Emma Jerry

1 week 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.

1 month 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.

1 month 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.

1 month ago | 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.

2 months ago | 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.