Upcoming Events at Living Room Live - House Concerts
Sat Mar 23, 9:30 PM - Sun Mar 24, 12:30 AM
Living Room Live - House Concerts
Home of Russ & Diane Hullet, Boulder, CO 80304
Community: Boulder
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Join us for a special evening of music with John Gorka! Reviews - “The leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” – Rolling Stone “Listening to John Gorka sing one can get goose bumps all over. There are many reasons: fresh lyrics, a stunning emotional bari
Event Details
Join us for a special evening of music with John Gorka!
Reviews -
“The leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” – Rolling Stone
“Listening to John Gorka sing one can get goose bumps all over. There are many reasons: fresh lyrics, a stunning emotional baritone, and his twisted sense of humor.” – New York Times
“Gorka is widely heralded for the sophisticated intelligence and provocative originality of his songs.” – Boston Globe
“Wry, slice-of-life observations reminiscent of Lyle Lovett and John Prine.” — Associated Press
More Details -• The ticket price is $35 per person, with all proceeds going to the artist. The extra fee is an Eventbrite charge. • Music starts at 7:30 PM. With an intermission, the evening may go until 10 or 10:30 PM. It's hard to predict.• Parking will be tight. Please park on Linden and pack cars into our driveway and on our lawn. • We welcome you to refer friends to this web site. • You won't get or need a ticket. We'll have the list of who has paid at the door where you'll check in.
Optional pot luck at 6:00 PM -Bring a dish and come for dinner at 6:00. Everyone is welcome!
Volunteers? -We could use some help with dishes & misc. after the pot luck, and possibly with setup. Please email if you're willing to help & get the first pick at seating.
Video Links to John's Videos -
Ignorance and Privilege
Love is Our Cross to Bear
If These Walls Could Talk
Bio -
A singer/songwriter famed for his rich, expressive baritone, New Jersey native John Gorka was one of the leading lights of the new folk movement. Gorka began his career while attending college in Pennsylvania in the early '80s, appearing at open-mike nights at a local coffeehouse before eventually forming his own group, the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band. Soon he hit the road, performing up and down the Eastern Seaboard before finally settling in Texas and winning the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk Award in 1984. In 1987, Gorka cut his debut album, I Know, for the Red House label, winning acclaim for his songs' subtle wit and acute character observations. After a move to Windham Hill, he issued 1990's Land of the Bottom Line, followed two years later by Jack's Crows. With 1993's Temporary Road, Gorka garn
Reviews -
“The leading singer/songwriter of the New Folk movement” – Rolling Stone
“Listening to John Gorka sing one can get goose bumps all over. There are many reasons: fresh lyrics, a stunning emotional baritone, and his twisted sense of humor.” – New York Times
“Gorka is widely heralded for the sophisticated intelligence and provocative originality of his songs.” – Boston Globe
“Wry, slice-of-life observations reminiscent of Lyle Lovett and John Prine.” — Associated Press
More Details -• The ticket price is $35 per person, with all proceeds going to the artist. The extra fee is an Eventbrite charge. • Music starts at 7:30 PM. With an intermission, the evening may go until 10 or 10:30 PM. It's hard to predict.• Parking will be tight. Please park on Linden and pack cars into our driveway and on our lawn. • We welcome you to refer friends to this web site. • You won't get or need a ticket. We'll have the list of who has paid at the door where you'll check in.
Optional pot luck at 6:00 PM -Bring a dish and come for dinner at 6:00. Everyone is welcome!
Volunteers? -We could use some help with dishes & misc. after the pot luck, and possibly with setup. Please email if you're willing to help & get the first pick at seating.
Video Links to John's Videos -
Ignorance and Privilege
Love is Our Cross to Bear
If These Walls Could Talk
Bio -
A singer/songwriter famed for his rich, expressive baritone, New Jersey native John Gorka was one of the leading lights of the new folk movement. Gorka began his career while attending college in Pennsylvania in the early '80s, appearing at open-mike nights at a local coffeehouse before eventually forming his own group, the Razzy Dazzy Spasm Band. Soon he hit the road, performing up and down the Eastern Seaboard before finally settling in Texas and winning the Kerrville Folk Festival's prestigious New Folk Award in 1984. In 1987, Gorka cut his debut album, I Know, for the Red House label, winning acclaim for his songs' subtle wit and acute character observations. After a move to Windham Hill, he issued 1990's Land of the Bottom Line, followed two years later by Jack's Crows. With 1993's Temporary Road, Gorka garn
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