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Singer-Songwriter Showcase

Free Live Music

Sonic Guild has put together an amazing lineup of local Colorado musicians who will perform for the BIFF Singer-Songwriter Showcase at our Filmmakers Lounge and music venue, Velvet Elk. All are welcome. Sonic Guild supports the creation and performance of extraordinary local music. Become a member at sonicguild.org.

Singer-Songwriter Showcase

Free Live Music

Sonic Guild has put together an amazing lineup of local Colorado musicians who will perform for the BIFF Singer-Songwriter Showcase at our Filmmakers Lounge and music venue, Velvet Elk. All are welcome. Sonic Guild supports the creation and performance of extraordinary local music. Become a member at sonicguild.org.

Location

Velvet Elk Lounge
2037 13th st., Boulder CO
Doors Open 5:00 pm

Thursday Feb 29, 6-9:30pm

6pm Kenny Lee Young
7pm Ingrid Avision
8pm Briana Harris
9pm Kayla Marque

Saturday March 2, 6-9:30pm

6pm Lonely Choir
7pm Edwina Maben
8pm Nina de Freitas
9pm Old Man Saxon
Kenny Lee Young
Ingrid Avision
Brian Harris
Kayla Marque
Lonely Choir
Edwina Maben
Nina De Freitas
Old Man Saxon

Thursday, February 29, 2024

CineCHEF

JULIA KIRKWOOD

Julia Kirkwood

Rembrandt Yard  5:30pm – 7:00pm


Julia’s music is soulful and unique, combining sounds of indie and alternative pop with rock themes and Americana rhythms.

JULIA KIRKWOOD

Julie Kirkwood

Rembrandt Yard 5:30pm – 7:00pm


Julia’s music is soulful and unique, combining sounds of indie and alternative pop with rock themes and Americana rhythms.

Friday March 1, 2024

Parties at Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard from 5 – 7 pm, followed by a brass band parade to the Boulder Theater. Additionally, Opening Night Celebration at Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium from 5:15 – 6:45 pm.

Friday March 1, 2024

Parties at Hotel Boulderado and Rembrandt Yard from 5 – 7 pm, followed by a brass band parade to the Boulder Theater. Additionally, Opening Night Celebration at Longmont Museum’s Stewart Auditorium from 5:15 – 6:45 pm.

Opening Night Red Carpet & Gala

Hotel Boulderado & Rembrandt Yard

Rex Peoples & XFactr Band photo

Rex Peoples & XFactr

Hotel Boulderado


Get ready to dance, sing and shout! Rex Peoples is in town and he is throwing an R&B Dance party. Rex Peoples is the 7x winner of Best Blues Vocalist in the State of Colorado. If you like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cook, old and new; R&B and Blues, then you are a Rex Peoples fan.

Rex Peoples & XFactr Band photo

Rex Peoples & XFactr

Hotel Boulderado


Get ready to dance, sing and shout! Rex Peoples is in town and he is throwing an R&B Dance party. Rex Peoples is the 7x winner of Best Blues Vocalist in the State of Colorado. If you like Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Sam Cook, old and new; R&B and Blues, then you are a Rex Peoples fan.

Stoned & Emotional Band Photo

Stoned & Emotional

Rembrandt Yard


Boulder, CO duo Stoned & Emotional – Rori Wootan and Thom LaFond – dream up harmonies to evoke the joy and sadness of their early 2000s adolescence. Drawing inspiration from Ben Gibbard, Thom Yorke, and other artists of the 90s and early 2000s, Stoned & Emotional is sure to send you on a journey through all the feels.

Stoned & Emotional Band Photo

Stoned & Emotional

Rembrandt Yard


Boulder, CO duo Stoned & Emotional – Rori Wootan and Thom LaFond – dream up harmonies to evoke the joy and sadness of their early 2000s adolescence. Drawing inspiration from Ben Gibbard, Thom Yorke, and other artists of the 90s and early 2000s, Stoned & Emotional is sure to send you on a journey through all the feels.

