Music of Colorado

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The American state of [[Colorado]] has many music scenes and venues, especially in the larger cities like [[Music of Denver|Denver]] and [[Colorado Springs, Colorado|Colorado Springs]].

Colorado's [[orchestra]]s include the [[Colorado Symphony Orchestra]], [[Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra]], and the [[Colorado Springs Philharmonic]], among others.

[[Folk music|Folk]] and traditional music in Colorado has been an integral part of the local popular culture in the last century. The Colorado Bluegrass Music Society exists to promote Coloradan [[bluegrass music]], and publishes a magazine called ''Pow'r Pickin'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coloradobluegrass.org |title=Colorado Bluegrass Music Society - Colorado Bluegrass Music Society |publisher=Coloradobluegrass.org |date= |accessdate=2015-10-26}}</ref>

==Colorado bands and artists==
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Local bands and musicians as well as those often associated with Colorado include:
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*[https://redironpush.com The Red Iron Push] (Country/Rock)
*[[16 Horsepower]] (Alternative/Country/Rock)
*[[3OH!3]] (Pop)
*[[50/50innertainment]] (Hip-Hop)
*[[Air Dubai]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.westword.com/bestof/2010/award/best-new-hip-hop-act-1438877/ |title=Best New Hip-Hop Act Denver 2010 - Air Dubai |publisher=Westword |date=2010-03-30 |accessdate=2014-05-29}}</ref> (Alternative Hip-Hop)
*[[All (band)|All]] (Punk)
*[[Allegaeon]] (Extreme Metal)
*[[Anti-Scrunti Faction]] (Punk)
*[[The Apples in Stereo]] (Indie/Pop)
*[[A Shoreline Dream]] (Rock)
*[[The Astronauts (US band)|The Astronauts]] (Surf)
*[[Philip Bailey]] (R&B/Funk)
*[[Ginger Baker]] (Jazz)
*[[Big Gigantic]] (Instrumental Electronica)
*[[Big Head Todd and the Monsters]] (Rock/Blues)<ref name=grd2000>
{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| year= 2000
| title= The Great Rock Discography
| edition= 5th
| publisher= Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| pages= 82–83
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref>
*[[Bloodstrike (band)|Bloodstrike]] (Metal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Bloodstrike/3540378289|title = Bloodstrike - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}}</ref>
*[[Tommy Bolin]] (1960s-1970s)
*[[Joe Bonner]] (Jazz)
*[[Breathe Carolina]] (Electronic Rock)
*[[Antonia Brico]] (Classical)
*[[Mark Brooks (director)|Mark Brooks]]
*[[Calm (music group)|Calm]] (hip hop)
*[[Cellador]] (Heavy Metal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Cellador/29195|title=Cellador - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}}</ref>
*[[Cephalic Carnage]] (Extreme Metal)
*[[Christie Front Drive]] (Post-hardcore, Indie, Emo)
*[[Churchill (band)|Churchill]] (Acoustic/Bluegrass/Folk Rock)
*[[The Czars]] (Rock/Alternative)
*[[Demetrius Ross]] (Pop/Hip Hop/R&B)
* [https://www.jacksteinmusic.com Jack Stein] (Country/Rock)
*[[Judy Collins]] (Folk)
*[[John Denver]] (Folk/Country) 4 #1 Billboard Hot 100 songs (d. 1997)
*[[DeVotchKa]] (Indie/Alternative)
*[[Dressy Bessy]] (Indie)
* [https://thedrood.com/ The Drood] (Electronic Rock)
*[[Drop Dead, Gorgeous]] (Rock)
*[[Earth, Wind & Fire]] (R&B)
*[[Elephant Revival]] (Folk)
*[[Fear Before the March of Flames]] (Rock)
*[[Firefall]] (Rock)
*[[Five Iron Frenzy]] (Ska)
*[[Flobots]] (Rap-Rock)
*[[The Fluid]] (Rock)
*[[Stelth Ulvang]] (Folk Rock)
*[[Josephine Foster]] (Folk)
*[[The Fray (band)|The Fray]] (Adult Contemporary/Soft Rock). #1 Billboard 200 album with ''[[The Fray (album)|The Fray]]'' in 2009. [[Isaac Slade]] graduated from the [[University of Colorado Denver]].
