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Ring in the
Rock New Year's concerts continue musical tradition http://www.dailycamera.com/bdc/county_news/article/0,1713,BDC_2423_4298733,00.html Musicians to pay tribute to late Beatle By Corey Dahl, For the Camera Sam and Sheryl Radetsky,
owners of the Rock N Soul Cafe, can remember exactly where they were on Dec.
8, 1980, the day John Lennon died. The Radetskys were watching "Monday Night Football" on television when the game was interrupted to announce that the ex-Beatle had been shot and killed in front of his New York apartment. "We were just in shock," Sheryl Radetsky
said. "It was such a downer." Now, 25 years later, the Radetskys are
coordinating a daylong tribute to the musician at their cafe, Beginning
at 7:30 p.m., pianist Richard Shane and guitarists Michael Krow and John Harris will perform Lennon songs, and poet
Celeste Labadie will read Lennon's poetry and prose as well as an original
piece inspired by him. A sympathy card for Lennon's family also will be
available for customers to sign. "We decided to do it because it was such an impactful event in our lives," Sheryl Radetsky said. "It was just such a loss. We really
love John Lennon and his music and his ability to stand up for what he
believed in." Shane performs at the cafe regularly the second Thursday of each
month. One of the owners reminded him that his regular gig for December fell
on the same day as the anniversary, he said. Shane's "musical menu"
for the shows typically includes about 240 classic rock songs that guests can
call out and request. For tonight's event, the menu will be restricted to
about 80 songs composed by Lennon and Paul McCartney for the Beatles or by
Lennon on his own. "He was so influential in the culture of our
generation," Shane said. "The Beatles, but especially him, changed
the course of how a lot of people think." Shane said he was in an office building at "I lived through both Kennedys and
Martin Luther King, and it was another one, my God," Shane said.
"In retrospect, it seems there were a few people who were really
influential in our generation, John being one of them. Gandhi and Martin
Luther King. He's keeping pretty good company there." Camera Staff Writer Michael Cote contributed to this report. Daily Camera
Entertainment Music — not booze — helps venue succeed November 18, 2005 Sheryl Radetsky saw a
void to fill when she opened the Rock 'N' Soul Cafe a year ago this week.
Luckily for In the past year, the east "It's definitely played a key role in the experience because
when people come here and pay a cover (charge), they are focused on the music
and the artist, and the artist connects with that," says Radetsky, who co-owns the cafe with her husband, Sam.
"We've had such great shows here; it's just a great setting." The cozy venue holds about 100 and offers live music every day
except Sunday. Performers range from national touring acts to locals signing
up for their first open mic, but acoustic
singer-songwriters seem especially fond of the place. The Rock 'N' Soul celebrates its first year in business today
with a full day of live music beginning at 8 a.m. The lineup includes Rodrigo
Sanchez, Lonny Lewis, Tattered Rose Band, Kate Laurel Smith, Todd Adelman, Jim Tesone, Bill
Watson, Kathy Nelson, Craig Chasen, Dan Oakenhead and Steve Quiry, who
also headlines an evening show at 7:30 p.m. Hourly prize drawings will give
away tasty baked goods, music accessories and a Baby Taylor acoustic guitar. "We just want to say thank you to our customers and the
musicians who have supported us to be able to make it through our first
year," Radetsky says. "We'll keep it
going as long as we can do it." For details, call (303) 443-5108 or visit http://www.rocknsoulcafe.com./ Contact Camera
Staff Writer Eric Schmidt at (303) 473-1628 or schmidte@dailycamera.com. Copyright 2005, The Daily Camera. All Rights Reserved The Yellow
Scene October 2005 issue. "...In the
meantime, we offer you a roundup of the rest of http://theyellowscene.com/OCT05_Archive/noteworthyOCT05.html
Children's
musician Sue Schnitzer It's a Friday
morning in July, and Sue Schnitzer is on stage
singing her heart out for a wiggling, whirling, jumping and thumping audience
of the five-and-under crowd. The Boulder
Acoustic Society quartet backs up Schnitzer on
guitar, bass, fiddle and percussion for this vibrant Fantastic Fridays
performance taking place at the Rock N' Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe
Ave. Like many
days in the past 10 years, Schnitzer is busy doing
what she loves — performing kids' music. The musical mom is well-known
throughout Boulderite Nina Donohue has four daughters who
have all taken music lessons from Schnitzer at the "In a
world of video games, TiVo, and instant messaging,
it's great to have kids relish the basics of music," Donohue said.
