April 1
• First Wednesday Music Club – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Matt Turk – Gold Hill Store & Café (GH)
• Matthew “The Kilted Man” Gurnsey – The Tavern at Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)
April 2
• Open Mic Night – Da Rivuh Restaurant (IS)
• Jim Bradford Band – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
April 3
• Mark Rayborn – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Chris Daniels Band – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Jim Stahlhut – Troia’s Café (GT)
• First Friday Supper w/Suzie Fritz – Coal Creek Coffee (CCC)
• The Brotet: Grisman, Leslie, Hargreaves and Smith – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
• Jay Scott – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Delta Sonics – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Shaefer Welch – Rock Inn (EP)
April 4
• Tacos N Tunes: Fred’s Got the Blues – Blue Owl Books (NED)
• The Whale Tales – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• DJ Rockstar Aaron – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Local Folk – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
• Jack Yoder – Troia’s Café (GT)
• Matt Skinner Band – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Blue Canyon Boys – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
April 5
• The Swing Chicks – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Jon Pickett – Rock Inn (EP)
April 9
• Open Mic – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Open Stage w/Eben Grace – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• The Bell Hours – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
April 10
• Jesse Holt & the Cult – Stage Stop (RV)
• Them Raggedy Bones – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Tony & Jos – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Steve Thomas Band – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Jerry Barlow – Idaho Springs Library (IS)
• Gary and Claudia – Troia’s Café (GT)
• Lee Johnson – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Halden Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Head for the Hills, Rumpke Mountain Boys – Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass (LY)
• Just Jill – Rock Inn (EP)
April 10-11
• Zenobia – Whistler’s Café (NED)
April 11
• Mollie O’Brien & Rich Moore – United Center (IS)
• Psychodillo – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• DJ Rockstar Aaron – Reserve Casino (CC)
• Jim Stahlhut – Troia’s Café (GT)
• David Booker – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• Todd Johnson & Breaking Blues – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
• Wing and a Prayer – Da Rivuh Restaurant (IS)
• Bonnie & the Clydes – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Music in the Mornings: Eric Adrian Gonzales – The Stone Cup (LY)
1970s Throwback Bash w/Kit Colt & The Groupers – Spirit hound Distillers (LY)
High Street Concerts: Danny Shafer, Finnders & Youngberg – Rogers Hall (LY)
Jesse Garland Band – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Billy Shaddox – Rock Inn (EP)
April 12
Acoustic New Family Dog – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
Zenobia Street Funk Collective – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
David Booker – Da Rivuh Restaurant (IS)
Dave Miller – Lewis Sweet Shop (EM)
Grant Gordy & Ross Martin – Salina Schoolhouse (SA)
Music in the Mornings: Jay Stott – The Stone Cup (LY)
Jami Lunde & Eben Grace – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Jon Pickett – Rock Inn (EP)
Estes Park Music Festival: Giddy Up Kitty – Stanley Hotel Concert Hall (EP)
April 16
Celtic Session w/The Gael – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
Complete Unknowns – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Decker – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
April 17
Cocksmith & Rugburn – Stage Stop (RV)
Captain Quirk and the Cosmic Rangers – Pioneer Inn (NED)
Steve Thomas Band – Reserve Casino (CC)
David Booker – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
Gary and Claudia – Troia’s Café (GT)
Laura Meyer – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
Ethyl & the Regulars – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Lindsay Lou & the Flatbellys, The Lil’ Smokies – Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass (LY)
Terry & Ash – Rock Inn (EP)
April 18
Live Music – Pioneer Inn (NED)
DJ Bedz – Reserve Casino (CC)
Jack Yoder – Troia’s Café (GT)
Tom McNair – Lewis Sweet Shop (EM)
Whiskey Autumn – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
Music in the Mornings: James Faulk – The Stone Cup (LY)
Wild Road – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Great Blue – Rock Inn (EP)
April 19
Ron Kohler – Lewis Sweet Shop (EM)
Music in the Mornings: Antonio Lopez – The Stone Cup (LY)
Felonius Smith – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Jon Pickett – Rock Inn (EP)
April 20
4:20 Fest w/Grass is Dead, Barrel House String Band – Stage Stop (RV)
April 23
Idlewhile – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
April 24
Malai Llama – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
Wooleye – Pioneer Inn (NED)
Caribou Mountain Collective – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
Steve Thomas Band – Reserve Casino (CC)
Jim Stahlhut – Troia’s Café (GT)
Jeff Scroggins & Colorado – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Moe & Tom – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
April 25
George Nelson Band: 19th Century Night – Pioneer Inn (NED)
DJ Bedz – Reserve Casino (CC)
Collin Raye – Reserve Casino (CC)
RapidGrass – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
Gary and Claudia – Troia’s Café (GT)
A.J. Fullerton – Phoenix Bar & Grill (EM)
Intuit – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
Johnny O Band – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Music in the Mornings: Thomas Gronberg – The Stone Cup (LY)
Sean Flynn – Rock Inn (EP)
Winter Park Springtopia – Winter Park Resort (GC)
April 26
Acoustic New Family Dog – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
Music in the Mornings: Glenn Colby – The Stone Cup (LY)
Johnny Long – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
Jon Pickett – Rock Inn (EP)
April 27
Shawn James & the Shapeshifters – Stage Stop (RV)
Lyon High School Band – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
April 29
Greg Schochet & Katie Glassman – Gold Hill Store & Café (GH)
April 30
Strangebyrds – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
May 1
Antonio Lopez Band – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
The Railsplitters – Wildflower Pavilion @ Planet Bluegrass (LY)
May 2
Boo Daddy – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
Whitewater Ramble – Arapahoe Basin Ski Area (SC)
Contraband – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
May 3
Closing Day Celebration – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
WEEKY MUSIC
Sunday
• Open Bluegrass Pick – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
• Grumpy Jam – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• Brunch w/Amanda Valley – Estes Park Resort (EP)
Monday
• Karaoke – Whistler’s Café (NED)
• Open Jovan “Open Mic Jimtown Style” – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
Tuesday
• Open Mic – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• “A Night at the Goat” Open Mic – KYGT Radio (IS)
• Bluegrass Pick – Oskar Blues (LY)
• James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP)
Wednesday
• Blues Jam – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Vinyl Night – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Karaoke – West Winds Tavern (IS)
• Open Bluegrass Pick – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Brown Bag Lunch Jam – Highland Music (EP)
• Open Mic w/Justin Faye – Lonigans Bar & Grill (EP)
• James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP)
• Dennis-Tobias Band – The View @ Historic Crags (EP)
Thursday
• Bluegrass Pick – First Street Pub (NED)
• Open Jam Night – Whistler’s Café (NED)
• Open Mic: Taylor Radio + Potluck – Spirit Hound Distillery (LY)
• Vic Anderson – Coffee on the Rocks (EP)
• Ladies Night: Mountain Town Rockers – Estes Park Resort (EP)
Friday
• Steve Smersh – Mountain Strong Restaurant (EP)
• Ray Young – Nicky’s Restaurant (EP)
• Bob Smallwood – Coffee On The Rocks (EP)
• James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP)
• Karaoke (Theme Night) – Lonigans Bar & Grill (EP)
Saturday
• Karaoke (Prize Night) – Lonigans Bar & Grill (EP)
• Ray Young – Nicky’s Restaurant (EP)
• Vic Anderson – Coffee On The Rocks (EP)
• Mountain Town Trio – Tavern & Brewery at Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)

Originally published in the April 2015 issue of the MMAC Monthly