event Better Than Ezra
Also Playing: The Knew
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Fri Oct 2
9 pm
Better Than Ezra and The Knew at Bluebird Theater
By all rights, Better Than Ezra should be residing in the “Where Are They Now” file: The New Orleans band scored a huge hit in 1995 with “Good,” but, like many bands of the alt-rock boom, dropped off the pop radar soon after. But Better Than Ezra’s resilience is remarkable: The band tours and records consistently, long after its major-label deal fell through. Its relaxed, spacious pop-rock hasn’t changed much—although longtime drummer Travis McNabb left to tour with Sugarland—and the group maintains a loyal fan base, even landing in the Billboard 100 with this year’s workmanlike Paper Empire.
Bluebird Theater 3317 E Colfax Ave, Denver/Boulder, CO
By all rights, Better Than Ezra should be residing in the “Where Are They Now” file: The New Orleans band scored a huge hit in 1995 with “Good,” but, like many bands of the alt-rock boom, dropped off the pop radar soon after. But Better Than Ezra’s resilience is remarkable: The band tours and records consistently, long after its major-label deal fell through. Its relaxed, spacious pop-rock hasn’t changed much—although longtime drummer Travis McNabb left to tour with Sugarland—and the group maintains a loyal fan base, even landing in the Billboard 100 with this year’s workmanlike Paper Empire.
Updated 11/17/2010
