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Arthur Lee Land's Twang Is Dead - Grateful Dead Meets Colorado Funk & Twang
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Arthur Lee Land's Twang Is Dead - Grateful Dead Meets Colorado Funk & Twang

Date & Time

Friday, September 19, 2025

8:00 PM to 11:00 PM

Location

Roots Music Project

4747 Pearl Suite V3A

Price

$ 17 Presale/ $ 22 Day of show

About This Event

Get ready for a mind-bending musical journey as Colorado's Arthur Lee Land transforms beloved Grateful Dead classics through his unique lens of twang, funk, and psychedelic artistry. This isn't your typical Dead cover show – it's a complete reimagining that brings together the best of JJ Cale, Parliament Funkadelic, and Merle Haggard influences. Experience the magic of Arthur's signature sound featuring his hand-painted 1955 B-Bender Fender Telecaster and innovative live-looping techniques. Doors 7:00pm. Show 8:00pm Full bar on premises; Plenty of free parking; Lyft and Uber friendly! ARTHUR LEE LAND’S - TWANG IS DEAD | @arthurleeland Colorado Twang meets the Funk in a new take on good old Grateful Dead Songs. Imagine your favorite Dead tunes re-interpreted thru the lens of a mash-up of JJ Cale, Parliament Funkadelic and Merle Haggard. Twang Is Dead features Arthur Lee Land and Friends with special guests highlighting Arthur’s arrangements of classic Dead songs and his signature sound: The Twang of his psychedelic, hand painted 1955 B-Bender Fender Telecaster guitar. Arthur Lee Land: Lyons Colorado based Electro-Americana singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, recording artist, producer, collaborator, educator, mentor, pioneer and innovator in the ART OF LIVE-LOOPING. Arthur’s known for his joy filled innovative live performances and from years of touring with established Colorado bands: Great American Taxi (Replacing Vince Herman of Leftover Salmon) String Cheese Incident's keyboardist: Kyle Hollingsworth Band, Daniel Rodriguez Band (Founding member of Elephant Revival), his own band projects Arthur Lee Land Trio/& Friends and his solo Live-Looping show. www.twangisdead.com www.facebook.com/arthurleelandmusic Doors 7:00pm. Show 8:00pm Full bar on premises; Plenty of free parking; Lyft and Uber friendly! About Roots Music Project Foundation Roots Music Project Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit local music incubator based in Boulder, Colorado. We believe in the power of music to make the world a better place. All music starts locally. We empower artists, fans, and venues to connect and create a thriving and inspiring local music scene. 4747 Pearl St, Ste V3A Boulder, CO 80301 Search for "Roots Music Project" on Google Maps. RootsMusicProject.org Rootsmusicfest.org https://www.facebook.com/RootsMusicProject.org "See you at Roots!"

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