The Lariat at 206 East Main Street in Buena Vista, affectionately called “The Rope” by locals, is known for its live music throughout the year.
Even though the summer tourist season is done and the leaves have fallen, they are running a busy schedule through the end of the year to keep Buena Vista entertained.
The Lariat is a long-running fixture in Buena Vista. Photo courtesy Dan Cooper.
The Lariat describes their atmosphere as an “intimate sensory feast.” Those interested in this experience can check out the list of events below:
Head for the Hills
9:00 p.m. Saturday, November 11
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here. Doors open at 8:00 p.m.
Head for the Hills is in its fifteenth year as a band. They recorded their latest EP, Say Your Mind, at Swingfingers Studios in Fort Collins. “The material reflects both the turbulent social rhythms of our current era and more timeless moments of joy, growth, and change.”
Head for the Hills appears in numerous festivals, such as the Telluride Bluegrass Festival, High Sierra Music Festival, South by Southwest, FloydFest, RockyGrass, DelFest, Summer Camp Music Festival, WinterWonderGrass Festival, Blue Ox Music Festival, Northwest String Summit, Strawberry Music Festival, Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival, Folk Alliance, Grandoozy, and others.
They charted twice on the CMJ Top 200, have been featured on NPR Ideastream and eTown, and received Best Bluegrass in Colorado four times from Denver’s Westword Magazine.
Heavy Diamond Ring. Image courtesy of The Lariat.
Heavy Diamond Ring
8:30 p.m. Saturday, November 18
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here.
Paper Bird founders Sarah Anderson and Paul DeHaven collaborate again with Heavy Diamond Ring (HDR). HDR features their signature All-American folk-rock sound with Anderson’s vocals and DeHaven’s guitar. The band is rounded out by bassist Blake Stepan, keyboardist Mike Lang, and drummer Orion Tate Ignelzi.
Yam Yam
8:30 p.m. Friday, December 1
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Yam Yam features a diverse range of influences, such as jazz, gospel, jam, and funk. The Pennsylvania band features pianist and organist Michael Dempsey, bassist Xander Moppin, drummer Tyler (Kokko) Fuller, guitarist Tom Fuller, and saxophonist Jason Mescia. “Together, they create a high energy, soulful, and psychedelic sound that is sure to get fans moving.”
The Paul Benjaman Band
9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 2
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here.
Paul Benjaman performs groove-based American music featuring a strong dose of guitar. Benjaman has participated in tours playing with Grammy-nominated John Fullbright (including the Tulsa Review Tour where John was also a part of Paul’s band) and an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon as a sideman for the T Bone Burnett-produced Secret Sisters.
Pickin’ on the Dead
8:30 p.m. Friday, December 8
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here. Doors open at 7:30 p.m.
Jake Wolf, Tyler Grant, and various special gusts perform Grateful Dead hits with a bluegrass twist.
The Wrecklunds
9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 16
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be purchased online here.
The Wrecklunds have been playing Colorado’s Front Range for nearly five years. They started as a string band but are transitioning to an electric sound by swapping the banjo and fiddle for keys and drums. The Evergreen-based band has performed at a variety of festivals, including the Evergreen Lake House Summer Concert series, Hops Drops Festival, Rapidgrass Festival, Big Wonderful, Conifer Music Fest, Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom, Buffalo Rose, Ullrgrass, and Grandby Ranch Summer Fest.
The band features Bryan Eklund on vocals and guitar, Mark Swaim on vocals, guitar, and mandolin, Eric Drobny on vocals and bass, Paul Copoulos on keys, and Mike Dooley on percussion.
Magic Beans Photo Courtesy of The Lariat
The Magic Beans
9:00 p.m. Friday, December 22
9:00 p.m. Saturday, December 23
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $15 and can be separately purchased for December 22 and December 23.
The Magic Beans honor American music by incorporating funk, R’n’B, rock, soul, and some country into their sound. Their latest release, Unzipped, is an all instrumental homage to lo-fi recording techniques, hip hop beat tapes, and 90’s neo-soul.
ATOMGA
9:00 p.m. Sunday, December 31
This is a 21+ event. Presale tickets cost $17 and can be purchased online here.
ATOMGA has been a staple in Colorado music since their start in 2011. They feature afrobeat music infused with elements of jazz, rock, hip hop, and funk. ATOMGA has had remixes by artists such as Grant Phabao at Paris DJ’s in Paris and France and Craig Welsch at Rear Window Studio in Boston. There is a gold medal winning beer named after them in Curitiba, Brazil from Bodebrown. This brew is periodically served at Banded Oak Brewing Company in Denver.
ATOMGA features LaSha “Calysol” Afarko (vocals), Joshua Merbitz (trumpet), Frank Roddy (tenor saxophone), Andrew Tobin (baritone saxophone), Casey Hrdlicka (guitar), Peter Mouser (keyboards, fender rhodes), Otis Lande (Bass Guitar), Jared “Jball” Fischer (congas, djembe, percussion), Matt Grundstad (timbales, percussion), and Matt Schooley (drums).
The full music schedule for The Lariat is available on their website.
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