Editor’s note: All month long we’re inviting artists into to record in advance of their appearance at this year’s , July 21-24 on South Broadway in Denver.
When pulled into on a dreary, rainy Sunday in early April, all four members headed straight to the kitchen to warm up with tea and coffee. And then, before anyone seemed to notice, they started playing “Usual Suspects,” the charging lead single romp off this year’s “Death of a Decade.” Listen closely — you can hear the faint stomps of lead singer Brian Roberts on the linoleum floor. (Oh,so that’s why he changed into cowboy boots.) Here, the quartet plays stripped-down versions of its energetic folk-rock ballads. You can see and hear the real thing on the first night of the . Whet your appetite below with three live, exclusive songs — free, of course.
Ha Ha Tonka plays at 11:55 p.m. on Thursday, July 21 as part of . Click to view the full line-up and buy tickets — $30 for a four-day wristband.
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