I had the pleasure of seeing Blitzen Trapper at The Fox Theatre here in Boulder last night and must say that the show was all I hoped it to be and more. The six piece band from Portland, OR filled the stage quite nicely with a tight and well orchestrated sound. Although it was great to hear a few of my favorite Blitzen tracks live, including Furr and Black River Killer, it was the barrage of lesser known tracks that really caught my ear. I was really brought back to a sound reminiscent of the 70’s with their flawless harmonies and country folk-rock sound.

Although this show did not bump Bon Iver from the leader board of shows we’ve been to at the Fox this year, I would give it a well deserved second place. Upon walking out I stopped by the merch booth and scored the new “Black River Killer” EP on Vinyl for $10, which also came with an access code to download an mp3 version of the EP. 2X Bonus! If more artists did this I would buy everything on Vinyl, who really wants a cd anyways?