Beloved local band Typical Ghost released their self-titled album, produced by Cool Brick Studios, on April 25. The band, which seamlessly combines funk, jazz, rock and jam-band influences, is enjoying the post-release bliss and is excited to share that bliss with the community at an upcoming block party at KDNK on June 20 from 6 […]
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Natalie Spears shares the TACAW stage with AMF String Quintet
On May 16, Natalie Spears will grace the stage of TACAW with the Aspen Music Festival String Quintet — comprised of Delaney Meyers, Camille Backman, Ross Kribbs, Sarah Graf and Carl Meinecke — featuring compositions by Spears’ longtime collaborator and friend, Ilan Blanck, for an evening that will take the audience on a musical journey […]
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VOICES: Keeping the arts alive on many fronts
The VOICES nonprofit continues to evolve while offering a variety of diverse programs with events and workshops happening on the mainstage, in the community and at local schools. Part of the change includes staff turnover and the expansion of several programs within Garfield County schools. “There are lots of really exciting things with a new […]
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Olivia Pevec embarks on bardhood journey
Longtime Carbondale local Olivia Pevec is touring the Valley and beyond with her newest project: “Olivia the Bard, Wayfaring Stranger.” This solo show includes magical elements and messages of self-love with house concert and venue dates all over the Front Range, Paonia and the Roaring Fork Valley, including a stop at Steve’s Guitars on Friday, […]
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Tickets now on sale for Palisade Bluegrass Festival
Tickets are now available for the Palisade Bluegrass & Roots Festival, which has served as a weekend getaway for people in the Valley since its inception 17 years ago. The festival will take place June 6-8 with a plethora of bluegrass, roots and Americana acts ranging from big-name artists to up-and-coming ones: including a few […]
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TRTC opens two new series in one weekend
Thunder River Theatre Company (TRTC) doesn’t keep its ghostlight on for too long and has a lot coming up. On Friday, Jan. 24, TRTC along with its newest collaborator, El Dorado, will launch an immersive concert series, “Pink to Black.” The cosmic Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock group, the Triptides, is the first headliner. Then, on […]
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Psychedelic rock band The Dirty Turkeys set to release debut album
The Dirty Turkeys, an up-and-coming psychedelic rock band based out of Boulder, are set to release their debut album, “Cowboy Caravan,” on Feb. 21. The sound of this band is fresh, unique and maintains that originality while also paying homage to those they draw inspiration from. Made up of Ty Tullar, who grew up in […]
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BenFeng promises art and evolution
Anyone familiar with MinTze Wu, executive director of VOICES, has likely heard of BenFeng Music Productions — an organization she founded in 2013 in Taiwan now emerging as a nonprofit with global ambitions: to change the way classical music is performed. “How can we experience music more holistically?” Wu muses. Perhaps you know personally how […]
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Zoë Keating brings bold cello beats to TACAW
UPDATE: The TACAW show has been postponed. Zoë Keating, the avant-garde cellist and composer known for her innovative approach to music, will perform at The Arts Campus at Willits (TACAW) on Nov. 16.Based in Burlington, Vermont, Keating recently spoke via Zoom with The Sopris Sun from her backyard recording studio, with “specially-designed sound panels to […]
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Salomé Songbird brings ‘Scathing Lullabies’ to the Valley
Salomé Songbird, an eclectic, free-spirited acoustic trio originally from Miami, Florida, will soon bring their stories of the underbelly of the human experience to the Roaring Fork Valley, with one free performance at the Basalt Regional Library on Nov. 14 and another ticketed one at Steve’s Guitars in Carbondale on Nov. 15. Composed of Bryan […]