MUSIC QUEEN

never been to one of her shows. But, after finding out she was playing The Buffalo Rose this month, Adams assembled a group of friends to pack the dance floor and hear the icon in person.

“She’s fun and energizing,” Adams continued, adding that she’d come back next summer if Miller did. “ … If you haven’t seen her, you need to.”

Any Goldenites who missed the June 9 show will have another chance this summer, as Miller and the Collective play July 28 at Buffalo Bill Days.

‘The Night Before Red Rocks’ Miller and her band have been performing at The Buffalo Rose for about a decade, under both the former and current owners. She said it’s one of the nicer venues in the Denver area, with a great sound system, stage and lights.

“They make it really easy to come in and have fun,” Miller continued.

The annual show’s crowd is also unique, with a mix of locals and fans of Miller and Big Head Todd who travel to Golden for the Red Rocks show.

“Even when I’m not working with (Big Head Todd), we always do a show the night before, so I can see everybody at The Buffalo Rose,” she said.

Before the June 9-10 weekend, Miller already knew it’d be one to remember, thanks to the Hall of Fame induction. And while she was incredibly honored, Miller emphasized how she and the Collective just enjoy being “the band our neighbors can depend on to bring them … the show they’ve been waiting on since the pandemic ended.”

Marco Simpson, The Buffalo Rose’s director of artist relations, said Miller and her band always deliver on that promise. The dance floor is consistently packed at their shows, with more people tapping their toes in the back.

Hazel Miller and the Collective is one of the venue’s mostbeloved acts, he continued, adding how Miller is Colorado music royalty. So, The Buffalo Rose’s stage will always be ready for her, as long as she wants it, Simpson said.

And Miller likely will maintain her tradition for a while, as she said before the show: “People come (there) ready to party, and we try never to disappoint. You really can’t have a bad time at the Rose.”