Robert Eldridge

Spunky presents a very special show HALDEN WOFFORD AND THE HI-BEAMS’ classic style of honky tonk has a language and culture all to itself, but only takes one quick lesson to learn how to love for a lifetime. The twang of the steel guitar, snap of the snare drum, thump of the stand-up bass and rippin’ electric guitar solos mix with Wofford’s distinctive vocals to create a sound that is familiar yet purely original.Ringing out all along the Front Range of Colorado and beyond, including an appearance on the acclaimed A Prairie Home Companion program, Wofford’s wavering tenor conjures up images of Hank Williams Sr., Buddy Holly and Bob Wills. But while Wofford and his creative powerhouse of talented musicians are committed to playing real country music, they don’t stick just to the old, time-tested favorites. The band’s long collection of original tunes accompanies a handful of familiar crowd-pleasers to create a bulging repertoire of good music.http://www.hibeams.comSupporting  will be HILLBILLY INFERNO, a new collaborative project in the Mile High City featuring three consummate performers in the acoustic scene and beyond: Keith Frankel on banjo, Chris "Citrus" Sauthoff on guitar and Julie Gussaroff on mandolin and vocals. A mixture of old-time, newgrass, folk and even funk and Hindustani, this is their debut show! All three are on the faculty for the esteemed Swallow Hill Julie Davis School of Music in south Denver. Julie grew up in New York, surrounded by a musical family, and has worked with and learned from some of the best in the business, like Mike Marshall. Keith, a protege of Tony Trischka, is one of Colorado's .brightest banjo players. Citrus is most widely known as a former touring member of George Clinton and Parliament-Funkadelic, as well as his own funk/hip hop/rock band, U.S. Pipe and the famous '90s-era funk band, Lord of Word and the Disciples of Bass.http://www.hillbillyinferno.com