Blues & Brews

September 11 to 18, 2014   Visible planets: Morning: Venus, Jupiter   Evening: Mercury, Mars, Saturn Value systems are awesome and amazing. Each of us has one. Carved out of childhood experience and exposure, family influence, friendships and fate, we shape our likes and dislikes, attractions and repulsions,...

As a local DJ on KOTO-fm I play the latest in contemporary jazz and world music.  One of the CD's that been on my playlist for the past several month's is Bombino's "Nomad."  It has a fresh sound and an energy that is truly special. Even though...

George Clinton knows how to put on a show, and Telluride will be able to witness the splendor of it all, first hand, at the upcoming Blues & Brews festival this weekend.  Here's a story by Chris Jordan, with APP.com (Asbury Park Press), about George Clinton's legacy...

Peter Frampton will be the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival's closing act on the Main Stage on Sunday night.  Have you ever wondered how Peter was introduced to the "Talk Box?" This post from the Ultimate Classic Rock website explains how.  Hint: It involved both...

Ryan McGarvey and Dragondeer set to play the concert stage in Mountain Village for the Fourth Annual Sunset Blues Concert - September 11, 2014 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Blues musicians Ryan McGarvey and Dragondeer will join forces on the concert stage in Mountain Village...

“With daring accompaniment, penetrating lyrics and a combined sound that bleeds triumph and lovesickness all at once, Fields and co. stand solidly apart.” – NPR Music [caption id="attachment_44889" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Lee Fields[/caption] He came of age in the era of be-ins and psychedelics. Of flower children, “Hair,”...

                          Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, the last major event in the Telluride Summer schedule is coming this weekend, September 11-14, 2014. This year's festival was presaged by two summer weekends of Blues Trains on the Durango & Silverton line. I wasn't able to enjoy the...