TICKETS ON SALE NOW! DENVER November 19, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile brings A Prairie Home Companion to The Ellie Caulkins Opera House at the Denver Performing Arts Complex for a live broadcast of the iconic radio show. The broadcast will feature incredible live performances from an array of special musical guests— including composer, guitarist and vocalist Trey Anastasio and comedian Tig Notaro. The show will also … Continue reading
Category Archives: Music
Nederland Witches Ball headliner ‘entrancing’
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND After a two-year break, Five Weird Sisters Productions is returning, Oct. 15, to host Nederland’s third Witches Ball to celebrate the full moon when the “veil between the worlds of the living and the dead” is thinnest. The event, which kicks off at 6 p.m. at The Caribou Room, features … Continue reading
NOTEWORTHY: Just Crazy Enough by SHEL
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
A Prairie Home Companion, new host Chris Thile, live broadcast from Denver on Nov. 19
DENVER On Nov. 19, mandolin virtuoso Chris Thile brings A Prairie Home Companion to The Ellie Caulkins Opera House at Denver Performing Arts Complex in Colorado for the iconic radio show’s first road tour with Chris Thile as the new host. The broadcast show will feature incredible live performances from an array of special musical … Continue reading
Top Nederland musicians join together for variety show
By Jeffrey V. Smith NEDERLAND Nederland’s top musicians will “mix and match” in special ensembles during a unique variety show planned at the Cariobu Room, Sept. 9. Gipsy Moon, Dango Rose, Bonnie Paine, Dan Rodriguez and Arthur Lee Land will join forces as Nederland Stampede Society for this one-off night of local musical fun and … Continue reading
Noteworthy: Coral Creek
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
Noteworthy: Totem by The Motet
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
Noteworthy: The Good Time Travelers
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
The Machine performs Pink Floyd for free at Dillon Amphitheatre, Aug. 27
DILLON The Machine, America’s top Pink Floyd show, will at perform a free show at The Dillon Amphitheatre, W. Lodgepole Street, Dillon, CO, on Saturday, Aug. 27 at 7 p.m. For 26 years, The Machine has forged reputation of excellence, extending the legacy of Pink Floyd, while creating another legacy all their own selling out theaters, large … Continue reading
Inaugural Vertex festival wraps hugely successful first year
Set against the backdrop of Colorado’s breathtaking Collegiate Peaks, Vertex introduces an elevated festival experience integrating music, imagination, art, community and the best of the Colorado outdoors. BUENA VISTA The inaugural Vertex festival just wrapped with tremendous success. Hosting 8.000 attendees in the stunning Arkansas River Valley in Buena Vista for three days and nights, … Continue reading