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Colorado artists produced a lot of good music in 2017, and on Colorado Matters they talked about where it came from and what the music means. Listen to a Spotify playlist of the best bluegrass, rock, jazz and more from the year, and revisit some of our favorite interviews.
Denver's Flobots Want Protesters To Sing More, And They're Providing The Music
![Photo: Flobots Brer Rabbit Stephen Brackett and Jonny 5 Jamie Laurie](https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/flobots_stephen_and_jamie-2.jpg)
Boulder's Fox Theater Celebrates 25 Years Of 'The Best Shows, The Most Fun... And Scratching Out A Living'
![Photo: Fox Theatre at 25-1 | Marquee - CJones](https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/cpr-cjones_fox-theatre-marquee_022817-1.jpg)
John Oates Reflects On A Whirlwind Life In Music And 'Rebirth' In Colorado
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Richard And Peter John Stoltzman, A Father-And-Son Musical Duo
![Photo: Richard and Peter John Stoltzman](https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/richardeterstoltzman-2-1.jpg)
These 12- And 14-Year-Old Sisters Are The Newest Faces In Colorado Bluegrass
![Photo: Cody Sisters Megan Maddy bluegrass](https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/cody_sisters-1.jpg)
The Lonesome Days' Debut Album Is A Bit Of An 'Anthem For The Lonely'
![Photo: Denver bluegrass band The Lonesome Days](https://wp-cpr.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2019/06/flatnine-1.jpg)