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Gabe Mintz & the Sparrows

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A non traditional blues band that defies conventions

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Thank you so much @denverwestword for including @303_sparrows in your “The Best Concerts Happening in Denver This Weekend” article!

The Sparrows next to the @sexpistols wow!

Remember if you’d like to join us at @cervantesmasterpiece for the show tomorrow we play from 9-10PM. You can still get discounted tickets from us up until 3PM Friday afternoon if you’ve been on the fence and want to get a last minute ticket! 🎫

https://www.westword.com/music/best-denver-concerts-this-weekend-40945662/ taken in Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom by @303_sparrows

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10 days ago

Tour time!

@303_sparrows tour starts today! Come out to a couple dates, or don’t, we DGAF! Be a lot cooler if you did tho.

#RockNRoll #JimiHendrix #Rollingstones #SongsNotJams #LetsDance by @303_sparrows

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2 months ago

Thank you @officialbroadwayworld for this wonderful write up on our first single “Colfax Swamp Blues”!

Our debut single is set to release on 10/21 and we cannot wait to finally be on streaming services for you all to hear 👂

📰: https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwmusic/article/GABE-MINTZ-THE-SPARROWS-Release-Blues-Rock-Single-Colfax-Swamp-Blues-20261008 by @303_sparrows

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@303_sparrows tore it up at Cervantes last night for their album release party! Congrats @mintzmedia @voodoochildn9ne @fingerbang97 @brotherjking and the whole crew taken in Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom by @303_sparrows

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Great, packed show and fun night watching The Sparrows along with many familiar faces at @cervantesmasterpiece 💛 Gabe, Bonnie, the band, half of Sqwerv, and DJ Williams tore it up! 💃🕺 taken in Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom by @303_sparrows

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Huge thanks to @gratefulweb for the great article on our debut single, “Colfax Swamp Blues” coming out October 21 from The Sparrows’ forthcoming self-titled studio album! 🐦‍⬛

“Colfax Swamp Blues” is a blues-rock track where the groove isn’t clean. It’s swampy. Primal. Gritty.
Rooted in the tradition of Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf, and Leadbelly, this song takes that spirit and drags it somewhere a little darker.

🔥 Out October 21.

Go check out what Grateful Web had to say! 🙏🏽

https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/gabe-mintz-the-sparrows-channel-denvers-raw-side-on-colfax-swamp-blues/ taken in West Colfax by @303_sparrows

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Gabe Mintz & The Sparrows are releasing their debut single, “Colfax Swamp Blues,” on October 21, a blues-rock instrumental inspired by the Avenue Gabe has called home for the past 10 years.

There are plenty of ways to describe Colfax Avenue. It is the longest continuous commercial street in the United States, a road with a long history in Denver and a place connected to Jack Kerouac’s cult-classic book On the Road. But for Mintz, it is also a street where the city looks nothing like the clean, polished version sold to outsiders. “The homelessness you see, the addiction, cheap roadside motels, prostitution, and neon bar signs that come alive at night show the kind of scene that polite society prefers not to acknowledge,” he says. “It is exactly the kind of street that produces the blues.”

The result is a blues-rock single built not on the standard four-count that anchors most rock songs but on a lurching five-count that feels as off-balance as the street it’s named for. The groove isn’t clean. It’s swampy and primal, rooted in the tradition of Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters, Howlin’ Wolf and Leadbelly. “‘Colfax Swamp Blues’ doesn’t move in the usual way most songs do,” Mintz says. “That 5/4 timing resonates deeply – it’s a little off-kilter, quirky and unexpected, and in that way, it’s similar to the Sparrows and myself.”

For “Colfax Swamp Blues,” Mintz assembled an exceptional cast of collaborators. Guitarist @djwmusic who spent more than twelve years playing alongside @karldensonstinyuniverse – saxophonist of @therollingstones – brings the kind of seasoned, elastic playing that can only come from decades on the road. Guitarist @shawn_eckels is another road warrior who spent a decade with @andyfrasco rocking stages and blowing minds. At the core of the song is the album’s producer and Mintz’s close friend @jackmarty12 the keyboardist for rising jam scene stars @sqwerv who brings the vintage Hammond organ sound that grounds this track. Lastly, Mintz had hot-shot horn player @nateplaysnotes put the cherry on top with his buttery arrangements. 🎸🎹🎷

‘Colfax Swamp Blues’ will be available 10/21 wherever you get your music!

