Mike Lamitola has lived in Colorado for nearly twenty years now. He grew up in Connecticut, where he was inspired to be a musician primarily because his father was one. In third grade, he started
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Mike Lamitola has lived in Colorado for nearly twenty years now. He grew up in Connecticut, where he was inspired to be a musician primarily because his father was one. In third grade, he started learning piano and joined his school band playing clarinet in fifth grade. Around his eighth-grade year, he discovered The Beatles, and hearing his father play the riff for their song “Day Tripper” motivated him to play guitar.
Through high school and college, he became more interested in playing with bands, focusing on jam band covers during his early years in college. He also joined an acoustic group at one point, and towards the end of college, he joined a hip-hop/ funk band that lasted until he moved to Colorado. Throughout this time, he wrote and played his own music, which he says focused on folk/singer-songwriter styles.
He cites other bands such as Radiohead, Deathcab for Cutie, Wilco, and Pinback, as well as solo acts such as Nick Drake, Neil Young, Bob Dylan, and Jeff Tweedy as major influences. He doesn’t particularly focus on the genre when it comes to his personal performances, but he says that his music primarily leans toward Americana and folk with elements of flamenco and jazz sprinkled in. He loves it when the creative spark for songwriting comes out of nowhere, and he also loves performing covers from bands such as Pink Floyd, Nirvana, and Smashing Pumpkins.
He loves playing in intimate spaces where the audience wants to hear the stories behind the songs he writes, and he hopes that audience members will connect to the honesty and humanity behind his music. His album, The Eighth Insight, came out in December 2022, and he is currently working on a new EP. He hopes he will have more opportunities to play in the Peak to Peak area, and he is excited to come back to the area.
You can check out Mike Lamitola performing live at the Jamestown Mercantile, 108 Main Street in Jamestown, on Sunday, February 18, 2024, starting at noon.
Music Events
Busey Brews
Sunday, February 11 at 2 p.m. - Geoff Grayson
Sunday, February 18 at 2 p.m. - Windy Pines
Sunday, February 25 at 2 p.m. - Rollinsvillians
Sunday, March 3 at 2 p.m. - Shawn Cunnane
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BuseyBrews/
Website: https://buseybrews.com/
Location: 70 E. First Street, Nederland
Phone: 1-855-633-2739
Diner Bar Ned
Wednesdays at 8:30 p.m. - Karaoke
Sundays at 6 p.m. - Open Mic Night
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100095276740341
Location: 121 N. Jefferson Street, Nederland
Eldora Mountain Resort
Friday, February 9 at 9 a.m. - Park Affair: DJTeagz and Iris Berkeley
Friday, February 9 at 11 a.m. - Friday Timbers Taphouse: Eric Richard Stone
Saturday, February 10 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Terry Donovan
Saturday, February 10 at 1 p.m. - Fireside in Timbers Lodge: Brett Kretzer/Scott Slay
Sunday, February 11 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: GODLAZER
Sunday, February 11 at 1 p.m. - Second Jazz Sundays: Wellington Bullings
Friday, February 16 at 11 a.m. - Friday Timbers Taphouse: Eric Richard Stone
Friday, February 16 at noon - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Erin Stereo
Saturday, February 17 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Short Circuits DJs Garrett and Dirty Dale
Saturday, February 17 at 1 p.m. - Fireside in Timbers Lodge: Will Whalen
Sunday, February 18 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Short Circuits DJs Garrett and Dirty Dale
