In the ’90s, the Peak Lounge became an integral part of the heritage of live music in Denver, a cozy performance space for listeners of 96.5 KXPK—“The Peak.”
The renowned jazz pianist preserves and plays the music of Denver’s legendary Five Points neighborhood.
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.
Rock eccentric Mojo Nixon—a motor-mouthed guitarist and singer-songwriter and nutcase radio personality—died on February 8, 2024, aboard a country-music cruise. He was 66.
Described as “transcendental folk,” Elephant Revival’s rustic style centers around bluegrass instrumentation while dabbling in elements of reggae, Celtic fiddle tunes, jazz standards, even an occasional hip-hop beat. The tangled tale of how the five multi-instrumentalists came together and ultimately settled in Colorado is as eclectic as their unique repertoire.
Peter La Farge
The son of a Pulitzer Prize winner, Peter La Farge, an often neglected folk singer-songwriter of the 1950s and 1960s, grew up partly on the former Kane Ranch in Fountain, Colorado.
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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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.