John McEuen, a former Clear Creek County resident and founding member of the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, has continually performed since 1964 including 8,500 concerts and 300 television shows throughout more than 3 million miles with the band and as a solo performer. Beyond performing, he has a rich history of creating, producing and preserving … Continue reading
Comprised of virtuosic sisters Sarah, Hannah, Eva, and Liza Holbrook, Colorado-based indie folk quartet SHEL—an acronym of their first names—cast a unique spell, weaving together folk, rock, Celtic, pop, and just about anything else from their kitchen sink of influences. The billowing curtains of sound on Just Crazy Enough, the band’s second full length album … Continue reading
Colorado’s Coral Creek opens a new chapter, releasing and touring in support of a breakthrough album produced by Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth. The self-titled album marks the beginning of a new era for the Colorado-based Americana-country-rock-jamgrass act, as the first release with keyboard player Bill McKay and fiddle player Luke Bulla. McKay, best known … Continue reading
Colorado-based funk rock band The Motet releases its new studio album, Totem, July 8. Produced by Lettuce and Soulive guitarist Eric Krasno, Totem was written collectively by all seven members of the band. Each song is steeped in The Motet’s signature style that slaps you in the face with sounds that are fresh and unique. … Continue reading
Pete Kartsounes and Michael Kirkpatrick come together as The Good Time Travelers. The duo released its debut album in March. This collection of music is mainly co-written folk, bluegrass and blues infused songs from the two award-winning singer-songwriters. It was created with “engineer wizard” Aaron Youngberg at Swing Fingers Studio in the foothills outside Fort … Continue reading
Greg Blake was born in southern West Virginia where he acquired his love for bluegrass and mountain music. Now a Conifer resident, he has twice been nominated for SPBGMA’s “Traditional Male Vocalist of the Year” award. His phenomenal bluegrass guitar playing has earned him nine nominations and five consecutive wins as SPBGMA’s Guitarist of the … Continue reading
Elephant Revival’s is the music of connection and the message of Petals, its most intimate album to date, is not how life is about loss, but how much life there is in loss. The album embodies a deepening, as the quintet dives into themes of loss and rebirth, time and memory, love unbound by body … Continue reading
The third full-length album from Boulder’s Grant Farm— refreshing harvest of a band— is an ambitious concept album focusing on struggle and achievement in modern society. The band recorded with engineer and co-producer Andrew Lundsford at Mountain Star Studios, located at 9,200 feet in Gilpin County. All four members of the band contributed material to … Continue reading
Playing rueful Americana for adults, Colorado musician Jay Stott has been influenced by the diverse stands of his musical upbringing. The blue collar rock sensibility of Springsteen and the mournful tones of Hank Williams era classic country combine with dashes of progressive rock, punk rock, folk, modern country and traditional blues to help make his … Continue reading
By Jeffrey V. Smith Nederland-based guitarist and songwriter Jon Ridnell has been playing music with his son, Miles, for as long as he can remember, but since Miles graduated from high school a few years ago, the two have been working professionally much more often. Miles plays bass in his dad’s New Family Dog project, … Continue reading
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