Contagious Energy – Oakhurst steers clear of the Colorado jam band stereotype
by Ariana Kramer
Some of you may recognize Max Paley from his stint in Taos a few years back with the Brent Berry Band and Max Gomez. These days he plays mandolin, guitar and sings with Oakhurst, a Denver-based band that blends country, bluegrass, blues and rock. Oakhurst plays Saturday (Jan. 28), 8 pm, in the dance hall pavilion at KTAOS Solar Center, 9 State Road 150, El Prado.
According to Paley, Oakhurst was born in an old abandoned yogurt factory in Denver back in 2000 when bass player Johnny Qualley and singer/guitarist Adam Hill started playing music together. The original
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I’ve never had a blog before. It seemed to time consuming for me to sit down and explain my view of what ever is happening in and around my world. I’m not that important. After all I’m first a father of two spastic-ly awesome boys and husband to my beautiful wife. My second thoughts are devoted to music, food and service industry puzzles. Somehow I enjoy the game of always trying to impress and wow, no matter what side of the bar or stage I might be on. So, do I have time to write about it all? Not really. If you did make it this far into blog one of mine and anticipate constant updates and impulsive banter from my muddy kitchen floor, stories of me playing catch for the first time with my boys where the completion
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