A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Denver’s premiere concert venue in the Rockin’ 70’s, Ebbets hosted a lineup of legends and up-and-comers. Young Bob Ferbrache hung out at Ebbets, where he morphed from gofer to photographer—and captured history.
A founding member of the Grateful Dead, Bob Weir passed away on January 10, 2026, at age 78.
He never attained eminence in America. Even in Colorado, where he was born and raised, he was a virtual unknown. But in the Soviet Union and other Communist bloc countries, Dean Reed was bigger than Elvis Presley—a superstar so famous that shops sold his image alongside Joseph Stalin’s.
1996: Backbeats
Colorado’s music scene thrived in 1996. Here’s a look back at some of the most beloved acts.
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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