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Bluegrass

  • Blogs

    March 29, 2012

    R.I.P. Earl Scruggs, 6/26/24 - 3/28/12

    Redefining an instrument and creating a new genre are rare musical feats, creative accomplishments that come once in a generation, at best. The death of Earl Eugene Scruggs on Wednesday at the age of 88 marked the passing of such an innovator, an American artist who built a brand new sound out of fo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 9, 2012

    Review: Greensky Bluegrass at the Bluebird Theater, 2/8/12

    Nick CallaioGreensky Bluegrass last night at the Bluebird Theater. GREENSKY BLUEGRASS @ BLUEBIRD THEATER | 2/8/12 Greensky Bluegrass played two sets of organic, roots-oriented bluegrass for a packed Bluebird crowd. With more than a decade under its belt and about seven years of consistently tourin ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 22, 2011

    Telluride Bluegrass Festival announces preliminary line-up

    Alison Krauss & Union Station​Going strong for nearly four decades, the Telluride Bluegrass Festival just announced that Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas, John Prine, Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Leftover Salmon, Bela Fleck & the Marcus Roberts Trio, Punch Brothers, P ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 16, 2011

    Great American Taxi at Cervantes', 4/15/11

    ​ GREAT AMERICAN TAXI The Shwillbillies • Oakhurst 04.15.11 | Cervantes' The crowd last night at Cervantes brought their dancing shoes for a bluegrass breakdown. The Shwillbilles were up first, and the quartet came out fast and furious building the energy up for the intimate crowd with in ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 19, 2011

    Infamous Stringdusters at the Fox, 3/18/11

    Jamie VanBuhlerGreensky Bluegrass has built a loyal Colorado following​ INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS With Greensky Bluegrass 03.18.11 | Fox Theatre Greensky Bluegrass and the Infamous Stringdusters concluded their two-night Colorado run last night at the Fox. Greensky kicked things off with a nine ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 29, 2010

    Emmitt-Nershi Band at Bluebird Theater, 11/26/10

    ​ EMMITT-NERSHI BAND With Spring Creek 11.26.10 | Bluebird Theater The Emmitt-Nershi Band is what happens when you get two of the biggest names to ever come out of jam-rock in Colorado and bring them back to their rootsy home. Comprising Drew Emmitt of Leftover Salmon and Bill Nershi of Stri ... More >>

  • Music

    November 18, 2010

    The Way Low Down

    Take One
    Self-released

  • Music

    October 28, 2010

    Hot Rize was bluegrass before bluegrass was cool

    Take One
    Self-released

  • Music

    June 10, 2010

    Grant Gordy's folk songs rely on a global palette of sounds

    Take One
    Self-released

  • Music

    March 11, 2010

    Hard Pressed

    In a Different Time
    Self-released

  • Music

    February 11, 2010

    Pete Wernick's banjo playing just won a Grammy for Steve Martin

    In a Different Time
    Self-released

  • Blogs

    February 10, 2010

    Q&A with Pete Wernick, aka Dr. Banjo

    While our profile on Pete Wernick in this week's issue primarily focused on the duality of his roles in his bluegrass/jazz group Flexigrass and with the traditional bluegrass act Long Road Home, Wernick also discussed a number of other things including: what good bluegrass is, his introduction and t ... More >>

  • Music

    October 22, 2009

    Uncle Monk

    Saturday, October 24, Swallow Hill, 303-777-1003.

  • Calendar

    August 28, 2008

    Music for the Masses

    Cheyenne hosts the Americana Music Festival.

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2008

    The Steve Martin-Pete Wernick Lovefest Continues

    Cheyenne hosts the Americana Music Festival.

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2008

    Over the Weekend...Robert Plant & Alison Krauss @ Red Rocks

    Cheyenne hosts the Americana Music Festival.

  • Calendar

    February 28, 2008

    Good 'Grass

    Cheyenne hosts the Americana Music Festival.

  • Music

    November 15, 2007

    Old Crow Medicine Show

    Ketch Secor and company's old-timey music invokes a simpler time.

  • Music

    November 1, 2007

    Pete Wernick

    Bluegrass legend Dr. Banjo is still plucking after all these years.

