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Studio Bee Showcase: El Toro de la Muerte & Black Pegasus

Cultural Office of the Pikes Peak Region

April 16, 2009

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Thanks to a collaboration with KILO, KRCC, COPPeR,  the Gazette, Independent Records and the Pikes Peak Center , the Showcase at Studio Bee features some of the best in local musical talent, including artists featured in COPPeR’s Sounds of the Pikes Peak Region - a 13-track CD showcasing an eclectic mix of original songs by local artists. To order a copy of Sounds of the Pikes Peak Region, or for more information about the album, click here. All artists included in the Showcase are homegrown talent from El Paso and Teller counties, have produced an album and write their own music.

All Showcase at Studio Bee performances start at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. The Showcase at Studio Bee takes place inside Studio Bee, located on the north end of the Pikes Peak Center at 190 S. Cascade in Colorado Springs. Please enter through the entrance marked "Studio Bee."

El Toro De La Muerte
El Toro de la Muerte was started in early 2006 by Ryan Spradlin and Julian Dumont with the intention of being a pure bar band for the purposes of playing drinking music. Spradlin was listening to a lot of four-chord-farm-rock, like the Good Life and Magnolia Electric Company at the time, and it just seemed like a good way to get back into playing shows quickly. The fledgling Bull had written a few songs as a power duo, but it was seriously lacking the "power" part of “power duo.” So, we set out to find a keyboard player. Spradlin had shared a practice space with Jeff Fuller for years and knew he could play virtually every instrument. He accepted, and as always he was able to jump in blindfolded, hands behind his back, and still play better than either of us. Then the three went looking for a bass player and Mike Nipp was an obvious choice having previously played with Fuller and Spradlin. Plus, Nipp likes to rap which is always entertaining. Voila: El Toro de la Muerte!

Black Pegasus
Robert Houston II, popularly known as Black Pegasus or by a variety of nicknames (Black P, The Black Mexican), is a hip-hop artist and current president and CEO of Brass Knuckle Entertainment. With a foundation in Colorado Springs, he has crafted a dedicated following of thousands over the past years by performing and battling in the Midwest and Southwest.

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  Tickets: Free

• Dates & Times

  Dates:
  April 16, 2009

  Times:
  6-6:30 p.m.: El Toro de la Muerte
  6:45-7:15 p.m.: Black Pegasus

• Venue Info

  Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts

  190 South Cascade Avenue Colorado Springs, CO 80903

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• Accessibility Info

  • Assisted Listening System
  • Wheelchair Access

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