Belly Up and Dillon Amp are two of the very best venues in all of Colorado, so it was a great privilage to see one of our favorite groups, Elephant Revival, at both venues. Each show was very different with Saturday perhaps going out with a bang with many different things going on at once. Each show saw the many talents of lead singer and multi instrumanetalist Bonnie Paine.
Above: Union Peak Festival and the large crowd on day one: Friday, Aug 28, 2026
This past weekend, Copper Mountain's Union Peak Festival returned to downtown Copper Mountain for three days, Friday Saturday and Sunday. Despite incoming rain showers on both Saturday and Sunday, the weather mostly coroporated, with Saturday featuring the Turnpike Troubadours behing the highlight of the whole festival.
Colorado's own Yonder Mountain String Band performed in Breckenridge Friday night at the Beaver Run Resort Conference Center for Wine Classic Weekend. While it poured at the beginning of the event, the rain cleared out by the time the band came on stage. It wasn't the best time we've seen them, but Yonder always puts on a great long show no matter where they perform.
Veteran bluegrass jam band Greensky Bluegrass performed on both Friday and Saturday this past weekend at the Vail Amp. It was a hell raising good time with the five piece group, who were joined by Holly Bowling on Friday the 7th.
Above: the side stage at the 2026 Eagle River Jamboree
This past weekend, The Eagle River Jamboree descended upon Eagle County's fairgrounds August 8 & 9 with a stellar first line up that included both local and national touring artists. While everyone was hoping for a bit more attendees, (there were perhaps 1,500 in total), it was still a great, well organized event, and we hope it returns next year.
Watchhouse performs at Dillon Amp on Saturday, July 25, 2026
This weekend, Watchhouse performed at Dillon Amp for the first time. The intimate concert sounded great, and it proved to be an excellent night with a near full moon and additional rainbow over the amp to see some live music.
This past Tuesday night on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, Old Crow Medicine Show performed with Big Richard at Colorado Spring's Performing Arts Center. All photos by Jessica Lewis.
