{"id":2453069,"date":"2020-01-09T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=318816"},"modified":"2020-01-09T16:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-01-09T23:00:00","slug":"funk-band-envy-alo-to-make-aspen-debut-at-silver-city-saloon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/funk-band-envy-alo-to-make-aspen-debut-at-silver-city-saloon\/","title":{"rendered":"Funk band Envy Alo to make Aspen debut at Silver City Saloon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Envy Alo will play Aspen’s Silver City Saloon on Saturday night.<\/strong>
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The six-piece funk rock outfit Envy Alo<\/a> is making a bid to be Colorado\u2019s next must-see live band.<\/p>\n

The Denver-based band plays a very Colorado blend of party-friendly jam and funk, in the Motet tradition, and this winter they\u2019re releasing what the band hopes will be a watershed album while making a concerted push into ski country with a widening scope of mountain town shows.<\/p>\n

They make their Aspen debut Saturday night at Silver City Saloon, previewing songs from the soon-to-drop album \u201cShip It.\u201d The Aspen show is something of a warm-up for next weekend\u2019s album release party at Lost Lake Lounge in Denver.<\/p>\n

\u201cShip It\u201d is the band\u2019s first proper studio album. The previous full-length, 2018\u2019s \u201cCruise Control,\u201d was recorded live in a studio as part of a podcast.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time we really dove in and made a professional studio album,\u201d drummer Nate Etter said in a recent phone interview.<\/p>\n

The songs still have a raucous live feel, but it\u2019s a slicker and more professional outing, recorded at Evergroove Studio in Evergreen. The hard-charging lead single, \u201cOnly Way,\u201d released in November, showcases the powerhouse vocals of lead singer Callie Morrocco and soaring guitar theatrics from Kevin Hinder, on top of a swampy layer of sax, Hammond B-3 organ, drum and bass.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as Kevin brought it to practice we knew it\u2019d be one of our better songs,\u201d Etter said of the song.<\/p>\n

The band was founded as a mostly instrumental trio in Boulder in 2015 and settled on its expanded current iteration two years ago, playing rocking funk infused with dance grooves, some jazz, jam, blues and R&B. They fill their sets with originals and the occasional creative cover (their take on The Beatles\u2019 \u201cShe\u2019s So Heavy\u201d is a crowd favorite).<\/p>\n

The bandmembers all keep day jobs but have become regulars on the Front Range live music scene, while supplementing their club shows with wedding gigs and steadily expanding into the mountain towns with shows in Steamboat Springs, Telluride, Crested Butte and Breckenridge. Playing ski towns is always a rewarding experience, Etter said.<\/p>\n

\u201cPeople appreciate live music in the mountain towns,\u201d he said. \u201cIn Denver, it\u2019s saturated and now you can see a good band any night of the week in five venues around town, versus Aspen or Helena, Montana, where it\u2019s like the whole town is there on a Thursday night ready to see a good band. \u2026 There\u2019s always good energy and a good turnout.\u201d<\/p>\n

Envy Alo\u2019s members also are Ikon Pass holders, so planning a ski weekend around a gig here is an added bonus.<\/p>\n

The Silver City concert comes in the middle of Aspen\u2019s event-packed Wintersk\u00f6l weekend, and will follow Saturday night\u2019s parade, bonfire and fireworks downtown. The show complements a busy evening of nightlife during the town\u2019s annual \u201ctoast to winter,\u201d including Alphonso Horne & the Gotham City Kings at the JAS Caf\u00e9, comedian Fortune Feimster at the Wheeler and Phantoms at Belly Up.<\/p>\n

The Envy Alo booking underscores Silver City\u2019s status as a destination for local and regional talent. The show comes the night after the latest edition of the bar\u2019s new monthly comedy series (see related story on Page B4).<\/p>\n

In the fall, the band went out on its first multi-night runs out of state with a short Montana tour. This spring they\u2019re plotting a wider mountain west run that will hit Montana, Utah and Idaho. Later this month they\u2019ll share a bill with the Kyle Hollingsworth Band at Snowstalk in Frisco.<\/p>\n

The band has been encouraged as they\u2019ve ranged beyond the Front Range for shows.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe more we play new markets, the more we are feeling the energy from the crowds, we\u2019re feeling that we may be onto something special,\u201d Etter said.<\/p>\n

The band is investing in itself, betting on the buzz of its live show to help Envy Alo follow in the tradition of must-see homegrown Colorado bands.<\/p>\n

\u201c2020 is going to be a really big year to expand our audience and see what the reaction is,\u201d Etter said. \u201cHopefully the record lands and we are able to keep growing it.\u201d<\/p>\n

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