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Andrew Wyatt's path to the music world has been an improbable journey. Raised among the corn fields of Southern Virginia, he began his professional life following in his father's footsteps as a Southern Baptist preacher. After a chance opportunity to attend the annual Burning Man festival, his life abruptly jumped the tracks. Shortly thereafter, Andrew picked up a camera, donned his, now trademark, sequin Santa suit and began traveling the music festival circuit documenting the color and vitality of musicians and even more colorful fans around the country.
It was one of those hidden treasure moments, like when you open an old shoe box and discovered that your deceased father kept every Father’s Day card you ever mailed him. Or perhaps, as when, you stumble through a dry creek bed and find,…
Arise Festival Stands Tall Among Giants
There is an ancient Eastern ritual cycle known as Jo-Ha-Kyu which has been applied to tea ceremonies, martial arts rituals, and even theater performances. The cycle was created to create intention and awareness to the different stages of…
Flaming Lips, Colorado Symphony Orchestra Soar at Red Rocks
It was only a matter of time, but, still, it only happened once. It was after the last of the confetti guns fired their joyous paper rainbows. It was after the last violin string plucked their textured whimsy into our hearts, and flitted…
Road Trip: Bunny Wailer and Highway 50 at the Ogden in Denver
They say this is a bad year for music legends. They say all the good ones are gone. Shhhhh! Don’t tell that to Bunny Wailer, the last original member of the legendary Wailers. Because, not only is he alive, but skipping and skittering…
March Fourth! & Diego’s Umbrella Blaze Boulder’s Fox Theatre
Last year about this time, March Fourth! played a show so raucous that the capacity crowd started chanting, “Holy Shit!” for several minutes. Moments before their return to the Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO last week, another capacity crowd…
Mighty Diamonds, Highway 50, Mono Verde Shine at the Fox Theater
The atmospheric weather phenomenon known as El Nino has blown more snow over Colorado than the state has seen in several years. One recent show at the Fox Theater on January 22 in Boulder, CO featuring a trio of roots reggae/ska bands,…
Blast From the Past: YMSB Rings in New Year With Nostalgic Covers
They didn’t have 3-D projections, laser lights or massive stage props, but Yonder Mountain String Band (YMSB) brought plenty of energy, heart and even a little Motown soul to the Boulder Theater during their four-night residency in Colorado…
Leftover Salmon and Jeff Austin at the Boulder Theater, November 27-28
While much of the country was figuring out how to dish up Thanksgiving leftover turkey, Leftover Salmon served up two steamy nights of tasty bluegrass licks at the Boulder Theater. The six-man band, celebrating 25 years of music, joined…
Photo Gallery: Beats Antique at Boulder Theater, October 16-17, 2015
"There are three things to remember about Beats Antique shows," said a young woman wearing hand drawn cat whiskers and ears to her friend wearing a red raccoon mask as the musicians began their recent Boulder performance.
"What?" the…
Burning Man 2015 Black Rock City, NV (NSFW)
Once a year, tens of thousands of people gather in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert to create Burning Man: Black Rock City, a temporary metropolis dedicated to community, art, self-expression, and self-reliance. In this crucible of creativity,…