West Water Outlaws

Eager to play to their hometown crowd, Boulder’s own West Water Outlaws aren’t afraid of a rowdy crowd-- broken noses, spilled beer and all. These Boulder locals stay away from the over-played crowd pleasers, despite incessant “Wagon Wheel” requests!

So Down

Thanks to Ehren Wright, a Colorado native musically known as "So Down", the city of Boulder is “feelin’ the love, feelin’ the groove, feelin’ the funk” through the ever-evolving bass music movement.

SHIELDS

You know it's not a typical Sunday afternoon when you get a private electronic show in the popular Park City nightclub, Star Bar (fog machine, lasers and bottle service included!) Passionate for the power of creating sound, Chris Shields of SHEILDS and duo Cosmos & Cameo was more than happy to show the Locavaux Crew how creation and collaboration over music brings his diverse town together.

Club Shmed Studios

Armed with the knowledge that he was "going to die anyways," Ryan "Shmedley" Maynes left his established, Los Angeles rock star life and moved to Missoula, Montana to open up a local recording studio. Ten years later, Shmed's successful Club Schmed Studios is proof that fortune favors the brave.

Music on Main

Taking block parties to a whole new level, Bozeman, Montana's Music on Main is testament to the power of PBR, suspended open-container laws, two-stepping local rock groups and 360 degree mountain views.

There’s a certain magic that lies in the unknown of the Wild West—there’s no guessing what you’ll come across out there in the beautiful and seemingly never-ending landscape of the Rockies, that Big Sky country. You’ll catch a rock ‘n roll blues concert one evening, only to find yourself in a local club getting a taste of the underground electronic scene the next morning. A buffalo will cross the road in front of you, only to be followed by a group of friendly hitchhikers in need of a lift back to camp. You’ll pick up new Locavaux Crew members who have traveled from the East Coast just to experience those incredible mountains with you, or you’ll pick up a rusted chain in a secret, abandoned mine shaft. The Badlands will whirl by you as you perch atop your bus one minute, the next you’ll take to sit still and eat dinner on the roof as the sun sets on U.S. Route 80, trucks honking their passing hellos. Colorado, Wyoming, Utah—we climbed through the Rocky Mountain passes (er, crawled), before descending into California for the next leg of our trip-- the West Coast.

Returning through the northern Rockies, Missoula and Bozeman Montana showed us that with personal risk comes musical reward, and that all block parties should involve PBR and two-stepping local rock groups.

Life On The Bus

I-80, WYOMING

A moonscape of dusty rolling hills, Wyoming’s fishbowl sky, and wind turbines dotting the horizon like stars--this was our gateway to the west. We all had to agree with John Muir; "the mountains are calling an I must go."

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Red Balloon // Carroll

www.carrollmusic.net

PARK CITY, UTAH

There were gondola rides, whiskey distilleries, and abandoned mine shaft explorations, midnight four square games in the street and a hunt for the missing pet sugar glider. The soundtrack to our visit? Live, freestyle guitar jams.

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Middle Brother // Telluride Meltdown

www.reverbnation.com/telluridemeltdown

BOZEMAN, MONTANA

Oh, to call Montana's Big Sky Country home... if only, if only.

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Big Sky Country // Miller Creek