And then, supporting The Lumineers on an international tour beginning in February. So let's go with him and call his excellently varied music "folk," but also know there are tributes to alt-country, old-timey and roots in his new record "That Sea, The Gambler," which Isakov releases Thursday with a show at the Fox Theatre.The Post caught up with the South African-born singer-songwriterGregory Alan Isakov releases his new CD with a show Thursday at the Fox Theatre in Boulder. I play some banjo now, too.Q: From your experience, how do the Denver and Philly music scenes differ?A: Not sure how the Denver and Philly music scenes differ so much. Watch him sit down in the middle of the stage in that solitary chair and pick-up his guitar. Gregory Alan Isakov and his band performed in the northeast at two sold-out shows this past week. For years I just played in my room. Why hasn't he made it yet? Always, his sketches are of people that possess an organic and all-too-human presence. Rather than another would-be Jeff Buckley or Will Oldham, Isakov uses 'That Sea, The Gambler' to lay bare an elegant simplicity that's caked in dust and an utter lack of pretension. Subsequent albums have included That Sea, The Gambler (2007), This Empty Northern Hemisphere (2009), The Weatherman (2013), Evening Machines (2018). Don't get me started. 20:00. He's appeared on David Dye's World Cafe and is quickly rising in the ranks of independent modern folk artists. He and his family immigrated to the United States in 1986 and he was raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Indie-Folk musician. The dish pointed up, looking into a star-filled sky . Catch Gregory Alan Isakov and the full band on a national tour the rest of this year with Israel Nebeker (of Blind Pilot) and Leif Vollebekk. Recordings available at cdbaby.com and iTunes. Unlike with gardening, though, he's deliberately eschewed any sort of formal musical training. Sam Bush Band, EmmyLou Harris, Gregory Alan Isakov and more (June 15-18, 2023) Venue capacity: 12000. When asked about his goals for this coming year, Isakov replied that he wants to finish the album that he sunk all of his money into (due out in the Spring). In-stock albums typically ship by the 7th of each month. "They're so easy to look after." Havent we all made it, already? Isakov responds. Justine Frischmann, former lead singer of Elastica (yes, that Elastica) and now Schmidt's neighbor in Los Angeles, came on stage and gave a stirring background vocal behind "Drank All The Wine," a new song that Isakov will include on the band's follow-up to That Sea, The Gambler.But Isakov's real charisma came on his solo numbers, "3AM" and "The Moon Was Red And Dangerous." But then I realized that you have to be so loud to do that, and I'm so quiet when I play, it doesn't work for me. "Isakov will be performing later this summer at Chautauqua, making a side stage appearance on Telluride Bluegrass Thursday, joining his admitted hero Kelly Joe Phelps at Swallow Hill in September and was recently added to the massive Monolith Festival lineup at Red Rocks, also in mid-September. Sally Van Meter will play dobro on most of them, Bob Schmidt will play on a few along with Justine Frischmann, Roger Green, Jonathan Byerley, Hello Kavita and Bela Karoli.Q: And Bob Schmidt is from Flogging Molly and Justine Frischmann was in Elastica?A: Yeah, I met Bob and Justine here in town. His voice is just putting it out there. When the song finished, the band took their bows and thanked New York City for being an unmatched host and embracing their music with artful openness.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'nysmusic_com-large-leaderboard-2','ezslot_8',117,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-nysmusic_com-large-leaderboard-2-0'); Setlist: Southern Star, Dark, Dark, Dark, San Luis, Master & a Hound, This Empty Northern Hemisphere, Chemicals, Liars, She Always Takes It Back, Virginia May, Amsterdam, The Stable Song, Appaloosa Bones, Big Black Car, Second Chances, CavesEncore (1): Dandelion Wine (acoustic, full band), Saint Valentine (acoustic, full band)Encore (2): All Shades of Blue (acoustic, full band), Peach Music Festival Announces Additions to 2023 Lineup, Lou TidesReleases Mini-Movie For Infinite Loop Visual Mixtape, In Focus: Joe Bonamassa at Sheas in Buffalo, The Winery Dogs deliver Breathtaking Display of Musicianship and Passion at Agora, The Lumineers Tour Stops include Performances at Catbird Festival, Jones Beach and, Olivia Reid Releases Indie-Pop Single Runners High, FRANK Release One-Take Instrumental Album Moment, Australian Superstar Vance Joy Announces Final Shows On The, 2012-2023 NYS Music - All Rights Reserved. Most Popular #76979. "Isakov's solitude has produced some exceptional music that makes being alone an enticing rather than a lonely prospect. "It was really cool to sing with Brandi Carlile," Isakov said. They're definitely not like bluegrass songs, where there's a standard form and a solo section and that's it. He didn't study music at the local university, but he has played shows since he was 18. ?I think people are going to be surprised to see that much good music in one night, said Isakov. I'm really happy with the way things have turned out in my life.? Could you hear this in the background of Grey's Anatomy?Gregory Alan Isakov - GardenGregory Alan Isakov is in the process of finalizing an album with three songs that I could easily see on prime time television and two that with the right producer, could be on your local radio station. The storytelling lore of folk music and the communal effect it curates laid the foundation for a silent conversation between Gregory Alan Isakov and the regardful audience. The Denver music scene right now is so incredible, I'm constantly seeing shows that blow me away. Isakov is also the 2007 winner of the Telluride Troubador Songwriting Competition. