. Come take a peak . . . at the renovated "Stargazers" Theatre. First 500 people get in for $10. Everyone else will be sent back outside to weep and gnash their teeth. Taking reservations now. Shoot me an email and I'll put you on the list. Prepay would be lovely. Joe Uveges. 222 LaClede Ave. C.S. CO.
Blessings all. . ..Cowboy Joe
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June, 2010 Uveges News
June Update on Summertime schedule,
Palmer Lake Sat. , Secret Garden Tues
April, 2010 Uveges News
“Chicken Head and the Polyrythymic Church of Lowered Expectations”,
A Visit from the Thompsons
January, 2010 Uveges News
Peter Mayer Jan 23rd, "On the Goodness of Citizens and Smaller Gov't."
October, 2009 Uveges News
Cowboys, Portland, New York, and Castle Rock
September, 2009 Uveges News
The Chicken Scratch Diaries
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February, 2009 Uveges News
Cruise update(YEAH), Pete Mayer
Palmer Lake, Pueblo, Canon City
January, 2009 Uveges News
Peter Mayer, Carrie Newcomer,
The RUB and "Volunteer Day"
December, 2008 Uveges News
"The Mainline Adventure (for guys only)
and the last show of the year. . ."
March/April, 2008 Uveges News
"Karl Marx Lesson, Colorado Springs
and Denver shows, N.East tour"
January, 2008 Uveges News
"Portland OR, HPUUC, Soul Link, and NASCAR"
October, 2007 Uveges News
"When Freedom Calls CD Release Concert "
September, 2007 Uveges News
"The End of Summer . . .Portland, Black Forest, Monarch"
August, 2007 Uveges News
"Working Boys (Cont),
Aug./ Sept shows, Olive Branch Returns every Thurs"
July, 2007 Uveges News
"On summer projects, boys, and schedule"
June, 2007 Uveges News
"Ducks in trees, the Philharmonic, and schedule for june, july"
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April/May, 2007 Uveges News
Late April, Early May shows
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March, 2007 Uveges News
This weekend in C.Springs, and New Hampshire end of March
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February, 2007 Uveges News
Soul Link with S. Rissman, N. Hampshire etc.
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November, 2006
Pre-marital Sex, Tours and End of Year Shows
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September, 2006
CABOOM!!!
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August, 2006
August 06 Co.Springs, Creede, Trinidad
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July, 2006
On Maggot Farming and the summertime schedule
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Summer Musings and Schedule Through Late August
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April, 2006
Music and Rafting on Bighorn Sheep Canyon
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March shows and Monarch Ski resort
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January, 2006
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