2025 Colorado Festival of the Year: Rhythms on the Rio

 Although this was our first time attending Monte Vista's Rhythms on the Rio Festival, it was by far the best festival experience we had this year for many reasons.

Pixie and the Partygrass Boys are still the best and most fun live act you can see this year and next, A+

Above: Pixie and the Partygrass Boys perform for night two at the Alibi in Telluride On December 20, 2025.

This past weekend, Utah's favorite ski & party group, Pixie & The Partygrass Boys, performed for two solid nights at the Alibi in Telluride that was one of the best shows of 2025. On the second night, the group performed for almost a four-hour set, providing a magical time for the smaller, fifty-person crowd at the Alibi.

Paul Cauthen returns to Belly Up for a dancing good time, A-

 This past Friday night, country Texas Western star Paul Cauthen returned to Aspen's Belly Up for a packed show. It was a great experience to witness him at such a small venue, with who knows how many more chances the public may be able to see such an unique event.

Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats jam out Denver's Mission Ballroom for special holiday show, night 1, A+

Above: Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats perform at a special holiday show at Denver's Mission Ballroom on Wednesday, December 10, 2025.

Denver's own Nathaniel Rateliff joined up with his group the Night Sweats, along with Mavis Staples and a few other special friends for a 3 hour plus show for night one of their 2025 holiday event at Mission Ballroom. Both nights sold out, and it was an incredible experience for all those joined the festivities.

Wildfire Review's best television series of 2025

We are on full force with completing our best of 2025 lists, and now we break down what we believe are the best television series, both new and returning series of the year. Lots of animated shows make up this year's best of. This list is of course catered to the series we've seen over this year, so not everything is included. Enjoy!

Wildfire Reviews best 10 albums of 2025

As we get closer to the end of the year, everyone's best of lists start to come out. Unlike Consequence of Sound and Rolling Stone, we tend to feature more bluegrass and blues artists as that's who we've reviewed live mostly throughout the year. However, we will include other genres of music as well in this list!

Sigur Ros perform at Mission Ballroom with Wordless Chorus, C+

This past Friday night, Icelandic rock group Sigur Ros performed as part of their final world tour with the Worldless Orchestra to a sold-out show at Denver's Mission Ballroom. It was by far one of the most different and unusual shows you can see live this year.