Gasoline Lollipops started as a cowpunk duo sixteen years ago, with Clay Rose and Johnny “Machine Gun” Mouser serving as the two leads of the band. Now, after many shifts in the lineup and many years of honing the band’s sound, Gasoline Lollipops consists of four main members – Rose, Don Ambory, Scott Coulter, “Bad” Brad Morse, and Kevin Matthews.

Rose is the only member of the band that does not have a music degree. Morse graduated in Florida specializing in classical music, Matthews graduated in Denver specializing in jazz, and Coulter also specialized in jazz. Ambory primarily focuses on Texas-style country and psychedelic rock, and Rose comes from a punk and folk background and focuses on songwriting for the band.

Denver Westword has twice awarded Gasoline Lollipops the “Best Country Band” award, but Rose says that it was never his intention to create a country band. Colorado Daily’s “Best Local Band” award, which the band has won three times, fits more in line with what Rose is going for, a band that meshes multiple different influences and sounds together to create a whole new atmosphere that is different from any other band out there.

Rose says that the band intentionally tries to get out of any particular genre confines. Their previous album release, All The Misery Money Can Buy, is more blues and soul-oriented, while their next album, which is slated for release this spring, focuses more on acoustic, ethereal, and folk sounds.

Rose loves the feeling that the band gets from gathering together and performing live. Audiences often shape the setlist live, as Rose typically doesn’t put together a setlist for each show and rather lets the mood of the audience dictate what kind of songs will be played that night. He likes feeling unprepared for a stage show, and he loves the fanbase that the band has been able to form over the years. To him, music feels very spiritual in nature, and playing in a band as unique as Gasoline Lollipops only heightens that spirituality.

You can catch Gasoline Lollipops live at The Caribou Room, 55 Indian Peaks Drive in Nederland, on Friday, March 25, 2022. Doors and dinner open at 7 p.m., and the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets are $20. Be sure to stream All The Misery Money Can Buy wherever you get your music.

Here are the listings of live music this week! Check it out and support your local musicians.

Busey Brews

Sunday, March 27 at 2 p.m. - Lost Penny Duo (Dahlby and Nadine)

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuseyBrews/

Website: https://buseybrews.com/

Email: contact@buseybrews.com

Location: 70 E. 1st Street, Nederland

Phone: 1-855-633-2739

Caribou Room

Friday, March 25 at 8 p.m. - Gasoline Lollipops

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/

Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/

Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-3637

Covered Wagon

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coveredwagonrestaurantsaloon/

Website: https://www.coveredwagonrestaurant.com/

Location: 15 East 1st Street, Nederland

Phone: 303-258-7578

Gold Hill Store & Pub

Website: goldhillstore.com

Location: 531 Main Street, Gold Hill

Phone: 303-443-7724

Howlin Wind Brewing

Friday, March 18 at 5 p.m. - NoGo Gilbillies

Saturday, March 19 at 5 p.m. - Steepland String Band

Sunday, March 20 at 3 p.m. - Micki Balder

Saturday, March 26 at 4 p.m. - Andrew Cooney Duo

Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing

Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville.

Phone: 309-825-5245

Jamestown Mercantile

Thursday, March 24 at 7 p.m. - Chris Ryan Weist of Wood Belly

Friday, March 25 at 7 p.m. - David Lawrence and the Spoonful

Thursday, March 31 at 7 p.m. - Eric Richard Stone and Tom Hall

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/

Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/

Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown.

Phone: 303-442-5847

Kathmandu

Friday, March 18 at 7 p.m. - The CBDs

Location: 110 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-1169

Knotted Root Brewing

Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home

Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland.

Phone: 720-248-7129

Last Stand Tavern

Saturday, March 19 at 7 p.m. - St. Patrick’s Day party with Jordan Yewey

Friday, March 25 at 6 p.m. - Karaoke

Saturday, March 26 at 5 p.m. - Lee & Gary

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/laststandtavern/

Website: http://laststandtavern.com/

Email: laststandtavern@gmail.com

Location: 32138 Highway 72, Coal Creek Canyon.

Phone: 303-642-3180

Ned’s Cafe

Dam Jam on Thursdays at 10 p.m. Karaoke on Sundays at 7 p.m.

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eatatneds/

Website: https://www.eatatneds.com/

Email: eatatneds@gmail.com

Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-0614

United Center

Saturday, April 9 (Doors at 6:30 p.m., Show at 7 p.m.). - Nathan McEuen (with the Rough and Tumble Band)

Website: http://www.unitedcenterinc.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ UnitedCenterInc/

Email: unitedcenterinc@gmail.com

Location: 1440 Colorado Boulevard Idaho Springs

Phone: 303-900-8689

Very Nice Brewing Company

Thursday, March 17 at 5:30 p.m. - Group ukulele class with Doug Brightwood

Thursday, March 24 at 6 p.m. - Jazz by Dan Williams

Friday, March 25 at 6 p.m. - Jay Stott

Saturday, March 26 at 5 p.m. - Eric Stone

Facebook: www.facebook.com/ verynicebeer

Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/

Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland.

Phone: 303-258-3770

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