May 1
• Boo Daddy – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
• Cabin Fever Party & Potluck w/That Captain Band – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• David Williams & Ellie Brown – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Greg Schochet & Katie Glassman – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Just Jill – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
May 4
• Carter Sampson & Erik the Viking Acoustic Duo – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Matthew Gurnsey “The Kilted Man” – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)
May 5
• Tacos on the Patio w/NoGo Gilbillies – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
• Sean Farley – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Cinco de Mayo Open Mic & Mexican-themed Potluck – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Danny Shafer Duo – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
May 6
• DJ Rock Star Aaron – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Torbin Hadlock – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Kevin Dooley – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Arthur Lee Land – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Jay Roemer – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Meet Our Artists First Friday w/David Potter – Aspen & Evergreen Gallery (EP)
• Steve Smersh – The Barrel (EP)
May 7
• Spring Concert Series: Robby Wicks Band – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• Whitewater Ramble Trio – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
• Solomon Cook – Georgetown Heritage Center (GT)
• Jimmy Lewis – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• DJ Rock Star Aaron – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Maus Nomdequerre – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Jah Kings Funky Roots Reggae Band – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Music in the Morning: James Faulk – Stone Cup (LY)
• Spring Fever Bluegrass – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Duck Race Concert w/Cowboy Brad – Bond Park (EP)
• Keeping Bears in Mind w/Brad Fitch & TropiCowboy Band – Estes Park Event Center (EP)
• David Potter – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Dahlby & Nadine – The Barrel (EP)
May 8
• Closing Day Celebration w/Funky Johnson – Loveland Ski Area (GT)
• Brunch w/Weston Smith – Stage Stop (RV)
• Johnny Long – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Music in the Morning: Follow the Fox – Stone Cup (LY)
• Ellie Fair – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Nadine – The Barrel (EP)
May 10
• Open Mic Night – Ed’s Cantina (EP)
May 11
• Carter Sampson & Erik the Viking Acoustic Duo – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
May 12
• Open Mic – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Them Raggedy Bones – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Open Stage – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
May 13
• Jack Yoder – Troia’s Café (GT)
• DJ Bedz – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Burn it Blue – Stage Stop (RV)
• Eric Stone – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Bonnie & the Clydes – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Paul Kimbris – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Katie Glassman & Snapshot – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Arthur Lee Land – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Tyler T – The Barrel (EP)
May 14
• Spring Concert Series: Bonnie & Clydes – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• Andrew Wynne – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• DJ Bedz – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• The Snowbound Hounds – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Tacos N Tunes: Juilane Stratton –Blue Owl Books (NED)
• Skean Dubh – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Erik The Viking – Ax and Oar (LY)
• Chain Station – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Magpie Zero – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Music in the Morning: Brokedown Shake, Ben Knighten – Stone Cup (LY)
• Sean Flynn – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Ty Bray – The Barrel (EP)
May 15
• Flash Mountain Flood – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Songwriter’s Pick –Blue Owl Books (NED)
• Family Dog – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Music in the Morning: Billy Shaddox – Stone Cup (LY)
• Laser Bunny – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Neal Whitlock – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Open Mic w/John Pickett – The Barrel (EP)
May 18
• Live Music – The Barrel (EP)
• Matthew Gurnsey “The Kilted Man” – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)
May 19
• Celtic Session w/The Gael – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Western Skyline – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Complete Unknowns – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Katie Glassman & Snapshot – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon (EP)
May 20
• DJ EJ – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Mike Pedersen – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Caribou Mountain Collective – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Tyler Rennix Duo, Trevor Reichmann – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Holdon Wofford & the Hi*Beams – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Dahlby & Nadine – The Barrel (EP)
