Location
eTown, 1535 Spruce Street, Boulder
Date and Time
Price
150.00
The Sound of Hope & Resilience
Join There With Care for The Sound of Hope & Resilience – A beautiful evening of food, drinks, silent and live auctions, and a unique musical experience with trance blues artist Otis Taylor, all in support of There With Care’s mission to serve families with a child facing a critical illness.
Tickets are $150 and include heavy hors d'oeuvres, an open bar, and a live musical performance by Boulder artist Otis Taylor.
Schedule:
- 6 p.m. – Registration, Check-in, and Cocktail Hour
- 6:30 p.m. – Food Stations, Silent Auction
- 7:15 p.m. – Words from There With Care, Live Auction, and Paddle Raise
- 8 p.m. – Trance Blues Performance by Otis Taylor
Otis Taylor is a Boulder musician known for his unique trance blues music style. A multi-instrumentalist, he specializes in guitar, banjo, and harmonica. His critically acclaimed music explores themes of history and personal struggle, making him a powerful storyteller.
What is Trance Blues?
Trance blues is a rare blues subgenre that combines blues music with electronic, repetitive elements like drum machines, loops, and samples. Otis Taylor, a Colorado native, pioneered trance blues by combining blues with Appalachian country music and psychedelic rock. Blues music is traditionally known for its emotive lyrics, which often express melancholy and struggle. Trance Blues uses repetitive chords to create a hypnotic effect. Combine the two and be transported deep into the sounds and stories of the songs.
“Otis Taylor is one of the few musicians in the world who brings such depth and honesty to the topics of his songs and the passion of his voice and playing.”
What does Trance Blues have to do with There With Care?
Blues music speaks to universal themes of love, loss, and resiliency. Just as each family that There With Care supports has their own unique story of struggle and heartache as their child faces a life-threatening medical or mental health crisis, so do the songs of Otis Taylor. There With Care supports families on their journey through the critical phase of their child’s diagnosis. The journey isn’t easy, but with compassion and care, There With Care provides hope to families in crisis. We are with them through their struggle, alleviating immediate needs and supporting their path to resiliency and recovery.