Avograss 2015
July 30 – Aug 2
Avogadro’s Number – Fort Collins, CO
ARTISTS Include: Cornmeal, The Barefoot Movement, Front Country, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Blue Grama Bluegrass, Chain Station, Lineage Music Project, Von Stomper, Long Road Home, Ragged Union and more
Bluebird District Music Festival
July 10 – 12
Various East Colfax Venues – Denver, CO
ARTISTS Include: A Tom Collins, Dragondeer, King Rat, The Blue Rider, Dirty Few, Pan Astral, Toe, Sun Squabi, Fauxgazi, Nuns of Brixton, The Patient Zeros and over 70 more….
Blues & BBQ for Better Housing Block Party
July 12
Old Town – Arvada, CO
ARTISTS Include: Roots and Rhythm, Wild Love Tigress, Biff Gore, Jack Hadley, Andy Sydow, Austin Young Band, John Weeks Band, Siera Hotel, The Duke Street Kings, The Train Wreckers, Teledonna, Emilio Emilio and more
Blues Under The Bridge
July 25
“Under The Bridge” 218 W. Colorado Ave. – Colorado Springs, CO
ARTISTS Include: Carolyn Wonderland, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens, Mulebone, Mr.Sipp “The Mississippi Blues Child”, BJ Estares and Route 61
Breckenridge Brewery 25th Anniversary Hootenanny
July 18
Breckenridge Brewery – Denver, CO
ARTISTS Include: Leftover Salmon, Anders Osborne, Zach Deputy, Milkdrive, The Drunken Hearts, Chain Station, Colorado Goat Ropers Guild and Wondergrass Allstars
Boulder Arts & Jazz Festival
July 4 – 5
Pearl Street Mall – Boulder, CO
ARTISTS Include: Hazel Miller, Tommy Thomas, The Mighty Twisters, Gypsy Swing Revue, Harlequintet, Mark Diamond, Banshee Tree and Flatiron Jazz Orchestra
The Colorado Irish Festival
July 10 – 12
Clement Park – Littleton, CO
ARTISTS Include: Gaelic Storm, Screaming Orphans, The Elders, The Moxie Strings, The Town Pants, Angus Mohr, Chancer’s Hooley, Juice O’ The Barley, Pandora Celtica, The Commoners, The Stubby Shillelaghs
Evergreen Jazz Festival
July 24 – 26
Various Downtown Venues – Evergreen, CO
ARTISTS Include: New Black Eagle Jazz Band, After Midnight, Carl Sonny Leyland Trio, Queen City Jazz Band w/ Wende Harston, Felonius Smith Trio, Lost Weekend Western Swing Band, Bogalusa Strutters and more
Fiddles, Vittles and Vino
July 26
Rock Ledge Ranch – Colorado Springs, CO
ARTISTS Include: Songs of the Fall, The Stanleytones, Caribou Mountain Collective, Hot Club of Cowtown and more
Firecracker Folk Festival
July 4
The Swing Station – LaPorte, CO
ARTISTS Include: BJ Kinney, Joe Stevens, The Goodtime Travelers, Tyler T, Elise Wunder, The Prairie Scholars
Fourth of July Twang-Fest and BBQ
July 4
Gold Hill Inn – Boulder, CO
ARTISTS Include: Halden Wofford and the Hi*Beams, Gipsy Moon, Truckstop Honeymoon, Martin Gilmore
Global Dance Festival
July 17 – 19
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
ARTISTS Include: Tiesto, Kaskade, Flosstradamus, Above&Beyond, BennyBenassi, Datsik, Blau, Doctor P, Seven Lions, Goldfish, Green Velvet, Illesium and more
Gunny Grass
July 17 – 18
I BAR Ranch – Gunnison, CO
ARTISTS Include: Grass Is Dead, Art Stevenson and Highwater, Kantankerous, Stray Grass, Chuck Grossman, Mahogany Splinters and more
High Mountain Hay Fever
July 9 – 12
100 South Adams Blvd – Westcliffe, CO
ARTISTS Include: Joe Mullins and The Radio Ramblers, Lou Reid and Carolina, Chris Jones and the Night Drivers, Darol Anger and the Furies, The Hillbenders, Running Out of Road, Ragged Union and many more
Keystone Wine & Jazz Festival
July 18 – 19
River Run Village – Keystone, CO
ARTISTS Include: Joey Sommerville, Dotsero, Chris Standring, Will Donato, Elan Trotman, Sheryl Renee, Selina Albright
Kyle’s Brew Fest Denver
July 23
The Big Wonderful at Sustainability Park – Denver, CO
ARTISTS Include: Kyle Hollingsworth Band and more
Loveland Loves BBQ, Bands & Brews
July 10 -11
Railroad Ave. @ 4th Street – Downtown Loveland, CO
ARTISTS Include: Amplified Souls, Bakersfield Band, Been There Done That, Boom Twang, Dixie Leadfoot & The Chrome Struts, Soul School
One World
July 3- 4
Crested Butte Mountain Resort – Crested Butte, CO.
