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Terrapin Care Station
Cambridge Audio

The protean musician, artist and designer's years in Colorado found him composing, recording and performing countless works.

Tim Duffy

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

Hot Rize

For more than 25 years, photographer Garrett Hacking has captured the personalities and emotions of musicians at concerts across Colorado. He selected some of his favorite images exclusively for Colorado Music Experience.

B.B. King, Buell Theatre, 2008
David Johansen, 1978

Punk pioneer David Johansen, the famed New York Dolls frontman, died on February 28, 2025. He was 75.

Yonder Mountain String Band

In the late 1990s, the phrase “jamgrass” emerged. As groups across the country blended bluegrass, folk, country and improvisation into a new creation, Yonder Mountain String Band experienced a meteoric rise.

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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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