Tag: folk

Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: The Bell Hours

| May 1, 2015
Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: The Bell Hours

by Tim Wenger The Bell Hours are ready to cash in. From what angle, is what they are trying to figure out. Whether it is riding the indie-folk wave that has dominated Denver over the last few years, or front man Klaus Larson’s experiences playing out in California shining a new light on our scene, […]

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Susie Fitzgerald- Restless

| April 1, 2015
Susie Fitzgerald- Restless

by Tim Wenger While the album may not be pushing any envelopes creatively, Susie Fitzgerald has filled the lyric sheets with raw emotion on her latest effort Restless. A little bit country, a little bit folk, a little bit pop, this singer/songwriter speaks from the soul and has put to music many thoughts that people […]

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Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: The Tragic Thrills

| March 1, 2015
Higher Ground Music Festival Artist Preview: The Tragic Thrills

by Tim Wenger The Tragic Thrills know what it’s like to live out of a van. They know what it’s like to drink crappy motel coffee every morning. They know what it’s like to drive 35 miles per hour across the country because the biggest blizzard of the winter seems to have the exact same […]

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The Prarie Scholars- The Good Old Days Now

| March 1, 2015
The Prarie Scholars- The Good Old Days Now

by Thom Jackson The Prarie Scholars have dropped a project that will cement them among Colorado’s hardest working bands- a 20-song double album that jumps freely between soul, country, folk and ragtime, often within the same song. The songs are catchy and memorable- tunes that get stuck in your head with lyrics that you continue […]

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Andy Palmer- Storm’s Not Coming

| February 10, 2015

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Anthony Ruptak- Between The Hangman and The Halo

| February 1, 2015
Anthony Ruptak- Between The Hangman and The Halo

by Tim Wenger Some artists have a natural ability to paint pictures with their music, and Anthony Ruptak is one of them. His new release Between The Hangman and The Halo has a feel of intricate precision, and an emotional folk kick as strong as any in Colorado. Each track on the album sounds as […]

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Indie Group Edison Adds New Member Over Course of Successful Fall Tour

| November 18, 2014
Indie Group Edison Adds New Member Over Course of Successful Fall Tour

November 17, 2014. Denver’s home to indie darlings like The Lumineers, Nathaniel Rateliff, Gregory Alan Isakov, Tennis, and Paperbird, to name a few. The city has become a melting pot of musicians from far and wide who spend time to build community and nurture the creative force that keeps spilling out from the mountains. The […]

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Andy Palmer- Singles

| October 1, 2014
Andy Palmer- Singles

by Tim Wenger Andy Palmer recently blessed us with a collection of live recordings from a performance at the Boulder Theatre, and he is quick to deliver another pleasing folk-rock punch with a small collection of singles (“Storm” and “The Hill.”) If you are not familiar with Palmer’s sound, think of a modern-day Bob Dylan […]

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Charleston’s Jordan Igoe Speaks About Bandswap, Hits Denver October 1

| September 29, 2014
Charleston’s Jordan Igoe Speaks About Bandswap, Hits Denver October 1

by Tim Wenger Jordan Igoe is coming all the way from Charleston, South Carolina for the SpokesBUZZ Homecoming Week October 1-5, where she will be performing alongside The Yawpers, k i d s, and Eldren at the Hi-Dive on Wednesday, July 1. CMB caught up with her to get some details on her, her involvement in BandSwap, […]

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Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks

| July 15, 2014 | 0 Comments
Avett Brothers @ Red Rocks

  All photos by Ray Tollison

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