Velvet Elk Lounge
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May19 Sun
Curt Buchan - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Born and raised in the hills of Upstate New York, Curt began his journey with country/folk music throughout college, where he taught himself guitar and the art of writing.
The 23 year-old troubadour is inspired by his love of nature, fly fishing, and where he is at in life. Writers and artists such as Evan Felker, Charles Wesley Godwin, and John Denver have all played a part in Curt’s style of writing. As a young man trying to figure out this ever-changing world, and as a young artist trying to put his foot indoor, Curt took a step to record his first studio record back in Febr the industry’s uary. With West Virginia producer Zach McCord, the EP is a handful of songs targeted to those who aspire to get out of the small town that many get stuck in. Taking that leap, Curt drove to Phoenix, AZ after recording and has been living there since, playing shows around the area. With plans of heading back out west after time in NY, Curt has his sights on making the most out of anything that comes his way, writing as much as he can, and growing as an artist and a person.
Bar Opens: 5 PM
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May22 Wed
Katie Mintle - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Katie is a singer, songwriter, and multi instrumentalist. She has been performing music since 2007, busking with her little harp on the streets of Boulder since she was 11 years old. Her unique brand of entertainment fuses sparkling harp and guitar string plucking with haunting vocals and engaging storytelling that will make you want to lean in, relax, and enjoy.
Bar Opens: 5 PM
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May23 Thu
Ghost Town Blues Band with Stephen Lear Band
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $20.00
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ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 13, 2024 1:00 PM to May 23, 2024 11:59 PM
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Bar Opens: 5PM
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May24 Fri
MÆSØNIC Road to EF 2024
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $10.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: April 10, 2024 1:00 PM to May 24, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
MÆSØNIC is a daring collective of three Boulder/Denver-based DJsperforming shoulder-to-shoulder to bring you the boldest and best of electronic music. In point of fact, MÆSØNIC was conceived from a dare to bring a dancehall char ity event for VEL. This dare would ultimately give rise to the inaugural MÆSØNIC performance and the wildly successful “Show Me Love–A Night of EDM”. Since then, the collective has gained cons iderable traction, with the boys notching numerous performances across the Front Range and earning coveted slots at the upcoming Electric Forest festival. For “Road to EF”, MÆSØNIC returns to the place where it all began to throw a party in celebration of our friends, families, and fans who have helped bring the MÆSØNIC sound into the future for their first ever fe stival gig. MÆSØNIC is comprised of DJs shares, TooMAS, and NeitSwetz. Shares was a firmly established artist long before MÆSØNIC was conceived. He has solidified his reputation as a world class DJ by architecting sets that span countless bass-forward genres, most notably house, techno and hip-hop. He has built a devoted followi ng from his performances at bo th major league venues and corporate events, as well as from his prolific output of sought-after edits and mashups.After years of honing his musical predilections in the underground, TooMAS has emerged as an artist with an ear towards euphoric big room trance, big beat house rhythms, and nostalgic throwbacks that drop like a hammer. TooMAS’ recent musical exploits have been steeped in the exploration of new sonic territory by combining live-in tegrated hardware with music performanc e software. NeitSwetz expressi on of electronic music can be exemplified by his passion for indie dance music and his deep devotion to the bass guitar. His decades of experience playing in an alternative rock band, as well as the heavy influence of crucial artists (Chemical Brothers, Radiohead, etc.) have ignited his desire to move the crowd with both cavernous bass and intricate melody Bar Opens: 5PM
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May25 Sat
Jax Hollow
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $16.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 13, 2024 1:00 PM to May 25, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Jax Hollow is an untamable force of nature. Hailing from Nashville by way of Western Massachusetts, The Berklee College Of Music graduate is bringing a much needed revival to rock with her fresh innocence and serious talent. Jax’s sound is a unique blend of Classic Rock, Blues, and Americana, combined with songwriting, riffs, ripping solos, and powerful vocals. Her debut record, “Underdog Anthems” was produced and engineered by music legend Michael Wagener (over 100 million records sold). She was the last artist to work with him before his retirement in 2022. Her new record of 2023, “Only The Wild Ones”, was championed by Sound Emporium CEO, Juanita Copeland, and recorded with some of Nashville’s finest studio musicians. Jax Hollow has a full page feature in Guitar World Magazine August 2023 edition, as well as an album review in Rolling Stone France.
She opened for Melissa Etheridge at the famous Ryman Auditorium as a solo act, receiving a standing ovation- and praise from Etheridge herself telling the crowd; “I want to be known as the one who discovered Jax Hollow!” Jax has been the featured artist on Lightning 100’s “Artist of the Week”, as well as major Spotify playlists including Modern Blues Rock, and multiple features on Joe Bonamassa’s playlists. Opening for Marco Mendoza (Thin Lizzy) on her 2022 European tour, she’s now heading her own full band 2023 European tour this November.
