Joe Johnson: Reverb Article

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by Adam Leech

Moving on to the subject of more local folks, or "fokels," if you will, our very own Joe Johnson will be singing and strumming a few of his devastatingly beautiful country folk ballads at the Ancient Mariner on Saturday, Dec. 4. He hopes to raise enough dough to release his Blank Tape Records debut, A Time to Dance, early next spring.

The 12-track album, which I've yet to hear, was recorded live on an old-timey reel-to-reel by the increasingly powerful Bourgal Brothers home-recording team. It includes a "who's who" of southern Colorado guest musicians, including Jason Gilmore (Creating a Newsense), Inaiah Lujan and Mike Clark (the Haunted Windchimes), Conor Bourgal (the Changing Colors) and Josh DeSmidt (the Broken Spoke). Opening the evening's festivities will be solo sets by Clark, Thomas Evans and many special Blank Tape family guests. More info, and teaser tracks, can be found at blanktaperecords.org.

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This Saturday December 4th, join Joe Johnson and other Blank-Tapers for a night of music and more while we raise money for Joe's new album 'A Time To Dance.'

And don't forget about Blank-Tape New Years Eve Extravaganza w/ The Haunted Windchimes, Joe Johnson & The Changing Colors

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The Changing Colors on HeyReverb.com

Brothers Conor and Ian Bourgal are the Changing Colors. Steal a track from the Colorado Springs-based outfit's debut album below.

The Changing Colors revolve around twin brothers Conor and Ian Bourgal, who perform haunting, heartfelt songs of love and longing. On their debut album, “Ghost of Red Mountain,” the Bourgals take the notion of haunting a step further. The record — released by Pueblo’s Blank Tape Records — takes its inspiration from Emma Crawford, one of the most famous residents of tiny Manitou Springs, Colorado. Local lore has it that — sometime around the turn of the last century — Ms. Crawford’s coffin was washed out of its resting place on Red Mountain and floated right down Main Street.

The story of a dead pioneer woman floating through the streets of a mountain town fits perfectly with the spare, roomy Americana of the Changing Colors. With simple instrumentation, whiskey-roughened vocals and a sense that things could go very wrong at any moment, the brothers Bourgal tell stories and create atmospheres that will have you seeing ghosts.

The Changing Colors will perform at the Larimer Lounge this Thursday, Dec. 2, along with Jonny Woodrose and the Broken-Hearted Woodpeckers. Tickets are just $8. We’d like to get you warmed up for the show today by encouraging you to steal “That’s What My Love Is For.”

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December 31st The Changing Colors & Other Blank-Tapers will ring in the New Year at the Ancient Mariner in Manitou Springs.
Tickets available now at THE LEECHPIT and THE ANCIENT MARINER!

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