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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

A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.

Grateful Dead/Spontanuity

Chip Garofalo, a Denver native, built an impressive photography portfolio of artists who performed at KCUV radio, which he shares with the Colorado Music Experience. He is the president of GARO Productions and Media, Inc.

Ryan Bingham
The Alarm, 1987

Mike Peters, the frontman and songwriter of the Alarm, died on April 28, 2025, at age 66 after a long battle with blood cancer.

India.Arie

With her 2001 album Acoustic Soul, R&B singer India.Arie made one of the most notable debuts in music history, traveling down the trail blazed by like-minded soul sisters Lauryn Hill, Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. The song “Video” from the CD became an anthem for many listeners with its positive message about loving yourself. It made India.Arie a household name.

Van Trevor

Van Trevor
Van Trevor recorded for Denver-based Bandbox Records in the early 1960s, making the country charts with “Born to Be in Love with You” (#22) and “Our Side” (#27).

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