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Leftover Salmon – February 12 and 13 Festivaaaal! The band is back. After an eight-year hiatus and the release of Aquatic Hitchhiker in 2012 that explores new sonic territory and is one of the best Americana albums of the year, Leftover Salmon swims back to its ancestral waters of Crested Butte, home of their first ever show. Formed in Boulder, Colorado in 1989, Leftover Salmon was one Robert Randolph and the Family Band of the first bluegrass bands to add drums and tour rock & roll bars, making them a stunning variety of dance modalities. The show pillar of the jam band scene and unwitting architects of the jam grass genre. grows every year and consistently impresses with its professionally produced homegrown Brandishing both acoustic and electric guitar, talent. Tickets do sell out for this one weekend bass and banjo they are: Vince Herman (guitar, performance. mandolin); Drew Emmitt (mandolin, guitar, mandola, fiddle); Andy Thorn (banjo, National guitar); Greg Garrison (bass, guitar); Jose Martinez (drums, percussion). Looking back over the past 25 years, the impact of Leftover Salmon is impossible to deny.
Mysto the Magi – February 16 Mysto the Magi’s magical shows are first and foremost fun – with lots of group participation and hilarious antics that will have you belly laughing. Full of mystery, illusion and family-friendly comedy, the show features never before seen tricks as well as all-time favorites plucked exclusively for the Crested Butte audience from Mysto’s 20-plus years of mystifying entertainment.
The Duhks – February 19 One of the most musically adventurous groups to detonate from the roots scene in the past decade, this Canadian acoustic band romps through soul, gospel, North American folk, Brazilian samba, old-time country, stringband, zydeco, jazz, Irish dance, and even punk, all energetically delivered with wild-eyed invention and spine-rattling groove. Hailed by The New York Times as artists at the forefront of the neo-folk movement, The Duhks blend these seemingly disparate genres into an irresistible ethnic stew that is simultaneously hauntingly traditional and innovatively modern.
Move The Butte – February 20-22 The Crested Butte Dance Collective’s sizzling-hot signature production. Celebrating the creativity and connection we share through dance, Move the Butte showcases adult local artists and choreographers helping to release the embodied inspiration of both beginner and experienced local dancers. This year’s innovative show is chock full of surprises, featuring a
Robert Randolph and the Family Band – March 9 Robert Randolph’s unprecedented prowess on the pedal steel guitar has Rolling Stone calling him one of the “100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time.” Rising from his roots of playing in the Church of God where his art is deemed “sacred steel,” the virtuoso has now secularly captured the praise of literal legends such as Eric Clapton, Buddy Guy and Santana, playing with them on stage and in the studio. While the iconic bending chords and complex riffs of the “lap steel” have enlivened his church since the 1920’s, it is Robert Randolph and The Family Band who have charged the musical style and instrumentation to the forefront of modern musical culture. Their distinctive mix of rock, funk, and rhythm & blues has earned them a rapturous response from a fervent, international audience.
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Comedy Works All Stars on the Road – March 15 Comedy Works of Denver was championed by USA Today as one of the top five comedy clubs in the country. Not only have they hosted greats such as Rosanne, Jay Leno, Ellen DeGeneres and Chris Rock, but they also have a strong reputation for developing new acts and fostering local talent. Two of Comedy Work’s All Stars, Phil Palisoul and Chris Voth, are hitting the road all the way to the Center stage.
Patty Larkin – March 19 The Boston Globe calls her “an uncommonly articulate guitarist.” The New York Times hails her as “a mood-shaper,” comparing her to the best of Bonnie Raitt and Lucinda Williams. Patty Larkin is not only a virtuosic slide guitarist, but also an imaginative and versatile vocalist, and riveting performer. Her newest compositions are richly contemplative tracks about solitude and togetherness, open vistas and spiritual quests. Her alto voice can be breathy and confiding, or tinged with the blues, delicate yet expressive.
Christopher O’Riley – March 22 From his groundbreaking transcriptions of Radiohead’s True Love Waits album (which garnered the only four-star review ever given by Rolling Stone Magazine to a classical pianist), to powerful interpretations of repertoire classic and contemporary, Christopher O’Riley has redefined the possibilities of classical music. As a classical crossover artist he has found a tantalizing way to bridge pop and classical, spanning styles from Rachmaninoff, Beethoven and Chopin to Radiohead, Nirvana and Pink Floyd. His adaptations, Lisztian in scope and technical demands, are ingenious considering the harmonic intrigue of the originals, and exquisitely laced with an otherworldly elegance. Patty Larkin
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