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.

Jackson Browne’s harem of 15 guitars formed an acoustic corner on the stage of the gracious Paramount Theater last night. Browne explained that the guitars’ presence wasn’t for his own vanity, but for different tunings of each instrument.

“The songs live inside them, like they’re in their little houses. They’re ready in case somebody calls for a song,” he said. “It’s not solely to strike envy into the hearts of guitarists.”

Jackson Browne will play Denver’s Paramount Theatre in November 2012

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Crosby, Nash, Lucinda Williams, Third Eye Blind and more will join forces for an Occupy Wall Street benefit album

Photos and review: Rocky Mountain Folks Festival Day 3 featuring Jackson Browne, the Civil Wars, Missy Higgins, the Carolina Chocolate Drops and more at the Planet Bluegrass ranch in Lyons, Colorado

Colorado summer concert listings and ticket info 2011

Live review: Jackson Browne @ Red Rocks Amphitheatre

[photopress:med1.jpg,full,pp_image] Photos by Nathan Rist. Two very different bands rocked the 12th Annual KOTO Doo-Dah at Telluride Town Park on July 12. KOTO, Telluride’s commercial-free community radio station, invited ’70s-era reggae band The Meditations (who formerly sang backup for Bob Marley) and all-female Led Zeppelin tribute act Lez Zeppelin (who have played Telluride a handful of times) to the outdoor event. It was a little calmer this year than in years past — former headliners include Lyle Lovett, Bob Dylan and Jackson Browne– but as [...]