*[[Frogs Gone Fishin']] (Funk)
*[[The Gamits]] (Pop/Punk)
*[[Miriam Gideon]] (composer)
*[[Dave Grusin]] (composer). 10-time Grammy award winner.
*[[Tom Hamilton (musician)|Tom Hamilton]], [[Aerosmith]] bassist (rock)
*[[Havok (band)|Havok]] (Metal){{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Hit and Run (band)|Hit and Run]] (Bluegrass)
*[[Idlewhile]] (Indie/Americana){{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Illenium]] (Future Bass/Dubstep)
*[[India.Arie]] (R&B/Soul). Had a #1 Billboard 200 album in 2006.{{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Javon Jackson]] (Jazz){{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Jag Panzer]] (Heavy Metal){{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Mike Johnson (guitarist)|Mike Johnson]] (guitarist){{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Andy Kirk (musician)|Andy Kirk]] (Jazz) {{cn|date=October 2016}}
*[[Leftover Salmon]] (Jam)
*[[Willie Lewis (rockabilly musician)|Willie Lewis]] (Rockabilly)
*[[The Lumineers]] (Folk/Alternative). Had a #1 Billboard 200 album, folk rock ''[[Cleopatra (album)|Cleopatra]]'' in 2016.
*[[Meese (band)|Meese]] (Alternative)
*[[Ron Miles]] (Jazz)
*[[Glenn Miller]] (Jazz) his "[[In the Mood]]" became the best-selling swing instrumental (d. 1944)
*[[The Minders]] (Indie)
*[[Mr. J. Medeiros]] (Hip-Hop)
*[[Michael Martin Murphey]] (Pop/Country Western)
*[[The Motet]] (American funk, soul and jazz)
*Neighborhood Bully (Pop/Rock)
*The Northern Way (Pop/Rock)
*[[Neutral Milk Hotel]] (Indie/Folk/Lo-Fi) Relocated to [[Denver]] to record ''[[On Avery Island]]'' and ''[[In the Aeroplane Over the Sea]]''.
*[[OneRepublic]] (Pop/Rock/Alternative/Folk) Two #2 Hot 100 hits, including "[[Apologize (OneRepublic song)|Apologize]]".
*[[Opera Colorado]] (Opera)
*[[Paper Bird]] (Americana/Folk)
*[[Matt Pike]]
*[[Playalitical]] (Rap/Hip-Hop)
*[[The Photo Atlas]] (Pop/Rock)
*[[Roy Porter (drummer)|Roy Porter]] (Jazz drummer)
*[[Pretty Lights]] (Electronic)
*[[Primitive Man (band)|Primitive Man]] (Metal)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Primitive_Man/3540357063|title = Primitive Man - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives}}</ref>
*[[Stryker & MFT]] (Hip-Hop)
*[[Tag Team (duo)]] (Hip-Hop)
*[[The Procussions]] (Hip-Hop)
*[[Paul Quinichette]] (Jazz)
*[[Nathaniel Rateliff]]
*[[Dean Reed]] (Rock 'n' Roll)
*[[Dianne Reeves]] (Jazz)
*[[Rivulets]] (Indie/Singer-Songwriter)
*[[Roper (band)|Roper]] (Pop/Punk)
*[[Rose Hill Drive]] (Rock)
*[[The Samples]] (Jam/Rock)
*[[SHEL]] (Folk/Pop)
*[[Single File (band)|Single File]] (Pop)
*[[Slim Cessna's Auto Club]] (Alternative/Country/Rock)
*[[Jill Sobule]] (Folk)
*[[The String Cheese Incident]] (Jam)
*[[Sugarloaf (band)|Sugarloaf]] (Rock)
*[[Sweet Lillies]] (Bluegrass)
*[[Dallas Taylor (drummer)|Dallas Taylor]] (drummer)
*[[Sally Taylor (musician)]]
*[[Tennis (band)|Tennis]] (Alternative)
*[[Thinking Plague]] (Avant/Progressive)
*[[Tickle Me Pink]] (Pop)
*[[Time (rapper)|Time]] (indie hip hop)
*[[Vaux (band)|Vaux]] (Alternative, 1990s-2000s)
*[[Laura Veirs]] (Folk)
*[[Velvet Acid Christ]] (Electronic/Industrial, 1990s-2000s)
*[[The VSS]] (Post-hardcore/Experimental Rock)
*[[Mary Watkins]] (Folk and Jazz pianist)
*[[Paul Whiteman]] (Jazz bandleader, composer, violinist)
*[[Wendy Woo]] (Singer/Songwriter)
*[[Wovenhand]] (Alternative/Country/Rock)
*[[Yonder Mountain String Band]] (Bluegrass)
*[[Zephyr (band)|Zephyr]] (Rock)
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==List of notable Colorado music venues==
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'''<big>Fort Collins</big>'''

