The Gen X Mixtape, live
Denver’s ’80s and More Live Cover Band, Playing Live Venues, Private Parties and Events
Gen X Parte is a live ’80s cover band from the Denver area. It’s mostly ’80s, the songs you wore out on cassette and still know every word to, with some ’70s and ’90s favorites mixed in. We play bars, clubs and live venues around Denver, and we play it loud enough that you’ll get up and dance to it all over again. We’ll bring that same mixtape to your private party or event too, and to the occasional wedding.
The band, and they get all the credit: Justin Leighton Long, guitar (also lead guitarist for the Petty Nicks Experience) · Nate Marsh, bass · Adrienne Osborn, backup vocals (owner of Performance High, and one of the lead singers of the Petty Nicks Experience) · Kristin Henry, backup vocals.
Your Mixtape, Played Live
Remember making a mix tape? You’d sit by the radio with your finger on the record button, waiting for the DJ to stop talking so you could catch the start of the song. That’s the whole idea behind this band.
We take the songs that filled those tapes and play them the way a party needs them. Loud enough to dance to, familiar enough to sing along with, and no dead air while somebody fumbles with the stereo.
From the stage
That’s me, Danny, getting my reps in, singing with my teachers from Performance High at Nissi’s and with an all-star jam band at Purple Jam in Kansas City. To be fair, none of these are Gen X Parte yet. Band photos are coming once the lineup is set.
Latin lesson, Gen X style
What Does Ex Parte Mean?
Ex parte is Latin, and lawyers use it a lot. It means “from one side” or “on behalf of one party.” In a courtroom that usually means only one side showed up.
We like our version better. Gen X Parte is a party on behalf of one side, and that side is all of us. If you grew up with MTV, mix tapes and a phone cord stretched across the kitchen, you’re already part of the party. No subpoena required.
The bottom line is everybody on the dance floor is on the same side.
Upcoming Shows
No shows posted yet. Check back soon, or skip the wait and book us for your own party.
Watch Danny Sing Live
There are more clips of me singing live on the Music & Videos page, with Performance High at Nissi’s and at Purple Jam in Kansas City. To be fair, that’s not Gen X Parte yet. Band videos come once the lineup is set.
Musicians Wanted
We’re putting the Gen X Parte lineup together and looking for musicians who love this music as much as we do. If you play, and these are the songs you grew up on, we’d like to hear from you.
Book Gen X Parte
Bars, clubs, breweries and live venues around the Denver area, plus private parties, corporate events, fundraisers, reunions and the occasional wedding. Tell us the date and where it is, and we’ll get back to you.