Name: Live eTown Radio Show Taping with Bruce Cockburn and Abraham Alexander
Start: 2023-08-30T19:00:00-06:00
End: 2023-08-30T21:30:00-06:00
Location: eTown Hall

Live eTown Radio Show Taping with Bruce Cockburn and Abraham Alexander

eTown’s mission is to educate, entertain and inspire a diverse audience, through music and conversation, to create a socially responsible and environmentally sustainable world.eTown Hallis located in the heart of downtown Boulder, Colorado. A world-class performance venue, full service recording studio and community center, eTown Hall is also home to the famous eTown radio show. A non-profit organization since 1991, eTown has been committed to environmental education and “doing the right thing.” This building, converted from an old church facility, is quite possibly the greenest music and media center in Colorado!eTown Hall is unique – not another venue in the country like it. It’s recycled (a former church), rebuilt (a total renovation from the ground up), renovated (state of the art sound systems, recording studio) repurposed (a green building that makes its own solar power, has extremely efficient heating and cooling, used recycled and repurposed materials in the renovation) and reinvigorated (the community LOVES eTown Hall!) .eTown Hall Refund and Exchange Policy:eTown does not provide refunds or exchanges for any ticket purchases. If you have further questions, please call us at 303-443-8696, ext. 100.When purchasing a ticket to an event at eTown Hall, you will be automatically signed up for the eTown mailing list. You will have the option to opt-out of this list at any time.NOTE:If you are trying to reach us over the weekend about a weekend show or event, the best way to get in touch with us is by calling our Box Office at (303) 443-8696, ext. 117. Someone should be on-site a couple of hours before doors open the day of the show to answer your call, or return your message as soon as possible.

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We're excited to welcome Bruce Cockburn and Abraham Alexander to  eTown for a live radio show taping with hosts Nick and Helen Forster!

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Doors: 6Show: 7 All Ages Welcome No Refunds or Exchanges

"My job is to try and trap the spirit of things in the scratches of pen on paper andthe pulling of notes out of metal." - Bruce Cockburn, 2017One of Canada's finest artists, Bruce Cockburn has enjoyed an illustrious careershaped by politics, spirituality, and musical diversity. The Ottawa-born artistremains deeply respected for his activism on issues from native rights and landmines to the environment and Third World debt, working for organizations such asOxfam, Amnesty International, Doctors Without Borders, and Friends of the Earth.His remarkable journey has seen him embrace folk, jazz, rock, and worldbeat styleswhile travelling to such far-flung places as Guatemala, Mali, Mozambique, andNepal, and writing memorable songs about his ever-expanding world of wonders.Bruce Cockburn has written more than 400 songs on 35 albums over a careerspanning more than 50 years, of which 23 have received gold or platinumcertification. His guitar playing, both acoustic and electric, has placed him in thecompany of the world's top instrumentalists. He has sold more than nine-millionalbums worldwide, and has been honoured with 13 JUNO Awards, an induction intoboth the Canadian Music Hall of Fame and the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame,as well as the Governor General's Performing Arts Award, and he has been made anOfficer of the Order of Canada.His commitment to growth has made Bruce Cockburn both an exemplary citizenand a legendary artist whose prized songbook will be celebrated for many years tocome. In 2020 Cockburn celebrated his 50-year anniversary as a recording artist. Ashis producer-friend Colin Linden says: "Like the great blues players he admires,Bruce just gets better with age.http://brucecockburn.com/

About Abraham Alexander: Born in Greece to parents of Nigerian descent, Abraham Alexander moved to Texas with his family at age 11, determined to escape the racial tensions they faced in Athens. But while his lyrics speak to pain and trauma and life-changing loss, Alexander instills his music with a joyful passion and irrepressible spirit, ultimately giving way to songs that radiate undeniable hope.In the making of his debut EP, Alexander traveled from Fort Worth to London and worked with producer/songwriters like Cameron Warren (The Dap Kings, Dan Caplen), shaping his songs with elements of soul, hip-hop, and blues. He is currently working on his follow-up album.

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