Your last concert was to see who and when?

The Colorado Symphony, Chorus and soloists last week, conducted by Andrew Litton, performing his suite from Porgy & Bess. Amazing.

Here's are two suggestions for acoustic guitar and bluegrass fans. Run, don't walk, if you get a chance to hear Jim Hurst, best known for his stint with the Claire Lynch Band, but a wonderful guitarist with a velvety, smooth baritone voice. His solo shows are truly memorable. Check his many You Tube clips, but see him live if you are a picker.

Second, if you haven't heard Frank Solivan and Dirty Kitchen, well, just do it. Beautiful singing, great tunes, lots of variety and complexity, and monstrously good guitar, mandolin and banjo. I heard them in Denver recently and just wanted to gas up the car and follow them to the West slope for the next gig. Can't wait to hear them next week at Rockygrass!

It's been a wonderful summer.  The Dallas Symphony at Vail Bravo and the Philadelphia Symphony a month later at Vail Bravo, and then the finale concert of the Aspen Music Festival this weekend.
In between, there was Frank Solvan and Dirty Kitchen in Lyons, The Flaming Lips at Red Rocks.