Telluride Blues & Brews Festival’s Official Art Gallery will be at Arroyo Wine Bar & Gallery, located at 220 East Colorado Ave! Stop by, have a beverage, light bites and enjoy artwork from festival photographers Barry Brecheisen & Dino Perrucci, artists Scramble Campbell & Daryl Price and other past festival poster artists. Some artwork will be available for sale. The gallery will be open daily for the festival weekend from Thursday to Sunday from 7:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to close.
Read MoreJoin us in Mountain Village's Sunset Plaza for our free Sunset Blues Concert on Thursday, September 17th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. featuring Hillstomp and opening act The Johnson County Coroners! Sunset Plaza is just a short, beautiful gondola ride up the mountain from the town of Telluride! The event and gondola ride are free and open to the public, and the event is rain or shine.
Read MoreWith the 22nd Telluride Blues & Brews Festival less than three weeks away, we’re excited to introduce the Making My Blues Green: Coolest & Cleanest Campsite Challenge, a new spin on our celebrated ‘Coolest Campsite Challenge’. Brought to you in collaboration with the Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics, the new contest encourages festival campers to build a clean, sustainable and creative campsite for a chance to win 2016 Blues & Brews tickets and other great prizes!
Read MoreThe Telluride Blues & Brews Festival is thrilled to announce the 2015 House of Brews lineup! Be sure to stop in and enjoy these seven different tasty flavors being poured throughout the weekend! The House of Brews tent is located on the north side of the festival grounds, adjacent to the festival merch store and main entrance. Bottoms up and cheers!
Read MoreTelluride Blues & Brews Festival's Blues for Breakfast is a special event during the festival weekend on September 19th and 20th at the Telluride Elks Lodge (located at the corner of Townsend and Pacific) from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm. Blues for Breakfast is a hidden festival gem showcasing the renowned Telluride Blues Challenge among other festival solo blues musicians on both Saturday and Sunday morning. As you enter the Elks Lodge, you are welcomed by a breakfast spread of scrambled eggs, pancakes, hash browns, toast, bacon and sausages. Grab a plate of hot food, a cup of joe and enjoy live blues music in an intimate setting!
Read MoreThe artist behind the 2015 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival poster is Daryl Price. Daryl is a self-taught painter whose work consists mainly of American Jazz and Blues musicians from the 1930's and 40's. He has created a unique, signature style emphasizing bright colors and movement. Believe it or not, Daryl uses no references when he paints, even though it is mostly realism. His long career as a competitive bodybuilder gave him the knowledge of human anatomy that he draws upon when painting.
Read MoreOur radio partner Warren Miller's PEAK3 Radio is giving away a pair of weekend festival and camping passes to this year's Telluride Blues & Brews Festival on September 18th through the 20th!
Read MoreThe Telluride Blues Challenge is back this year offering the chance for musicians to advance their career. The top six entries will play in the Telluride Blues Challenge during the ever-popular “Blues for Breakfast” on Saturday, Sept. 19th from 9:00 a.m. to Noon at the Telluride Elks Lodge (located at 472 W Pacific Ave).
Read MoreJoin us for Telluride Blues & Brews Festival's film premiere of 'This Ain't No Mouse Music!' on Wednesday, September 16th at 7:30 PM at Telluride's Palm Theatre. Following up on the successful format that was introduced in 2014, (with the showing of “The Girls in the Band” on the opening night of the Telluride Jazz Festival), this year KOTO-fm’s DJ Jimmy Jazz, the Telluride Blues & Brews Festival, the Hotel Telluride and the Palm Theater are coming together to raise much needed funds and awareness for San Miguel Resource Center in 2015.
Read MoreDurango Blues Train is taking over Telluride Blues & Brews Festival's Instagram (@TellurideBlues) this Friday through Sunday (Aug. 7-9) with an insider preview of the last two Blues Trains this summer (August 21st & 22nd). Follow our Instagram account here to catch all the action!
Read MoreTelluride Blues & Brews Festival has partnered with three Colorado companies to bring you the ultimate giveaway. This month Wagner Custom Skis is giving away a GoPro Hero4 and a Blues & Brews Festival prize package including a Tee Shirt, Two Weekend Festival Passes + Camping complete with an Osprey Packs "Farpoint 55" and two Voormi baselayers complete with one men’s and one woman’s Voormi Thermal II Baselayer top!
Read MoreOn Saturday, August 1st, the Park House in Denver was host to the Road to Blues & Brews where six bands competed for the chance to play at this year's Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. The event was a fundraiser to benefit Colorado's Firefly Autism and the national organization Autism Speaks.
Read MoreIt's never too late to start a recording career. Just ask 83-year-old Leo "Bud" Welch. His first record came out in 2013, decades after he first picked up a guitar in 1945. For blues fans, it's been worth the wait. This is real blues straight from rural Mississippi to the mountains. Explore his story with this stunning video and be sure to catch one of his sets at this year's festival. For the festival schedule, click here.
Read MoreBrought to you by the producers of Blues & Brews, the Durango Blues Train returns on August 21st and 22nd for two evenings of music aboard the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad in Durango, Colorado. This unique music experience features two full bands and four solo and duo acts. Musicians perform in their own vintage coach, while passengers travel from one coach to the next sampling each musical act. Limited tickets are on sale now for the next departure and Saturday tickets are almost sold out!
Read MoreRelix Magazine is giving away two festival passes for the weekend of September 18-20, 2015 in scenic Telluride, Colorado. Enter here for your chance to win! This is your chance to go to this year’s festival absolutely FREE! Don’t miss out on your chance to see amazing acts including ZZ Top, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Gregg Allman and many more. Visit the link above and enter today!
Read MoreKeeping the Blues Alive was founded in 2011 by blues/rock musician Joe Bonamassa and his business partner and manager Roy Weisman in an effort to ensure the preservation of the blues music genre as well as music education as a whole. Bonamassa’s passion for music advocacy stemmed from a young age when blues legend B.B. King extended his hand and gave a young Bonamassa a stage to play on.
Read MoreYoga is back at the 2015 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival! The Yoga Sessions presented by Telluride Yoga Fest provide an opportunity for everyone to unplug and unwind. It is perfect if you are enjoying the festival, a weekend mountaintop adventure or just in Telluride to relax.
Read MoreIt’s time to celebrate one of this year’s headliners, ZZ Top! On Friday, Sept. 18th we are hosting the Sharp Dressed Fan Costume Contest. The contest will be all about dressing like your favorite “little ol' band from Texas”, ZZ Top. So break out your beards and your “cheap sunglasses” for a chance to win TWO 2016 Blues & Brews Festival weekend passes.
Read MoreThe official Telluride Blues & Brews Festival message board is here! You can find answers to questions about tickets, camping, festival amenities, and much more! Join the festival community and get involved! We look forward to seeing you September 18-20! To join the forum, click here.
Read MoreThe Campground Sessions are back at the 2015 Telluride Blues & Brews Festival. It is an exclusive event for campers only (camping wristband required for entrance). The artists playing the Campground Stage this year are Hillstomp, Leo “Bud” Welch and Eagle Eye Williamson. Don’t miss out on these intimate and exclusive performances! A limited number of camping passes are still available, so get yours before they sell out!
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