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Big Benny Bailey Announce Debut Album Business Spice

Big Benny Bailey, the duo formed by Shamir Bailey and Ben Pierce, have announced their debut album, Business Spice, arriving September 18 via Thirty Tigers. Today, the duo offer another preview of the record with the new single “Bottom of a Grave.” Blending bluegrass instrumentation with indie songwriting, grunge influences, pop culture references and brutally… Continue reading Big Benny Bailey Announce Debut Album Business Spice

Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel Announce Celestun Deluxe Edition

Singer-songwriter-guitarists Tyler Ramsey and Carl Broemel have announced Celestun – Deluxe Edition, a newly expanded version of their collaborative debut album arriving September 30 on their own Duo Quest Records via Tone Tree Music. Pre-orders and pre-saves are available now. Hailed by UNCUT upon its original release earlier this year as “an album of timeless,… Continue reading Tyler Ramsey & Carl Broemel Announce Celestun Deluxe Edition

Ned Hill Finds Humor in a Strange World on “Saw Jesus at the Park”

Ned Hill Finds Humor in a Strange World on “Saw Jesus at the Park”

Ashcroft Turns Colorado Ghost Towns, Grief and Restlessness Into Debut Album Abandoned Places

The contrast between Colorado’s abandoned mountain towns and the prosperous communities that grew around them provides the starting point for Ashcroft, the musical project of Colorado songwriter Benton Helzberg. His debut album, Abandoned Places, arrives September 18. The name itself comes from Ashcroft, the mining ghost town south of Aspen. For Helzberg, who grew up… Continue reading Ashcroft Turns Colorado Ghost Towns, Grief and Restlessness Into Debut Album Abandoned Places

Todd Bailey Releases Double Album Midnight in Plain Sight, Announces Upcoming Live Dates

Folk/Americana singer-songwriter Todd Bailey has released his new double album, Midnight in Plain Sight, an expansive project that moves between traditional folk storytelling, roots-rock energy, and heartland country. Sitting firmly on a narrative core, Midnight in Plain Sight explores themes of persistence, late-night reflection, and the quiet truths hidden in everyday life. Across its two… Continue reading Todd Bailey Releases Double Album Midnight in Plain Sight, Announces Upcoming Live Dates

Of The Trees Announces Camp Alderwild 2027 at Hummingbird Ranch

Following two years of Camp Alderwild in Telluride, Of The Trees announces the next chapter of his immersive, nature-forward gathering with Camp Alderwild 2027, taking place August 20–22, 2027 at Hummingbird Ranch in Rye, Colorado. First revealed on stage prior to Of The Trees’ closing set, the 2027 edition marks the festival’s largest evolution yet,… Continue reading Of The Trees Announces Camp Alderwild 2027 at Hummingbird Ranch

Dead Panic and Breadbox Bring Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic and JGB to the Fox Theatre

Dead Panic and Breadbox will bring a night of Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic and Jerry Garcia Band-inspired music to the Fox Theatre in Boulder on Thursday, November 19, 2026. Dead Panic, out of Boulder County, Colorado, cooks up the improvisational sounds of the Grateful Dead with the Southern-fried grit of Widespread Panic classics. The band… Continue reading Dead Panic and Breadbox Bring Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic and JGB to the Fox Theatre

Gary Lucas and Lukas Ligeti Release Omnidirectional

“Omnidirectional” is the long-awaited sound of two master improvisers—guitarist Gary Lucas and drummer/percussionist Lukas Ligeti—traveling through space, time, and genre with total freedom. Across three fully improvised instrumentals and a luminous, reimagined version of Alice Coltrane’s “Journey in Satchidananda,” the duo creates music that feels both spontaneous and meticulously shaped, cosmic yet deeply human. LISTEN… Continue reading Gary Lucas and Lukas Ligeti Release Omnidirectional

Trace Bundy Brings 18th Annual Acoustic Holiday to Boulder Theater with Andy McKee

Trace Bundy Brings 18th Annual Acoustic Holiday to Boulder Theater with Andy McKee

Ella Hooper Shares “Cowboy Man” Ahead of New Album Overnight Success

“You need to do some growing up. I don’t need another Peter Pan,” sings generational favorite Australian recording artist Ella Hooper in the opening lines of her new single, “Cowboy Man.” Open and unabashed, Hooper’s latest confession of missteps and desires highlights her modern-era balancing act of deep relatability and feathery humor—all under the sonic… Continue reading Ella Hooper Shares “Cowboy Man” Ahead of New Album Overnight Success

Bernard Allison Announces New Album Loving You

Ruf Records will release Bernard Allison’s new album, Loving You, on Friday, October 16, 2026. PRE-SAVE / PRE-ORDER LOVING YOU There was a time during the 1990s when Bernard Allison was looked upon as one of the hottest young guns on the contemporary blues scene. The son of blues legend Luther Allison has roots in… Continue reading Bernard Allison Announces New Album Loving You

Full Cord and Billy Strings Bring a Longtime Michigan Friendship Full Circle in Ionia

photo credit: Norm Kittleson of Luckydog Photography Michigan bluegrass band Full Cord and Billy Strings brought years of friendship and shared musical history to the stage in Ionia, Michigan, last weekend, performing for a crowd of 28,000 and spotlighting a collaboration rooted in the state’s bluegrass community. The relationship between Full Cord and Strings stretches… Continue reading Full Cord and Billy Strings Bring a Longtime Michigan Friendship Full Circle in Ionia

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