The Motet have announced that vocalist Lyle Divinsky and trumpet player Parris Fleming are leaving the band and “pursuing their own paths.” (Quote via press release.) To usher in the band’s new ...

If every member of a band is replaced over time, is it the same band? Since its founding in 1998, Colorado funk band The Motet has been doing just that. Over 20 musicians have contributed to The Motet ...

Over the course of the last three decades, The Motet has built a reputation as one of Colorado’s most energetic funk bands through a deep commitment to connecting with audiences and keeping them ...

When Dave Watts first hit the music scene – in his Syracuse, N.Y., hometown some 20 years ago, in a band he would like to forget called Driver that practiced in the basement of a pet store – Watts was ...

The Motet has provided the up-tempo funk soundtrack for dance parties in Colorado for two decades and played hundreds of annual shows here and on the road. After a long and jarring break from live ...

Since The Motet started in Boulder in 1998, the band has earned a devoted fan base through steady touring, energetic performances and occasional theme-based shows. The seven-piece ensemble, which now ...

The Motet has provided the up-tempo funk soundtrack for dance parties in Colorado for two decades and played hundreds of annual shows here and on the road. After a long and jarring break from live ...

Since its founding nearly ten years ago by drummer Dave Watts, The Motet has produced almost as many albums, mixing a mosaic of influences from African to Latin, and from western pop to dance club ...

Colter Wall will be wailing his country tunes at Mission Ballroom for two nights – Thursday, January 19, and Friday, January 20 – while The Velveteers summon thunderous sounds at the Bluebird Theater ...