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2025 MUSIC LINEUP

ELDER GROWN
Original, organic, funkalicious rockin-roots, for your mind to soak up, and your body to get down to.

Family and community are the roots of Elder Grown, a band of brothers from Durango, Colorado. They consider every audience member to be their 6th collective member, the heartbeat that fuels their music. Elder Grown is a powerful rock band featuring hip-hop forward funk & soul inspired, original songs. Their improvisational jams serve as the foundation for their captivating and genre-bending music. With groovy bass lines, screaming guitar, and bold saxophone, they invite listeners on a rollercoaster ride of musical exploration.

LOS MOCOCHETES
"Revolutionary music you can dance to". Los Mocochetes are a Xican@ Funk band from Denver, CO. This colorful cast of characters fuses thoughtfully brazen, socio/politically charged song lyrics, groovilicious melodies and high-energy stage antics to create an immersive experience unlike anything you've ever seen before. Much like a machete, which can be used either as a tool to build or a weapon to kill, they have chosen to use their music to inspire and encourage positive social change. Every show is different, but it’s always a dance party!

GHOST.WAV
GHOST.WAV is the up and coming Reggae/Rock/Hip Hop band from Denver, CO. Focused on constantly writing and releasing music, GHOST.WAV aims to capture an audience with a message of growth and understanding. Their sound is a blend of heavy metal, hard rock, and progressive/psychedelic rock, often with theatrical elements, all while incorporating pop influences to create a catchy and memorable sound.

RAINY EYES
Norwegian-born California/Louisiana Swampy Rock Americana. Born out of revelry and resolution in a redwood cabin tucked into the California coast, endowed with a spirit simmering in wanderlust, and ornamented with the rich traditions of the Louisiana bayou, it marks the resilient return of Irena Eide aka Rainy Eyes. Rainy’s vocals are really what commands attention. She has an incredible range and is extremely versatile, agile, and supple, not to mention frequently breathtaking. Harmonies are essential to her music, and she works hard to get ’em just right.

WHITE ROSE MOTOR OIL
Bringing you Cowpunk straight from Denver! White Rose Motor Oil, a two-piece woman-fronted Cowpunk / Garage Country band from Denver, CO features married couple Eryn DeSomer (guitars and vocals) and Keith Hoerig-DeSomer (drums). They play loud, and often fast. Eryn and Keith have been active in the Denver music scene for close to 20 years, previously as members of The Hollyfelds and The Jekylls. Prior to those bands, Keith was also a member of the band Five Iron Frenzy. In 2018, they formed White Rose Motor Oil

MEAN IRENE
Sunny Gable is a talented musician, award winning songwriter, and the charismatic front woman for the band Mean Irene. She was born and raised in Illinois and Colorado, where she developed a love for music at a young age. Sunny's passion for singing and songwriting led her to pursue a career in music, and she has been performing for audiences across the country for many years.

Currently residing in Mancos, Colorado Sunny continues to create and perform music with her band, blending rock, country, and blues to create a unique sound that is all their own. Her powerful vocals and commanding stage presence have won over fans and critics alike, and she has become known for her electrifying live performances.

MAGI AND THE ONE HEART ORCHESTRA
One Heart Orchestra is an original Roots Reggae band based in Durango, Colorado. Soul-stirring roots, deep grooves, conscious energy, the One Heart Orchestra draws inspiration from classic reggae with a fresh infusion of local lyrics, hypnotic rhythms and messages of harmony and unity. One Love. One Heart. One Sound.

GALAVANT
Galavant is a high-energy, eclectic band who’s signature style is having fun. Made up of a powerhouse of women- this band loves to play music that speaks to your heart and moves your bones! With Nicola Dehlinger on bass, Merida Odiorne on acoustic guitar, and Jen Sokol on drums

Galavant Band · Let Go

NU BASS THEORY
"The race slice of Electronica that retrains the pocket" The Colorado-based duo Nu Bass Theory plays “Funky Beats”: Inspired by Vulfpeck, Sade, Rhye, and Shiloh Dynasty. Nu Bass Theory creates a unique brand of live electro-pop-funk and jazz, blending electronic beats, synth, samples, and vocal harmonies to create an alternate lounge world dance party.

