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Premiere of Drunken Hearts’ New Track “Forever Highway”

Estimated read time 3 min read

“Forever Highway” is the second single off Boulder Colorado’s The Drunken Hearts new album, Reckless Ways of Living that drops June 2nd (Pre-Save Album Here). The track (Pre-Save Here) features some mainstays of the scene including Lindsay Lou, Kyle Tuttle, Vince Herman, and Silas Herman.

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Joy Adams of Big Richard Talks Girl Power, a New Album, and Giant Penises

Estimated read time 17 min read

One of the big stories on the Colorado Bluegrass scene over the last year has been Big Richard. The fabulously talented women who make up this four piece band have been making waves in a largely male dominated scene and it’s been awesome to watch. They came together for a one-off show at the McAwesome Festival in Castle Rock and there’s been no looking back since.

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String Cheese Incident (w/ Billy Strings) – July 17th – Red Rocks Amphitheater

Estimated read time 5 min read

Well, well, well, String Cheese Incident pulled it off again. It’s no secret that they tend to save some of their best stuff for Red Rocks. The sky-divers, the tower drum jam, and the giant octopus that made it’s way through the crowd, are just of the mind blowing spectacles the band has put together over the years at the famed amphitheater. This one was just as special!

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Billy Strings – December 13th & 14th – Ogden Theatre

Estimated read time 5 min read

This past weekend, the Denver music community helped usher one of the best young players in the country to the next level. Back in September, when it was announced that Billy Strings would be playing two nights at The Ogden, the buzz was deafening but people were initially skeptical that he would sell out both shows. Well, tickets went on sale and disappeared so quickly that AEG added a third night and, guess what, those vanished as well. In mere minutes, Strings sold out three nights at the venerable Colfax theater.

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What The Night Brings – November 4th – 1stBank Center

Estimated read time 5 min read

What The Night Brings celebrated the life and legacy of the one and only Jeff Austin and was a show that many in the Bluegrass world had been looking forward to for quite some time. While the reason it was happening was tragic, the line-up was formidable. In the words of musical director Nick Forster, it was like all of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival coming together on one night.

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The Ride Festival – July 14th & 15th – Telluride Town Park

Estimated read time 5 min read

While Telluride Bluegrass Festival is the granddaddy of music festivals in Telluride, The Ride Festival, now in its seventh year, has quickly become recognized for a diverse lineup and past heavy hitters such as Pearl Jam, Beck, and Widespread Panic. This year’s edition leaned a bit more on the jam band end of the spectrum, featuring headlining sets from The String Cheese Incident both nights of the festival.

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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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WinterWonderGrass – Steamboat Springs – February 23rd, 24th, 25th

Estimated read time 7 min read

First of all, before we get too far down the road, each and every person who was in Steamboat for WinterWonderGrass last weekend is to be commended. From employees and organizers to fans and musicians, this was a dedicated bunch. Temperatures plunged down into the single digits as they worked, danced, poured, and played, but those who played music up on the big stage have to be singled out as the most hardcore of them all. While many could bundle up and put on the heaviest of ski gloves to keep fingers from freezing solid, those musicians had to keep their fingers dancing on the strings, skins, and keys in a vain attempt to keep the blood flowing.

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The String Cheese Incident – March 4th – Fox Theatre

Estimated read time 1 min read

The String Cheese Incident wrapped up a two night stand in the intimate confines of The Fox Theatre in Boulder on Saturday night with a show that delivered some old chestnuts in the form of “Walls of the Cave,” “Blackberry Blossom,” and a very fitting “Bigger Isn’t Better” alongside some of the band’s new materials like “Can’t Wait Another Day,” “Believe,” “Let’s Go Outside,” and the debut of the Hollingsworth penned “One and Only.” While the energy in the room was strong, when all was said and done, the show left this Cheesehead was longing for the days when the band headlined this room on their way up.

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String Cheese Incident – July 15th & 16th – Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Estimated read time 6 min read

Good vibes dominated the scene when String Cheese Incident returned to their home court at Red Rocks last weekend for a three night stand. Kind souls with smiling faces abounded, some were decked out in their best Steam Punk attire, others in fairy wings, and still others in sequined capes. It’s was a carnival for the senses and while the music from the headliners was a little uneven, openers Kamasi Washington and Tauk were incredible.