The Colorado songwriter returns to Gold Hill Inn with a new album in tow
Eight years on, guitarist Frydenlund, current drummer Zach Bulgarelli, keys player Jack Marty, and bass player Caden Kramer play together as Sqwerv. Learn more about two upcoming shows in the first ever Music Double Feature!
Sun Jr. is not a full-time commitment for any of the members, who all prioritize their day jobs and families. However, for them, making the band their primary commitment is not the point. The most important part to them is continuing to find the time to hang out and play music together.
ROLLINSVILLE - Tyler Balentine has always loved music, but he didn’t start playing seriously until his college years. Around that time, he became obsessed with Dave Matthews, particularly his right hand—the way he played rhythm guitar. Balentine...
LYONS - The Two Tracks has developed its sound as a band for nearly ten years now. The band recorded their self-titled debut in 2016 and is set to release their fifth album in 2026. Julie Huebner, singer, songwriter, and rhythm guitarist, formed...
NEDERLAND - Laurie Dameron has been playing music professionally and writing songs for over 35 years. Lorrie Baum has been playing bass since 1967 and trombone for longer. Together, they make up the duo Laurie and Lorrie. Dameron started playing...
NEDERLAND - Alex Mackenzie-Low first put a band together in 2013, near the end of his time studying music business and recording arts at CU Denver. He put the band together in order to create an album of original songs, and the group grew from...
NEDERLAND - For many, music is a way of coping with difficult feelings. The joy and comfort that music brings is generational, and Jeremy Garrett knows that intimately. That’s mainly thanks to his father, Glen, the first president of the Idaho...
For 2025, the Nederland Food Pantry, Community Gardens, and Clothing Closet (Peak Abundance) has seen an increase in the need for their services, while also experiencing the early signs of drought from state and county resources. But, in spite of...
NEDERLAND - Alex Randall and Theo Snead have been close friends since college. They’ve always played music together, but they initially didn’t perform as a band. That all changed when Randall decided to sell his Fender Deluxe amp after he settled...
JAMESTOWN -- Graham Good’s love of music sparked in his 7th-grade year at Deer Creek Middle School. That year, he took the class “Intro to Typing/Experimental Bands.” That combination of subjects spread throughout the school year. The first...
GOLD HILL -- The dead nettle gets its name from its physical appearance. Though its leaves are shaped the same as a common nettle plant, the dead nettle, part of the mint family, doesn’t sting and blossoms with distinctive purple flowers. Lindsey...
NEDERLAND -- Jeffrey James Franca started his musical trajectory playing guitar, taking lessons around the age of five. He found himself invested in playing music, although he didn’t realize how invested at the time. Joining his band program in...
ROLLINSVILLE -- The man now known as Chicken Coop Willaye moved from his home state of North Carolina to Atlanta, Georgia, after graduating from Appalachian State University in Boone. During the decade he lived in Atlanta, he was known as Washboard Willaye.
From casual performer to professional musician, a lot has changed for this Boulder resident in the last four years!
NEDERLAND -- AJ Montana Keyser has been writing songs since the age of 11 and playing open mikes since the age of 15. They’ve embraced music throughout their entire life, performing professionally for over eight years.
NEDERLAND - Guitarist Brian Blaser jokes that five years ago, he didn’t even know how to spell the word “bluegrass.” His music tastes focused primarily on alternative and electric rock, playing in a group that performed songs from artists like the Allman Brothers, Phish, the Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, the Rolling Stones, Radiohead, and Pearl Jam.
Although this acoustic guitarist takes music seriously, he also just wants to have fun while playing it!
ROLLINSVILLE -- In 2011, Connor Dady moved away from his roots in Rochester, New York, and settled down in Denver, Colorado. Around the same time, Dan Williams moved to Denver from Austin, Texas, and both he and Dady happened to land a job as...
Check out this instrumental guitar-fiddle duo in Jamestown soon!