ARTISTS Include: Eufórquestra, The Leftover Cuties, The Family Crest, The Suffers and more
Pikes Peak Art & Music Festival
July 3 – 5
America the Beautiful Park – Colorado Springs, CO
ARTISTS Include: Woodshed Red, Craig Walter & Company, Barkley Ave., Braithwaite & Whitesell, Ryan Flores, Nouveaux Honkies, Casablanca w/ Vivian Gale, Cous & The Brotherhood, Kings of Clubs and many more
Rhythms on the River
July 10 – 11
Rogers Grove – Longmont, CO
ARTISTS Include: Chris Daniels & the Kings, Hey Lady!, Kutandara, The Indulgers, Rebecca Folsom, Ricardo Pena Band, Crystal Swing Band, The Nacho Men, Mojomama and more
The Ride Festival
July 11 – 12
Telluride Town Park – Telluride, CO
ARTISTS Include: Widespread Panic, Gov’t Mule, Jonny Lang, Trigger Hippy, North Mississippi Allstars, The Temperance Movement, Moon Taxi, Zella Day, Dorothy, Mike Farris, Baskery and more
RiverBeats Festival
July 22 – 23
State Bridge Riverside Amphitheatre – Bond, CO.
ARTISTS Include: BoomBox, Ana Sia, Eliot Lipp, Virtual Boy, Ill-Esha, Samples, Superdre, Sugarpill more
Rockstar Mayhem Festival
July 5
Red Rocks Amphitheatre – Morrison, CO
ARTISTS Include: Slayer, King Diamond, Hellyeah, The Devil Wears Prada, Thy Art Is Murder, Jungle Rot, Sister Sin, Sworn In, Shattered Sun, Feed Her To The Sharks, Code Orange, Kissing Candice
Rockygrass
July 24 – 26
Planet Bluegrass – Lyons, CO
ARTISTS Include: Earls of Leicester w/Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush Bluegrass Band, Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, The Infamous Stringdusters, Del McCoury Band, The David Grisman Sextet, I’m With Her, Peter Rowan Bluegrass Band and more
Rocky Mountain Old Time Music Festival
July 9 – 12
Parrish Ranch – Berthoud, CO
ARTISTS Include: The Roan Mountain Hilltoppers, Walt Koken and Clare Milliner, Dugout Canoe, and more
Summer Brew Fest
July 24 – 25
Mile High Station – Denver, CO
ARTISTS Include: Rapidgrass Quintet, Dragondeer, and more
Telluride Americana Music Fest & Songwriter Showcase
July 15 – 18
Sheridan Opera House – Telluride, CO
ARTISTS Include: Adam Hood, Jack Ingram, Bloody Marys & Troubadours, Olivia Lane & The Nouveaux Honkies, Hal Ketchum, Eliza Gilkyson, Jonathan Byrd, Wild Ponies and more
Telluride Jazz Festival
July 31 – Aug 2
Town Park – Telluride, CO
ARTISTS Include: Ernie Watts, The M&Ms, Maceo Parker, Bill Frisell Trio, Joey DeFrancesco Trio, The Soul Rebels, Eddie Roberts’ West Coast Sounds w/Jennifer Hartswick, The Nth Power and more
Wanderlust
July 2 – 5
Snowmass Village – Snowmass, CO
ARTISTS Include: MOBY, MC YOGI, DJ Drez, Lee Fields & the Expressions, Nikki Lane, The Steeldrivers, Trevor Exter, beatgypsy, HÄANA and more
Winter Park Jazz Festival
July 18 – 19
Hideaway Park – Winter Park, CO
ARTISTS Include: Dotsero, she303, Norman Brown, Marcus Anderson, Rebirth Brass Band, Mindi Abair, Kenny Babyface Edmonds, Tower of Power, Dave Koz & Rick Braun w/Kenny Lattimore, Morris Day & The Time
Winter Park Solshine Music Festival
July 31- Aug 2
Hideaway Park – Winter Park, CO
ARTISTS Include: Leftover Salmon, Coral Creek, Vince Herman, Built To Last, Andy Thorn and Greg Garrison’s Burning Grass