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Falco and Book play Jerry Garcia

Jerry Garcia and his accomplishments are worth celebrating. Founding and leading (despite never wanting credit as leader) the mother of all jam bands in The Grateful Dead, bringing bluegrass...

DATE: Oct 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Stillwater stages monthlong concert series

Local music education nonprofit Stillwater Music will celebrate two decades of music schooling with an offering of what it does best – music. “Southwest Sessions” is one of the celebratory p...

DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Storytellers with Erik Nordstrom, Josie Loner, Easton Tripp

Moe Cooley likes a good story. He also likes a good song, and he knows that behind every good song there’s a story. Cooley’s no stranger to either, as he’s a musician who has kicked around m...

DATE: Oct 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Take a musical journey to ‘Poppletonia’

Local band The Poppletons have created their own world. “Poppletonia” is that place, a music-heavy land where guitar players Doc and Rock, bass player Rodney Bobby and drummer Chef, all with...

DATE: Sep 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Rockfest celebrates music community

Music scenes need someone to do the heavy lifting. That “someone” are first fans and musicians, second venue owners and promoters, a collaborative group handling the team effort to make said...

DATE: Sep 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

2-Bit Tom Kipp serves up an all analog listening experience

Tom Kipp is into sharing the music he’s collected his whole life. A DJ in the most traditional sense, he spins music from vinyl records played on a good-old turntable. If he hasn’t tattooed ...

DATE: Sep 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

The Fretliners coming to Animas City Theatre

Winning the band contest at a bluegrass festival is a sure way to gain quick fans and music-biz footing. It comes with immediate recognition, and in many cases, future attention as part of t...

DATE: Sep 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

KNFRMST: Musicians, professors of punk

Punk’s not dead. While some may think otherwise, it’s never been dead. With the rise of “alternative rock” in the 1990s bringing punk rock into the living rooms, resulting in the jock and ch...

DATE: Aug 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Rattlesnake Milk takes stage at San Juan Brewfest

Lou Lewis and Andrew Chavez have been playing music together since they were 15 years old. Rock ’n’ roll, surf and rockabilly have all been sounds they’ve explored kicking around Lubbock, Te...

DATE: Aug 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Betty Benedeadly: Groove, psych, twang

Betty Benedeadly’s sound all started with the acquisition of a “banjitar.” A solid reflection of the name, it’s an instrument that’s part banjo and part guitar, and it’s become an integral p...

DATE: Aug 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Stillhouse Junkies release concept album

A proper LP should be more than a handful of singles and some throwaway cuts. True music lovers know that sometimes a record deserves a proper beginning to end listen, where you start with t...

DATE: Aug 6, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown

Jeremy Garrett: Artist at large

If you’re a music lover who’s been in Colorado in the summertime, it’s safe to say you’ve been to a festival or two. If you have, you know that sometimes at festivals your favorite bands can...

DATE: Jul 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Downtown Lowdown