Category: Live Music

Step inside the Museum of Boulder’s newest exhibit, Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History.
Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History will give Coloradans and all
visitors an inclusive understanding of the state’s history by
illuminating the stories of Black Coloradans who have lived in this area
for the past two centuries. Learn about the contributions they have
made to the Centennial State, and the legacy they have left behind.
Experience the history of “Colorful Colorado” through the African
American perspective!

Join us for a culturally delicious, educational and soulful day!

Black to the Future Program-

4:00 pm: Visit Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History
discover the history of Black Coloradans from 1840 to today through a
colorful, interactive exhibit and grab a drink and food on our rooftop.

5:00-6:00 pm: Black to the Future Lecture with Adam Bradley.The
Museum of Boulder is contributing to ongoing efforts across the county
to amplify Black voices in the stories we tell about our nation’s
history. Join us for a conversation with Adam Bradley, a member of the
“Proclaiming” advisory council and a professor of English & African
American History at UCL, as he shares experiences as a scholar, writer
and curator working with the New York Times, the Smithsonian’s Museum of
African American and Culture, the Grammy Museum, the National Park
Service, the National Trust for Historic Preservation, and other
organizations across the nation.

6:30-8:00 pm: Rooftop concert / party with JJ Brown’s Raw Soul Groove Band. Put on your dancing shoes and join us on the roof for some funky grooves! (weather permitting)

Tickets include both lecture and concert

In
partnership with Institute for Museum and Library Services, NAACP
Boulder County, Street Wise, Visit Boulder, Create Boulder, Second
Baptist Church, Boulder Public Library and Blackat Productions.

Join
us at the Museum of Boulder for an afternoon of arts, traditional
refreshments, performances, and activities celebrating Persian culture!

Theatrical Story Telling: initiated by drumming telling the ancient Shahnameh story of how a community comes together for justice.

Legend of Zahak and Kaveh the blacksmith

Lyrical Dance Performance: Mehregan theme, Festive tribute to Mitra, deity of Love and Light

~Performances will be at 1pm & 3pm~

Leatherette Band Making : As did ancient heroes, make your body band to set intention for empowerment

Letters of Gratitude: Let
Mehregan’s love and light inspire you to write a decorated letter of
appreciation to someone you love using Persian literature quotes and
optional natural scents

Standard of Kaveh: Make your own keepsake flag to remind yourself of the power within and in surrounding community!

Tea and Koloocheh: Sample traditional Mehregan Cookies compliments of honey bird with various fillings and Traditional Persian Tea

Evening fare in the Courtyard: Sample
a typical early evening snack plate in a poetic Iranian setting . This
area will feature locally made sun shape Turmeric and Cumin bread with
accompaniments

… And other engaging surprises!

A ritual
table will be set up in the Lobby beginning a week before the event –
come in to learn more about the holiday before attending the
celebration!

In partnership with Persian Cultural Circle.

History of Mehregan

In
Persian culture, Mehergan is a time to honor love and friendship and
the harvest, a time to renew our commitments to each other and our
community, a time to honor justice and balance.

During
pre-Islamic and early Islamic Iran, Mehrgān was celebrated with the same
magnificence and pageantry as Nowruz. It was customary for people to
send or give their king, and each other, gifts. Rich people usually gave
gold and silver coins, heroes and warriors gave horses while others
gave gifts according to their financial power and ability, even as
simple as an apple. Those fortunate enough would help the poor with
gifts.

Fans of legendary folk icons The Kingston Trio can re-discover their timeless music all over again, as the group returns to their national tour. All three current members, Mike Marvin, Tim Gorelangton and Buddy Woodward have intrinsic links to and experience with the original group: Mike is the adopted son of founding member Nick Reynolds, who was also his musical mentor; Tim, a close friend since boyhood, is one of the few musicians outside the Trio who has recorded with Nick Reynolds; and Buddy, who has performed with longtime Kingston Trio member George Grove. Many of their personal memories recall the iconic trio’s performances and journey as folk music made its extraordinary ascent to the pinnacle of popular culture – and the top of the music charts. They’ll perform such timeless classics “Where Have All The Flowers Gone?” and “Tom Dooley”.

Golden
Hour is best spent with a drink in hand, a friend or date by your side,
good tunes flowing through your bones, and a delicious rooftop view of
Boulder.

Vapor Distillery will be giving out samples of their newest products while live music will be performed by a DJ Soul Lorrain.

Beverage samples and light appetizers are included with you ticket price.

Vapor Distillery Mission:

Barley,
yeast, water, oak, and the pursuit of happiness. These make up the
foundation of what we here at Boulder Spirits stand on. We’re a small
Colorado whiskey company with big dreams, bigger goals, and the biggest
pot still in the state. We’re here to make our best versions of American
Single Malt Whiskeys, Bourbons, and Gins that our team can. We hope you
can find us in your future, whether by visiting the distillery for a
tour and tasting, or seeing our products at your favorite spirits
retailers and finer whiskey serving establishments.

https://boulderspirits.com/about-us

Soul
Lorain is a multidisciplinary artist, conversant as a DJ, dancer,
model, and actress. Her formal training includes a Bachelor of Fine Arts
from the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. Having an artistic
career, she has become deeply connected to music and has found herself
performing on large stages and as the DJ in a national commercial for
the MTV Music Awards 2021. Soul loves to musically curate events to
match each party’s unique style!

