Rootsy

The rough-and-tumble Boulder quintet, which suffuses rootsy Americana with cold-steel precision and wild-eyed energy, won’t perform its Fox Theatre set on Dec. 31 under the guise of another band.

But at 76, Oates is stepping out of his comfort zone and into the solo spotlight on “Reunion,” a folky affair that feels more like a goodbye to his rock-and-soulmate of five decades — and a return to his own rootsy roots before he’s out of time.

He oversaw their transformation from an off-kilter post- hybrid group into a rollicking, rootsy delight before he was felled by a massive heart attack on June 29, 1979, at just 34 years old.

A lot of people do the kind of more rootsy, backbeat kinda thing.

John, the middle brother, writes some rootsy reggae stuff, and Josh, our main guy, writes rock tunes.

But I think the rootsy thing is because of all the acoustics on there that they used.

Dressed, somewhat against type, all in white, with her bleached blonde hair showing its roots, she’s an odd mix of LA teenager and – thanks to a vast assortment of gold jewellery – rootsy, new-age yoga mum.

Nevertheless, this music resonates with the dark, ominous, rootsy authenticity Tony Joe White has always exuded.

This music resonates with the dark, ominous, rootsy authenticity Tony Joe White has always exuded.

The (Mississippi) Delta blues was a rootsy sparse style with passionate vocals accompanied by slide guitar.