“Making hippies cry since 1986.”

Kate Farmer is on a mission: to help others feel less alone. Weaving her hypnotic velvet vibrato with starkly honest yet nuanced lyrics, listeners inevitably leave feeling like they’ve been to a collective therapy session. The sound is Colorado acoustic and rhythmically infectious, drawing influences from folk, bluegrass, R&B and Americana. 

Raised in a Colorado mountain town, Kate honed her sound around campfires and gained notoriety for her ability to make even the most grizzled barefoot hippy cry. Her bewitching voice pulls listeners in and provides cathartic release: helping listeners to cope in an increasingly isolated world, and taking them on a journey through the full spectrum of human emotion. Leaving them feeling more connected and ultimately, more human.

If you’re a fan of the Colorado music scene, you’ve likely heard Kate’s uniquely haunting voice accompanying numerous local favorites, including Gasoline Lollipops, Foxfeather, Antonio Lopez, Sturtz, Taylor Shae, Pamela Machala, Ramaya Soskin, The Constellation Collective and The Farmer Sisters. She has shared the stage with touring acts including Eric Hutchinson and Reed Foehl, and performed on stages like Boulder Theater, The Aggie, Bluebird Theater and many more across the state.

Kate also lives with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), a chronic illness and dynamic disability. In the last 5 years since her diagnosis, she has found a depth of compassion and insight that has inextricably changed her music for the better. She shares this in service of others living with “invisible” disabilities, chronic illness and mental illness. You are not alone. You are worthy just as you are.

Bud Sugar is a band where some talk of an afro, up-beat skank. Others claim, ska but not quite ska. Certainly the high speed, manic ukulele and drum machine are key components... Have a listen

the most important instrument is the one that you don't know how to play.

upcoming shows:

past shows:

philly, PA - december 12th, 2015 - solo-acoustic
w/ port arthur, hanging hills, ocean music
@ house show
https://www.facebook.com/events/146254229070334/

12/26/2015 - bronx, NY - solo-acoustic
@ house show

1/8/2016 - asheville, nc solo-acoustic
@ house show 

1/23/2016 - asheville, nc - solo-acoustic
crow & quill
w/ darien crosley and erica russo

2/19/2016 - asheville, nc - full band
sly grog lounge
w/ brief awakening, nate humphreys + nosedive

March 24, 2016 full-band
@ the spot AVL
w/ mike andersen, robert zachary and natalie jane hill

april 20, 2016 - asheville, nc - Benefit for NORML Asheville -  full-band
@ the block off biltmore
w/ wood madison, stevie lee combs and sparrow & her wingmen

May 21st, 2016 - burnsville, nc - solo-acoustic
@ snaggy mountain
w/ brilliant freaks

june 24th, 2016 - asheville, nc  full-band
@ sly grog
w/ natalie jane hill, master emu, ursa indigo

july 8, 2016 - full-band
@ the crow and quill
w/ stevie lee combs

Soul & Americana singer-songwriter based in Denver, CO.

Montana Sand Band is a group of multi-instrumentalists fronted by queer singer-songwriter A.J. Keyser. AJ is from the Front Range of Colorado and has been playing professionally for over 7 years. The group draws their influence from a wide variety of genres, including but not limited to indie acoustic soul, folk, rock, bluegrass, and roots music; genres that have been the backbone to Austin’s music scene for decades. The group focuses on making music an inclusive space for all to be able to enjoy and relate to, as well as using music for mental health awareness.

Ukulele, Violin, Cello (etc)
2017 FAWMling

Low is a Hip-Hop artist representing Aurora, Colorado. Low fell in love with writing at an early age and began his journey towards creating Hip-Hop, Poetry, and Rap when he was in the 6th grade. Low’s first project “Conflict Theory,” aims to tell a story of weakness and dominance in both self as well as society. “Conflict Theory” is a reflection of this struggle as told through Low’s life, as well as his journey through music.

Singer-Songwriter, Multi-Instrumentalist (ukulele, violin, cello, bass)
FAWM & 50/90 songwriting challenges
YouTube - covers, originals, and more!

Vonnie Kyle is a Portland-based alternative rock artist. 
Her next single, Here and Still Alive, will be out January 10th.

Loc'd up lady with a sunny soul, sanguine songs, and some stuff to say.

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