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Terrapin Care Station
Cambridge Audio

The renowned jazz pianist preserves and plays the music of Denver’s legendary Five Points neighborhood.

Purnell Steen

Bringing respect for tradition and progressive elements to the bluegrass genre, the Colorado band went on to a long and storied career.

Hot Rize

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is widely regarded as one of the world’s most important outdoor festivals. Tim Benko, who has shot TBF for more than three decades, shares some of his favorite images.

Emmylou Harris - 1992
Jack Russell, 1990

The frontman of Great White, the hard-rock band that peaked in the late ’80s with a cover of “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and was involved in one of the most tragic concerts in American history—died on August 15, 2024, of Lewy body dementia and muscle atrophy. He was 63 years old.

Steve Taylor

Steve Taylor emerged in the 1980s as perhaps the most intriguing artist in the contemporary Christian genre.

Brethren Fast, 1999 - Gordon Beesley, Mik Messina, Don Messina

Brethren Fast
In the late ’90s, Brethren Fast earned a reputation along the Front Range for white-hot live shows that were reckless adventures in self-described “electrified hillbilly hot-rod funk.”

On Record Book Series

On Record book series

Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.

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merchandise

Explore the Colorado Music Experience’s store, stocked with stylish products and gifts for music fans.

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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.

Jon Rizzi, G. Brown, Mark Zaremba and Chip Garofalo