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August 4thLiz Howdy, Stella Martinez, Cee Mo
August 7thShae Fiol & Andrea Magee
August 8thLuke Bulla
August 9thElovated Roots
August 10thKevin Fedarko - SOLD OUT!
August 12thWailing Souls
August 15thMac Sabbath
August 17thMike Dawes
August 18thMike Dawes
August 19thJD Simo
August 20thAndrea Magee's She Rises
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September 24thJoe Boyd
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September 27th3 On A Match Kabarett
September 28thMaryna Krut
September 29thAl Di Meola
October 2ndThird World
October 3rdThe Tannahill Weavers
October 3rdCeú
October 8thJoe P
October 9thThe Bones of JR Jones
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October 11thMasters of Hawaiian Music
October 12thBuckethead
October 12thPeter Bradley Adams
October 16thPeter Bradley Adams
October 17thIndigenous Heritage Celebration featuring Innastate
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October 26thKassa Overall
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October 30thArkansauce
November 7thKristina Jacobsen
November 17thTopHouse
November 21stKalos
January 15thKalos
January 16thJesse Cook
February 2ndJesse Cook
February 3rdAltan
March 12thLúnasa
March 18thTrampled By Turtles - SOLD OUT!
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Tickets are $35 in advance, $38 day of show (including all service charges). They are also available by phone through Hold My Ticket at 505-886-1251.
Trampled by Turtles are from Duluth, Minnesota, where frontman Dave Simonett initially formed the group as a side project in 2003. At the time, Simonett had lost most of his music gear, thanks to a group of enterprising car thieves who'd ransacked his vehicle while he played a show with his previous band. Left with nothing more than an acoustic guitar, he began piecing together a new band, this time taking inspiration from bluegrass, folk, and other genres that didn't rely on amplification. Simonett hadn't played any bluegrass music before, and he filled his lineup with other newcomers to the genre, including fiddler Ryan Young (who'd previously played drums in a speed metal act) and bassist Tim Saxhaug. Along with mandolinist Erik Berry and banjo player Dave Carroll, the group began carving out a fast, frenetic sound that owed as much to rock & roll as bluegrass.
Trampled by Turtles released their first record, Songs from a Ghost Town, in 2004. In a genre steeped in tradition, the album stood out for its contemporary sound, essentially bridging the gap between the bandmates' background in rock music and their new acoustic leanings. It wasn't until 2008 and the band's fourth release, Duluth, that Trampled by Turtles received recognition by the bluegrass community. Duluth peaked at number eight on the Billboard bluegrass chart and paved the way for a number of festival appearances. Two years later, their crossover appeal landed them at number 32 on the Billboard 200 pop charts upon the release of their sixth album, Stars and Satellites. In addition to major bluegrass and folk festivals, they began showing up at Coachella, Bumbershoot, and Lollapalooza. The darker-toned Wild Animals bettered its studio predecessor on the album charts, reaching number 29. Their latest album, Life Is Good On The Open Road (May 2018), was described as "among [their] best efforts yet" by Glide Magazine.