Frozen Festivaaaal!

by Jedd Ferris December 7, 2009

Leftover Salmon celebrates 20 years with New Year’s shows in Boulder and Denver and EO gets in on the party with a little retrospective and essential discography. If any band defined the Colorado trend of taking traditional bluegrass and beating it over the head with rowdy long-hair revelry, it was Leftover Salmon. When Vince Herman [...]

The Porn Soundtrack

by Doug October 6, 2009

Ski and snowboard porn that is. Meet the man responsible for the music behind those Warren Miller flicks, including this season’s 60th anniversary film Dynasty. It’s the ski/snowboard porn that has kept audiences coming back to Warren Miller films for 60 years. But it’s the soundtrack that brings the film together. We’re always impressed by [...]

Listen Up

by Doug August 5, 2009

Download the best from the  2009 Folks Festival Lineup. M. WARD Hold Time (Merge, 2009) With a list of influences dating from Don McLean’s glory days, M.Ward runs below the mainstream radar but Hold Time may be the Portland-based indie fave’s most accessible album yet. His cover of Buddy Holly’s “Rave On” is at once [...]

Acoustic Bliss

by Doug August 5, 2009

The Folks Festival may not be as popular as Telluride Bluegrass and Rockygrass, but this can’t-miss event up in Lyons draws some of the best acts in the country and there’s something refreshing about the vibe. So pony up for your tickets and plan for a chill weekend of tunes and lawn chairs. I would [...]

Mountain Minstrel

by Jedd Ferris June 5, 2009

When Pete Kartsounes decided to hike the Colorado Trail, he couldn’t leave his music behind. So he decided to play shows along the way—and founded a hiking charity to fight cancer. Like most local singer-songwriters, Pete Kartsounes dedicates his summers to touring.  So when his good friend asked him to hike the Colorado Trail last [...]

Pikes Peak Rocks

by Elevate June 3, 2009

Forget Red Rocks—how about a mountain music festival on Mt Kilimanjaro? The trail to Machu Picchu in the Andes? The top of the Empire State Building? Everest base camp? Meet the Love, Hope, Strength Foundation (LHSF), a nonprofit on a mission to produce the highest concerts on Earth for the higher purpose of funding cancer [...]