DEL NORTE — Wildwood Sounds presents Shower Me Blue, featuring Rock Jazz Funk Fusion Jam Band Metal & EDM, on Saturday, February 9th, at 7 p.m. at 850 Grande Ave. (Highway 160) in Del Norte. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $15 at the door. Call for reservations to 719-657-4757 or email [email protected].

This is a sweets or snacks potluck. Bring a favorite healthy treat to share, with coffee and tea on the house. 

Dance space will be open. 

This story goes back a few years. Around 2008 Bill and Dingo (Bill Teags – Bass & Dingo Holtz – Drums) met when asked to form a trio with the late Mikel Thomas. (There’s a very sad story there – Mikel died of brain cancer before they could record or perform live). They promised each other that they would get together again and that’s how they get involved with Gilles. Gilles (Gilles Palmarini) started Shower Me Blue around 2010 and had asked Bill to sit in on a few shows.

Other projects took the group all in separate directions until 2017, when they suddenly found themselves eyeball to eyeball, sticks and strings, in a little room making a great big sound! Since they all come from very diverse music backgrounds, Bill from jazz, fusion / prog rock, blues – Dingo from heavy metal – Gilles from blues rock, they are really excited to create a global gumbo of heavy blues rock. Having all come from different cities as well, Gilles – Paris, Dingo – LA, Bill – Chicago, they each have different musical experiences that they bring to their sound.

The crew is –

Gilles is a native of France who has called Boulder home for almost 40 years. Gilles learned the blues guitar while living on the streets of Paris, where there has been a thriving American Blues scene for many years.

Dingo is a native of Southern California and a veteran heavy metal LA session drummer. Dingo brings a power and fresh sound to the blues and is the perfect compliment to the driving style that is Shower Me Blue.

Bill is a native Coloradoan who grew up in Chicago and has played bass professionally since 1972. Over the years, Bill has shared the stage with Cheap Trick, REO Speedwagon, Styx along with a host of local and regional bands from Chicago and Colorado. As a session player, he has recorded jazz, blues, country and bluegrass, but is more comfortable driving the bottom end for high-energy rock music.