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SECRET GUESTS ALL NIGHT 10 YEARS OF RIVER BEATS FRIDAY MARCH 13 LAZY SYRUP ORCHESTRA SATURDAY MARCH 14 BIG SOMETHING FRIDAY MARCH 20 KWN SATURDAY MARCH 21 1TBSP WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 RUEL FRIDAY MARCH 27 TINZO + JOJO THURSDAY APRIL 2 SHIFT FT. FREDDY TODD & STYLUST FRIDAY APRIL 3 ALIX PEREZ SATURDAY APRIL 4 EVERYONE ORCHESTRA FRIDAY & SATURDAY APRIL 10-11 THE MOTET & GHOST-NOTE THURSDAY APRIL 16 SHIFT FT. CESCO SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! SOLD OUT! you can instantly recognize a Reveille track. Aside from the technical prowess, the record- ings also capture the group’s raw energy, prioritizing grit over polish. “It’s the little subtleties, in my opinion, that make a lot of tracks,” Rootbeer says. “A little squeak on a string from sliding up into a chord, or you might bend a note a little too high, or the bass slides into a note instead of jumping directly to it. Those little parts are what make up the energy of a track and make it feel alive.” While Rootbeer is enjoying the moment, he isn’t afraid to admit he’s hoping for recogni- tion. “Even the most hardcore underground punk kids want to see their project grow,” he says, with a nod to his early punk interest. “But more than just trying to reach some level of notoriety, I just want to help people have a good time. That’s always been my goal with every set: help someone get out of their own way for 45 minutes to an hour, and in that time period not worry about all the crazy shit going on in the world, not worry about rent, not worry about all the things that are just constantly weighing down on us. Have fun. Let loose. Dance around, just have that moment of reprieve. That’s kind of been my whole goal for it the whole time.” So the fi fth-annual Mile High Mardi Gras Mambo is coming just in time: We all could use a moment of revelry and community. Each year, the party has grown, moving from the hi-dive to the Marquis, from the Bluebird to the Gothic. “It’s basically like a stationary Mardi Gras parade,” Rootbeer explains. “When you think about Mardi Gras, I think a lot of people get lost in the sugar, boobs and beads, the celebration, the debauchery. But there is also a level of the community getting brought together in the celebration. So I always try to make a point at the Mambo to bring that up to the crowd, that we’re all from different walks of life, we all have these little differences, but look how well we’re all getting along. We are a community.” And every time, people in that community show up with more fanfare and celebratory costumes. After the shows, Rootbeer will hang outside, watching people leave the packed clubs with steam rising from their bodies as the cold air hits, with “a real happy glaze across their faces,” he says. It’s not just a taste of Louisiana, but the warmth of community that’s needed here and now. That’s what Rootbeer Richie and the Reveille delivers, and that’s why Denver shows up. “The Denver support has been incred- ible,” Rootbeer says. “It’s truly remarkable. Our shows keep getting bigger and bigger, and we’re playing bigger and bigger rooms. And I’m fl abbergasted. Every time we get on stage and I see a room full of people excited to see us, that y’all chose to spend your hard-earned money to come see us do our thing, the novelty is not lost on me. It’s really something special.” Rootbeer Richie and the Reveille’s Mile High Mardi Gras Mambo, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 14, Ogden Theatre, 935 East Colfax Avenue. Tickets are available at ogdentheatre.com. Music continued from page 17