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2007

    Q&A With Pete Wernick of Flexigrass

    Bluegrass legend Dr. Banjo is still plucking after all these years.

  • Music

    April 19, 2007

    Uncle Earl

    These g'Earls know how to get the Led out.

  • Music

    August 31, 2006

    ' Til Death Do Us Part

    Kirk Rundstrom refuses to go gently into that good night.

  • Music

    June 8, 2006

    I See Hawks in L.A.

    California Country (Western Seeds)

  • Music

    January 12, 2006

    Zup's On

    Armando Zuppa serves up a steaming bowl of alphabet newgrass.

  • Music

    January 5, 2006

    O'Brien Family Band

    Swallow Hill Music Hall

  • Calendar

    November 10, 2005

    Mind Over Matter

    Welcome back, Patricio Córdova.

  • Calendar

    September 15, 2005

    Wild and Crazy

    Local twanger Pete Wernick is ready for the national spotlight.

  • Music

    March 31, 2005

    The Clumsy Lovers

    Thursday, March 31, Avogadro's Number, Fort Collins, 1-970-493-5555; Friday, April 1, Trilogy Wine Bar, Boulder, 303-473-9463; Saturday, April 2, Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom, 303-297-1772.

  • Music

    February 10, 2005

    Ralph Stanley & the Clinch Mountain Boys

    Thursday, February 10, Boulder Theater, 303-786-7030.

  • Music

    November 25, 2004

    Retroactive

    Bruce Hornsby

  • Music

    May 27, 2004

    Hacked Off

    Bubbling beneath the sweet-sounding hill music of the Hackensaw Boys is a wellspring of political discontent.

  • Calendar

    March 25, 2004

    Best Compilation Disc

    Bluegrass Roots: The Best of Bluegrass and More, Live From etown

  • Music

    January 8, 2004

    Lip Service

    Grazing in the bluegrass, Split Lip Rayfield keeps pickin' and grinnin'.

  • News

    June 19, 2003

    The Show(case) Must Go On!

    Grazing in the bluegrass, Split Lip Rayfield keeps pickin' and grinnin'.

  • Music

    May 8, 2003

    High Desert Cowboy

    Mark Merryman keeps it real in the face of conspicuous Californication.

  • Music

    November 21, 2002

    Folk Explosion

    The Waybacks strike a chord with fans of old-timey music.

  • Music

    November 7, 2002

    Open Road

    Cold Wind (Rounder)

  • Music

    October 31, 2002

    Heating Up

    After losing a founding member, Leftover Salmon decides to swim rather than sink.

  • Music

    October 10, 2002

    Hit Pick

    McCloskey Brothers Band

  • Music

    July 25, 2002

    The Picking's Good

    Doc Watson has played across five decades of bluegrass music.

  • Music

    June 20, 2002

    Up On the Mountain

    At 75, Ralph Stanley is beginning his career anew.

  • Music

    June 13, 2002

    Jerry Douglas

    Lookout for Hope (Sugar Hill)

  • Music

    February 7, 2002

    Union Man

    There'll be no sorrow for O Brother multi-instrumentalist Dan Tyminski.

  • Music

    December 6, 2001

    He Saw the Light

    After learning the ropes as one of Bill Monroe's original Blue Grass Boys, Peter Rowan awakened to a world of possibilities.

  • Music

    October 11, 2001

    Kind of Blue

    Multi-talented songwriter Laurie Lewis makes music with an ear toward tradition. But she's not afraid to break rules.

  • Music

    September 27, 2001

    The Grass Is Greener

    While stretching the boundaries of old-timey bluegrass, Yonder Mountain String Band has reached a peak.

  • Music

    August 2, 2001

    The Circle Is Unbroken

    O Brother's success revealed Norman Blake's genius to a wide audience. Bluegrass fans have seen it all along.

  • Music

    November 30, 2000

    The Pickin's Good

    Italy's New Country Kitchen serves up a tasty helping of authentic American-style bluegrass.

  • Music

    September 28, 2000

    Various Artists

    Big Mon: The Songs of Bill Monroe
    (Skaggs Family Records)

  • Calendar

    August 17, 2000

    Mandolin Wind

    They're not just for bluegrass anymore.

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