2012 SHOWS! Feb.02.2012 Dillon, CO -Dam Brewery / Arnie J. Green Birthday Bash Mar.16.2012 Keystone, CO -Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) Mar.23.2012 Evergreen, CO -Little Bear Saloon / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) Mar.24.2012 Denver, CO -Shwervers Bar / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) Apr.13.2012 Denver, CO -Pete's Monkey Bar / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) Apr.14.2012 Keystone, CO -Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern / Dewey Paul & Friends GOAT closing party Apr.21.2012 Arvada, CO -Dnote / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) May.09.2012 Denver, CO -Pasquini's Pizzeria / Dewey Paul Moffitt - Jason Gilmore Acoustic Duo May.24.2012 Denver, CO -Cervante's Ballroom / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan 71st All-star Birthday Tribute/ 7th Annual) Jun.01.2012 Nederland, CO -Whistler's Cafe / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute) Jun.16.2012 Denver, CO -Tennyson Tap / Postcards Of The Hanging (Bob Dylan Tribute)
CHeck out the new project which evolved from my old band Dylan66... POSTCARDS OF THE HANGING perform BOB DYLAN
JJ Cale doesn’t need an introduction, though he has long been one of rock’s under-appreciated players. From Lynyrd Skynyrd’s well-loved cover of “Call Me the Breeze,” to Clapton’s iconic take on “Cocaine” and Widespread Panic’s version of “Traveling Light,” any serious fan of classic rock knows that Cale is the man behind some of the greatest shuffle-driven ditties to come down the pike.
So it’s entirely apt that someone finally tips their hat to the troubadour with a heartfelt effort to cover some of his best material. Colorado musician Dewey Paul serves up a very pleasing platter on Cale -A Tribute to JJ Cale. From the excellent, soulful acoustic opener, “Fancy Dancer,” Paul runs through the troubadour’s best, including the always amusing “Mama Don’t,” a fittingly soothing “Magnolia,” a slinky “Ride Me and High,” and a “Thirteen Days” that hits the spot.
Paul deftly absorbs the spirit and feel of Cale’s work delivering 16 credible and fun cuts.
Colorado's Dewey Paul Band reaches beyond the jam band labeling with thought-provoking, meaningful and inspiring material.
2009's "Ancient Heart" and 2008's "On The Devil's Highway" are only the most recent CD offerings from concert promoter Dewey Paul Moffitt who manages to find time to come out from behind the scenes to perform down stage center. Moffitt previously released five CDs with his former band Dewey Decibel System while producing music festivals from Florida to Colorado as well as sound engineering for many venues and touring artists.
That type of backstage and front-of-house commitment has spawned a completely self-produced and do-it-yourself artist. The music itself has a wide-array of influences and isn't easily pigeon-holed by the genre-labeling elite.
"I would consider it lyrically-driven folk rock with splashes of improvisational jamming thrown in every chance we get. It seems everyone has the need to compare you to someone and I tend to hear a lot of people say Lou Reed, Petty, Springsteen and Dylan. It's certainly an honor when I hear those things." Moffitt says.
The Dylan influence seems like an obvious one, considering Moffitt also fronts an all-Bob Dylan cover band, Dylan66 and hosts an annual charity event honoring the music of Dylan. There is a lot of jam band influence heard as well, especially when the band performs live. Moffitt got his behind the scenes break when legendary concert promoter Bill Graham hired him to do production work in the early '90s. He spent several years setting up dressing rooms for the Grateful Dead before venturing out into producing music festivals and sound engineering.
"On one hand the (music) business is extremely harsh and unforgiving, and on the other hand when you are fortunate enough to participate in that magical exchange with an audience, I have found nothing more rewarding than that. Music is the medicine for the human soul, and I cannot imagine a life without it." Moffitt says.
Dewey Paul Band's 2009 CD "Ancient Heart" features band members Tim Steele on bass, a Denver music veteran and Colorado native, and east coast drum virtuoso Ben E. King, whom also adds several years of concert promoting experience to the team. Bill McKay, keyboardist for Leftover Salmon, lends organ tracks to five cuts of the CD and Arnie J. Green, whose credits include many San Francisco Bay Area bands including Steve Kimock and Zero, performs some guest guitar duties on the disc.
The name-dropping doesn't stop there, here's a few comments from other well-known musicians whom Dewey has performed with...
"I love the CD, it's really great work."
-John Oates (Hall & Oates) speaking about "On The Devil's Highway"
"Dewey is a true professional and has lots of material that's very inspiring to work with."
-Jose' Rossy, percussionist (Talking Heads, Robert Palmer, Patti LaBelle, Sonia Dada)
"You're a pretty good guitar player Dewey. I really enjoyed jamming with you."
-Melvin Seals, keyboardist (Jerry Garcia Band, JGB)
Dewey also performs in several side projects: Skin The Goat (Grateful Dead tribute); Dylan66 (Bob Dylan tribute); an annual Last Waltz reenactment with Polytoxic and occasional duo/trio gigs with Arnie J. Green.
Concert Promotions, Production & Audio Engineering
In 2006, I created the International Bob Dylan Tribute Festival which I produce annually in the Denver area.
I am currently the Talent Buyer, Production Manager/Head Sound Engineer for the Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern in Keystone, Colorado with owner Scott Jackson.
Prior to my work at the Goat I was a managing partner at Denver's Oriental Theatre from 2006-2007 where I was also in charge of all booking and production.
From 2001-2007, I worked as the Lead Audio Engineer for Kroenke Sports Enterprises at Denver's Pepsi Center Arena performing various audio and visual engineering jobs with Arena Technology Manager Alan Schroeder. I worked closely with the Colorado Avalanche, Denver Nuggets, Colorado Crush, Colorado Mammoth & Colorado Rapids sports teams.
In the summer of 2004, I toured as a monitor and recording engineer for Chicago's r&b soul outfit Sonia Dada (Calliope Management).
For five years I worked as a stage manager and eventually became the festival/production director for Denver's Lodo Music Festival, Buskerfest and the Denver Blues & Bones Festival under Perfomance International's owner Al Kraizer.
Prior to 2002, I worked for several years as house Audio Engineer and Production Manager at Denver's Bluebird, Ogden and Gothic Theatres. During this time I also freelanced with Brett Dowlan's Dowlan Sound, Alan Hart's Audio Denver (now PSI), and Greg Bertrang's Advanced Audio.
I toured in 1998 with StagePro out of Lawrence, Kansas as FOH Engineer at various country music festivals throughout North America.
From 1993-1997 I co-produced a large outdoor music festival called the Alachua Music Harvest in Gainesville, Florida with Marshall Lowe (now with All-In Entertainment) as well as freelance sound engineering. I also worked for awhile at the House Of Blues in New Orleans during 1997 and 1998.
For three years before I arrived in Gainesville, I had the honor of working production at Bill Graham Presents (BGP) in San Francisco.
Writings
I've been working on a memoir for several years now. These musings are based on some of the passionate adventures of a my youth but especially my times working behind the scenes at Grateful Dead shows.
I write lots of introspective songs and occasionally I blog.
I used to publish the underground bohemian rag "Inspiration" in the late eighties and early nineties. The zine was distributed widely at Grateful Dead shows.
Graphic Arts
Besides creating music, photography is one of my artistic passions. I also enjoy designing concert posters for the events I promote as well as experimenting with video editing shows that I am involved with.