Oh 5280 Brass Band Logo

5280 Brass Band

Dance your way to the Boulder Theater


Founded in 2024, The 5280 Brass Band is a high-energy, fun, and loud brass band that is the perfect fit for any occasion. Whether it’s a parade, party, or private event, the 5280 Brass Band will bring the heat! The 5280 Brass Band plays a wide variety of music from traditional New Orleans 2nd line band-style songs to Harry Styles and some of the hottest songs streaming today.

Oh 5280 Brass Band Logo

5280 Brass Band

Dance your way to the Boulder Theater


Founded in 2024, The 5280 Brass Band is a high-energy, fun, and loud brass band that is the perfect fit for any occasion. Whether it’s a parade, party, or private event, the 5280 Brass Band will bring the heat! The 5280 Brass Band plays a wide variety of music from traditional New Orleans 2nd line band-style songs to Harry Styles and some of the hottest songs streaming today.

Opening Night Reception

Longmont Stewart Auditorium

Antonio Lopez & Johnathan Sadler Band picture

Antonio Lopez & Jonathon Sadler

Stewart Auditorium 5:15 – 6:45pm


Antonio Lopez’ style is lyric-forward folk with marimba swells and swooning Spanish guitar. Jonathan Sadler joins him, specializing in tabla and marimba.

Antonio Lopez & Johnathan Sadler Band picture

Antonio Lopez & Jonathan Sadler

Stewart Auditorium 5:15 – 6:45pm


Antonio Lopez’ style is lyric-forward folk with marimba swells and swooning Spanish guitar. Jonathan Sadler joins him, specializing in tabla and marimba.

Saturday, March 2, 2024

BIFF Noir at Bohemian Biergarten

Jack Hadley Musician portrait

Jack Hadley

Bohemian Biergarten 9:00pm – 12:00pm


Winner at the 2017 Colorado Blues Challenge. “Left-of-center/eclectic blues…a monster blues guitarist/singer with an amazing sum of influences: North Mississippi drone blues-meets Jimi/BB/Albert/Curtis Mayfield/Marley filtered through Haight Ashbury…” — Bob Lohr

Jack Hadley Musician portrait

Jack Hadley

Bohemian Biergarten 9:00pm – 12:00am


Winner at the 2017 Colorado Blues Challenge. “Left-of-center/eclectic blues…a monster blues guitarist/singer with an amazing sum of influences: North Mississippi drone blues-meets Jimi/BB/Albert/Curtis Mayfield/Marley filtered through Haight Ashbury…” — Bob Lohr.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Closing Night Film & Awards

Doors open at 6:30pm and 6:15 for pass-holders. Awards ceremony at 7:15pm. Film starts at 7:30pm.

Sunday, March 3, 2024

Closing Night Film & Awards

Doors open at 6:30pm and 6:15 for pass-holders. Awards ceremony at 7:15pm. Film starts at 7:30pm.

Wrenn Van

Wrenn Van with Jesse Ogle & Blessing Chimanga

Boulder Theater 6:15pm


From Arise Music Festival to performing with Hazel Miller, Wrenn Van has dedicated her life to the pursuit of music. Merging Classic influences like Ella Fitzgerald and Etta Jame with sounds like Amy Winehouse and Stevie Nicks, Watching Wrenn Van perform is an experience like no other.

Wrenn Van

Wrenn Van with Jesse Ogle & Blessing Chimanga

Boulder Theater 6:15pm


From Arise Music Festival to performing with Hazel Miller, Wrenn Van has dedicated her life to the pursuit of music. Merging Classic influences like Ella Fitzgerald and Etta Jame with sounds like Amy Winehouse and Stevie Nicks, Watching Wrenn Van perform is an experience like no other.

Thank You to Our 2024 Music Sponsors
Thank You to Our 2024 Music Sponsors