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Vinyl Vault — Big Twist and the Mellow Fellows “Playing for Keeps”

This week the Vinyl Vault goes to the Blues/R&B side with a rockin’ Chicago band, Big Twist and Mellow Fellows and their 1983 Alligator album “Playing for Keeps.” Big Twist,…

Sunnyside Music Festival

The Sunnyside Music Festival is Saturday, September 9 from 12 noon to 7:15 pm. The festival provides free music, fun entertainment, local food, lots of beer, and kids activities to…

Vinyl Vault — King Curtis & Champion Jack Dupree, “Blues at Montreux”

This week on the Vinyl Vault, soul meets blues when we hear “Blues at Montreux” with King Curtis and Champion Jack Dupree. The album was recorded live at the Montreux…

Greeley Blues Jam — Ain't Nothing But A Party!

Downtown Greeley Friday Fest, June 2 - Music Schedule! The party gets started in Historic Downtown Greeley with live music on the 9th Street plaza featuring Hazel Miller and over…

Dazzle at Baur's: Otis Taylor

Dazzle at Baur's presents Otis Taylor on Saturday, May 20, for two sets: 7 PM & 9:30 PM. Otis Taylor grew up in Denver, but as the old blues song…

Christone "Kingfish" Ingram Feature

Grammy-winning blues man Christone “Kingfish” Ingram is playing around Colorado this week, on his “Juke Joint Live” tour.  We caught up with him briefly to ask about playing in Colorado…

Jazz News: Super Bowl music, Intl. Blues Challenge, Celia Cruz on US quarters!

First, some musical notes from the Super Bowl. Before the game even began, Broadway star and recent Emmy winner Sheryl Lee Ralph laid the people out with her version of…

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Celebrating Black History Month with some of the best music on KUVO! Blues and Jazz! Blues and Jazz both originate from the Southern U.S., blues from the late 19th century,…

Blues jams around metro Denver, Kennedy Center honors

The essence of jazz is the blues, so you might say it all starts with LIVE blues. Here’s a rundown on the many blues jam sessions around metro Denver: On…

Dazzle: The Kent Burnside Blues Band

Dazzle presents The Kent Burnside Blues Band on Friday, October 21, at 7 pm and 9:30 pm. Kent Burnside was born into the blues! Born in 1971 in Memphis Tennessee…

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