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1 week ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
A lengthy musical evolution brought Sarah Anderson and her band Heavy Diamond Ring together, from the first band of her late teenage years to the five-some that makes up the folk-rock group that she fronts today, two decades later. What began with Paul Dehaven performing under the name Paper Bird about twenty years ago went through phases and underwent the changes that eventually brought the end of one band, and the beginning of another.
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2 weeks ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Summer has officially arrived in the Front Range, and with it comes one of our first album release parties of the season — Sour Magic’s celebration of The Hive at Skylark Lounge on June 13.
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3 weeks ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Denver’s own “red dirt” country band The Barlow blends country with elements of folk, rock and blues and has only become more diversified with their newest country-fusion album, High Spirits. The Barlow doesn’t feel the need to fit into one genre, but rather chooses to embrace whichever comes their way.
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4 weeks ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Colorado bluegrass fans get spoiled more and more as the years roll on. It seems each year they are able to bear witness to the best playing within the genre, collaborations between some of the biggest names in bluegrass becoming tradition. This year, that collaborative spirit kicked off the season early with a Memorial Day show featuring Leftover Salmon trading sets with Kitchen Dwellers at Red Rocks.
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1 month ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Spring has sprung for singer-songwriter Hallie Marie, who’s proactively introducing herself to the local music community with the release of her third single, “Pure (Don’t You Still Remember?).”On Wednesday, the single joined its two predecessors as Marie’s inaugural musical forays, allowing her to bring her artistry to streaming platforms and, soon enough, to live audiences.
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1 month ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
The last time 303 Magazine spoke with Denver’s all-female trio, Barbara, they had just released their debut album, Escape Artist, accompanied by a same-day performance at the infamous East Colfax institution, Twist & Shout. Since coming out of a pandemic that had shaped their band, their creative processes and everything in between that a full-length album requires, things have exponentially changed in the last three years for Barbara.
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2 months ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Every year or two, we revisit a long-time staple of the Denver music community: Drunken Hearts and their fearless frontman and festival-maker, Andrew McConathy. You might recognize the names from their semi-annual hosting of bluegrass music at Rancho Del Rio’s YarmonyGrass for the past twenty-odd years or from their intermittent slots sharing the stages at Steamboat’s WinterWonderGrass, or any one of the plethora of gigs they’ve played in and around the Front Range in the past two decades.
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2 months ago | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Musician, songwriter and world traveler Martín Better Longo has returned to his position as the primary composer of Fruta Brutal and is diving deeper into the local music scene. When we last spoke with Longo almost exactly two years ago, his trio, Fruta Brutal, was just beginning to test the waters of Denver’s music community.
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Mar 20, 2025 | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Relatively newer to the local scene and proactively gaining its footing as a full band, Bad Britton is bringing its members’ respective musical influences and cumulative human experiences to Denver music fans. Though not new to their individual musical journeys — each member has been and currently is involved in multiple local projects — the players of Bad Britton are putting their best collective foot forward as a four-piece, ready to be Denver’s next up-and-comer.
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Feb 25, 2025 | 
303magazine.com | Emma Jerry
Like Southern Colorado’s Telluride Bluegrass, Maryland’s DelFest, or the now-retired Northwest String Summit, the 12-year-old WinterWonderGrass Music Festival has managed to become a staple within the bluegrass community. What started as a parking lot shindig in Edwards and Avon over a decade ago has since turned into a full-blown tradition that has grown deep and unshakable roots in Steamboat.
