Chantil Dukart & JJ Murphy

by Rachel Herrington | Aug 7, 2024

Presented By KGNU

Door time: 7:30

Show time: 8:00

Chantil Dukart

Chantil is a Denver-based, Alaska-raised indigenous jazz pianist and singer with roots in the Tsimshian and Sugpiaq peoples of Alaska. She recently performed at the Kennedy Center in DC with the Indigenous Big Band featuring special artist Esperanza Spalding. She is a Blue Desert Artist, Native Launchpad Award Recipient, touring member of Pamyua (Alaskan soul group), and a freelancing composer that recently scored a horror composition for an Indigenous Theatre play. As a writer, Chantil has released two albums, and has composed hundreds of compositions in her musical career. An extremely versatile artist, she has written funk, folk, classical, jazz, reggae and brings a deep soulfulness, sense of both humor and sincerity to the stage.

JJ Murphy

As a composer and a guitarist, J.J. Murphy brings a soulful vitality to contemporary music. His sound is an effortless blend of folk, blues, rock  and jazz, with covers drawing from Thelonious Monk to Radiohead. “JJ is an inspiring guitarist well versed in many styles, but he made me fall in love with blues and slide guitar all over again,” Dave Abear (Melvin Seals and JGB). Nashville based producer, Ryan Connors, defines  Murphy’s style as, “the blues-inspired rawness of Eric Clapton with the jazz vocabulary and sensitivity of Bill Frisell.”  

Murphy earned an M.M. in performance from Belmont University in Nashville in 2014, where he studied with guitarist/composer Mike Valeras. Since then, Murphy has traveled the country playing small clubs to stadiums—from NYC’s historic Rockwood Music Hall to The Fox Theatre in Boulder.

In 2022, J.J. relocated to Denver, CO where he has been working as a solo artist, sideman, a session musician and private teacher.

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Goldpine & Bonnie and Taylor Sims

by Rachel Herrington | Aug 7, 2024

Presented By KGNU

Door time: 7:30

Show time: 8:00

Goldpine

“Goldpine is folksy and falls within the Americana genre but their musical arrangements are very innovative and eclectic.” – Melissa Clarke (Americana Highways, July 7, 2022)

Exposing the pains of severed relationships and unearthing the pursuits of love and purpose, Goldpine is cathartic, moody, dissonant, and relevant. After nearly a decade of honing in on their sound, they’re ready to give the world their self-produced LP, One.  The debut album is a snapshot of this season of their lives — symbolizing a new beginning and an homage to the halcyon journey under their previous band name “My One and Only”.  Laced with bold vocal harmonies and fervent lyrics, One is the perfect introduction to Goldpine.

From festivals like 30A Songwriting Festival and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion, to listening rooms throughout the United States, Ben and Kassie have been offering their own brand of raw Americana to audiences large and small. WINNER of the 2022 Rocky Mountain Songwriter Contest and Finalists in the Kerrville Folk Fest 2021 New Folk Competition, the duo’s bold harmonies are clearly a channel for their highly charged songwriting. Presented the “Discovery Award” in 2018 by acclaimed music critic, Robert K. Oermann (Music Row Magazine), Ben and Kassie declared performance as their love-share to the world, and since then, have maintained the love and commitment they put into their shows.

Bonnie and Taylor Sims

RIAA Certified Platinum recording artists Bonnie & Taylor Sims are one of Colorado’s most powerful and dynamic musical duos. From the soul-shaking harmonies and masterful songwriting to the endearing onstage moments, Bonnie & Taylor have captivated audiences all across the world. With their most recent global success, I See Red tallying over 1.5 billion streams and a deal with Columbia Records to playing countless live shows and festivals around CO and the Western US; tours to Germany, Canada, and Sweden; multiple studio albums; exciting collaborations with other area musicians and full-time touring schedules with Big Richard and Madeline Hawthorne Band respectively, Bonnie & Taylor have established themselves as a potent creative force of the vibrant Colorado music scene.

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Reed Foehl with Ingrid Avison

by Rachel Herrington | Aug 7, 2024

Door time: 7:30

Show time: 8:00

Reed Foehl

Born in a small country town in New England and raised in a musical family, Grammy-nominated songwriter Reed Foehl crafts stories of the human condition with poignant lyrics and a voice that both pushes boundaries and honors tradition. His music, a blend of genuine Folk and Americana, is marked by a dusty, patient quality that resonates deeply.

In May 2022, Foehl released his sixth studio album, “Wild Wild Love,” recorded with The Band of Heathens in Austin, TX. The Boston Globe praised his work, stating, “He sings like he feels every note, each song tells a story… of which he relates astonishingly well.”

