Listen Up Denver! has teamed with the groundbreaking Colorado Autism organization Firefly Autism and Autism Speaks to bring the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival to Denver! Featuring six bands performing during an all day outdoor event at Park House in Denver, The Firefly Autism Road To Blues & Brews event will give one band the opportunity to play at the Blues & Brews Festival on September 18th 2015 in Telluride, CO.
After combing through over 800 submissions from around the world, the six bands that have been chosen as finalists, and will play head-to-head on August 1st are:
- Powerful horn funk supergroup Analog Son
- Genre bending bluesy Americana trio Augustus
- Colorado music legends Chris Daniels & The Kings
- 2nd generation Denver blues guitar virtuoso Michael Hornbuckle
- Energetic, soul-soaked, female fronted blues-rock group Rachel & The Ruckus
- Jammy blues band that puts a modern twist on
roots music Union Driftwood
Michael Hornbuckle Band - 6:50-7:35
Analog Son - 5:40-6:25
Union Driftwood - 4:30-5:15
Rachel & The Ruckus - 3:20-4:05
Chris Daniels and the Kings - 2:10-2:55
Augustus - 1:00-1:45
Breckenridge Brewery, Colorado Blues Society, Jam In The Van, Jim Mimna Photography, Macy Sound Studios, The Marquee Magazine, Trent Peaker & Megastar Financial
Saturday, August 1, 2015
12:00pm - 8:00pm MDTListen Up Denver!
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Listen Up Denver! is dedicated to music, live and recorded that is happening in Denver and around Colorado. We review shows and albums, publish feature stories on artists and share photos, video and news content that is of interest to our music minded readers in Colorado. We also run events such as the SoulFax Sessions on the first Thursday of each month at Park House in Denver and we are involved in the Ride to the Rocks and Destination Dick's bus series as well as the Revenge of the 90's, Love Shack, and Dance Party Time Machine events and the Firefly Autism Telluride Blues & Brews Battle of the Bands.