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Review: Danny Django at CU
UMC SoundBite puts on a show for students
By Taylor Evans on November 4, 2010

The sight of hundreds of open laptops and the smell of fresh grilled burgers from the Alferd Packer Restaurant & Grill permeate the atmosphere of a sea of stressed Buffs.
It was a typical Wednesday in the UMC.
Next to the stage, a sign could be seen that said, “UMC SoundBite Presents: Danny Django.” A calm voice repeated “check” over and over, permeating the low chatter of students. Precisely at noon, a few chords from an acoustic guitar played. The man of the hour had arrived.
From the second that Danny Django sat down to start playing his guitar, he captured most of the audience’s attention. Accompanied by a harmonica, the Colorado Springs native caught the audience’s attention with an acoustic sound that encompassed both folk and alternative styles.
Django describes himself as “Woody Guthrie with digital capabilities” and also compares himself to such artists as Neil Young and Tom Petty in terms of his vocal quality.
Students said they also drew their own comparisons to Django’s style.
Sarah Daigle, a 21-year-old senior management major, said she enjoys this style of music.
“He is something I would listen to on a regular basis,” Daigle said. “He reminds me a lot of Ben Kweller.”
The set started off with “New York City,” a song that had a more folk feel about the Big Apple itself and the desire to go sightseeing.
Django’s next two songs garnered more applause than his other songs played in the set. “What Life’s About” was reminiscent of Bob Dylan, one of the artists that Django said he draws his inspiration from.
The darker “I Blame You” can strike a chord with students, especially those that are dealing with relationship troubles. Especially with such lyrics as “…wish I didn’t know now what you’re about to find out.”
Django performed a faithful cover of Green Day’s “Time of Your Life.”
Colby Schwartz, an 18-year-old freshman marketing major, said she enjoyed the cover.
“That was by far my favorite song,” Schwartz said. “I did also enjoy his original stuff but the cover just made it for me.”
Some students, like Chris Taylor, a 20-year-old sophomore aerospace engineering major, said they thought of Django’s performance as a treat.
“I love live music,” Taylor said. “Anything with acoustic guitar stuff I enjoy.”
A full list of songs as well as a biography of Danny Django can be found on his website.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Taylor Evans at

This show was alot of fun for the band. We had a part in helping to raise over $1,100.00 for the American Cancer Society - that's pretty awesome! Carter and Devin who organized the event did a great job! The other bands that performed we're amazing as well - Thanks to all who we're involved.

This show was alot of fun! Thanks for having me.

It was great to be back up in Wyoming and see some old friends.

Well, the weather was lousy but the show was awesome. Thanks for everyone who showed up despite the single digit temps amd the foot or so of snow. The trip up to Fort Collins from the Springs was a nightmare, It's been awhile since I've seen that many cars in the ditch, but the show was quite wonderful! It was all great, all of you really are. It was cool talking with you all and signing autographs and stuff after the show! CSU is the best!