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Welcome to www.kingkoncert.com!!
A web site
devoted to live music!!
by Fort Collins, Colorado
writer/photographer
Tim Van Schmidt
82,353 visitors in 2007!!
  King Koncert Artist Page!! 

  NewWestFest!! 

Otherside of Clearview 2008 by TVS
NewWestFest 2008: Tons of Colorado bands!!
More photos!!
  Tristan Prettyman!! 

Tristan Prettyman
Tristan Prettyman 2008 by TVS
Tristan Prettyman brought her cool, bluesy, jazzy, folksy, rocking trio to the Aggie!!
More photos!!
  KK Top Ten Pages!! 

  Rage Against the Machine!! 

Tent State Music Festival to End the War
Rage Against the Machine 2008 by TVS
Rage Against the Machine headlined a free concert in Denver to highlight anti-war march.
Review!! More photos!!
  Steve Miller Band!! 

Steve Miller Band 2008 by TVS
The Steve Miller Band and Joe Cocker were a strong combination at Red Rocks!!
More photos!! Full review!!
  Shawn Colvin!! 

Shawn Colvin
Shawn Colvin 2008 by TVS
Shawn Colvin’s solo acoustic set was a cool breeze on a hot day at the Taste of Fort Collins this year.
More photos!!
Kim Simmonds
Kim Simmonds 2008 by TVS
Savoy Brown bandleader Kim Simmonds brought solo acoustic blues of every stripe- and some rock and roll stories- in a rare concert at Avo’s.
More photos!!
Roger Clyne, Johnny Hickman and Jim Dalton.
Roger Clyne 2008 by TVS
Roger Clyne, sans the Peacemakers, played like a maniac at Road 34, along with "old pals" Johnny Hickman and Jim Dalton.
More photos!! Review!!
  New song by TVS!! "O Obama" 

O Obama

In a time of perpetual darkness
A candle burns deep in the night
Its flame is small but it has meaning to all
And it is such a beautiful sight

The flame is the human spirit
The thing we just have to protect
It’s the breath we take and the love we make
It’s the thing that makes us all connect

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

America is such a mighty dream
It’s easy to get off track
With mouths to feed and minds to seed
There’s no time to stop and look back

Everybody needs to get up
Stand and draw a line in the sand
We must take the reins, and despite the pain
We’ve got to make this a better land

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

This is the time we’ve been waiting for
This is the moment when we must soar
We cannot wait to do this anymore
Now and forever- open the door

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

This is a season of promises
A time of really big plans
We cannot make a mistake, or forget what it takes
To nurture every woman and man

In a time of perpetual darkness
The candle burns all through the night
It will get us through what we’ve got to do
It’s time to do what we know is right

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

O Obama- we need to believe in today
O Obama- we need to step it up today

Tim Van Schmidt 9/3/08
A songwriter's reaction to Obama's acceptance speech in Denver

  Hear the song!! "O Obama" 

Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder 2008
Stevie Wonder just makes you smile- and dance, get funky and drop your jaw at diverse musical mastery. His Fiddler’s Green show gave a much-needed shot of positive energy to Denver after a 13-year absence.
Review!!
Russ Hopkins/Jerry Palmer
Russ Hopkins and the Big Babies 2008 by TVS
Guitarist Jerry Palmer and singer-songwriter Russ Hopkins debuted three new CD releases at Avo’s- and assembled an all-star band called the Big Babies in the progress!!
More photos!!
Tickle Me Pink
Tickle Me Pink 2006 by TVS
Tickle Me Pink 2006
More photos!!
  Classic Concert Stories!! 

“Memoirs of an American Rocker!! The 1970s” by Tim Van Schmidt  - 8-Jun-2007
"Memoirs of an American Rocker!! The 1970s" is the first "volume" in a series about live music in America! These are the unique experiences of a serious rock and roll fan and covers hundreds of the bands that toured America during the 1970s!

The book starts here:
"Prelude": Roger Miller, Tijuana Brass, more!! Read more...

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