2024 MUSIC LINEUP

2024 MUSIC LINEUP

EASY JIM
MUSIC OF THE GRATEFUL DEAD
Easy Jim is known for their exciting original improvisations, high energy performances, and attention to detail. This laid back group of musicians from Gunnison and Crested Butte found a common love for the music with one another and a desire to learn and perform. The six piece ensemble features the same instrumentation as the Grateful Dead including two drummers and four part vocal harmonies.

PEACH STREET REVIVAL
Peach Street Revival is a fierce, female-dominated rock band from Grand Junction, Colorado, committed to crafting hit songs, touring globally, and intertwining their music with the fashion industry. Peach Street Revival has graced stages alongside renowned acts such as ZZ TOP, Buckcherry, Puddle of Mudd, Flobots, and more. During the show, fans will experience a seamless blend of Peach Street Revival's original songs and iconic hits from legendary artists like Led Zeppelin, Queen, Rush, Heart, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Fleetwood Mac, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, and the like. Share the music and bring a friend to rock out with Peach Street Revival!

TAYLOR SCOTT BAND
A colorful hybrid of roots-rock, funk, soul, and troubadour-style Americana. It's a sound that's as diverse as its creator Taylor Scott, whipped into sharp shape by a musician who's equal parts guitar hero and singer/songwriter craftsman.

TWO FACES WEST
Two Faces West was founded in the small mountain town of Gunnison, Colorado and relocated to the mile high city of Denver in the fall of 2015. The TFW sound is described as a fiery blend of rock & blues, which focuses on the roots of blues, while expressing its core in pure rock’n’roll, and topping it off with a touch of funk to create a versatile and distinctive Colorado sound: Crankin’ Electric Rock & Blues!

DESIDERATA
Desiderata reflects the laid back mountain environment where they formed in Durango Colorado. Blending a variety of sounds from Soul, Rock, Funk, Indie, Alternative, and Country leaves their own way to create the feel-good, captivating dance music they love to share.

LITTLE WILDERNESS
Groovier than Green Day,
More decibels than Decemberists,
Wilder than Weezer...
It’s Little Wilderness!
Their original tunes are an eclectic collection of groove-oriented songs that reflect the soul and spirit of indie rock, punk rock and americana rolled up in a fun package.

THE BURNSVILLE BAND
The Burnsville Band is focused on blending the intensity of the Blues with the timeless energy of Rock. Their sound is driven by their rockin, dynamic and soulful live performances and are ready to keep the blues alive in the Southwest with their signature meat-on-the-bones blues, rock, and soul sound.

SUPERHEX
Heavy Funk that possesses a distinctive groove and a relentless sense of rhythmic movement that makes you want to get up and dance.

2023 MUSIC LINEUP

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Horizon
Blu Phunk Collective
Birds of Play
Apres Nova
A-Mac & The Height
Little Brother
King Tree & the Earthmothers
Float Like A Buffalo

Float Like a Buffalo
Float Like a Buffalo is rock with funk, ska, reggae, and jam influences. Nods to the funk of Lettuce and The Motet, jam of Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, rock of Red Hot Chili Peppers and Chicago Transit Authority, soul of James Brown, & high-energy guitar licks of Jimi Hendrix all combine to make a unique sound that’s impossible not to dance to.

King Tree & the Earthmothers
With psychedelic and progressive rock-influenced jams, the trio became locally known in Southern California for eclectic and virtuosic live performances.

A-Mac & the Height
With hook-driven songwriting and a cohesive blend of reggae, hip-hop, funk and alternative rock, the group thrives on overcoming musical boundaries. Coming from Denver, CO, Their immersive message and feel good energy has proven to bring together beautiful people from coast to coast.

Birds of Play
Birds of Play is an Americawna Roots quartet based in the San Juan Mountains of Southwestern Colorado. Birds of Play’s high-caliber musicianship and song craft are laced with imagination and a vibrant, intuitive understanding of the human condition - while their live shows weave together an intricate tapestry of place, authenticity, magic, and humor.

