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Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Americana duo Watchhouse kicks off new tour at UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
The folk/Americana duo Watchhouse is kicking off its latest national tour with an April 11 show at UConn's Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts in Storrs. The North Carolina band's new album 'Rituals' won't be officially released until over a month after the Connecticut show, so this will be a chance to hear some of the new songs before anyone else does. 'Rituals' is Watchhouse's first album in four years. The band released six albums under the name Mandolin Orange between 2010 and 2019 before changing it to Watchhouse in 2021. Watchhouse's captivating neo-roots folk sound has earned millions of streams on music sites and prestigious gigs at Red Rocks, South by Southwest, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Newport Folk Festival and Austin City Limits. Watchhouse is based around the married couple Emily Frantz and Andrew Marlin. Much of the new tour will be done with a full band, but Frantz said the UConn show will be 'just us as a duo.' 'It's been a while ' since Watchhouse has played a college venue, Frantz said, though of course the duo is very popular in college towns. The band's last Connecticut show was at New Haven's College Street Music Hall in 2022. 'We do colleges every now and again,' Frantz said. 'Our last tour was last summer. One thing about it is we have two kids. We travel with them and that's OK.' But it sometimes determines where and how they perform. Parenthood hasn't affected the Watchhouse songwriting process. 'Andrew loves to write late at night,' Frantz said. 'It's a pretty solitary situation for him.' When the basic song is finished, Frantz takes an active role in how it will sound. 'The arrangement is where I come in. Andrew is the songwriter. I hear the songs as they are progressing, not when they're finished. It's a natural process with the ideas forming subconsciously,' Frantz said. 'I think we'll be playing a lot of the new songs at UConn,' she added. 'There's a lot of playing off between the guitar mandolin and fiddle.' As for what they're listening to themselves these days, 'I primarily listen to a lot of folk music, from the '60s on,' Frantz said. 'In the last couple of years I've gotten more into Irish music. Andrew's listening is more broad — it could be Pantera or Led Zeppelin.' Watchhouse plays on April 11 at 8 p.m. at Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts, 2132 Hillside Road, Storrs. $35-$55.
Axios
23-03-2025
- Entertainment
- Axios
Top things to do in Denver this spring
It's time to start planning for those sunny afternoons and cool evenings in Colorado this spring. Zoom in: We've plucked some of the best events and places to enjoy coming up. Bluebird Music Festival Watchhouse, Bruce Hornsby and The Tallest Man On Earth will headline this festival hosted at Macky Auditorium in Boulder. Starting at $49. April 18-20 Botanic Gardens concerts The Denver Botanic Gardens will host 11 shows starting in June at its York Street location, with general public tickets going on sale April 28. Cinco De Mayo Festival The long-running cultural celebration of Mexican heritage takes place at Civic Center Park over two days with food and entertainment, three stages of live music and dancing. Free. May 3-4 The soccer club, which plays its home games at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, is looking to build on last year's much-improved campaign. Starting at $28. Now-Oct. 18 Colorado Rockies Few things are better than a spring evening at Coors Field, where the Rockies will try to avoid another disastrous season, starting with the Athletics on April 4. Starting at $46 Denver Arts Festival The annual fine arts and crafts jamboree highlights local artists at the Conservatory Green in the Central Park neighborhood. Free. May 24-25 Durango Bluegrass Meltdown Durango will host the 29th edition of a music showcase featuring Danny Paisley and the Southern Grass and Rob Ickes & Trey Hensley as headliners. Starting at $65. April 11-13 Elitch Gardens Denver's iconic amusement park will be operating at least one more year, opening in April to select season pass holders. Prices vary. April-November Levitt Pavilion The Ruby Hill amphitheater will host 18 no-cost, family-friendly shows starting in May. Free. May 30-Sept. 28 Mile High 4/20 Festival Cannabis culture takes center stage at the annual 4/20 festival, featuring performances by rapper Cordae, Bone-Thugs-N-Harmony and more live at Civic Center Park. Starting at $20. April 20 Outside Festival and Summit