Bar Opens: 5PM
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May26 Sun
TMULE VS Nic Clark - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Grunge rock inspired Cosmic Americana and ethereal delay-driven layers of Existential Folk. Guitar and lyric driven songs with harmonica hooks and fiery solos.
TMULE brings gritty vocals and rowdy rhythm guitar and weaves together lyrical roots and folk stories like early Neil Young with the grunge of Pearl Jam and sonic celebrations like Wilco.
Nic Clark is a master harmonica player, playing in Colorado bars since the age of twelve, gracing stages from Greeley Blues Jam to Red Rocks with his prolific blues licks and haunting harmonic undertones. His musical styles influenced by the Staples Family, Taj Majal, and Curtis Mayfield.
This pairing of TMULE and Nic Clark leads the listener into a vast moonlit countryside, taking the long way home… exploring the brambles of life and the routes underfoot with psychedelic side trips sprawling through the stars.
Bar Opens: 5 PM
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May29 Wed
Bill McKay - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Bill McKay began his musical journey at the age of six, taking classical piano lessons and singing in a church choir as a boy soprano. In high school, he studied jazz theory and ear training, and sang in the choir and barbershop group, touring in England, Wales, and Amsterdam. Bill began playing rock and roll in bars and clubs at the age of 16 with various bands.
Bar Opens: 5:00PM
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May30 Thu
Lionel Young Duo - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Lionel Young is a high energy performer with a bent for the blues. His LIONEL YOUNG BAND, winners of numerous awards for best in and around the Colorado region, have won the 2011 International Blues Challenge (IBC) band competition. Added to his victory at the 2008 IBC in the solo-duo category, that makes Lionel Young the first double champion in the history of the IBC.
Fans of the driven, classically trained Young love his distinctive brand of blues on the electric violin. His show features not only Young originals but interpretations of blues classics by Willie Dixon, Leadbelly and Stevie Ray Vaughan, along with the strength and passion of Young’s playing, his smooth vocals and unique translations.
Bar Opens: 5 PM
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May31 Fri
Kings of Prussia - A Tribute to Phish
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $12.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 20, 2024 1:00 PM to May 31, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Kings of Prussia is Colorado's hottest pure Phish Tribute act. Since live music has returned following the Covid-19 pandemic, Kings of Prussia have been on a meteoric rise.
Recent highlight performances include debut headlining shows at Boulder Theater, Oriental Theater, Old Town Pub, Crested Butte Public House, and Cervantes Other Side, as well as countless other performances in the Colorado area, including Bluebird Theater, Aggie Theater, Globe Hall, and Your Mom's House, among others.
Kings of Prussia is dedicated to providing the most authentic Phish experience possible, and is able to achieve that via an extensive catalog of over 100 Phish songs and covers performed by Phish, their own lighting director, dedicated to an authentic representation of the Phish CK5 light show, state of the art equipment tailored specifically to match the gear used by Phish themselves, and fun gags, such as trampolines, synchronized dances, authentic costumes, a capella numbers, and even vacuum solos! I must inquire Wilson, can you still have fun?!
Bar Opens: 5PM(21+)
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Jun6 Thu
Twisted Pine and Tonewood
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 20, 2024 1:00 PM to June 6, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Praised by National Public Radio for their "upbeat, poppy vibe; energetic, driving rhythms; and virtuosic solos,” Twisted Pine [Boston] takes traditional music in exhilarating directions. "We’re rooted in bluegrass," writes bassist Chris Sartori, "continually inspired by explorers like Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, and Sierra Hull. Our bluegrass is jazzy, our indie folk is poppy, our grooves are funky." Twisted Pine is Kathleen Parks on fiddle and lead vocals, Dan Bui on mandolin, Sartori on bass, and Anh Phung on flute. You may have caught Twisted Pine at Telluride, RockyGrass, MeadowGrass, WinterWondergrass. Their most recent release is the cosmic full-length Right Now [Signature Sounds Recordings], which The Boston Herald called "progressive bluegrass or maybe chamber folk, or prog rock, or jazz fusion or just pop with an experimental bent. Whatever the genre, give the group a bluegrass Grammy for good measure." Twisted Pine will be releasing another full-length record in October. "Definitely a band to watch" -- NPR
“Instrumental virtuosity — the band’s calling card — abounds on their latest album, Right Now, but so too do moments of sheer pop glory, funky all-day grooves, and spacecraft sonics.” -- No Depression
“Twisted Pine doesn’t just break the rules, they rewrite them.” -- Glide