Foehl received a Grammy nomination for his song “Fly,” co-written with Brent Cobb and covered by country legend Lee Ann Womack.

Now residing in the Green Mountains of Vermont, Foehl continues to tour globally, sharing his music with audiences around the world.

Ingrid Avison

Equally at home napping under cottonwood trees and wearing sequined jumpsuits on stage, Ingrid is unapologetically herself. Soft and crunchy, gentle and wild, Ingrid sings of everything from raven’s wings to tampons and IUD’s. The Colorado-based musician sings of the struggles of dating in her 30s and intergenerational trauma. She sings to the all-of-it-ness of life. Ingrid sings of grief. Grief born of losing her father at 15. Grief stoked by relationships that never made good on their promises. Grief for an ailing world. Ingrid writes to revisit the well of love and loss, grief and gratitude, again and again. As a result, she knows that relationships are held in nests of Juniper bark. Cozy but vulnerable. Light enough to be carried away on a breeze. Ingrid lives in a world of secrets. As a desert wanderer she discovers them. As a therapist she holds them. As a writer she confesses them, letting you in on the messy, intimate details of what it means to be truly alive today through her genre-bending blend of folk, pop, soul and rock music. To watch Ingrid perform is to bear witness to a traveler, flawed and searching, tipping her hat to those who are making their own way. 

Ingrid’s creative journey coalesced quickly as she has made room in her life for her new found passion. Living in a quiet cabin home in the mountains with her dog, Olive, she quickly cultivated a steadfast dedication to the songwriting muse after writing her first songs in 2022. Ingrid will make her debut release at the end of September 2024. It was recorded and produced by her neighbor, Steve Szymanski, a co-founder of Planet Bluegrass, who says it felt meant to be. “I actually first met Ingrid walking her dog down our road and invited her over to my studio to record some of her new songs.” A musical bond quickly ensued. “Ingrid was new to it all, so we approached the project with a beginner’s mind. Rules were broken, tears, laughter and learning abounded and together we were able to manifest a collection of songs that rang true to Ingrid’s artistic vision.”

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Blue Canyon Boys

by Rachel Herrington | Aug 7, 2024

Presented By KGNU

Door time: 7:30

Show time: 8:00

The genre of bluegrass has its generations, with Bill Monroe and the Stanley Brothers of the first generation blending it’s way into the second generation of JD Crowe, Seldom Scene, Del McCoury and many others.  Similarly, Colorado has its bluegrass generations prominently starting with Hot Rize and the Bluegrass Patriots, and leading into the Left Hand String Band from the 80’s and 90’s.  In the early 2000’s the Blue Canyon Boys formed and over the past 20 years they have landed themselves solidly atop Colorado’s second generation in the bluegrass tier.

The Blue Canyon Boys are equal parts purists and innovators when it comes to Bluegrass: they stay true to the form’s roots while constantly reimagining their relationship to tradition. Never settling for the same-old-same-old nor comfortable sitting back and going through the motions, the Blue Canyon Boys continuously quest for the song and the sound that drives their collective bluegrass spirit.  The result is a toe-tapping mix of haunting standards, genre-bending arrangements, and catchy original numbers—all built on the bedrock of their collective bluegrass mastery.

Ever since founding members Jason Hicks and Gary Dark launched the Blue Canyon Boys in 2003, the Blue Canyon Boys have raised the bar for bluegrass bands. They bring it all:  seamless brother-duet style, crisp instrumentation, unvarnished lyrics and subversive humor. After winning first place in the 2008 Telluride Bluegrass festival band contest, the Blue Canyon Boys went off at full tilt, taking the bluegrass circuit by storm, performing in illustrious venues across the country as well as internationally.

Their distinctive sound, honed from two decades of performing together, moves easily from instrumental wizardry to playful ribbing. Ultimately and repeatedly, they hit a high note—the rare confluence of harmony that leaves the soul ajar.

The seasoned quartet features Gary Dark on mandolin, Jason Hicks on guitar, Drew Garrett on bass, and Chris Roszell on banjo. Their latest album, aptly titled “7”, is perhaps their most polished and poignant yet. Classic bluegrass, clean and raw, blends effortlessly with the band’s homegrown compositions, then peppered with a judicious cover or two, such as the band’s riveting take on Warren Zevon’s “Carmelita”.

Whether calling on their old timey musical roots or reconnoitering the future, the band’s musical prowess never wavers. This is high lonesome sound at its best: a driving pulse that weaves through harmonies and fierce rhythms, always with the reminder that as long as the music plays we are never quite alone.

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