🖼️: @arfwork_graphic_design taken in West Colfax by @303_sparrows

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12 days ago

Happy Birthday to our Owl @brotherjking 🎂🦉

Thank you for always getting us to the show safe, consistently shredding our faces off, and throwing in phish riffs to country jams to annoy @voodoochildn9ne 🤣

Here is an excerpt from an upcoming news article to highlight how important Jason is to the band and the scene: “Mintz’s path toward becoming a bandleader wasn’t exactly planned. He credits the defunct Your Mom’s House Open Jam, which was hosted by the Sparrows’ guitarist, Jason King. King helped him find the confidence to get onstage after inviting to join him on a slow night. Mintz kept coming back, honed his craft, and eventually asked King/friends to join him for a few
shows.”

All Jason wants for his birthday is for you all to be at our show next Friday at @cervantesmasterpiece Otherside! So please shoot a brother up with a DM to save $7 on tickets so we can rock out with you 🤘

Happy Birthday Jason. We love you! ❤️🎸🎶 by @303_sparrows

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16 days ago

Thank you all so much for the birthday love! 🪘🎂

I sure felt the love on my cosmic 33rd trip around the sun! 🌞✨ The only present I want is to see you all at the @303_sparrows show at @cervantesmasterpiece Otherside on 10/9 🎁

We’ll be playing with @honeyhoundsmusic & @bonfiredub at the best indoor venue in the world, and we’d absolutely love to see your smiling faces! 🎶

This is going to be a very special show where we will doing a full play through of our debut album with a very special lineup. Featuring @jackmarty12 & @guyfrydenlund of @sqwerv (maybe we’ll cover a Sqwerv tune? 😉) plus the one and only @thestrangedame Bonnie Utter on the vox! 🎤🔥

🎟️ ENTER TO WIN 2 FREE TICKETS! 🎟️

All you have to do:

1. Follow @303_sparrows
2. Tag a friend in the comments you’d love to bring to the show!

Can’t wait to celebrate with you all! 💛🪘🎶 taken in Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom by @303_sparrows

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18 days ago

It was all smiles all around at the @tulagifest in Boulder the other weekend 😄

We’ll never forget our first festival experience as a band and these photos by @chaservision really capture the joy ❤️

Thank all of the friends/fans who joined in on the fun and caught our set! We hope to see you again soon. Maybe at our upcoming @cervantesmasterpiece show on 10/9 for the Sparrow album listening party? We’ll be doing a full playthrough of our debut album! Dm us for discounted tickets 🎫 taken in Boulder, Colorado by @303_sparrows

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a month ago

Farmington New Mexico 🌶️

@303_sparrows will be making our NM debut at the legendary @lauterhausbrewing for @voodoochildn9ne birthday on 9/26! 🎂

We cannot wait to debate you about Green Chile and hear the carpenter who made them trippy stairs at the Loretto Chapel is coming to the show! 🤯

This show is 🆓 so come one come all for a trailblazing non traditional blues band. Combining blues-funk-punk, outlaw country, and jazz fusion for a wild ride of diversity and creativity. 🎶

🖼️: @arfwork_graphic_design
📸: @chaservision by @303_sparrows

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Sqwado Assemble!!!

@303_sparrows are honored to be apart of this years @jamsinchees Charity Event happening this Saturday at @cheesmanpark which includes an awesome lineup of local acts 🧀

We assembled an all star band for this one including @dylan_tutty_music @archimedesofaustin from @radoshreds and @guyfrydenlund from @sqwerv will be joining in on the fun again as well! 👨‍🍳🫟

It’s very cool to be apart of such an awesome event that is working with some amazing charities including @cowatertrust (Water Rights and the drought in our state are a highly important issue for us as a band) @musicisalanguage & @musicallifedenver 💧

This event is FREE to the public and Sparrows play at 6:10pm but there is good tunes being played all day. Come out for a good cause and have some fun ☀️☮️ taken in Cheeseman Park, Denver, Colorado by @303_sparrows

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