“Each member of this band is a runaway freight train of talent on their own, but together the jubilance of sound they unleash on a crowd is something to be marvelled.” -- Red Line Roots
Tonewood String Band is an original psychedelic bluegrass band based in Denver, CO. Founded in 2021, Tonewood emphasizes heartfelt original songwriting, powerful vocal harmonies, and heady instrumental jams over a driving progressive bluegrass backbone. The group consists of George Sepmeier (Violin, Mandolin), Evan Shely (Guitar), Elijah Donovan (Banjo), Matt Thomas (Upright Bass) and Steve Lisi (Percussion). They’ve shared stages with notable local and national acts including The Fretliners, Chicken Wire Empire, and Liver Down the River among many others. Tonewood is charting new sonic territory this year with plans to record new original songs and performances at notable events including Tico Time Bluegrass Festival and Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival.Bar Opens: 5PM
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Jun12 Wed105.5 The Colorado Sound
Margo Cilker with Jeremy Ferrara
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $15.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: April 12, 2024 10:15 AM to June 12, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Margo Cilker’s sophomore album, Valley of Heart’s Delight, refers to a place she can't return: California’s Santa Clara Valley, as it was known before the orchards were paved over and became more famous for Silicon than apricots. Margo is the fifth generation of Cilker’s born there, and in this 11-song collection, family and nature intertwine as guiding motifs, at once precious and endangered, beautiful and exhausting. The trees here are family trees, or they’re apricot trees, but suburban sprawl isn’t looking good for either. Cilker moved from California to the Pacific Northwest in her mid-twenties and wrote much of Valley of Heart's Delight while living in Enterprise, Oregon, a small town near the Snake River and powered by the river’s massive, publicly-funded hydroelectric dams. The dams (part of the same system Woody Guthrie was hired to write about) provide clean electricity to much of the western US but make it extraordinarily difficult for anadromous fish (such as Steelhead Trout) to return from the ocean and spawn in their native streams. Valley Of Heart’s Delight feeds off of this tension - how we live in and off of nature, how we live within and without family, and why we return to the places we were born.
Cilker and producer Sera Cahoone’s work on her critically acclaimed Pohorylle debut earned its accolades for lyric-focused production and understated musicianship. The pair maintain this approach on Valley of Heart’s Delight, bringing back the same crew to the same studio in Vancouver, Washington: Cahoone (Sub Pop, Carissa’s Weird, Band Of Horses) drums and produces, John Morgan Askew (Neko Case, Laura Gibson) engineers, Jenny Conlee-Drizos (The Decemberists) provides piano, organ, and accordion, Rebecca Young (Lindsey Fuller) plays bass, Kelly Pratt (Beirut) on horns, and of course, sister Sarah Cilker contributes harmonies. Those in need of more twang will appreciate the addition of Paul Brainard’s (M. Ward, Richmond Fontaine) pedal steel and telecaster work, Annie Staninec's (Mary Gauthier) fiddle, and the mandolin and high lonesome harmony of Portland country standard-bearer Caleb Klauder. Cilker also branched out in her song-collecting, reeling in a cover (“Steelhead Trout”) by Idaho native Ben Walden, ostensibly because of artistic and thematic reasons, but also because, in Cilker’s words, “it’s a damn good song and I wanted to record it.” Walden also sings and plays harmonica on the track.
Bar Opens: 5PM
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Jun13 Thu
DJ Williams Band and Marcus Machado
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $18.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 27, 2024 1:00 PM to June 13, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
DJ has made a name for himself as the leader of VA based band DJ Williams Projekt and as the lead guitarist for San Diego’s critically acclaimed band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. He has toured the globe from from small rock venues to large prestigious music festivals in the US, Canada, & Europe. A seasoned veteran of the stage, Williams has shared the stage with artists like John Legend, Dave Matthews, John Oates, Warren Haynes, Hannibal Burress, Soulive, Slightly Stoopid, Robert Randolph, Sharon Jones, and many more.
Marcus Machado is a guitar prodigy who has taken the music industry by storm. He has been recognized as the Best Next Young Gun by Rolling Stone magazine and has been praised by Guitar World Magazine for pushing the boundaries of rock, funk, and soul guitar. His musical collaborations with Pharoahe Monch, Daniel Caesar Pete Rock, Jon Batiste, and Jose James have set him apart, and his latest projects showcase his unwavering passion for creating groundbreaking music. Machado began playing the guitar at just two years old, and his latest album, Blue Diamonds, is a testament to his journey as an artist. The album is an amalgamation of R&B, funk, jazz, hip-hop, heavy rock, and psychedelia, creating an electrifying and unique sound. His first solo album, Aquarius Purple, showcases his talent as a musician and his ability to translate his emotions into music.
