Well folks, its here. Time to bust out the dancin’ shoes and head down to Buena Vista’s Main Street to hear [FOR FREE] some of Colorado’s hottest bands, enjoy a beer with your friends and relax in the sun.
The folks at the CPMF have done an amazing amount of work making this 3rd festival the […]

As of this post there are only 15 days until the streets of Buena Vista once again are alive with music, dancing and celebration. Now is the time to make sure your friends will be in town, your dancing shoes will be polished and your work all finished for the upcoming Collegiate Peaks Music Festival, […]

CPMF 2008 is nearly here! My all time hands down favorite local artist has been added to the schedule for the Collegiate Peaks Music Festival for 2008. I remember seeing Jonah Werner perform for the first time down at the Salida Cafe. As you probably know, the coffee shop offers a rather […]

One of this year’s many new acts for the Collegiate Peaks Music Festival is the Afropop band, Mohammed Alidu & The Bizung Family.
The band’s leader, Mohammed Alidu was born in Ghana into a lineage of talking drum chiefs known as the Bizung family. The talking drum, pictured at left, is a traditional West African drum […]

“If you don’t think an accordion is hip and cool, think again. Members of the Boulder Acoustic Society (BAS) are bringing together an assortment of uncommon instruments to make natural and vibrant sounds. “We use a collection of instruments that most people wouldn’t use in popular music, like the accordion, ukulele, banjo and violin,” said […]

If you have never had the pleasure of standing - or shall I say swaying and dancing - among a crowd of smiling faces absorbing the live performance given by Hazel Miller and her band you may just find yourself lucky come this August. For her second year in a row Hazel Miller will be […]

It’s always fun to have big talent come to our little corner of the state. Angie Stevens has been a fixture at the Collegiate Peaks Music Festival (CPMF) for several years now. If you haven’t gotten to hear or see her play, you are definitely missing out. She and her band blend […]