May 21
• Spring Concert Series: The Railsplitters – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• Tony Rosario – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• Quiet Riot – Reserve Casino (CC)
• DJ EJ – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Tony & José – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Tacos N Tunes: Cisco & Mudbear –Blue Owl Books (NED)
• The Dendrites – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Music in the Morning: James Faulk – Stone Cup (LY)
• Bonnie & Taylor Simms – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Blue Canyon Boys – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Jay Stott – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Katie Glassman & Snapshot – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon (EP)
• Ran Off the Rooster – The Barrel (EP)
May 22
• Brunch w/Foggy Tops – Stage Stop (RV)
• Wildwood Roots – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Ostevetto Jazz Trio – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Music in the Morning: Ran Off the Rooster – Stone Cup (LY)
• The Bakersfield Band – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Shower Me Blue – Ax & Oar (LY)
• Jon Pickett – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Stave Smersh – The Barrel (EP)
May 25
• Jimmy Haber Concert Project DVD Filming – Performance Park Amphitheater (EP)
May 26
• Chris Sheldon & Friends – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Bonnie & Taylor Simms – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
May 27
• David Booker – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• DJ Bedz – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Roosevelt Collier’s Colorado Get Down w/Bill Nershi – Stage Stop (RV)
• Gasoline Lollipops – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Feral Heart – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Atomga – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Chain Station – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Steve Ertl – The Barrel (EP)
May 28
• Spring Concert Series: 80s Rock New Sensation – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• Keith Synnestvedt – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• Dueling Pianos – Reserve Casino (CC)
• DJ Bedz – Ameristar Casino (BH)
• Strangebyrds – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Folk Music Potluck w/Great Blue – The Old Gallery (AP)
• DeadSet – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Ravin Wolf – Ax & Oar (LY)
• Chain Station – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Soloman Cook Trio – Oskar Blues Grill & Brew (LY)
• Dahlby & Nadine – The Barrel (EP)
May 29
• Festival of Brewpubs w/Jakarta – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• AJ Fullerton – Da Rivuh BBQ and Fish Company (IS)
• ONDA – Millsite Inn (WD)
• Music in the Morning – Stone Cup (LY)
• Rusty 44 – Oskar Blues Grill &Brew (LY)
• Jon Pickett – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
• Denny Driscoll, Open Mic w/Jon Pickett – The Barrel (EP)
May 30
• Memorial Day Mountain Music Fest & BBQ w/The Drunken Hearts, Mollie O’Brien & the Hamkickers – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Tyler T – The Barrel (EP)
• Katie Glassman & Snapshot – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon (EP)
June 1
• Cowboy Brad Campfire – YMCA of the Rockies (EP)
• Matthew Gurnsey “The Kilted Man” – Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)
June 2
• Dave Tamkin – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Open Mic & Potluck – Spirit Hound Distillers (LY)
• Just Jill – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
June 3
• First Friday Artist Reception w/NoGo Gilbillies – Salto Coffee Works (NED)
• Banshee Tree – Gold Hill Inn (GH)
• Katie Glassman & Snapshot – The Lazy B Ranch Chuck Wagon (EP)
• Ponder the Albatross – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
June 4
• Spring Concert Series: Whitewater Ramble – Arapahoe Basin (SC)
• Jay Roemer – Rock Inn Mountain Tavern (EP)
June 4-5
• Mali Llama – Stage Stop (RV)
• Estes Park Jazz Festival – Performance Park (EP)
WEEKLY MUSIC
Sunday
• Bluegrass Jam – Brightwood Music (NED)
Monday
• 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 Night – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Vinyl Night – Very Nice Brewing (NED)
• Open Bluegrass Pick – Jamestown Mercantile (JT)
• Open Stage w/Michael Roe – Lonigans Saloon Nightclub & Grill (EP)
• James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP)
Thursday
• Grumpy’s Acoustic Jam – Alpine Restaurant & Bar (GT)
• Boogie Nights Open Jam – Pioneer Inn (NED)
• Jazz w/Jon Ridnell & “Pump” Solzberg – Wild Mountain Smokehouse (NED)
• Open Mic – Spirit Hound Distillery (LY)
• Ladies Night w/Mountain Town Rockers – Estes Park Resort (EP)
• Bob Smallwood – View Restaurant @ Crags Lodge (EP)
• Folk/Bluegrass Pic – The Barrel (EP)
Friday
• Lady’s Night: Live Music by Joseph Lingenfelter – Rock Creek Tavern Pizzeria (AP)
• Ray Young – Nicky’s Restaurant (EP)
• Will Thomas – Snowy Peaks Winery (EP)
• James Davis – Twin Owls Steakhouse (EP)
• Karaoke (Theme Night) – Lonigans Saloon Nightclub & Grill (EP)
• Open Mic – Elk Meadow Lodge (EP)
• Bob Smallwood – View Restaurant @ Crags Lodge (EP)
Saturday
• Karaoke (Prize Night) – Lonigans Saloon Nightclub & Grill (EP)
• Bob Smallwood – View Restaurant @ Crags Lodge (EP)
• Live Music – Kind Coffee (EP)
• Mountain Town Trio – Tavern and Brewery at Mary’s Lake Lodge (EP)

Originally published in the May 2016 issue of the MMAC Monthly