Performing Arts

To delve into the music of Blitzen Trapper is to explore the sound of escape. Escape from the past, escape from a no-hope town, escape from whatever holds a soul down. It is some of the best music being made in America and is rooted...

This Sunday, four women playing heavy, blues-based rock and roll will rock the Opera House. To many rock fans, wading into Led Zeppelin's well-loved catalogue is sacred territory. Lez Zeppelin, however, reigns over it like leather-clad goddesses. Led Zeppelin is arguably one of the most influential...

Editor's note: Ok, it's more like an Editor's Confession. We saw it. Sneaked into a tech rehearsal Sunday night (March 11) before leaving for Chile. (And turning over the day to day of Telluride Inside...

Jazz concert to include great composer, originals, Latin & Blues Mullti-instrumentalist and band leader Jeff Solon is a regular at the Telluride Jazz Celebration's After Dark performances at venues all over town. His usual perch: the New Sheridan Bar. Think of his upcoming concert as a...

Concert on Sunday, March 11 sold out. Monday, March 12 still available. Sheridan Opera House, 9 p.m. "Leftover Salmon" was formed by a lucky accident in 1989, arising from the flatirons and granite of the Front Range. A local band, the Salmon Heads, asked members of...

The Vagina Monologues returns to Telluride this week after a four-year absence. The production, on stage at the Steaming Bean every night through Thursday, is one of many events that the San Miguel Resource Center is hosting as part of its Phenomenal Women’s Week. According to...

Editor's note: In light of recent developments involving the beloved Llama, the Ana Sia performance, originally scheduled in February, is rescheduled for Saturday, March 10, and will be held at the Fly Me to the Moon Saloon. DJ Soulatomic kicks off the performance at 10:30...

Ed. note: Obviously the editor was asleep. Thanks to Jumpin' Jan for pointing out the LLB is at Sheridan Opera House on March 7, not 2/7. Hey Telluride: the ski season is winding down for another year, and with it the music scene is closing in...

JWAIL performs tonight, starting at 9 p.m. If you were lucky enough to be in the crowd that heard Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band play at last year's Telluride Blues & Brews Festival that should have provided enough motivation to come back for a second...

Having Tim O’Brien play solo at the Sheridan Opera House is like having a favorite uncle over for supper. You know; the one with the goofy jokes, clad in well-loved corduroy pants and a smile as warm as cornbread right out of the oven. He’s...