Progressive Bluegrass Quartet Magoo Unveil Debut Album and Sam Bush Collaboration

WHAT A LIFE OUT FEBRUARY 27

Today, Denver, CO-based bluegrass quartet Magoo announce their debut record What A Life out February 27, 2026 available to pre-save and pre-order now. Alongside the announcement, the group unveils a massive tour across the Western and Southern U.S. beginning this Friday, November 21 in their hometown of Denver, CO featuring select shows, where they’ll be supporting  Shadowgrass and Kitchen Dwellers–see dates and information here.

This Friday, the band will share the latest taste of the project with “Angel of Telluride” featuring Sam Bush, one of the originators of progressive bluegrass music–pre-save it here. Mandolinist Courtlyn Bills shares, “Inspired by real events, ‘Angel of Telluride’ is a story about meeting someone and falling in love at the Telluride Bluegrass Festival.”

The band is thrilled to formally introduce themselves with a debut project that honors the roots of bluegrass while pushing the genre forward. With soaring instrumentals and heartfelt lyricism, the concise ten track record, What A Life, is adventurous, spirited and expansive, mastered by GRAMMY-winning engineer, David Glasser (Grateful Dead).

Magoo is made up of Dylan Flynn (dobro), who won the 2024 RockyGrass Dobro Competition, Erik Hill (guitar), the runner-up in the RockyGrass Flatpicking Contest, Courtlyn Bills (mandolin), Denton Turner (bass). Their recent festival appearances at WinterWonderGrass, The Big What? and Smalltown For The Cause among many more have cemented the group as an exciting one to watch as they fearlessly lead the new generation of bluegrass. In 2026, they’ll take the stage at a host of other festivals like Grand Targhee Bluegrass, Northlands Music Festival, WinterWonderGrass, BajaWonderGrass and more. With two EPs out and a handful of singles, the group will soon share a body of work that calls on their roots while pioneering new paths.

With a sound wholly their own, Spokane publication Inlander lauded earlier this month, “There’s an immediate energy that’s palpable when listening to Magoo rip through a song. The band’s style of uptempo progressive bluegrass combines the traditional hallmarks of the genre like instrumentation and vocal harmonies with jam band elements that dip into form-breaking jazz-like improvisation,” as they bring an “enlivening vigor” to the genre.

Magoo’s rich, inventive debut record, What A Life, is out February 27 and is available for pre-save and pre-order now. Through the end of this year and into the spring, catch Magoo live across the U.S. with tickets available here. Don’t miss more–connect with the band on Instagram, YouTube, and Facebook.

MAGOO LIVE

WINTER/SPRING/SUMMER 2025/2026

 11.21 Denver, CO • Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom *

11.22 Denver, CO • Cervantes’ Masterpiece Ballroom *

12.10 Tulsa, OK • Shrine

12.11 Oklahoma City, OK • Beer City Music Hall

12.12 Fort Worth, TX • Tulips

12.13 Austin, TX • Mohawk (sold out)

12.14 Austin, TX • Mohawk

12.31 Buena Vista, CO • Surf Hotel (sold out)

01.15 Telluride, CO • Sheridan Opera House +

01.16 Telluride, CO • Sheridan Opera House +

01.17 Crested Butte, CO • Center for the Arts +

01.18 Crested Butte, CO • Center for the Arts +

01.29 Billings, MT • Pub Station +

01.30 Bozeman, MT • The ELM +

01.31 Spearfish, SD • Matthews Opera House

02.06 Winter Park, CO • Devil’s Craft

02.07 Basalt, CO • TACAW – The Arts Campus at Willits

02.12 Jackson, WY • The Virginian Lodge +

02.13 Salt Lake City, UT • The Commonwealth Room +

 02.14 Grand Junction, CO • Mesa Theater

02.18 Louisville, KY • Zanzabar

02.19 Lexington, KY • The Burl

02.21 Nashville, TN • The Blue Room at Third Man Records

02.27 – 03.01 Steamboat Springs, CO • WinterWonderGrass

03.12 Bellingham, WA • Wild Buffalo

03.13 Seattle, WA • Sunset Tavern

03.14 Newberg, OR • Newgrass Festival

03.17 Arcata, CA • Humboldt Brews

03.18 Chico, CA • Lost on Main

03.19 Crystal Bay, NV • Crystal Bay Club Casino

03.20 Nevada City, CA • Crazy Horse Saloon

03.21 Nevada City, CA • Crazy Horse Saloon

03.22 Folsom, CA • Folsom Saloon

03.25 Felton, CA • Felton Music Hall

03.26 Berkeley, CA • Cornerstone

03.27 Los Angeles, CA • The Mint

03.28 San Diego, CA • Winstons Beach Club

03.29 Phoenix, AZ • Last Exit Live

 04.23-25 Baja California, Mexico • BajaWonderGrass

05.15-17 Aztec, NM • Tico Time Bluegrass Festival”

06.19-21 Swanzey, NH • Northlands Music & Arts Festival 

 08.07-09 Alta, WY • Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival

08.13-16 Jensen, UT RiverWonderGrass (sold out)

* with Shadowgrass

+ with Kitchen Dwellers