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When we reflect on the magic of the live music experience, what comes to mind, or to the ear as it were, are the images of those grandiose and infamous stages, like Red Rocks or Madison Square Garden, filled with a sea of people, in awe of face-melting shred fests and transcendental sonic exercises. For Colorado, these dynamics have become the expectation, and for good reason.

Young flatpickers Jake Eddy, Luke Black, Alex Graf, and Zeb Snyder are blazing new trails in the worlds of bluegrass and acoustic music. Read their stories, discover their music, and find out what new influences they are bringing to the genre.

By any measure, Australia’s Tommy Emmanuel is one of the most spellbinding and accomplished acoustic guitarists working today. Active since the 1970s—he

Music fans always held out hope that the official end of the pandemic would lead to a tsunami of pent-up demand, particularly for outdoor shows in the summer months. Locally,

On May 1 we lost Gordon Lighhtfoot, one of the greatest songwriters of our time. His biographer Nicholas Jennings said, "His name is synonymous with timeless songs about trains and shipwrecks, rivers and highways, lovers and loneliness." Today’s program is a musical tribute, featuring interpretations of his greatest songs by some terrific artists, and a few rarities.   You’ll

Livestreams of this weekend's Billy Strings shows at the Moody Center in Austin are available.

Hookahville 57 boasts a lineup featuring four əkoostik hookah sets along with performances from Eggy, Funk You, Litz and many more.

Photo by Dana Kalachnik Today, Lindsay Lou announced her highly anticipated album, Queen of Time, is set to release on Sept. 29 via Kill Rock Stars. With

June is Q102 Listener Appreciation Month! All month Q102 wants to show you how much we love you for listening! We're giving away a Q102 Listener Appreciation Gr

Alleygrass is an up-and-coming bluegrass/jam band that is performing at the Bevington Bluegrass Festival on June 17 at the Briar Patch Amphitheater. Colby Burhenn, founder of Alleygrass, sings and plays guitar. They play string bluegrass music in a non-traditional arrangement, as they have a tub