Jedd Ferris

Best albums of 2011

Ring It Out: Check Out Elevation Outdoors’s Picks for the Best Albums of 2011

by Jedd Ferris November 2, 2011

Best albums of the year? Check out Elevation Outdoors’ picks for the must-haves that come out in 2011.

Bands on the Rise

Bands on the Rise

by Jedd Ferris April 27, 2011

EO’s essential guide to the bands you need to see this summer.

Biker Bands

by Jedd Ferris March 7, 2011

These musicians have made a conscious effort to leave behind the stink of the band bus and embrace the thrill of the open road by riding bikes when they tour.

All in the Family

by Jedd Ferris November 8, 2010

This father and son team span the generation gap to bring some soulful tunes to Warren Miller ski flicks. When it comes to indulging in ski porn, if the music sucks, it doesn’t matter how good the action is. Kim Schneider knows this. He’s edited stick flicks for ski film bard Warren Miller for 32 [...]

Yvon Chouinard: Patagonia’s visionary talks shop

by Jedd Ferris May 5, 2010

Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard is a self-declared “reluctant businessman,” who has always seen his business as a means to spending more free time outdoors. Chouinard got his start as a teenager selling homemade pitons out of the back of his car to fellow climbers. In the 1970s, his nascent Chouinard Equipment evolved into Patagonia. He [...]

Pachyderm Stomp

by Jedd Ferris May 5, 2010

Nederland’s Elephant Revival combines an eclectic mix of influences to create a unique brand of transcendental folk music. It’s no secret that Nederland is a breeding ground for experimental string band music. Members of Leftover Salmon, String Cheese Incident, and Yonder Mountain String Band call the tiny town home and they have put Ned on [...]