Performing in the Peaks: Aaron Foster

Ned eyes new housing, summer music preview and more

Take a break from national headlines and tune in to what's going on in your neighborhood. On this week's episode, we've got just the headlines: a quick round up of everything that's been happening in the Peak to Peak these last two weeks, from proposed rental housing in Nederland to Central City Opera's show stopping drag performance in Denver.  Also * Nederland child care center nears completion * Massive turnout for Ned's annual clean-up day * Live music kicks off summer at Chipeta Park Read Caribou Current's roundup of shows playing at Central City Opera this summer [https://www.cariboucurrent.com/stories/june-2026,95967] Nederland Summer Concert Series full schedule [https://www.sweetwaveaudio.com/nederland-concert-series?fbclid=IwY2xjawSYCphleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFxYzF3TG5DamdIbkZXQ3Q0c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHpasKLRISdoHFecv4PcmaHzxBOdVDIcRprSRM3EK51XEsgfqSwsXvFCwfIEX_aem_lr2TuCdaxBqkO8tVD1Qg9A] Hazel Miller and The Collective at Village at the Peaks [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9ZgJJG1V-I&list=RDK9ZgJJG1V-I&start_radio=1] 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: BlackDog

Colorado guitarist Jon Ridnell has released his first new BlackDog album in over a decade, Freak the Funk. Tune into this week's episode to learn more about Jon and his new release. 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!

Boulder Comedy Festival preview

The June issue of Caribou Current hit the racks yesterday, so we've got another sneak peak at all of this months content today. In honor of our cover story about Boulder Comedy Festival, coming to venues across The People's Republic June 16-21, we compiled a few snippets of standup from comedians performing at the festival for today's show - along with our regular round up of concerts, events and stories you won't want to miss. Content warning: This episode contains strong language. Watch Ren Q. Dawe's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8fXqi-Bis&t=43s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hx8fXqi-Bis&t=43s] Watch Sami Beason's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_VEsbPg94&t=12s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJ_VEsbPg94&t=12s] Watch Zoe Roger's full set here: youtube.com/watch?v=d9oyLi115vM&t=7s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9oyLi115vM&t=7s] Head to bouldercomedyfestival.com [https://www.bouldercomedyfestival.com/] to purchase tickets and see the full lineup of this year's comedians. 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: Dango Rose

In this week's episode of Music of the Mountains, we bring on Dango Rose to talk about his musical endeavors, celebrating his opening at Ned General for Redd and the Paper Flowers on May 30, 2026. From a new documentary focusing on his songwriting and mental health journey to performing with Elephant Revival, we catch up with Dango on his current musical direction. 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!

Nederland skateboarders teach us a lesson

The general public tends to write off skaters as grungy, lazy, troublemakers. But that's far from the truth. In reporting a story for the May issue of Caribou Current, I asked Nederland skateboarders about the lessons skating can teach us. There's a lot more to learn than just how to do a kickflip - skating can teach us how to persevere, how to fail and succeed, and how to be a good person. This episode is a compilation of some of those conversations. Check out the original story about Ned's skate culture here: How Nederland's skate culture got its wheels on the ground [https://www.cariboucurrent.com/stories/nederland-skate-culture-nathan-lazarus-skatepark,91888?] Special thanks to Dave Kingsbury, who shared this video [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ONqvrv43vE&t=2s] wof him and his then 4-year-old son Quinn skating together. 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!