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Billy Strings – October 14th – Mission Ballroom

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Post Date October 20, 2021
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For many fans in attendance, it had been about 18 months since they had purchased their tickets to this show so what better way to kick things off than by having the man himself, Mr. Billy Strings, open this mammoth four night run by taking the stage alone and delivering a mesmerizing take on “Guitar Peace” from his stellar Home album. This may have been the first night of a four night run, but it was by no means a warm-up. This band is firing on all cylinders right now.

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RockyGrass – July 24th – Planet Bluegrass Ranch

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Post Date August 3, 2021
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When it really comes down to it, it doesn’t matter what’s going on at Planet Bluegrass, there’s a magic in the air that frees your soul and warms your heart. Is it the river? Is it the mountain air? Is it the people? It’s all these things and more. Planet Bluegrass is one of the best places in the world and RockyGrass is another excuse to venture up to Lyons and bask in it’s amazing vibe.

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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

Post Author By listenupdenver
Post Date July 1, 2019
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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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Leftover Salmon & Phil Lesh – May 5th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Post Author By tdwenger
Post Date May 11, 2018
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Saturday night marked the return of the mighty Phil Lesh to the stage of the majestic amphitheater. The lots were full early, and with the near perfect weather and the Cinco De Mayo holiday, it felt a bit like a FESTIVAL! It almost goes without saying that a huge contingent in the crowd were Deadheads, both grey-haired and baby-faced, some of whom may have been in attendance 40 years ago when Phil first played The Rocks with The Grateful Dead.

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Telluride Bluegrass Festival – June 15, 16, 17, 18 – Telluride Town Park

Post Author By Drew Gottlieb
Post Date June 26, 2017
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7 min read

On Thursday, June 15th, the main street of Colorado’s most captivating town, was abuzz with an energy and excitement as the crowds (some there for days) made their way to Town Park for the start of the 45th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival. There is no better setting for a music festival; there is no better music for such a setting.

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

Post Author By Jenna Stecker
Post Date June 24, 2016
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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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Leftover Salmon’s Greg Garrison Talks New Album 25, Beer, and the Band’s Big Boulder Theater Shows

Post Author By Nate Todd
Post Date November 25, 2015
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8 min read

When two bands called The Salmon Heads and Left Hand String Band came together 25 years ago on a fateful New Year’s Eve, there was no such thing as “jamgrass;” the term “jamband” hadn’t even been coined yet and groups that would come to define the genre were in their infancy or not yet born. Leftover Salmon would come to be one of those defining groups.

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20 Questions with Chain Station

Post Author By Jeanette Barrow
Post Date July 30, 2014
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It’s summertime in Colorado, which means the is Bluegrass is ripe for the pickin’! Chain Station found music, each other and even their band’s name wandering in the mountainous playground that lies just beyond Denver. Rightly so, they have traveled all over the state and beyond, bringing high energy “Mountain Music” wherever they go, and have gathered quite a following along the way. We caught up with Chain Station recently, in our latest installation of 20 Questions…

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20 Questions with Trout Steak Revival

Post Author By Jeanette Barrow
Post Date July 16, 2014
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6 min read

If you love Rocky Mountain Bluegrass as much as we do, you’ve surely happened upon the skilled sounds of Trout Steak Revival. The quintet is making waves in our little pond with their elaborate harmonies, which are backed by strong instrumentation and impressive song writing abilities. While the group hails out of Denver, their music was inspired by what lies just beyond our city in the “misty high country” where they say the music was born. They started as an informal Bluegrass Jam group and have made huge leaps in years since.

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Sam Bush – April 6th – Quixotes’

Post Author By Levi Macy
Post Date April 12, 2012
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On Friday night, Quixotes’ was packed with hippies, flannel shirts, and grey haired music lovers from all walks of life who all came out to see the “King of Telluride,” Sam Bush. The entire venue was wall to wall all the way out the door towards the patio and there were even a few folks standing on the couches near the back and craning their necks for a better view. Bush nodded to Banjo legend Earl Scruggs, covered Leon Russell and threw a good ol’ fashioned hootenanny that made this Good Friday a really good Friday.