Octave Cat - "Strawberry Fields Forever > Pogo" from MiniBeard festival 6.25.2021 Hammonton, NJ.
Eli Winderman - keys, Jesse Miller - bass/mix, Charlie Patierno - drums

photo by Ron Adelberg

Strawberry Fields Forever > Pogo 6.25.2021

“Colorado Bluebird Sky" - 5/1/14 New Orleans, LA

FABA

I can say that true love takes resilience.  Keep goin.

Nothing's Wrong

Common Bridges is a collection of songs about the ties that hold us together — across generations, across struggles, across the places we call home. It’s an album built on honesty, grit, and hope, carrying the spirit of country, gospel, and soul into one powerful story.

From the barroom anthems of “Butte USA” and “Old Montana” to the mountain reflections of “Above the Clouds,” these songs honor the land and the people who shaped it. “The Old Soldier” tells of brotherhood, sacrifice, and survival, while “One Life to Hold” and “In Another Life” remind us to cherish joy, learn from regret, and keep moving forward. “Time to Give a Damn” is a gospel-soul rallying cry to reclaim compassion and common sense, while “Ain’t No Need” offers peace in knowing that bitterness and hate only hold us back.

With outlaw country swagger, gospel fire, and the honesty of mountain folk, Common Bridges is more than an album — it’s a journey across the divides of pain and pride toward the places where we still meet, shoulder to shoulder, heart to heart.

Butte, USA

Golden Ghost

The second release from the Beans’ new EP, The Foam, is a tribute to the Five Points district of Denver, CO. It embraces both the musical history and the modern sounds of the area by combining funk, hip hop, livetronica, and jazz into one composition. The Five Points district, its venues, and its inhabitants are the heartbeat of Denver’s independent scene. Only seemed proper to write a song in its honor. This joint was recorded with all live instrumentation in the studio. Enjoy and share with your friends, for FREE. 

Five Points

Papadosio Performing "Praise You" By Fatboy Slim on May 6th 2017 at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, CO for their Event RE:CREATION RED ROCKS.

Praise You | Red Rocks Amphitheater | 5.6.17

Had a blast in Denver with lots of special guests, including Jeff Franca (Thievery Corporation), Todd Stoops (Electric Beethoven) & more! 

See you at the 9th Annual Werk Out Festival, August 2nd-4th in Ohio, with The Werks, Umphrey's McGee, Lettuce, Papadosio, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Twiddle & lots more! Details at http://www.thewerkoutfestival.com.

Check when we'll be in a town near you this Summer at bit.ly/WerksTourDates.

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LIVE @ Ophelia's - Denver, CO 03.23.18

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Better Than Before

<>This baby is smoove and saucy<>
<>Track #3 on the new album<>
<>Featuring Clark Smith (sax)<>
<>Featuring Matt Wilkolak (trumpet)<>
<>Recorded in Littleton, CO at Stanhope Studios<>

Give Me Something Real

Chill Bump - Modern Man Intermission

On their new LP Magic, jamband favorites The Werks transcend their roots while never losing their identity. Poignant songwriting and engaging melody come together on a record that showcases their maturation as a multidimensional group of uniquely creative musicians.

The virtuosic rhythm junkies of The Werks have released four highly acclaimed studio albums over the past ten years - Synapse (2009), The Werks (2012), Mr. Smalls Sessions EP (2014), and Inside a Dream (2015) - performed well over one thousand shows (including launching their own multi-day music festival The Werk Out), and released countless live recordings including last year’s Live at The Werk Out live album. In that time they’ve earned a devoted fan base across the world and reputation as one of the most energetic, compelling, and downright entertaining live acts in the business. They’ve developed a hard won confidence, and a willingness to fearlessly chart new sonic territory on Magic. 

“This is our first truly multi-genre album” says Chris Houser. “Each track has its own unique vibe and sound. We didn’t write these songs to please people, we wrote them because this is what we hear when we turn off the outside and let the creativity flow.” 

The songs on Magic started as sketches the band members crafted independently. Coming together in their sonic dojo The Werkspace, those seeds of groove were nurtured by the group, growing into fully wrought songs through holistic arrangement and organic improvisation. “Our writing is collaborative,” explains Dan Shaw, “but starting with demos written individually gives each band member a chance to leave their fingerprint on a tune.”

The songwriting finished, the band decamped to Sonic Lounge in Grove City, Ohio. There lead engineer and producer Joe Viers (Blues Traveler, Twenty One Pilots) settled down to work with the studio’s legendary Amek/Neve 9098i mixing console. One of only thirteen in the world, Sonic Lounge’s was originally installed in Olympic Studios in London, England, where it served to document the unique creative mojo of Eric Clapton, Pink Floyd, and more.

Joining Viers were assistant engineers and producers Aaron Oakley and B.J. Davis, and the unstoppable horns of Columbus’ own Hoodoo Soul Band - Chris Young (trumpet), Kevin O’Neil (tenor), and Phil Clark (Baritone) – while Kenny Holmes, tour manager and right hand man, was the gaff tape that held it all together.  Finally Columbus native and current Los Angeles, CA resident Brian Lucey (Train, Dr. Dog) mastered the record.

From those sessions emerged a rare jewel of a record; Magic is muse put to tape, a direct download of the creative spark. “This is a recording of the music that’s in our souls” explains Rob Chafin. “In a way, the past decade has been leading to this moment. We play and write together so seamlessly now, we’re able to channel the inspiration in our hearts out into our instruments, and come at this from a pure place.” Together, these visionaries have crafted a record where melodies take flight, dancing and twisting around the sonorous main of the tune itself. By fusing their spirited improvisation to a core of immediately engaging songwriting, The Werks have truly performed a feat of modern musical Magic.

Better Than Before

The Werks

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