The Heartstring Hunters are an indie-folk band based in Boulder, CO. Rich harmonies, youthful optimism and stories-from-the-road.

The Heartstring Hunters are: singer-songwriter Carolyn Hunter, producer/mulit-instrumentalist Daniel Hunter, bassist Alessandro Ceserani, drummer Alex Heaton, and vocalist Rachael Sheaffer

RachelBaiman.com: In many ways, Shame, the new album from 27-year-old Nashville Americana songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Rachel Baiman, is an exploration of growing up female in America. “I wasn’t necessarily trying to write songs that would be easy to listen to,” Baiman says of the project, “I wanted to write about reality, in all of it’s terror and beauty.”

From the title track about abortion politics, to love, sex, and abuse in relationships, to classism and inequality in her re-write of Andy Irvine’s working class anthem “Never Tire of the Road,” the album is ambitious in its scope, yet remains cohesive through Baiman’s personal perspective.

Despite the serious subject matter, the overall feeling of the album remains light, with the tongue-in-cheek “Getting Ready to Start (Getting Ready)” and feel-good anthem “Let them Go To Heaven.” A departure from her stripped-down work with progressive folk duo 10 String Symphony, Shame is lush and varied in instrumentation and musical texture.

In the tradition of Butch Morris, Dino Deane conducts this 12 person emergent modern music ensemble.

Featuring: Dino J.A. Deane - conductor / live-sampling, Brian Mullins - tenor guitar, Bruce Orr - bassoon, Farrell Lowe - guitar / electronics, Gil Selinger - cello, Mark Harris - alto sax / flute, Markus Hunt - contrabass, Mathew Powelson - contrabass, Paul Mimlitsch - bass-clarinet, Phil Norman - cello, Todd Bilsborough - guitar / electronics, Victoria Lundy - theremin / electronics

DUSTY STRAY features the alt-folk repertoire of Texan songster Jonathan Brown which delves into universal themes of unrequited love, heartbreak, loneliness and death but (almost) always with a small dose of hope and redemption.

http://www.dustystray.com/

Local award winning Blues Trio: Johnny O Band with Johnny O (guitar, vocals), Andy Irvine (bass), and Marion Edwards (drum, backup vocals)

John Mieras and Native Station, two of this year's performers in the 3rd Annual Longmont Songwriters Festival happening Sat, July 15th at 300 Suns Brewing in Longmont.

http://www.300sunsbrewing.com/songwriters-festival/

Encore broadcast of Eef and The Blues Express from June 30th, 2017 and Chris Daniels and The Kings from Aug 8, 2015.

"This ain't yo grandma's gypsy swing!"

Garage infused swing, blues and rock.

https://www.facebook.com/thehappydapples/

https://soundcloud.com/the-happy-dapples

Local and national bands play live in KGNU's performance studio.

Crowboy is an Americana band, formed in Boulder, Colorado by multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriters Todd Redmond and Christopher Smith. Crowboy's sound is rich in imagery that draws from the roots of country, folk, and rock 'n' roll. They create songs with soulful harmonies and unforgettable melodies, often with a twist of grit and humor.

https://www.crowboymusic.com