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We've partnered with Paste Magazine to create The Downlow'd Music Club.  The site has just launched & is a great blasting pad for monthly music giveaways & contests. We're stoked to have partnered with Paste Magazine to promote our favorite craft music makers and hip our fans to exceptional music that (like our beer) is too flavorful for the mainstream. check it out at www.pastemagazine.com/dales

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August 1st is a Saturday and we have Blue Krewe www.bluekrewe.com they play New Orleans style music from the Meters and DR. John for instance it’s a Nawlins party with this band. Sunday the 2nd will feature Lyons old favorite Jimmy Sferes www.sferesandwhite.com who moved to New Hampshire last year. Jimmy plays Folk and Americana music.
Tuesday the 4th we will host the Longmont youth all-star jazz band these kids are great and work hard, so support them. Wednesday is our local band night with a Real African Music band originally from Zimbabwe very melodic and rhythmic music. We also have Clay Farmer www.clayfarmer.com who just moved from Houston TX to Lyons and we want to welcome Clay and his fabulous baritone country vocals and original songs. The 6th Thursday we have WhiteWater Ramble  www.myspace.com/whitewaterramble a Rocky Mountain Dancegrass band from around here that is very high-energy and unique in their sound. They play bluegrass type instruments but electrify them and kick butt with their fun jam music, check them out. Friday the 7th is a special show with the #1 Americana band from Austin Texas, The Band of Heathens www.bandofheathens.com they have three incredible singer/songwriters and just played the Mile High Festival to hordes of screaming fans. Saturday the 8th is Bonepony’s www.bonepony.com long awaited return to Oskar’s they are one of the most requested bands and have a cult following with their self-proclaimed Stomp rock. Sunday the 9th completes a great weekend of music with Steppin’ In It www.steepininit.com Michigan answer to The Band, four guys who play many different instruments and keep the dance floor hopping with their ensemble playing and soothing harmonies. Monday the 10th is our monthly acoustic plug-in blues jam and open stage, they even let me play so feel free to join in. And don’t forget our weekly Tuesday bluegrass pick hosted by K.C. Groves and Eric Thorin the best pick in Boulder County. Tuesday the 11th we have Sarah Samble www.sarahsample.com and Sweet Talk radio to start off Folks Festival week at Oskar’s Sarah was a finalist in the Keerviile Folk Festival this year. The 12th, Wednesday is Oskar’s own Jamie Lunde www.myspace.com/awnrygirl
and great singer/songwriter who works here. She has a crackerjack band and is a vocalist with a smoking sound that you will enjoy. Thursday the 13th we have our annual songwriter’s in the round hosted by Danny Shafer www.dannyshafer.com with James Moors and Chuck Costa always lots of fun. Friday the 14th is Halden Wofford & the Hi-Beams www.hibeams.com with their zany brand of honky-tonk music, one of our favorites always a party with the Hi-Beams. Saturday the 15th will be Lyons resident Ash Ganley www.ashganley.com and his Americana band. Ash writes great songs and the band is always complimentary for his and Andrea’s vocals. August 16th is Casey James Prestwood and the Burning Angels www.myspace.com/caseyprestwood and their brand of country rock, Casey is a vocalist in the Gram Parsons vein and writes good songs. Monday the 17th will be a International Blues Challenge show sponsored by The Colorado Blues Society www.coblues.com starting at 7pm for solo/duo challengers the winning goes to Memphis for the big show. The 19th will be our tribute to Tom Waits and Lucinda Williams hosted by That Awnry girl herself Jamie Lunde. Trucker’s Daughter www.truckersdaughter.net  will bring their honky-tonk music to Oskar’s, great fiddle and twangy  guitars with their vocals. Friday the 21st is The Bill McKay band www.myspace.com/billmckay1 of Leftover Salmon fame Bill plays great piano and organ and sings great classic songs of all varieties. The 22nd is scheduled for Mountain Standard Time www.myspace.com/mstband a Nederland bluegrass jam band who really has lots of fun from the stage and will have you up and dancing. Sunday the 23rd is Johnny O’s www.johnnyoband.com acoustic duo he calls The Jelly roll Bakers with a great bass player Johnny gets to light up his acoustic guitar. Tuesday the 25th we have those great kids from the Guitar’s Etc. summer camp, these kids can rock check em’ out. Wednesday the 26th marks the special return of Ronnie Baker Brooks www.ronniebakerbrooks.com and his very tight blues band. The son of the famous Lonnie Brooks, Ronnie sure can stand on his own in the blues world. He just lit it up at the Greeley Blues jam this summer, get ready to party and dance. Thursday the 27th will be Blackdog www.blackdogband.com with Sally Van Meter, Eric Thorin and Dave Watts an all-star group that really wails, they just finished their first CD together, come and support them. Friday the 28th we will feature that Memphis sound with the Tommy Thomas band www.workingmanmusic.com a recipient of the Living Blues critic’s award and originally from Vicksburg Mississippi he is the working man of the blues and has a great big horn band with him. Saturday the 29th we have Zora Young www.myspace.com/zorayoung a fabulous blues shouter from Chicago who was a big hit at the Chicago Blues festival this year. She will have The Colorado All Stars backing her up; she is a tour de force you won’t want to miss. Sunday the 30th outside will have the Aaron McCloskey band www.myspace.com/aaronmccloskey with guest David Richey on guitar and dobro from 2-5pm west of the club they will play bluegrass and old country. Then inside from 6-9pm it is the Mike Schikora band www.mikeschikora.com they play country music with a rockin’ beat. Mike is a true Colorado rancher and horseman when he isn’t putting out records; he is working on another CD to be released this fall. The month of August ends with our new Django jam hosted by David Williams www.decodjango.com who was nominated for an Emmy this year. They play the gypsy jazz music of Django Rhinehart and Stefan  Grapelli and all are welcome to join in if they know this music very melodic and fun starts at 7pm. 

