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The Magic Beans Set To Kick Off Fall Tour With Opening Slot For The Disco Biscuits & Special Cervantes’ Show

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date September 10, 2014
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6 min read

For the Colorado-native, Nederland-local band that they are, The Magic Beans have quite the large and loyal following, and deservedly so. Known to fans as “Space Funk,” the Beans’ groove-grass sound is everywhere. From festivals like Groove, to Arise, to their very own Beanstalk, there is always room from that infamously mountainous sound that separates the Magic Beans from the rest.

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YarmonyGrass – August 15th-17th – Rancho Del Rio

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date September 2, 2014
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7 min read

The one summarizing thought about this year’s YarmonyGrass: not enough! Just two days of hardly strictly bluegrass on the Colorado River was not enough. The weekend boasted blue skies, warm temperatures and so many friendly faces gathered at Rancho Del Rio for the best of what Colorado has to offer of Bluegrass and string music. Mountain air, clear skies and incredible once in a lifetime collaborations made YarmonyGrass 2014 one of the most beautiful and unforgettable summer festivals to date.

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Rod Stewart and Santana – August 12th – Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date August 19, 2014
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Last Tuesday night attendees to Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre learned the that legends never die. Santana’s hour of killer, legendary guitar-ripping took fans on a stroll down memory lane while Rod Stewart’s headlining performance was chalked full of hits, new and old, and all incredibly enjoyable with fantastic onstage spectacles, demonstrating the full range of the Pop star’s talents.

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LUD!’s Top 5 YarmonyGrass Picks

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date August 12, 2014
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This weekend brings the annual YarmonyGrass back to Rancho Del Rio, high up in the Rockies–because there’s no better place in the world for a Bluegrass festival. A favorite on the Colorado summer music schedule, YarmonyGrass provides a variety of native and nationally renowned names in the Bluegrass and string band communities. This year’s lineup boasts a number of impressive acts so we’ve put together our “Top Five” acts that cannot be missed.

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Railroad Earth – August 1st – Boulder Theater

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date August 6, 2014
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For the third year in a row, New Jersey’s Railroad Earth graced the stage for what is the highlight of the summer music season at the Boulder Theater. A long-awaited show, the tone for the evening had been set long before our arrival, and the anticipation of something incredible was heavy in the air. In a theater now almost too small for the band’s ever-expanding repertoire, the boys of Railroad Earth were free to do a little experimentation on this magical evening in Boulder.

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Ms. Lauryn Hill – July 13th – Ogden Theatre

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date July 21, 2014
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Despite a long wait before Ms. Lauryn Hill took the stage last Sunday night at the Ogden Theatre, the evening turned out to be an extremely creative night of music. The Mrs. Lauryn Hill experience came through town and was looking to get down, and that’s sure as heck what they did. Hill’s energy was at an extreme high, swag and attitude were on point, and her vocals could not have been more strikingly profound, impressively articulate, and unfathomably beautiful.

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Umphrey’s McGee – July 5th – Red Rocks Ampitheatre

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date July 11, 2014
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6 min read

Colorado Jamband fans rallied last Saturday evening for the chance to see the ever-progressing, in both musicianship and fan base, Umphrey’s McGee. Hailing from Chicago, Umphrey’s is a band whose fan base has been exponentially increasing in recent years. So, when a chance comes around to witness these pioneers of the Prog-Jam genre in action, Colorado Umphreaks pop a few post-Fourth Advils and get their butts to Red Rocks.

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Dark Star Orchestra – July 4th – Ogden Theatre

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date July 9, 2014
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This Fourth of July, the boys (and girl) of Dark Star Orchestra transported us to the year 1989, to the Omni Coliseum in Atlanta, Georgia. Deadheads young and old were in attendance, and the floor of the Ogden was a sea of tie-dye vintage t-shirts, representing the Grateful Dead and Dark Star Orchestra alike. The result was an incredibly satisfying night of music, soul, dance, love and of course, independence. It was a very merry Fourth of July indeed. Keep on keepin’ on.

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Leftover Salmon – April 20, 2014 – Cervantes’

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date April 25, 2014
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The Denver sunshine, the Rocky Mountain backdrop, the beautiful music, the beer and the Mary Jane made 4/20 outside of Cervantes’ on Sunday a holiday for the books. We were treated to four sets of music from an impressive array of Colorado’s finest and most talented musicians as we all celebrated the freedom and love we Coloradans are so lucky to enjoy every single day.

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Yonder Mountain String Band – April 18th – Breckenridge Ski Resort

Post Author By Emma Polachek
Post Date April 24, 2014
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Last Friday, high on a mid-mountain hilltop, we witnessed what would turn out to be Yonder Mountain String Band’s last performance with all its original members. Playing classic tunes and favorite jams, YMSB provided us with a once-in-a-lifetime experience. Sun, snow and songs, so beloved, made for a memorable day in commemorating the closing of this chapter for one of our very favorite Bluegrass bands.