Ryan Flores
Thursday, May 25th @ The Buena Viking
BV Town Party 6-8p
Ryan Flores is a California native with Czech and Mexican roots (Czexican or Czex-Mex as he calls it) who moved to Colorado in 2010. Flores is a songwriter playing mostly original songs in a genre he bills as Latin Gypsy music—a mixture of Tango, Flamenco, Mariachi, Caribbean, and Balkan styles. He is a multi-instrumentalist as well as a dynamic performer and plays several instruments simultaneously. The sound is sophisticated, rhythmic, danceable, and fun.
Leftover Salmon
Friday, Saturday and Sunday @ South Main, BV
South Main is thrilled to present Leftover Salmon on The LAWN!
This 3-day event will take place at the Surf Hotel May 26th-28th during the annual Paddlefest weekend in Buena Vista, Colorado. Each day Leftover Salmon will play a few sets on The LAWN.
The Surf Hotel's Ivy Ballroom afterparties will consist of the internationally acclaimed band Rapidgrass (Fri night) and Hybrid tribute fusion act, Pink Talking Fish (Sat night).
Pink Talking Fish will also perform a FREE show on The LAWN Sunday evening after Leftover Salmon plays.
Arkansauce
Thursday, May 25th @ The Lariat, BV
Arkansauce is a genre-hopping, four piece string band from northwest Arkansas, bending the rules and blurring the lines between bluegrass, newgrass, folk, americana, with notes of country, blues, and funk. With a loyal following growing every day in the Natural State and along their tour routes, the band is proud to be stepping into a hard-driving sound unique to the Arkansas quartet.
Their fourth album, Maybe Someday, (release in late 2019) expands the groups sonic direction with introspective songwriting, driving rhythms, tight harmonies, and detailed instrumental arrangements.
The hard-working musicians have been beating up the road playing shows from Colorado to Connecticut over the last several years in addition to two tours in Europe. They supported Yonder Mountain String Band for a leg of their summer tour in 2019, and played mainstage spots on festivals with bands (including but not limited to) Greensky Bluegrass, Railroad Earth, The Del McCoury Band, Billy Strings, Leftover Salmon, Tauk, The Wood Brothers, and shared the stage with the legendary Sam Bush as a guest.
The band’s roots go back to 2011 when founding members Ethan Bush, Zac Archuleta, and Stephen Jolly began writing together after becoming acquainted through mutual connections in the close-knit Fayetteville music scene. After a couple of years building a repertoire of original music and releasing their first album (Hambone) as a trio, they were joined by Tom Andersen on the upright bass and Adams Collins on the five-string banjo. The road-tested chops Andersen and Collins brought to the table helped to cultivate the mature, well-rounded sound needed to accommodate their sophomore release “All Day Long.”
An Arkansauce show is riddled with improvisational guitar, banjo, and mandolin leads, paired with powerful harmonies and heart-felt songwriting, all held together by deep foot-stompin’ bass grooves. There’s an undeniably intimate connection between the band and their fans that’s contagious and leaves everyone in front of, and on the stage wanting more. Arkansauce holds their head high, as they look forward to enjoying everything life and music has in store for them and their fans.
Tyler Grant and Friends
Friday, May 26th @ The Lariat, BV
A National Flatpicking Champion and renowned guitarist, singer, songwriter, storyteller, producer and educator–Tyler Grant’s adventurous career has spanned the better part of thirty years, and has taken him from sideman to bandleader; and young hotshot to mentor in the Bluegrass, Americana and Jam Band scenes. His sixth solo release, Tryin’ To Have A Good Time, captures the image of a life-long wanderer staking out musical roots which extend to a canopy of song, inviting the listener into a home long sought after.
Tyler Grant – guitar/vocals
Sean Macaulay – drums
Michael Kirkpatrick – guitar/mandolin
Zach Jackson – bass
https://thelariatbv.com/event/tyler-grant-and-friends-2/
Hunter James and the Titanic
Saturday, May 26th @ The Lariat, BV
Forging the dusty sounds of Southern R&B with the lyrical acuity of Folk, Hunter James and the Titanic is a Rock and Roll band assembled from the best and brightest of the Colorado music scene.
AJ Fullerton
Sunday, May 27th @ The Lariat
A.J. Fullerton is a Roots, Rock, & Blues artists originally from Montrose, CO. He grew up listening to by artists like; Mississippi John Hurt, Taj Mahal, T Model Ford, Albert Collins, R.L. Burnside, Junior Kimbrough, The Black Keys, Patrick Sweany, North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Belfour, and many more. Since picking up the guitar as a teenager, A.J. has become known for his signature style of fingerpicking & bottleneck slide guitar. He has won the following accolades:
Colorado Blues Society “Members’ Choice Awards”:
– Young Performer (2016)
– Best Guitarist (2017) (2021)
– Best Solo/Duo ( 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021)
– Best Band (2017, 2021)
– Best Male Vocals (2017, 2021)
– Best Slide Guitar (2016 2017, 2018, 2019)
– Best Songwriter (2017, 2021)
– Best Acoustic Act (2017, 2018, 2021)
– Best Local Recording [“Kalamath”] (2017)
– Best Local Recording [“Forgiver & The Runway”] (2021)