See ya at the joint,

  4th Annual Oskar Blues Beer with Balls

Golf Tournament August 28th

Join Oskar Blues for the 4th annual "Beer with Balls" golf tournament August 28th at Twin Peaks golf course.  Help us reach our goal of raising $10,000 for the Love, Hope, Strength Foundation.  Join us for giveaways, prizes, fun & more.  

For Registration call Chris Katechis at 303-746-0020 or email him at chris@oskarblues.com   

Register Until August 21st

We're reeling in some heavy accolades these days. Oskar Blues Brewery has been selected to the Top 50 Colorado Companies to Watch list. The search for this fine fifty is run by the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, and we are the only brewery on this serious A-list. Get full details at http://www.cobizmag.com .
 
The June issue of Men's Health heaps big praise on us in a feature touting "16 New Lessons of Great Guy Food." Lesson 15 is Good Things Do Come in Cans, it's a wonderful chronicling of our man Dale and our uncanny canned beers. Get details on page 125 of the issue.
 
We're also cited in the new issue of Food & Wine Magazine in a piece touting the Top Brewtopias of the World. Oh yeah! Read more Oskar-winning news in the current issue of Beer Magazine (big love for Mama's Little Yella Pils), All About Beer (a feature on our leading role in the growing microcanned segment) and New Brewer (with det's on our growth in 2008.)  

On June 17th The Washington Post also throw us a shout that touted us as the king of canned beer by saying "Microbreweries that produce canned beer would love to emulate the success of Oskar Blues".  One more of recent OB Buzz came in the form of Penthouse Magazine's most recent edition.  Stick with us as we ride the wave of Oskar Blues'Big Bacious Beer Buzz!

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Rocky Mountain Bakehouse and Colorado's Oskar Blues Brewery have created a tag-team masterpiece that blends the planet's most revered fermented foods: Beer & Bread. Each loaf of Old Chub Beer Bread contains nearly a whole can of the world’s best Scottish ale, Oskar Blues' Old Chub. We could have stopped there, but no! This dual-artisan gem also sports a wheaty sourdough base, a touch of honey and a heaping handful of organic sunflower seeds. Before it hits the oven, each loaf is lovingly rolled in Old Chubs’ Beech wood-smoked malted barley and then baked to wonderful, golden perfection. These handmade implausible pieces of baked goodness are available at all Wholefoods stores in Colorado, New Mexico & Kansas. 

Take home a loaf and Chub the one you're with!

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Oskar Blues Music Updates are now available via the iTunes store as a podcaset 

We’re producing a bi-weekly audio podcast hipping our customers to some of the local & national touring acts whose music (like our beer) is way too flavorful for the mainstream as they make their way to our intimate brew-pub stage.  The new OB shows will be hosted by Lyons Bluesologiest Dave McIntyre and are available in the iTunes music store (podcast section) as well as via our Website.   Stay tuned as Oskar Blues Radio brings you bi-weekly updates on what’ll be tappin toes at Oskar Blues.

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Oskar Blues merchendise is GEARING up for summer.  Check out our new Evel Knievel inspired cycling jerseys and more in our online store HERE.

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The Fort Collins Cycling Festival works to create environmentally sustainable and educational cycling events with as much community involvement as possible. Founder Charles Weinbeck perpetuates his belief in balance between Eco-responsibility and fun filled cycling events. Fort Collins Cycling Festival: stay green, stay local, cycle often, and smile daily.

http://www.fccyclingfest.com/

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