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, horticulturist-turned-musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his five full-length studio albums: That Sea, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; Isakov and his band used those same complicated arrangements to launch a career of orchestra gigs. The South African singer-songwriter was joined on stage by a five . ?Like Dave Matthews, Isakov is a transplant from South Africa. Although he'd long since outgrown his desire to toke up, his green thumb was as bright as ever. Eventually, as business picked up for Isakov's father, an electronic engineer, the family was able to move into a house.By then, Isakov was a teenager. 1 Concerts . First Name . Try a different filter or a new search keyword. And then I'll just go back and sit down and play it out. "She said she'd come out to sing on my new record. His latest release was a single cover of The Lumineers Salt And The Sea, in 2021, so his show was set up to be a tasteful selection of his songs from the past decade or so.if(typeof ez_ad_units!='undefined'){ez_ad_units.push([[336,280],'nysmusic_com-medrectangle-4','ezslot_6',116,'0','0'])};__ez_fad_position('div-gpt-ad-nysmusic_com-medrectangle-4-0'); The band members made their way onto the stage to introduce their instruments slowly one at a time until their sounds melded together into song. People often forget his name if they don't mispronounce it first. I'll cross my fingers and hope that this next tour with an etown appearance (that will be heard by well over 100,000 people) may help boost his career. It was a little intimidating being in there, being around other people watching and listening. "I went to see Jolie Holland last year, and she nailed it," he continues. "Isakov mentioned a follow-up CD. Gregory Alan Isakov, for example, is not quite at the same level as the Ray LaMontagnes of the world, but one can only imagine that Isakovs popularity is on the verge of spreading like an out-of-control wildfire. A talented singer/songwriter, the musician's tunes capture essences of rural rock and modern folk sounds. "I wasn't like a heavy pot smoker at the time," he notes, "but I did start growing some in the closet at my parents' house. But for Isakov, he's okay with this. Or (and it's been done before by artists we wouldn't want to jinx Isakov by mentioning) doing both.The guest artists served Isakov and The Freight well. I got my degree in environmental horticulture and I did get some use out of it. "After a year abroad, Isakov returned to the States intent on earning his diploma, and enrolled in a special program at his former high school geared toward at-risk kids. Fans of Gregorys music held a poetic stoicism to them. Saturday night at the Englert Theater, Gregory Alan Isakov walked out alone onto a stage crowded with a small orchestra's-worth of acoustic strings, a stage flooded with dim shades of blue, green, and purple. www.thefreight.netwww.myspace.com/gregoryalanisakov-Jonathan BitzDenver SyntaxJanuary 15th, 2007www.denversyntax.com - Jonathan Bitz, Profile: Gregory Alan IsakovMonday November 24, 2008http://folkmusic.about.com/b/2008/11/24/profile-gregory-alan-isakov.htmA few weeks ago, I was working on a story for another publication and we had a photo shoot with a few really great local Seattle singer-songwriters. The two live at Starling Farm in separate dwellings along with a few other residents who inhabit the various buildings and tiny homes that line its private drive. For him music is the perfect analogy, which teaches you, among other virtues, that everything is larger than the individual. Back at his four-and-a-half-acre farm in Colorado, he and seven friends tend to over 100 varieties of heirloom vegetables, plus beehives, chickens, medical cannabis and a group of sheep they call "the T-Swift pack." He wears only a simple shirt, some worn pants, a beat-up pair of boots and most likely, on a given night, he smells of wood smoke. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and raised in Philadelphia, Isakov moved to Colorado at the end of the last decade. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, and now calling Colorado home, horticulturist-turned-musician Gregory Alan Isakov has cast an impressive presence on the indie-rock and folk worlds with his five full-length studio albums: That Sea, The Gambler; This Empty Northern Hemisphere; The Weatherman; Gregory Alan Isakov with the Colorado Symphony; and Isakov questions this premise of religion: Isnt everything, everywhere? "That was the coolest thing," Isakov grins. Tickets are $30-$199. But Isakov says he's just as awed by his fans as they are by him. Follow Caetano Veloso. "Yeah, we've been playing most of these songs for about a year and a half, and so many shows were just solo or with really subtle arrangements. In the past it hasn't fit on some showbills. The performance is not about impressing the audience. "Yeah, we have another CD pretty much written at this point, and I think we'll be going in the studio in July to start recording.