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In the zone with BoCo-based band Prairiewolf

The July issue of Caribou Current hit the racks this week, so today we're featuring an exclusive interview with Boulder County-based cosmic Americana group Prairiewolf. Our editor Jezy Gray sat down with Jeremy Erwin, Tyler Wilcox and Stefan Beck to chat about their latest album Zone Poems, out July 17. Last year the group went on tour around Colorado and got into some pretty funky head spaces on stage. They didn't know it yet, but they were recording their next record in real time. Listen in to go on that journey with them. You can check out their upcoming show schedule here: prairiewolfmusic.com/home#shows [https://www.prairiewolfmusic.com/home#shows] Today's show featured their first single from the record "Burning Edges", which you can stream here: prairiewolfcf.bandcamp.com/album/zone-poems [https://prairiewolfcf.bandcamp.com/album/zone-poems] Head to cariboucurrent.com [https://www.cariboucurrent.com/] to read the full story, and so much more.  Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. [https://open.spotify.com/album/2bGdISOly1MQhe77P3vJUm] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583656/support] Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website [https://www.themtnear.com] for all of the latest news. Subscribe [https://mountainear.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/?] to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events [http://themtneareventlink.creativecirclemedia.com/] to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear [https://www.facebook.com/mtnear/] and Instagram @mtn.ear [https://www.instagram.com/mtn.ear/] Listen [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDbqntDX-L9JPHB9V5OPr5XE9fr_l0kQ] and watch [https://www.youtube.com/@themtnear] on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout [https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com]. Thank you for listening!

Music of the Mountains: Ravin' Wolf (Jamey and Heather Bilyeu)

In this week's Music of the Mountains, Jamey and Heather Bilyeu take time out of their breaks performing at Very Nice Brewing Company in Nederland to talk about their history as a duo before their follow-up performance at the Gilpin location on July 11th. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. [https://open.spotify.com/album/2bGdISOly1MQhe77P3vJUm] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583656/support] Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website [https://www.themtnear.com] for all of the latest news. Subscribe [https://mountainear.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/?] to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events [http://themtneareventlink.creativecirclemedia.com/] to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear [https://www.facebook.com/mtnear/] and Instagram @mtn.ear [https://www.instagram.com/mtn.ear/] Listen [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDbqntDX-L9JPHB9V5OPr5XE9fr_l0kQ] and watch [https://www.youtube.com/@themtnear] on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout [https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com]. Thank you for listening!

Inside CU's world-class alpine research center

Today, we’re taking a trip to CU Boulder’s Mountain Research Station. This little plot of land in the Indian Peaks Wilderness operated by CU’s Institute for Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) is one of the longest running high elevation research centers in the world. This summer, they’re celebrating 100 plus years of groundbreaking research by opening its doors to the public.  First, we'll hear from INSTAAR on the history of the Mountain Research Station. After that, we meet three scientists with upcoming public seminars at the station who are doing groundbreaking research that could soon influence your local community. Also * Timberline Fire Protection District unveils new station * Central City Opera launches renovation project for historic stables Check out the full schedule of seminar speakers here: colorado.edu/mrs/current-events/summer-seminar-series [https://www.colorado.edu/mrs/current-events/summer-seminar-series] Learn more about INSTAAR's 75th anniversary and sign up for alerts here: colorado.edu/instaar/about-instaar/75th-anniversary [https://www.colorado.edu/instaar/about-instaar/75th-anniversary] Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. [https://open.spotify.com/album/2bGdISOly1MQhe77P3vJUm] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583656/support] Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website [https://www.themtnear.com] for all of the latest news. Subscribe [https://mountainear.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/?] to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events [http://themtneareventlink.creativecirclemedia.com/] to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear [https://www.facebook.com/mtnear/] and Instagram @mtn.ear [https://www.instagram.com/mtn.ear/] Listen [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDbqntDX-L9JPHB9V5OPr5XE9fr_l0kQ] and watch [https://www.youtube.com/@themtnear] on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout [https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com]. Thank you for listening!

Music of the Mountains: Down River

Rachel Cole and Gus Miller have been performing music as a duo for years, but for the first time, they're cementing a duo project they've called Down River. This week, we talk to Rachel and Gus in preparation for their upcoming performance at the Jamestown Mercantile on Thursday, June 25th, 2026. Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. [https://open.spotify.com/album/2bGdISOly1MQhe77P3vJUm] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583656/support] Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website [https://www.themtnear.com] for all of the latest news. Subscribe [https://mountainear.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/?] to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events [http://themtneareventlink.creativecirclemedia.com/] to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear [https://www.facebook.com/mtnear/] and Instagram @mtn.ear [https://www.instagram.com/mtn.ear/] Listen [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDbqntDX-L9JPHB9V5OPr5XE9fr_l0kQ] and watch [https://www.youtube.com/@themtnear] on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout [https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com]. Thank you for listening!

Your neighbor has Paul McCartney's phone number

We've got another segment from our friends at Boulder Valley Frequency today featuring prolific music journalist, outdoorsmen and Ward-adjacent resident Grayson Haver Currin. Grayson has profiled Willie Nelson, Peter Frampton, Tame Impala and of course, Paul McCartney. Today, he explains how he found his way to music journalism while telling some pretty cool stories along the way. Also * Black Hawk water issue gets multimillion dollar fix * Nederland explores IGA for fire mitigation * Central City talks affordable housing * Former Gilpin resident wins a Peabody You can watch the Peabody award-winning KMBC-TV documentary Restrained here: kmbc.com/article/chronicle-restrained-law-enforcement-restraint-documentary-investigation/64592751 [https://www.kmbc.com/article/chronicle-restrained-law-enforcement-restraint-documentary-investigation/64592751] Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. [https://open.spotify.com/album/2bGdISOly1MQhe77P3vJUm] Support the show [https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583656/support] Thank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below. If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact: Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at info@themountainear.com Tyler Hickman, multimedia producer, at tyler@themountainear.com Jamie Lammers, podcast host, at media@themountainear.com General inquiries: frontdesk@themountainear.com Head to our website [https://www.themtnear.com] for all of the latest news. Subscribe [https://mountainear.creativecirclemedia.com/subscribe/?] to The Mountain-Ear in print and online. Submit local events [http://themtneareventlink.creativecirclemedia.com/] to promote them in the paper and on our website. Find us on Facebook @mtnear [https://www.facebook.com/mtnear/] and Instagram @mtn.ear [https://www.instagram.com/mtn.ear/] Listen [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMDbqntDX-L9JPHB9V5OPr5XE9fr_l0kQ] and watch [https://www.youtube.com/@themtnear] on YouTube today. Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout [https://themtnearpodcast.buzzsprout.com]. Thank you for listening!