2015 Colorado Brewers’ Festival Entertainment Line-up

OVERVIEW Saturday: June 27 11:00 am -11:55 am: Cary Morin 12:15 pm – 1:10 pm: Shaley Scott Band 1:30 pm – 2:25 pm: Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda 2:45 pm – 3:40 pm: Taylor Scott Band 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm : ATOMGA Sunday: June 28 11:00 am -11:55 am: Elise Wunder 12:15 pm – 1:10 pm: The 14ers 1:30 pm – 2:25 pm: Grant Farm 2:45 pm – 3:40 pm: Wasteland Hop 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm: The Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown

SATURDAY BANDS

Cary Morin: 11:00am - 11:55am

Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America and beyond like no other. With deft fingerstyle guitar and vocals that alternately convey melodic elation and gritty world-weariness, Morin crafts an inimitable style often characterized as acoustic Native Americana with qualities of blues, bluegrass, jazz, jam, reggae, and dance. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=63&v=nJA5lJupTyU

 

Shaley Scott Band: 12:15pm - 1:10pm

Shaley Scott’s sound can be described as piano pop-rock, acoustic, and blues all rolled up into one--with memorable melodies and hooks that are hard to forget. Her use of piano with guitar, paints a melodic picture that is unique, yet recognizable. She likes to call it piano/soul...or, piano FOR the soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=78&v=rSSFmnmWnmc

Pete Pidgeon & Arcoda: 1:30pm - 2:25pm

Recognized in five categories for the 2011 Grammy Awards, Pete Pidgeon’s “credibly original approach,” as praised by Rolling Stone contributor Jesse Jarnow, is rooted in multi-stylistic stories of perseverance and rejuvenation – reflections of Pete’s true-life experiences. His collaborations with Grammy and Platinum Record recipients include Levon Helm (The Band, Bob Dylan), Mark Kelley (The Roots), Nikki Glaspie (Beyoncé, Nth Power), Kenwood Dennard (Miles Davis), David LaBruyere (John Mayer), Gabe Wallace (Gorillaz), and many more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RWj3b5JJq4

Taylor Scott Band: 2:45pm - 3:40pm

Taylor Scott is an exciting young artist, guitarist, singer, and songwriter whose newest record, "Lonelier with You," puts the spotlight on honest and memorable song craft, expressive vocals, and his signature soulful guitar work. When Scott isn't touring and recording with The Taylor Scott Band, he is playing lead guitar with blues legend Otis Taylor. Over the past few years, Scott has toured all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5B5790oIjE

ATOMGA: Saturday 4:00pm - 5:00pm

A 10-piece afro-funk band, ATOMGA is building an empire for fevered, afrobeat influenced dance parties. Since their inception in 2011, they have meticulously studied the hypnotic grooves and lyrical prowess of afrobeat’s forefathers in order to maintain musical integrity and positively contribute to afrobeat in a modern setting. ATOMGA’s music encourages their listeners to wake up and grasp life with the need for more love in this world. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dV1NkED_a2w

 

SUNDAY BANDS

Elise Wunder: 11:00am - 11:55am

She covers Pink Floyd and Jethro Tull. Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. Zeppelin. Gillian Welch. Ray Lamontagne. And she does it with a voice of oak and leather; a tone that’s soft and comforting but with an unmistakably solid foundation. Her style is heavy in a way that does not suggest world weariness so much as it does wisdom and an old soul. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=647&v=B-CpOskscYU

The 14ers: 12:15 pm - 1:10 pm

Life is short, do the things you love. Ryan Kirkpatrick brews lively lyrics with catchy acoustic based rock songs, spends lots of time outdoors, and smiles often. As if creating music that feels this good is a crime, the 14ers draw crowds at festivals and breweries in Colorado all the way to venues like the Hotel Cafe and SOhO in California. "It doesn't take much to find out that I'm crazy about where I live", confides Kirkpatrick. "And no, it's not entirely because of the amazing beer!” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aZl4ke7LPl0

Grant Farm: 1:30 pm - 2:25 pm Led by National Flatpicking Guitar Champion Tyler Grant(Emmitt/Nershi Band), the talented four-piece is built on the foundation of love, family and the joy of music. After several solid seasons of touring Coast-to-Coast behind their eponymous 2012 debut album, Grant Farm and the 2014 follow up, Plowin’ Time (#2 JamBand Radio Charts), audiences everywhere are a-buzz with the Roots, Rock and Cris-Co statement that Grant Farm brings to every performance. Former members of The Drew Emmitt Band, Emmitt-Nershi Band, Donovan Frankenreiter and Hot Soup, these fine young players have been featured on stage with the likes of The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, The Infamous Stringdusters, The Motet, Head For The Hills, Sam Bush, Jerry Douglas, Tim O’Brien, Dumpstaphunk, Tony Rice, Larry Keel, Keller Williams, Jon Oates, Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, Disco Biscuits, Abigail Washburn and Peter Rowan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1Dg_tXYZaM 

 

Wasteland Hop: 2:45pm - 3:40 pm

Hailing from Fort Collins, Wasteland Hop plays a unique brand of Folk/Rock/Hip-Hop. The Coloradoan calls them “a striking back-and-forth between soulful lead vocalist Steph Jay and MC Mickey Kenny.” Wasteland Hop has played with Flobots, Air Dubai, Zion I, Talib Kweli, and Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=59&v=x4XXfu3QJMY  

Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown: 4:00pm - 5:00pm

Veteran Bluesman, Dan Treanor, has been entertaining and thrilling audiences for over forty five years. His band, the Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, has graced the stages of some of Colorado’s premier clubs and festivals playing Afrosippi Blues, R&B, Rock and Roll, Soul, Reggae and World grooves with equal part skill and power. A tasty stew indeed. Erica is a nationally recognized Blues vocalist and top notch entertainer. Great stage presence and lots of fun are trademarks of one of their shows! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVbccV5wriQ