Little Brother
Little Brother brings big sound in a compact, easy to carry package, with elements in funk, soul and rock n' roll, all cruising in some strange starship with no particular place to go.

Apres Nova
Après Nova is a jazz-oriented sometimes duo, sometimes trio, composed of brothers, Max, Charlie, and Oliver Henry.
From a variety of influences, ranging from Ahmad Jamal and Paco de Lucia to Harvey Sutherland and Marc Rebillet, Aprés Nova can be a calming smooth ballad, lively electronic dance music, and any genre in between.

Horizon
HORIZON is an all original Funk-Jazz trio with a unique sound and songwriting style, with musicians Isaac James Kimbro, Linda Gimble Baker and Yves LF Giraud
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Blu Phunk Collective
This exciting new Four Corners-based band consists of long-time performing pros that are sure to rock the house with their genre-straddling blend of Funk, Blues, R&B and jazz! This exciting new group consists of long-time performing pros Dean Murphy on guitar, Chad MacCluskey on bass, and Mike Wingo on drums. They play a blend of Blues and Funk, with an occasional sprinkling of R&B and hip jazz.

Haro in the Dark
Playing at the kickoff Pre-Party at Dolores River Brewery on Friday, June 2nd starting at 7:30pm. This is American Roots Music ... If you like booty shakin', earth quakin', spirit liftin', mind driftin' Music that makes the soul move, then you'll love this Americana music with a Groove!

2022 MUSIC LINEUP

flashback

Playing Rock's favorite hits

bentley monk

pre-party june 3rd at esoterra featuring the crags

post-party at 9pm saturday june 4th at dolores river brewery featuring j-calvin

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Past lineups:

2019 music lineup

Afrobeatniks

The Afrobeatniks draw their inspiration from West African, Brazilian, Afro-Cuban, and Latin Jazz music.
Imagine lots of world rhythms morphing into this dance-inducing groove with funk, jazz, reggae, acoustic drumming and rock and roll to round out the experience. They just released their new album - Wontanara!

Sample Tune: Skanqueando

Sample Tune: Cumple Tres

Sample Tune: Wontanara

Elder Grown

Family and community are the roots of Elder Grown. A band of five locals from Durango, Colorado, imagine Motown meeting the Red Hot Chili Peppers, then adding some Pink Floyd, Maceo Parker, and finishing with some Rage Against the Machine. Funk meets Pop, Rock meets Hip Hop, Jazz meets Reggae. Elder Grown uses the freedom of improvisational jams as their foundation to create their captivating, soul-inspired sound.

Sample Album: Elder Grown

Garrett T. capps

Garrett T. Capps is a San Antonio-based country musician unafraid to let other influences creep into his tunes. His last full-length release, "Y Los Lonely Hipsters", has garnered a cult following and even landed one of it's songs (Born in San Antone) a prime spot in the Season 3 opening scene of Showtime's hit series "Billions" (premiered March 25th, 2018). His ambitious new "space country" solo LP, "In the Shadows (again)" was released on May 5th on the newly established Shotgun House Records. There is a lot on the horizon for GTC as he continues to play prime gigs in Austin/San Antonio and take his progressive country influence out in to the big 'ol world.

Sample Tune: Can you harness the light?

Sample Tune: Trouble's Calling

Sample Tune: Here Right Now

Diggin' dirt

From afrobeat to reggae and rock, always with that characteristic funky Diggin Dirt soul, this band is influenced by funk heavy hitters such as James Brown, Funkadelic, Bootsy Collins and Sly and the Family Stone as well as reggae bands like Steel Pulse and modern funk like Orgone. You can also see them performing at the Joshua Tree Music Festival in May, and the High Sierra Music Festival in July.

Sample CD: Bedrock

Sample CD: Full Season

SAMBA GALACTICA

Drummers Extraordinaire! Samba Galactica will be performing in the crowd at this year's fest, so be prepared to get up and shake your booty to over a dozen drummers with rhythms from around the world.