"Sue connects the kids to music with simple instruments like shakers,
drums, sticks, and bells that the kids can use themselves. "
Popular Before
building a career in music, Schnitzer's world had a
whole different tune. In the late
'70s she had earned her master of public administration from the At the time
she was working in the After being
interviewed by three agents in the Springfield FBI office, passing a
background check, and scoring super high in the trigger test — the 105-pound,
5-foot-2 woman became an agent. "Women
weren't admitted into the FBI until 1972," Schnitzer
added. "I was a 24-year old female in good shape and a prime candidate
for them." Her FBI
career lasted 14 years to 1994, and took her across the In 1986 Schnitzer became the national spokesperson for the FBI
headquarters' press office in In the
mid-'90s Schnitzer decided it was time to
investigate new work possibilities. She was pregnant with her second child
and her husband, Steve Levin, an engineer, was offered a position with Schwinn in Schnitzer asked for a transfer with the FBI
but said her request "didn't fit the needs of the Bureau." She turned in
her badge for a guitar and decided to pursue music — a self-taught hobby
she'd had since she her teenage years in Malden, Mass. when she rocked out to
the tunes of Joan Baez, Bob Dylan and the Beatles. "In high
school mom was a librarian and I would often do singalongs
for the kids," Schnitzer said. "My mom
loved rock 'n' roll." Once
stationed in "Sue
really engages her young audiences with her peppy, imaginative music and is
truly a talented musician," said Fran Eichenauer,
executive director of Schnitzer then became founder and director of
the nonprofit Boulder County Community Music School, which she ran for six
years until 2002. Now you can
find the former agent strumming her guitar, tapping her bongos or blowing her
kazoo or harmonica at Core Movement, "I think
Sue's music is refreshing _ she really speaks to kids," said Crest View
Elementary art teacher and musician Wendy Rochman.
"She has an immediate absorbable energy kids can relate to." Schnitzer has also produced a number of CD's for children
and has won a 2004 iParenting Media Award,
Children's Music Award Winner for 2001, 2002, and 2003 _ and Best of Westword, 2000. She most recently won an iParenting Media Award for her 2005 CD entitled
"Wiggle and Whirl, Clap and Nap." "With
kids, there's no such thing as being tone deaf," claims Schnitzer who was told in elementary school to only mouth
the words because she couldn't sing. "Kids have an innate sense of
rhythm." For more
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It's so hard to wait March 25, 2005 These days he's better known as Pastor
Richie than one of the co-founders of seminal rock
acts Since converting to Christianity in the late '70s, Furay — pastor at "It's been so long since I've recorded a mainstream
project," Furay says. "I've just been
gathering up all these songs I've been writing for a while, songs that were
just waiting for an opportunity to be recorded. I figured I better do it
now." The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer
also is scheduled to play his first Boulder gig in more than five years
Saturday at the Rock N' Soul Cafe. "I've been keeping a pretty low profile, musically,
but this will give me a chance to share my thoughts," Furay says, noting that he'll performing selections from
his new devotional disc, I Am Sure, in addition to some of his classic
tunes. Furay's renewed musical activity comes as he spends more and more
time playing with his old Poco mates, mostly in "Man, why is this happening when I'm 61?" he asks.
"The CD I'm working on right now is really good. It rocks like the
contemporary country music that's out there right now. You know, once you get
music in your blood, you can't get away from it." There's another big gig he'd like to see happen: a Observers thought the '60s folk-rock combo might reform a
few years ago, when mercurial Neil Young released a wistful reminiscence,
" "I actually was talking to Neil several weeks ago, and
he was thinking maybe he, Stephen (Stills) and I could go out and do a small,
intimate thing of some sort," Furay says.
