Babaux and The Peacemakers have released their third album, Keep Both Hands on the Wheel, which has steered the band down a dynamic excursion across the breadth of the Roots-Rock spectrum. Led by singer/songwriter and resonator guitar player Cristian Basso (aka, Babaux), The Peacemakers are Eric Martinez on lead guitar, Mike Davidov on bass and Jake Herman on drums. Basso, whose history includes bass stints for an array of icons from Bo Diddley to Leo Nocentelli (The Meters) to Papa Mali, and has songwriting credits with no less than Eric Lindell (on his acclaimed Gulf Coast Highway album) drives the band’s signature Roots-Rock sound by providing a new collection of songs that possess both soulful roots expressions reminiscent of the vintage Laural Canyon sound and dynamic shifts of energy that speak to the strength of a finely tuned and deliberate rock edge.

illFRAME is a Fort Collins-based band pushing their way into Colorado’s heavier scenes with a raw, tightly wound sound. The band flirts with chaos that’s combining hardcore urgency, alternative grit, and the occasional punk detour. It’s a project that doesn’t waste time on pleasantries. Only two years in, the band is still early in its run, but their debut shows a clear sense of intent to throw elbows at everything in their way.

Mackenzie Rae & Buckshot Moon are an Americana band based in Boulder, Colorado. From tender ballads to raucous rockabilly, they tell stories through rich harmonies, nuanced instrumentals, and a unique balance of high energy andsensitivity.

The Russ Hopkins band plays a special blend of folk, blues, and rock music. Listen to Andy B on Bass, Jess Amadee on drums, and Russ Hopkins on guitar and vocals.

Hear the delightful music of Friendly Reminders on Live at Lunch. Friendly Reminders is an indie folk-grass string quartet comprised of songwriter Ian Foster on acoustic guitar and vocal, Meg Rice on upright bass, Their music is an artful blend of energetic bluegrass, soulful jazz, and dynamic folk music, and the duo is regularly joined by a rotating cast of talented pickers and singers alike.

Watch Drunken Hearts perform their music and talk about their craft on Live at Lunch. Drunken Hearts is the Alt-Country/Americana outfit led by Louisiana-born, Colorado-raised songwriter Andrew McConathy. Bottling outlaw country grit, poetic storytelling, and cosmic rock energy into a sound carrying Rocky Mountain starlight, Southern heat, and the ache of old souls — Drunken Hearts’ music feels like prayer and wildfire at the same time. After years on the road and a journey through loss and rebirth, McConathy sings with an unflinching voice, shaped but not broken by pain and suffering, rooted somewhere between wonder and the highs and lows of the human experience.

Antonio Lopez is a quiet man with something to say. His music is like an onion, each layer revealing more. His adept guitar work and composition skills are never used in a showy way but rather like the spices in a home-cooked meal. The result is a feast of emotions that delight the listener. His sound is modern folk rock with marimba swells and swooning fingerstyle guitar over a rock-solid rhythm section. Through the lens of his indigenous Chicano roots, Lopez speaks many truths with gentle precision. Rather than tell the listener what to feel or think, Lopez invites you to see yourself reflected in the lyrical stories created by the music. He holds degrees in guitar performance and music composition from Adams State University. Antonio Lopez is a Colorado native from Alamosa and now resides in Longmont.