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Turkuaz 9.23.17 (Photos)

Wonder Ballroom Portland, OR Photos by Coleman Schwartz Media View Coleman's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.turkuazband.com

Telluride Blues & Brews 9.15 - 9.17.17

Town Park Telluride, CO Words by Casey Kelly Photos by Ty Hyten Photography There may be no place better suited for a three-day getaway to the heart of the great outdoors than the annual Telluride Blues and Brews Music Festival. The festival, which showcases the best there is to offer from the world of blues music and craft beer, held it’s 24th annual celebration Sept. 15-17 underneath the peaks surrounding Telluride’s Town Park. It was sunny on Friday as Delgres, a trio mixing delta blues songs with Caribbean rhythms opened the main stage lineup and were followed by blues-rock trio The Record Company, who returned back to the festival this year to warm up the crowd on the introductory afternoon. Delbert McClinton, a blues legend four decades in the making, followed up on the main stage slot as the crowd began to fill into Telluride’s Town Park. The afternoon mood in the park was upbeat as attendees danced around the lawn chairs that stretched back from the stage and sam

Greensky Bluegrass & Fruition 9.23.17 (Photos)

Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.greenskybluegrass.com www.fruitionband.com

Leftover Salmon's Blueridge Jam 9.22.17 (Photos)

Pisgah Brewing Company Black Mountain, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.leftoversalmon.com

Yak Attack & Cascade Crescendo 9.22.17 (Photos)

Doug Fir Lounge Portland, OR Photos by Coleman Schwartz Media View Coleman's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.yakattackmusic.com www.cascadecrescendo.com

Broken Social Scene 9.21.17 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott' Full Photo Gallery Here! www.brokensocialscene.ca

Brad Parsons With Special Guests 9.21.17 (Photos)

Cervantes Other Side Denver, CO Photos by Scott Seifert Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.bparsonsmusic.com

Tenacious D 9.20.17 (Photos)

Stubb's BBQ Austin, TX Photos by Bigfoot Exposures View Rich's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.tenaciousd.com

BADBADNOTGOOD 9.19.17 (Photos)

The Orange Peel Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery www.badbadnotgood.com

Hank Williams Jr. 9.16.17 (Photos)

Washington State Fair Puyallup, WA Photos by Willacker Photography View Eric's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.hankjr.com

Of Montreal 9.16.17 (Photos)

The Grey Eagle Asheville, NC Photos by Alex Cox View Alex's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.ofmontreal.net

Billy Strings & Whiskey Shivers 9.15.17 (Photos)

Downtown After 5 Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.billystrings.com

Everyone Loves Asheville 9.9 & 9.10.17 (Photos)

Salvage Station Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.everyoneorchestra.com

Jeff Austin Band & Travelin' McCourys 9.9.17 (Photos)

New Mountain AVL Asheville, NC Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography View Scott's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.jeffaustin.com www.thetravelinmccourys.com

Phish 9.1.17

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Commerce City, CO Words by Mitch Melheim Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography Fresh off of this summer’s historic Baker’s Dozen run at Madison Square Garden, Phish returned to Colorado’s Dick’s Sporting Goods Park for their only 2017 shows west of the Mississippi. The exclusivity of which made the already tough ticket nearly impossible to get for those who procrastinated, even in the slightest. The cheapest Friday tickets on StubHub were over $100 each and it only got worse as the weekend progressed ($300 for Sunday). Enough to scare most fan bases away, but after what had unfolded in New York City the month prior, phans eagerly flocked to Colorado, many ticketless, in hopes that the magic of those thirteen nights would spill over to the Rocky Mountains. The lot scene was in full force, as expected at Dick’s. Shakedown Street was more like a full neighborhood and featured live music between vendor stations. Hundreds, maybe thousands were walking arou

Joe Russo's Almost Dead feat. Oteil Burbridge 8.31.17

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Words by Mitch Melheim Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography After their initial Red Rocks debut was derailed due to inclement weather and moved indoors to Broomfield’s 1stBank Center, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) was invited back for an end-of-summer date that conveniently kicked off “day zero” of Phish’s annual run at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. The show sold out well ahead of time, thanks to hoards of Phish fans flocking to the front range for the weekend, and by Thursday afternoon, tickets were becoming just as hard to get for JRAD as they were for Dick’s. “Miracle fingers” and cardboard signs lined the air as we made our way into the Red Rocks parking lot. Dead & Company bassist Oteil Burbridge was slated to play the set with JRAD due to Dave Dreiwitz’s prior obligations with Ween. The opportunity to see Burbridge play Dead songs with a band that’s, well, I’ll just say it; better than Dead & Company, was exci

Todd Sheaffer & Dead Floyd 9.8.17 (Photos)

Cervantes Other Side Denver, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.facebook.com/toddsheaffermusic

Jimmy Herring & The Invisible Whip 9.7.17 (Photos)

Gothic Theatre Englewood, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.jimmyherring.net

Summer Meltdown 8.10 - 8.13.17

Whitehorse Mountain Amphitheater Darrington, WA Words by Mitch Melheim Photos by Coleman Schwartz Media Progressive and constantly evolving, Summer Meltdown has blossomed from a backyard party with friends into one of the premier music festivals in the Pacific Northwest. The festival took their most significant leap toward contending with bigger name festivals in 2015 with a lineup that featured Tycho, Greensky Bluegrass, Galactic, and STS9’s first Pacific Northwest appearance in two years. It was also the year that they decided to set themselves apart from those same festivals by adding what they called “adventures” that included whitewater rafting, horseback riding, and even helicopter rides. Thus, Summer Meltdown was rebranded as a music, camping, and adventure festival, and it’s new identity was born. The next year, they brought back STS9, added Griz, Gramatik, and Beats Antique into the equation, and gave most folks in the region their first glimpse at Twiddle. Now, here

Rocky Mountain Folks Festival 8.18 - 8.20.17

Planet Bluegrass Lyons, CO Words & Photos by Ty Hyten As US-36 transformed from highway to city street to a scenic bicycle-lined road along the gold and green foothills, a feeling of peace sunk in. For the three days to follow, the only thing left for me to do was to pitch a tent, get a wristband, and soak in music, in or around the Saint Vrain River. The beauty of the Rocky Mountain Folks Festival is both in the scenery and tempo. With one mainstage, fifteen minute breaks between sets, and nice, lengthy one-hour plus sets from every artist, there’s no rushing around for fear of missing something. If you need a beer, go grab one. If you want to dip in the river, there’s plenty of time for that too. In fact, some of the most prime spots for taking in the music are in a stretch of shallow water, just right of the stage, that festival-goers fill with camping chairs. There are camping spots along the river and if you get hungry for breakfast, you can walk into the tiny downto