"But that'll be his call, when he's ready. It's funny, because the
Springfield was really Stephen's band at the time, but Neil pretty much calls
the shots on that one now." Furay performs at 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Rock N' Soul Cafe, 5290 Arapahoe Ave. Tickets, $5-$7, are
available at the door; call (303) 443-5108 or visit http://www.rocknsoulcafe.com./ To learn more about Furay's
devotional music, visit www.richiefuray.com. This column
about the Rock N Soul Cafe was previously published in Noteworthy The evening begins with an open stage, where three 10-minute
slots are filled by a lottery among the performance-inclined (and guitar
toting) members of the audience. Three longer sets by more established
musicians follow. Booked well in advance, each invited songwriter plays about
four songs. Ever the effusive and enthusiastic host, Dooley keeps the
performers moving, and elicits welcoming applause for every new face. The first night the music ranged from Dan Oakenhead's lyrically-focused acoustic folk, to
ex-Louisville resident (now of As a Venue Rock 'N Soul is a refreshing, if somewhat
assumption-jarring alternative to the standard bar or coffee-shop locale.
From their " I still believe" motto, to the prominently placed
Bible and pamphlets, there is no way to miss the Christian influence.
However, the standard warning signals such religious overtones elicit from
music fans are, in this case, completely unwarranted. Rock "N Soul is
all about the music, which for owners Sam and Sheryl Radetsky,
means plenty of rock 'n' roll, and no trace of saccharine melodramatic pop
that comes to mind when one hears "Christian" and "music"
in the same sentence. The quirky dichotomy is best explained by the stage. With
speakers built into the wall a full size soundboard and lighting typically
found in much larger venues, this performance space is acoustically one of
the best in the county. The deep red wall at it's rear is decorated with five
posters arranged to form a large cross. Yet one of the posters is an electric
guitar ad featuring a bright red guitar next to a devil's pitchfork. Other
walls are covered with signed album covers from Lou Reed, the Stones and
Janis Joplin, hardly an angelic bunch. Rock 'N Soul's music-first philosophy earned host Kevin
Dooley's approval. I've tried songwriter nights at other places around His assertions are backed by the previous two hours of rapt
attention paid to all the musicians by a crowd of about 50. Indeed, Sam Radetsky seemed embarrassed when the cafe phone rang
mid-song. During breaks and after the last performance, the mood is
that of a local musician social hour, networking get-together---CD's and
business cards are exchanged, introductions made, and future gigs discussed.
The audience is very supportive, not surprising given that it is almost all
musicians and their significant others. If you want a chance to play, you
should arrive a little before 7:30 pm and add your name to the list. "this column was previously published in the Daily
Camera November 26, 2004" • For all the diversity Boulder touts itself as having,
there's one area where this town is actually pretty boring — the nightlife. Oh, put down your indignant fist and hear me out. We've got
bars. We've got live music. We've got movie theaters. But our coffee shops
don't stay open very late. We don't have a locally owned all-night diner. Our
main attraction in the late-night scene is drinking, which is fine and good,
but there are folks in these parts who aren't into hitting the bottle every
night. Enter the Rock
'N' Soul Cafe, "I've been hosting live music for 2 1/2 years at my
church, and I wanted to pull it out of that church environment and put it
into a coffee shop," Radetsky said. "I
think a lot of people are intimidated to come into a church and have a
preconceived notion of this so-called Christian music." Radetsky runs the Rock
'N' Soul cafe as a coffee house during the day,
serving fair trade organic coffee that she claims is "the best coffee
I've ever had." She's also serving fresh-baked treats, such as cookies
and croissant sandwiches The venue holds around 100 people and features an open mic night on Thursdays
and live music on Friday and/or Saturday nights. Radetsky says the performances
are sometimes spiritually oriented, but not always. Tonight Holly Holverson performs
from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m., and next Friday Dave Beegle performs in the same time slot. "A lot of people do not want to go to the The Rock 'N' Soul is open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday,
and 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday through Saturday. It is closed on Sunday. Call
(303) 443-5108 or visit http://www.rocknsoulcafe.com/index.html Copyright 2004, The Daily Camera. All Rights Reserved. |
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