Sunday, February 18 at 1 p.m. - Fireside in Timbers Lodge: Gratefully Acoustic
Friday, February 23 at 11 a.m. - Friday Timbers Taphouse: Eric Richard Stone
Friday, February 23 at noon - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Pomegranate Sounds
Saturday, February 24 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: Yololo
Saturday, February 24 at 1 p.m. - Fireside in Timbers Lodge: Sarah Banker
Sunday, February 25 at 9 a.m. - DJs in the Woodward Boombox: DJ Worm
Sunday, February 25 at 1 p.m. - Fireside in Timbers Lodge: NoGo TwoBillies
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/eldoramountainresort
Website: https://www.eldora.com/
Location: 2861 Eldora Ski Road, Nederland
Howlin Wind Brewing
Saturday, February 10 at 6 p.m. - Melt & The Family Band
Sunday, February 11 at 3 p.m. - We Women Musical Showcase
Wednesday, February 14 at 5:30 p.m. - Singles Mingle
Saturday, February 17 at 5 p.m. - Austin Quattlebam Duo
Saturday, February 24 at 4 p.m. - Goldie & The Grindstones
Sunday, February 25 at 4 p.m. - Open Bluegrass Jam
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/howlinwindbrewing
Website: https://www.howlinwindbrewing.com/
Location: 51 A Main Street, Rollinsville Phone: 309-825-5245
Jamestown Mercantile
Thursday, February 8 at 7 p.m. - Foggy Mountain Spaceship
Friday, February 9 at 7 p.m. - Good Music Medicine
Thursday, February 15 at 7 p.m. - Chris Weist (Wood Belly) and Friends
Sunday, February 18 at noon - Mike Lamitola
Wednesday, February 21 at 5 p.m. - Open Mic
Thursday, February 22 at 7 p.m. - Lucy Moore and Friends
Friday, February 23 at 7 p.m. - Poorfree
Sunday, February 25 at 10 a.m. - John Sheperd and the Front Porch Posse
Thursday, February 29 at 7 p.m. - Grant Livingston
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/jamestown.mercantile/
Website: https://www.jamestownmercantile.com/
Location: 108 Main Street, Jamestown
Phone: 303-442-5847
JKQ BBQ
Friday, February 9 at 6 p.m. - Boys on the Town
Saturday, February 10 at 5 p.m. - Boys on the Town
Friday, February 16 at 6 p.m. - Duey
Saturday, February 17 at 5 p.m. - Duey
Friday, February 23 at 6 p.m. - Jon Ridnell
Saturday, February 24 at 5 p.m. - Jon Ridnell
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JkqBbq/
Location: 200 Gregory Street, Black Hawk
Phone: 720-316-1361
Knotted Root Brewing
Friday, February 9 at 6 p.m. - Brittney Wagner
Saturday, February 10 at 5 p.m. - Gent Treadly
Friday, February 16 at 5:30 p.m. - Daft Phish (pre-party for Dopapod at The Caribou Room!)
Saturday, February 17 at 5 p.m. - Derek Dames Ohl
Friday, February 23 at 5 p.m. - Danny Shafer
Saturday, February 24 at 6 p.m. - Gratefully Acoustic
Sundays at 5 p.m. - Jazz Sundays
Website: https://www.knottedrootbrewing.com/home
Location: 250 N. Caribou Street, Nederland
Phone: 720-248-7129
The Caribou Room
Friday, February 16 at 7 p.m. - Dopapod with Sicard Hollow
Saturday, February 24 at 7 p.m. - Big Mountain with Selasee Music and The FaFa Family
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thecaribouroom/
Website: https://www.thecaribouroom.com/
Location: 55 Indian Peaks Drive, Nederland
Phone: 303-258-3637
Very Nice Brewing Co.
Friday, February 9 at 6 p.m. - Windy Pines
Saturday, February 10 at 5 p.m. - 4Tell
Friday, February 16 at 6 p.m. - d’Lovelies
Saturday, February 17 at 5 p.m. - Ella Wren
Friday, February 23 at 6 p.m. - Mountain ReVerb
Saturday, February 24 at 5 p.m. - Dan Williams
Facebook: www.facebook.com/verynicebeer
Website: www.verynicebrewing.com/
Location: 20 E. Lakeview Drive, #112, Nederland
Phone: 303-258-3770
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