*[[Washington's]], 132 Laporte Ave.
*[[The Armory (Fort Collins)|The Armory]], 314 East Mountain Ave.
*[[Aggie Theater]]

===Boulder===
*[[Fox Theatre (Boulder, Colorado)|Fox Theatre]], 1135 13th St.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/thelaughinggoat |title=Laughing Goat (thelaughinggoat) on Myspace |publisher=Myspace.com |date= |accessdate=2014-05-29}}</ref>
*[[Macky Auditorium]], CU-Boulder campus
*[[Boulder Theater]], 2032 14th St.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bouldertheater.com |title=Boulder Theater |publisher=Bouldertheater.com |date= |accessdate=2017-03-04}}</ref>
*Chautauqua Auditorium

===Broomfield===
*[[1stBank Center]]

===Colorado Springs===
*[[World Arena]], 3185 Venetucci Blvd.
*[[Pikes Peak Center for the Performing Arts]], 190 S. Cascade Ave.
*[[The Black Sheep (venue)|The Black Sheep]], 2106 E Platte Ave
*[[Sunshine Studios Live]], 3970 Clearview Frontage Rd.

===Denver===
*[[Fillmore Auditorium (Denver)|Fillmore Auditorium]], 1510 Clarkson St.
*[[Ogden Theatre]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ogdentheater.net |title=Ogden Theatre :: Home |publisher=Ogdentheater.net |date= |accessdate=2014-05-29}}</ref> 935 E. Colfax Ave.
*[[Ball Arena]], 1000 Chopper Pl.
*[[Bluebird Theater]], 3317 E. Colfax Ave.
*[[Paramount Theatre (Denver)|Paramount Theater]], 1621 Glenarm Pl.
*[[Gothic Theater]], 3263 S Broadway
*[https://www.cervantesmasterpiece.com/ Cervantes], 2637 Welton St.
*[[Summit Music Hall]], 1902 Blake St.
*Mission Ballroom

===Greenwood Village===
*[[Fiddler's Green Amphitheatre]]

===Longmont===
*[https://dickensoperahouse.worldsecuresystems.com/shows-and-events.html Dickens Opera House]

===Loveland===
*[[Budweiser Events Center]]

===Morrison===
*[[Red Rocks Amphitheatre]] has the [[Colorado Music Hall of Fame]] (which features the [[John Denver "Spirit" statue]])

==See also==
*[[Arapaho music]]
*[[Indigenous music of North America]]
*[[Music of Denver]]
*[[State of Colorado]]
*[[Leftover Salmon: Thirty Years of Festival!|Leftover Salmon: Thirty Years of Festival! (Book)]]

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