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Town Park Confidential: A Look Inside One of the Most Vibrant Communities within Telluride Bluegrass Festival – Town Park – June 20th – 23rd

Estimated read time 15 min read

Telluride Bluegrass isn’t your typical music festival. It’s steeped in tradition and community in ways that very few others are. This sense of community permeates every aspect of the festival, from the musicians to the Planet Bluegrass team to the thousands of people that circle this weekend on their calendar every summer.

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival – June 21, 22, 23, 24 – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 9 min read

The Summer Solstice has always been a significant time of year for celebration in many cultures and that holds true for Bluegrass “festivarians” as well. Each year, more than 10,000 music lovers, many of them repeat offenders, congregate in one of the most picturesque box canyons known to man, Telluride Colorado. This unique town has been host to the Telluride Bluegrass Festival since its inception in 1974. That’s 45 years of perfecting a balance of bluegrass, hippies, outdoor enthusiasts.

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The Telluride Bluegrass Single-Day Lineup is Here!

Estimated read time 2 min read

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival – June 16, 17, 18, 19 – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 11 min read

This year’s installment of Telluride Bluegrass Festival saw a multitude of new acts and many mainstays. The weather was pristine and the people were generous with a place on their tarp or camp and an easy smile. Every day seemed to boast weather better than the last and each act left the faithful thinking, “well there is no way they can top that. Friends old and new, families of tradition and families making new traditions, all came together for the undeniable love of Bluegrass music.

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PICK OF THE WEEK – The Devil Makes Three & Shakey Graves – Red Rocks – Friday, May 27th

Estimated read time 3 min read

The Devil Makes Three’s sound is garage-y ragtime, punkified blues, old n’ new timey without settling upon a particular era. Joining them is Shakey Graves. With his new record, ‘And the War Came,’ he extends the ground—emotionally and sonically—broken by his 2011 self-released debut album, Roll the Bones. Rounding out this amazing bill is The Wood Brothers so don’t miss this show!

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Denver Bluegrass Generals Feat Sam Bush, Andy Hall, and Chris Pandolfi To Play Two Nights At 1-Up

Estimated read time 2 min read

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John Hiatt & Taj Mahal – August 13th – Chautauqua Auditorium

Estimated read time 4 min read

The Chautauqua Auditorium never fails to set its own tone with each event it hosts. The historic building is set in the shadow of the Flatirons and packs a visual wow factor as you amble up the hill to the door, but then drives it home as you take your seat and absorb all the warm, wood ambiance that is standard show experience in the 116 year old structure. This line-up of the Taj Mahal Trio and John Hiatt & The Combo was a true whopper and, as you can imagine, the show was sold-out.

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Emmylou Harris & John Prine – June 1st – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 4 min read

As you would expect from a night of music from two folk legends, the crowd at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on the first day of June was full of kind, excited fans who anxiously awaited the music of Emmylou Harris and John Prine. When the ever-beautiful Emmylou Harris walked onto the famous Red Rocks stage, it was like watching a legend meet a legend. The multiple-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter looked up toward the back of the historic venue and softly said, “This is the most beautiful venue in the world.”

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The Last Waltz Revisited – November 27th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

The Ogden Theatre was sold-out for the 9th annual The Last Waltz Revisited concert last Wednesday. The Thanksgiving eve tradition is highly anticipated each year, and 2013 was no exception. Smiles abounded with warm hugs being exchanged and old friends reuniting as the venue filled up before the show. Hosted each year by Polytoxic members CR Gruver and Tori Pater, all in all more than 40 musicians graced the stage as they took part in the reenactment of one of the most famous concerts in Rock and Roll history.

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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell – June 17th – Botanic Gardens

Estimated read time 4 min read

Emmylou Harris is an icon of the music industry and has had a legendary career performing with the biggest and brightest artists of the last half century. With a resume so long and illustrious that any new material has a lot to measure up to, her new studio work with Rodney Crowell has managed to do just that! The Harris – Crowell duo is making waves among critical circles and fans alike with their first studio recording in four decades, Old Yellow Moon.