The Flattops
Local legends Randy Kelley, Eric Baker, Lucus Mouttet, and Kris Votruba band together.
JR Adams
Join us for a special evening with local artist, JR Adams, as he performs some of his original music! JR Adams is the frontman from the local Steamboat band Yer State Birds and Grateful Dead cover band, Heads All Empty.
Sugar Britches
Sugar Britches is a blend of mischievous high-brow honky-tonk with eclectic instrumental accompaniment and clever lyrics, written by Brian Johanson and performed by a cavalcade of characters. Combining good ‘ol country heartache along with snarky folksy wit, Sugar Britches has been playing non-stop throughout Colorado and the great West in bars, parking lots, weddings, bat mitzvahs, rodeos, amphitheaters and regular-ass theaters since 2017.
Recent highlights for the band include recognition on The Colorado Sound’s Top 20 List of Colorado Artists for 2021 and an opening slot at the legendary Mishawaka Amphitheatre for Wynonna Judd.
Sugar Britches also won Best New Band of 2018 and Best Country Band of 2019 from the Fort Collins Musicians Association and were nominated for Best Country Band of 2019 by the Denver Westword. They have opened up for many national touring artists, including Wynonna Judd & the Big Noise, Billy Bob Thornton and the Boxmasters, Pokey LaFarge, Corb Lund, The Reverend Horton Heat and Jason Eady.
The band released their first album, Don’t Make Her a Mixtape Yet You Idiot, in 2019 to great success, and they have just released their second full-length album, No One Cares That It’s Your Birthday in September of 2022.
The Band features Brian Johanson on lead vocals and guitar, Lance Ruby on lead electric guitar, Ansel Foxley on Dobro, Cameron Collums on upright bass and a rotating cast of amazing guest musicians.
Michael Kirkpatrick
“Michael Kirkpatrick has the voice of an anthropomorphic brontosaurus that has popped out of a children’s book to teach kids about the dangers of playing with matches” – The Scene Magazine
Michael Kirkpatrick, Colorado-based singer, songwriter, and producer blends elements of acoustic fingerstyle and folk rock to cradle lush songscapes in a fuzzy paradoxical blanket of sunshine and fog. With a voice that ranges from a quiet rumble to powerful mountain-top exclamation, Michael’s passionate vocals bring to life lyrics about dreams, sensuality, and reverence for nature.
With over 30 years of experience on stage, Michael has toured extensively and won multiple awards for his songwriting, including the prestigious Telluride Troubadour award. His rich baritone voice, eclectic picking, and absurdly earnest storytelling have established Michael as an unconventionally entertaining live performer with a loyal audience. Michael currently tours as a soloist, as the front man for the Neo-psychedelic New-Wave Americana band Violet Pilot and the Grateful Dead tribute act Pickin’ On The Dead.
“Michael does things to a mandolin that shouldn’t be done to a mandolin” – Chris K, The Colorado Playlist
Michael’s latest record Away-O (released Jan 12, 2024) was recorded by Tyler Lindgren on a bright, snowy day in an empty house in the foothills of Colorado’s Front Range. The 12 songs for fingerstyle guitar and voice were captured with an organic, live approach, mimicking the vibe of Michael’s famous solo house concerts and “fun streams” that kept his audience entertained through the dark days of Ronassance.
Throughout his career, Michael has shared the stage with some of the biggest names in music, including Zac Brown, Charlie Musselwhite, Sam Bush, Billy Valentine, Sonny Charles, Jim Belushi, Darol Anger, Greensky Bluegrass, Billy Strings, Brian Nova, Leftover Salmon, and many others. Michael has received numerous accolades for his music, including the “Best Colorado Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album of 2013” from the Colorado Sound Fan Poll for his album “Key to My Cage,” and six consecutive “Best Singer-Songwriter” awards from the Fort Collins Musicians Association. In 2019, he was honored with the FoCoMA Lifetime Achievement Award, and in 2022, he released the highly anticipated debut album by Violet Pilot, “Glad We Found You.”
Michael Kirkpatrick Website:
https://www.michaelkirkpatrickmusic.com/
https://www.michaelkirkpatrickmusic.com/
Michael Kirkpatrick – The Eyes Don’t Lie (w/band) – Live Video:
https://youtu.be/CFFcvN2mIjo
https://youtu.be/CFFcvN2mIjo
Michael Kirkpatrick – Back To Colorado (Solo)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kan5UWMVm5I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kan5UWMVm5I
Spotify Artist Link
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hN7oHSIOYEdLLNKqY1kFG
https://open.spotify.com/artist/3hN7oHSIOYEdLLNKqY1kFG
Band Camp Link
https://michaelkirkpatrick.bandcamp.com/
https://michaelkirkpatrick.bandcamp.com/
River Spell
Coming back to the press stage is Nederland, CO jam band River Spell!
Formed in 2022, River Spell is a Colorado-based jam band delivering heartfelt songwriting and extended improvisation. The band features Grant Livingston on acoustic guitar/vocals, Ben Maillaro on electric guitar, Jake DeMarco on bass, and Dylan French on drums.
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