Synth-Pop artist Roosevelt has shared his latest single, the anthemic ‘Ordinary Love’, which is also his debut release on Ninja Tune’s Counter Records imprint. The track is his first release since his 2022 collaboration ‘Passion’ with the legendary Nile Rodgers. Roosevelt, is the artist moniker for Marius Lauber. The German producer, instrumentalist, vocalist and DJ’s kaleidoscopic new track weaves together funky bass, shoegaze-leaning guitars, vibrant synths and a stadium-sized chorus, with the psychedelic fusion combining to transcendent effect. “I wanted to create some kind of urgency that resembles the euphoria of a new love, with all its bliss but also the uncertainty that comes with it,” he says of the track. Having left his studio in Cologne in search of new inspiration, the track was written in an isolated cabin in the Elysian Heights of Los Angeles last summer. Layering many synths together, Roosevelt originally called the single ‘Wall Of Sound’ when he was working on the initial demo. Sonically, the idea of the sound of the sirens, which are played on a vintage Prophet 5, came as he wanted to “create an underlying feeling of instability. “It worked out as a great contrast to the melodic chords,” Roosevelt adds, “as there’s always a slight disharmony going on throughout the track”. It also comes after his third album, ‘Polydans’, which was released in February 2021 and, according to SPIN magazine, “got bodies moving and hearts racing” and his remix of Taylor Swift’s global phenomenon ‘Anti-Hero’ in late 2022. More new music is expected from Roosevelt this summer, alongside his return to the stage as part of a huge live tour.

Black Opry is a home for Black artists and Black fans of country, blues, folk, and Americana music. Country music has been made by and loved by Black people since it’s conception. For just as long, we have been overlooked and disregarded in the genre by fans and executives. Black Opry wants to change that. We invite you to discover, support and enjoy Black artists with us. One of the most valuable aspects of country music is its versatility and diversity in sound. Country, blues, folk, and Americana music often overlap or weave together- our artists explore all of those sounds and intersections. Offered in two formats, writers rounds and festival sets, the Black Opry Revue showcases the diversity in sound and stories that Black artists offer to these genres.

Originally composed to entertain nights of insomnia, this is Bach’s only work of its kind, a golden goblet of sonic nourishment.

The 43rd Season opening concert of Boulder Bach Festival features one of Colorado’s favorite musicians, pianist David Korevaar. He presents an iconic work by J.S. Bach, the Goldberg Variations. This 70-minute sonic journey is performed without pause, transporting the audience through the many colors of variation on an extremely tender musical theme.

Korevaar’s spectacular and unorthodox recording of the Goldberg Variations has received glowing reviews internationally. Hearing this work in the Gordon Gamm Performance Space at The Dairy offers the audience an up-close-and-personal experience with the artist, as if in a candlelit salon from another time. Calming lighting design by Craig Bushman invites the listener to enter the sound world of Korevaar, Bach, and the Baroque.

Phoebe Nix is the group fronted by multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Christopher Robert Clauss. Growing up between Colorado and New Jersey, Christopher launched Phoebe in 2014 in the vibrant Asbury Park music scene of coastal NJ. 

After being nominated for top new artist by the Asbury Music Awards, Christopher packed his dreams and life into his car and drove them back out to Boulder. 

Recently, Phoebe Nix has re-emerged with a whole new group consisting of some of the finest musicians in the front range. The group features Lucas Cosby on keyboards and synthesizers,  Ari Melinger-Cohen on electric bass, and Quinton Nespor on the drum kit, and the occasional horn section. 

Phoebe Nix blends funk and jazz sensibilities with classic songwriting, and high points of wild improvisation. Some parts indie rock, some parts jazz pop, Nix brings an energetic and captivating performance. 

In a short time since the new year, this incarnation of Phoebe Nix has gone from favorite local cafes like the Trident to the Fox Theater, and will continue to push forward and share the music with a growing fan base. 

Look for a full length album dropping in October, and some singles coming soon!

Son Little, praised by American Songwriter as “one of the best songwriters working today,” conceived his latest album, Like Neptune, in a cabin overlooking the Delaware River in upstate New York. Trading in the existential dread permeating his previous work for unbridled joy and self-acceptance, Son Little transmutes the chronic pain of self-doubt into a beautiful and freeing opus about overcoming generational trauma. Hailed by Afropunk as “a stunning statement of purpose,” Like Neptune decorates the altar of the primordial blues and elevating the labor of healing to high art. “I’ve always felt as though I was making music because I had to, something inside compelled me. Fueled me,” Little shared. “This the first time in a long time I’m making music for the pure joy of creating.” 

Son Little and his band, comprised of Little on vocals/guitar, Steve McKie (drums), and DeShawn Alexander (keys/bass), will tour North America for the first time support of Like Neptune through November and December.