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Lotus, Ghostland Observatory & Magic Beans 4.27.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.lotusvibes.com www.trashymoped.com www.magicbeansmusic.com

Bluegrass Generals & Billy Failing Band 4.26.19 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo gallery Here! www.facebook.com/BluegrassGenerals

Grateful Grass, Knower, & Medeski's Mad Skillet 4.20.19 (Photos)

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

Mod Sun & RDGLDGRN 4.20.19 (Photos)

Cervantes Other Side Denver, CO Photos by Brandon Johnson Photography View Brandon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.modsunmusic.com www.rdgldgrn.com

Method Man & Redman w/ Devin The Dude 4.20.19 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Brandon Johnson Photography View Brandon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.twitter.com/methodman www.redmansworld.com

Mile High 420 Festival 4.20.19 (Photos)

Civic Center Park Denver, CO Photos by Brandon Johnson Photography View Brandon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.milehigh420festival.com

Billy Strings 4.18.19

Salvage Station Asheville, NC Words by Jason Mebane Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography When asked to write a review of last week's Billy Strings show at Asheville, North Carolina's Salvage Station I almost passed on it. I just wrote a review of his last Asheville show a few months ago and I thought it may be hard to come up with another set of words to describe to the readers exactly what a Billy Strings show is all about. I am sure there are a plethora of other reviews that other people have written focusing on how well he has mastered his instrument. I suppose I could recycle those thoughts and just sit here typing out a few adjectives describing each note Billy and his superb backing band played this past Thursday night, but that wouldn't be fun for me. Additionally I'd imagine a review like that wouldn't keep your attention either. Instead I have decided to focus on a few random parts of the Billy Strings show that seemed interesting to me. One: B

Jeff Austin Band, Larry Keel & Laney Lou & The Bird Dogs 4.19.19 (Photos)

Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver, CO Photos by Nancy Isaac Photography View Nancy's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.jeffaustin.com www.larrykeel.com

Ghost Light 4.17.19

Asheville Music Hall Asheville, NC Words by Jason Mebane Photos by J. Scott Shrader Photography I have no clue exactly when or how Tom Hamilton and Holly Bowling came together to form Ghost Light, but us Ashvillians like to think they have their founding roots here in our small mountain city. A few years ago, during Warren Haynes' annual Christmas Pre-Jam, not only did Holly join The American Babies for their entire set, but Holly and Tom both were a part of Bob Weir's backing band as well. It may not have been the very first time the two shared the same stage, but it was definitely an early moment in their musical relationship. This past Wednesday night Ghost Light rolled into town almost a year to the day after their first stop at The Asheville Music Hall. I remember walking out of their April 2018 show having had my mind blown. I remember thinking that I hadn't seen a brand new band playing original music that had impressed me the way they did in a very long tim

The Trouble Notes 4.19.19 (Photos)

Branding Iron Nederland, CO Photos by Ryan Fitzgerald ( Jarred Media ) View Ryan's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.thetroublenotes.com

Low Cut Connie & Electric NoNo 4.12.19

The Sunset Seattle, WA Words by Erica Garvey Photos by Erica Garvey & Baiba Rubino ( Broken Clock Photography ) Make no mistake: Low Cut Connie is actually quite buttoned up when it comes to their music-making. The Philadelphia-based rock and roll crusaders played the first show of a sold-out two-night run at Seattle’s Sunset Tavern on April 12. The room, from this vantage point, was too small to accommodate their large and still-growing fan base, but frontman Adam Weiner made himself at home in the tiny quarters, rewarding the friendly crowd with an intimate, energetic show. Seattle locals Electric NoNo started the evening with a simple setup of guitar and drums. The two brothers, dressed nicely in suits as though they were playing a high school piano recital, are White Stripes-esque in their foundation of rock and roll with a tasteful touch of weirdness. Jared Cortese oscillated smoothly from pure singing to talk-singing to screaming over his electric guitar. The vocals

Jeff Austin Band, Old Salt Union & Ghost Town Drifters 4.18.19 (Photos)

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

Snoop Dogg, Ice Cube & Warren G 4.18.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Elliot Siff Photography View Elliot's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.snoopdogg.com www.icecube.com www.warreng.com

Eric Krasno & Friends, Purple Party, Dominic Lalli & Jedi 4.13.19 (Photos)

Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.erickrasno.com

Electric Wizard & Oryx 4.12.19 (Photos)

Fillmore Auditorium Denver, CO Photos by Laura Collins ( Lateralus Photography ) View Laura's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.electricfuckinwizard.com www.oryx.bandcamp.com

Anna Tivel & Mama's Broke 4.11.19

The Isis Lounge Asheville, NC Words & Photos by Jason Mebane This past Thursday Northwest singer songwriter Anna Tivel made her second Asheville tour stop in as many months. After playing the main room at Isis Music Hall back in February she returned to bring her unique brand of folk music to their Upstairs Lounge as part of a co-bill with Canadian folk duo Mama's Broke. The Isis Lounge is a fabulous spot to enjoy live acoustic music. In addition to being one of Asheville's best sounding rooms it's size makes it one of our most intimate as well. As an added bonus recent Asheville transplant Mimi Naja, of Portland, Oregon's Fruition, was on hand to lend her voice and guitar work to Anna's songs. Mimi was an amazing addition to Anna's sound. She seemed to effortlessly read what each song needed from her at any given moment. She knew when to step up and elevate the song with lead guitar style licks and she knew when to hold back and add only haunting mus

The Wood Brothers & Steve Poltz 4.13.19 (Photos)

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

Joey Badass, Flatbush Zombies & The Underachievers 4.13.19 (Photos)

Red Rocks Amphitheatre Morrison, CO Photos by Brandon Johnson Photography View Brandon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.joeybadass.com www.thegloriousdead.com

The Sweet Water Warblers 4.11.19 (Photos)

Otus Supply Ferndale, MI Photos by Jon Rosenberger ( PhotoFooFoo ) View Jon's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.sweetwaterwarblers.com

The Wood Brothers & Steve Poltz 4.12.19 (Photos)

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

Railroad Earth 4.8.19 (Photos)

Meow Wolf Santa Fe, NM Photos by Elliot Siff Photography View Elliot's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.railroad.earth

The Apres Music Festival 4.5 - 4.7.19 (Photos)

Buttermilk Aspen, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.stringcheeseincident.com www.umphreys.com

Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds w/ Lyle Divinsky 3.28.19 (Photos)

The Bluebird Theater Denver, CO Photos by Doug Fondriest Photography View Doug's Full Photo Gallery Here! www.sistersparrow.com www.lyledivinsky.com