Upcoming Live Music Calendar

• Friday, May 17, 2024 | 08:00 pm
• The River Arkansas
• (Americana/Honky Tonk)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• riverarkansas.com

$15 cash cover charge.

It may be low hanging fruit to compare The River Arkansas’s music to a river, but a band that delivers indie Americana and honky-tonk swing that erupts like turbulent rapids, curves into country calmness, and crashes smooth blues-rock upon the shore is deserving of the name sharing that sort of kindred power.

• Sunday, May 19, 2024 | 06:00 pm
• Fly in the Ointment
• (Jazz)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage

Free show. No cover charge.

A delightful gathering of veteran old jazz farts, led by Phil "Fly" McClard (tenor sax) & Douglass Shaw (piano), joined by Tim Hoy (drums) and Steve Johnson (bass). Collectively, they have about 237 gig years of experience, hitting their stride when they began terrorizing the downtown Boulder music scene in the late '70s. An eclectic mix of originals and re imagined jazz standards as well as under played gems by Pat Metheny, Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden.

• Thursday, May 23, 2024 | 07:00 pm
• Meadow Mountain
• (Blugrass/New Acoustic)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage

Sit down show. $15 cash cover charge.

Colorado's own Meadow Mountain is releasing its third studio album in May with a run of Colorado shows beginning at the historic Gold Hill Inn. The album "June Nights" explores the band's desire to blend the best of traditional Bluegrass with influences from Pop, Rock, and Indie music. The show will be an intimate single-mic showcase of the album in a seated room. The band could not be more excited to kick off their album run in the legendary Gold Hill Inn.

• Friday, May 24, 2024 | 08:00 pm
• Magoo
• (Bluegrass)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage

$15 cash cover charge.

Hailing from Denver, Colo., Magoo is a progressive bluegrass quartet whose unique sound offers a fresh take on jamgrass and traditional bluegrass alike. With a focus on intentional improvisation, masterful solos, and soaring vocal harmonies, Magoo is pushing the envelope of modern bluegrass via their catalogue of original music and high energy live concerts.

• Saturday, May 25, 2024 | 06:00 pm
• Montana Sand
• (Acoustic/Indie)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• www.montanasand.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Montana Sand is a group of multi-instrumentalists fronted by singer-songwriter AJ Keyser. AJ is from the Front Range of Colorado and has been playing professionally for over 5 years. The group draws their influence from a wide variety of genres, including but not limited to indie acoustic soul, folk, rock, bluegrass, and roots music--genres that have been the backbone to Austin’s music scene for decades. The group focuses on making music an inclusive space for all to be able to enjoy and relate to, as well as using music for mental health awareness.

• Sunday, May 26, 2024 | 06:00 pm
• Danny Shafer
• (Folk/Americana)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• dannyshafer.bandzoogle.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Danny Shafer has based his life, living and reputation on making sure the song comes first. Through relentless touring and constant songwriting for 25 years he has earned himself a position as a lifelong modern troubadour. Growing up behind the wheel has had its ups and downs but has also brought Danny Shafer closer to the people and topics that make songs come alive. Boulder, Colorado’s Daily Camera writes; “Shafer is like the characters about whom he sings, people in search of something.”

• Monday, May 27, 2024 | 12:00 pm
• Memorial Day Mountain Festival & Barbeque 2024
• (Roots Rock/Americana)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden

Featuring:

The Gasoline Lollipops
River Mann
Lundi Knight Trio

Menu features:

Smoked Salmon & Apple Cider Brisket
With all the fixins!

Tickets $25 for music only
$20 Cash for food when you arrive
Cash at door - no advance tickets
Please carpool if you can and park responsibly in town
No dogs, coolers or outside alcohol...thanks!

• Friday, May 31, 2024 | 08:00 pm
• High Lonesome
• (Bluegrass)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• highlonesomenewgrass.com/home

$15 cash cover charge.

