The 2013 Telluride Bluegrass Festival broke records for its ticket sales, selling out its 4-day passes in just hours — all before a single act had been announced. Now weeks later, Reverb has the first wave of acts, which includes the Sam Bush Band, Jackson Browne and Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell.

RockyGrass festival at Planet Bluegrass ranch in Lyons, Colorado featuring Trampled By Turtles, Punch Brothers, Bela Fleck, Sam Bush Band, Tim O’Brien, the Infamous Stringdusters and more

Leftover Salmon’s Vince Herman will headline KGNU Mountain Jam at Gold Hill Inn west of Boulder in Sunshine Canyon

Photos and review of RockyGrass Day 2 featuring Hot Rize, Steve Martin, Sarah Jarosz and more

Photos and review of 2011 RockyGrass Festival Day 1, featuring Del McCoury Band, David Grisman, Peter Rowan and more

Hot Rize proves its historic bluegrass chops at the Boulder Theater

Hot Rize is back – again – but this time with new songs

Live review: Lyle Lovett, Taj Mahal @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

Live review: Telluride Bluegrass Festival @ Telluride Town Park

[insertReverbPhoto id="85351" photo="2"] The sardine-packed fans of Yonder Mountain String Band gave the show a lively energy on Tuesday. Photo by Brian Carney. There’s something irrepressible about Yonder Mountain String Band. It doesn’t matter how tired you are, or how annoyed or depressed or worn down; once the upbeat twang of Dave Johnston’s banjo and Jeff Austin’s mandolin hits you, you’re dancing up a storm. Yonder Mountain kicked off their New Year’s run Tuesday night at a beyond-packed Boulder Theater. It almost seemed as though [...]