Fans flocked to Boston's Roadrunner on Jan. 28 for Gregory Alan Isakov's latest stop on his much anticipated nationwide tour. Drawing in the perfect audience and creating a suitable aesthetic, Isakov and his backing band members put on an outstanding raw performance. In 2007, Gregory was named "Best Male Singer-Songwriter" by Westword Magazine. I've been playing music since I was 13. He and his manager allowed me to hear rough cuts of some new songs and I was floored with the potential of where these songs could goif only. Smiling out to the crowd he rhetorically asked, How lucky am I to do this?if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[300,250],'nysmusic_com-box-4','ezslot_7',121,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-nysmusic_com-box-4-0');This one has a bit of Colorado in it. Gregory Alan Isakov. Because while some music fans might not consider themselves fans of "folk," they still bow at the alters of Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and Jolie Holland.And now you can add Isakov to that list.Isakov is one of those artists who experiments so much within his music that no one subgenre qualifier fits the bill exactly. "Isakov mentioned a follow-up CD. "Gardening keeps me sane," he says.So does songwriting. Stories harvested with intention and carried by a timeless sound, there's more of Isakov's musical pharmakon to come. Boettcher Concert Hall, Denver. Ask him if he is happy with his simple life and he may bring-up the question that is thrown at him as a performer, time and time again: Do you think you have made it? A new disc is slated for release this May, and we can hardly wait.Greg ExpectationsGregory Isakov Gets Back to the LandA visit with the rustic troubador at his Niwot farm.By Dave Herrera Published: May 31, 2007Gregory Alan Isakov isn't a big talker. Gregory Alan Isakov. "The songs mostly come from driving I drive a lot," Isakov says. Isakov is an excellent artist whose work cast an atmosphere over the room. They're both pretty quiet like me. "We thought that the band and other players added a lot of substance to the songs that was only hinted at on the record. A very highly recommended release. For their first encore, they sang Dandelion Wine and Saint Valentine. Huddled around the microphone, the band played the songs acoustically. Gregory Alan Isakov brings beauty to Knoxville's Mill and Mine "By letting the music speak for itself.Additional Dave Herrera Westword Piece:"Gregory Alan Isakov summoned a rootsier Glen Phillips covering the best Kelly Joe Phelps songs never writtenI'd admired Isakov's work from afar since late last summer, when I stumbled across his MySpace page and reached out to him. To the contrary it is enlightening. Hints of everyone from Steve Earle to Gillian Welch also creep into Isakov's twangy, shaded folk, but it's his absolute ease-the man sounds like he's swimming through his own songs-that makes his new 'That Sea, The Gambler' such a stunning disc.

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