High Lonesome puts a new spin on traditional, hard-driving bluegrass with a sound built around good pickin' and tight two and three part vocal harmonies. This Colorado Front Range bluegrass band consists of musicians from all over the US bringing decades of diverse performing experience.

• Saturday, June 01, 2024 | 06:00 pm
• Strangebyrds
• (Folk/Rock)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• www.strangebyrds.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Strangebyrds are internationally recognized singer/songwriters who have made award- winning music together for 24 years and who hail from the mighty little town of Rollinsville, Colorado.

• Sunday, June 02, 2024 | 05:30 pm
• Martin Gilmore Duo
• (Bluegrass/Americana)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• www.martingilmore.com

Free show. No cover charge.

The Martin Gilmore Band is an Americana group from Denver, Colorado. Their sound centers around acoustic bluegrass and folk music, but they incorporate jazz, swing, country, and blues. Their diverse style, instrumental skill, and solid songwriting make for a dynamic sound and entertaining show.

• Wednesday, June 05, 2024 | 05:30 pm
• Brother and the Hayes
• (Americana)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• www.brotherandthehayes.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Brother (David Bingaman) and The Hayes (Jennie Hayes Kurtz) are siblings hailing from Dallas, Texas. Growing up, Jennie Hayes sang in the choir while David taught himself to play guitar by listening to blues musicians like Stevie Ray Vaughan and Ligntin’ Hopkins. They both became interested in folk music and songwriting in college and began to collaborate while attending the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville. David and Jennie Hayes found that their love for the blues, traditional country music, and bluegrass was the perfect vehicle for their playful, honest, and story-driven songwriting.

• Friday, June 07, 2024 | 08:00 pm
• David Lawrence & the Spoonful
• (Americana)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• davidlawspoonful.com

$15 cash cover charge.

David Lawrence, has called Colorado home for over a decade. Whether performing solo or with his full band, The Spoonful, David brings a unique blend of finger-picking Delta blues, roots-Americana, soulful vocals, and his style of Gypsy-infused jazz guitar.

• Sunday, June 09, 2024 | 05:30 pm
• Foggy Memory Boys
• (Bluegrass)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• foggymemory.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Drawing from a deep well of musical experience, the Boys have a unique perspective on string band music, contorting the sound into a New Mexican Wild-grass like nothing else out there. It's structured around strong lyrical content, powerful melodies, and a musical bond that only a band of true brothers can create.

• Friday, June 14, 2024 | 08:00 pm
• Hundred Pound Housecat
• (Blues/Soul)
• Gold Hill Inn Barroom Stage
• alligator-yellow-hynz.squarespace.com

$15 cash cover charge.

Colorado’s blues duo Hundred Pound Housecat packs all kinds of punch. Their sound is a foot-stomping mix of original Blues and soulful Americana and just the right amount of Rock 'n’ Roll that feels simultaneously from the distant past yet perfect for this time.

• Saturday, June 15, 2024 | 06:00 pm
• Rebecca Frazier Band
• (Bluegrass)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• rebeccafrazier.com

$15 cash cover charge.

Rebecca Frazier brings her Grateful Strings project from Nashville, Tennessee. A bluegrass luminary, Frazier gained notoriety as the first woman to grace the cover of Flatpicking Guitar Magazine. In 2018, she also became the first woman to earn a Guitar Performer of the Year nomination from the Society for the Preservation of Bluegrass Music of America, an honor she received again in 2019. Frazier is widely known for her work with Colorado-based outfit Hit & Run, the only band to score the bluegrass-world trifecta of winning Rockygrass, Telluride and SPBGMA festival band competitions.

• Sunday, June 16, 2024 | 05:30 pm
• Foggy Mountain Spaceship
• (All Banjos. All the Time.)
• Gold Hill Inn Beer Garden
• foggymountainspaceship.com

Free show. No cover charge.

Foggy Mountain Spaceship features Chris Elliott on banjo, Chris Sheldon on the Banjotron Acoustikit 2000™, and Kyle Ussery on bass. The band performs original compositions, bluegrass favorites, psychedelic instrumentals and more.