Bar Opens: 5PM
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Jun27 Thu
Mamma's Marmalade and Jack Cloonan
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $13.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: April 17, 2024 1:00 PM to June 27, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Mamma’s Marmalade draws from acoustic traditions spanning Appalachia and the Ozarks to craft a sound that manages to be at once familiar and definitively fresh. Honeyed harmonies buoy the classic high-lonesome croon of lead vocalist Lily Sexton, sailing above a whirling reel of steel string sonics and pop melody. Mamma’s Marmalade started in a UMass dorm room when Sexton (fiddle) and Mitch Bordage (mandolin) bonded over bluegrass. Tenacious flatpicker Sean Davis caught their attention at an open mic in 2016, and the band released their debut album Goodbye, Black Velvet, the following summer. In 2019 the band released their sophomore LP Rockabee Fields. Following Rockabee Fields they welcomed bassist Dan Bisson to their musical family. They’ve spent years honing improv skills, instrumental tone, harmony arranging, rhythm and energy to create a compelling live show. Regardless of their relative virtuosity at the beginning of their adventure, today Mamma’s Marmalade is composed of a group of artists that know how to work together as one. Their third studio album, Rabbit Analog, was released August 2021. They released ambitious cover project Fakin It: Covers Deserving Coverage in 2022, a feat of collaboration with Jacob Jolliff, Twisted Pine, and other talented pals. Joine
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Jun28 Fri
Amaryllis and River Mann
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $13.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 6, 2024 1:00 PM to June 28, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Amaryllis, the dynamic band from Colorado, blends soulful melodies and American jam rock in their own unique style. Their music is a channel to spread love and healing into the world. Filled with heartfelt lyrics, Amaryllis guides listeners on a journey through vibrant sonic landscapes with messages of love, healing, and hope.
Whether you are a boat lost at sea or a soul in need of warmth, River Mann is here to ferry you across the waters. Led by singer-songwriter William Thomas, this exciting new project out of Boulder, Colorado will move you through sound, story and the subconscious. Taking inspiration from American roots music, Irish folk, progressive rock, classical music and more, River Mann will keep you on your toes.
Bar Opens: 5PM(21+)
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Jun30 Sun
HIT IT HONEY Featuring Tiffany Christopher - IN THE BAR
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore Information
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
It all started when…
Two passionate artists met at an all women’s music festival in 2022. Austin-based cellist, Mollie Fischer, and touring singer-songwriter, Tiffany Christopher performed in multiple acts that weekend together and quickly became fans of each other’s musicality. Within a few weeks TC was inviting Mollie to jump in the sprinter and join her on tour around the Southwest.
There is something so deep and honest about the energy these two humans manifest together on stage. It’s heavy like the mountain, yet as fluid and playful as the ocean. Multi-instruments, loops, improv, harmonies…somewhere between folk/rock, hip-hop and americana this duo is coming to move you.
Bar Opens: 5:00PM
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Jul11 Thu
Andrew Duhon
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $20.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: April 17, 2024 1:00 PM to July 11, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
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Jul13 Sat
Mackenzie Rae & Buckshot Moon with Good Music Medicine
Boulder, COUnited StatesShow at 8:00 PMMore InformationTICKET PRICES CURRENTLY AVAILABLE
ADVANCED: $15.00
TICKET SALE DATES
ADVANCED Public Onsale: March 19, 2024 1:00 PM to July 13, 2024 11:59 PM
PERFORMANCE DESCRIPTION
Mackenzie Rae & Buckshot Moon are an Americana band based in Boulder, Colorado. From tender ballads to raucous rockabilly, they tell stories through rich harmonies, nuanced instrumentals, and a unique balance of high energy and sensitivity.
Good Music Medicine is an original Roots Rock band based in Boulder, Colorado playing venues along the front range. Thomas Dow on Lead Vocals and Guitar. Scott Wright on Drums and Vocals. Kit Sawyer of Lead Guitar and Vocals. Rick Franz on Bass Guitar and Vocals. These days GMM is also looking to tour more broadly and reaching out to mountain communities and in all directions. Good Music Medicine is a quartet led by Thomas Dow, the lead singer and writer. Occasionally they add horns or percussion when budgets allow for a more robust party. GMM plays to “fit the room”, at appropriate volumes and feel, so we can provide ambiance behind a dinner, or rock a huge field. Whatever is needed! GGM plays; bars, restaurants, theaters, festivals, fairs, work parties, private parties and more! The music is funky, bluesy, dance-able, hooky, jammy, and Thomas speaks heart-warmingly to audiences, uplifting and raising the vibration. The band is tons of fun! They are consistently invited back to the venues they play. “We always entertain and give a lot of love to patrons and hosts”, says Thomas. “We actively advertise all our gigs and draw upon our fan base to fill shows.”
Good Music Medicine is looking forward to entertaining you!
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