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 […]
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Sopris Lodge artist in residence: Helen Oliver
This is the second feature in a short series highlighting artists living at Sopris Lodge Carbondale Senior Living. Sopris Lodge is home to many incredible artists and musicians who bring their unique mediums together for the sake of creativity and connection. One of these talented folks is 92-year-old Helen Oliver, a flutist and former congregational […]
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Our Town: John Riger, a musical legend
Most residents of Carbondale have driven by the Crystal River Fish Hatchery hundreds of times. The hatchery always assures us an abundance of fish in our local streams. But how many Carbondale residents know that the man who managed the hatchery from 1978 to 2008 also provides great musical entertainment for the Roaring Fork Valley?The […]
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Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association launches 2024-2025 season
On Oct. 8, the Glenwood Springs Community Concert Association (GSCCA) begins its 2024-2025 season with maestro pianist Jared Freiburg, along with the “Vagabonds,” performing covers of classic artists such as Frank Sinatra, Elvis Presley and Jerry Lee Lewis at Glenwood Springs High School. Although founded as a nonprofit in 2001, GSCCA has been around since […]
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TRUU welcomes new music directors with open arms
On Aug. 6, the Two Rivers Unitarian Universalist (TRUU) congregation announced their new music co-directors, married couple Paul Dankers and Michael Schoepe, who they welcomed with open arms on Aug.18 during their weekly gathering at the Third Street Center. In addition to the couple leading musical worship, Dankers has also taken on the responsibilities of […]
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Works in Progress
The Music in Our Lives By Tom MercerCarbondale-ish My first exposure to music occurred when I was four or five years old. I lived on the banks of the Illinois River in Rome, Illinois. There was only one store in Rome. That store was where my mother would occasionally buy 45 rpm children’s records for […]
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‘It’s like meditation’: RFHS graduates return to play music for hometown audiences
Two graduates from Roaring Fork High School (RFHS) who have gone on to study and perform music at a professional level return home in the coming weeks for gigs in the Carbondale area. Zack Ritchie, who graduated from RFHS in 2014, plays drums with the Denver-based jam band River Spell and has a set Aug. […]