Citizen Cope, Ray LaMontagne

Players Club, Boulder, CO.....

Both artists were good to see. I think this was the first time I saw either. Both artists were about to release their debut albums (technically, Cope had some releases before The Clarence Greenwood Recordings, but with very limited distribution) about six weeks later.

A big memory was seeing another radio guy I know standing right in front of Citizen Cope popping his outstretched arm up and down with the beat, a little ridiculously.

Players Club (formerly Tulagi) was a bar right next to the Fox Theater, and for these radio convention showcase performances, conference attendees could go back and forth between venue to see the artists performing at each with staggered set times. Here's who was at the Fox this night.

 




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