We're kicking off our year in Bentonville, AR! eTown is headed back to The Momentary to record TWO new shows with some of our favorite artists. On January 10th, we'll have... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part One of a special eTown Show featuring the wily veteran Bruce Cockburn and the wide-eyed neophyte Abraham Alexander. Nick also has an intriguing chat... read more →
The newest edition to our Solar Session Series is live today! Recorded in the solar-powered studio at eTown Hall in Boulder, CO, this Solar Session features singer-songwriter Buck Meek. Buck... read more →
Previously on eTown, we revisited a show from 2019 featuring tattooed teddy bear Timothy Showalter--who goes by the stage name Strand Of Oaks--and singer-songwriter Anna Burch. Nick also interviewed Murray... read more →
Have a listen to our October playlist to get a feel for some of our upcoming Presents and Live Radio Taping artists. We're also featuring radio show guests whose performances... read more →
Previously at eTown, we traveled back to 2019 to revisit an acoustic-ish and bluegrass-esque show featuring The Infamous Stringdusters and Molly Tuttle. Nick also had a chat with Maria Rose... read more →
Previously on eTown, Afie Jurvanen (who goes by the stage name Bahamas)--a great singer-songwriter from Nova Scotia, Canada visited us. Joining him, from Los Angeles by way of Marfa, Texas,... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part Two (of Two) of a very special show from 2019 featuring Anders Osborne and Chatham County Line and, making a surprise appearance, were the... read more →
Previously on eTown, we presented Part One (of Two) of a very special show from 2019 featuring Swedish export to The Big Easy, Anders Osborne, and from North Carolina, Chatham... read more →
Have a listen to our September playlist to get a feel for some of our upcoming Presents and Live Radio Taping artists. We're also featuring radio show guests whose performances... read more →
Bluegrass legend Peter Rowan joined Nick, Helen, and the Etones at eTown last week to play some classic tunes as well as more recent originals. Also on stage were the... read more →
Joining us on on of our recent popular re-airing was singer/songwriter extraordinaire Citizen Cope, known for his unique and exquisite fusion of blues, soul, and hip-hop. We also welcomed Portland-based... read more →
We're continuing with our summer playlist series! Take a look at the playlist above to get a feel for some of our upcoming Presents and Live Radio Taping artists. We're... read more →
We dug into the archives this week to revisit a dynamic show featuring comedic characters and hidden treasures. The Milk Carton Kids balanced their humorous banter with dark folk music,... read more →
Nick, Helen, and the crew head back to The Momentary in Bentonville, Arkansas to tape a very special show featuring musical guests Allison Russell and Parker Millsap. Allison Russell's career... read more →
eTown is thrilled to be heading back to the legendary Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre on July 31st, this time to record two of our favorite artists: Big Thief and Lucinda... read more →
eTown is thrilled to be heading back to the legendary Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre on September 14th, this time to record two of our favorite artists: Wilco and Margo Price. Every... read more →
This week, we’d like to shine a spotlight on one of the eTones, Chris Engleman, who has been our bass player since the very first show more than 31 years... read more →
SOLD OUT @ eTOWN “LIFE LESSONS” RELEASE - NOW ALSO A LIVESTREAM! What: Livestream “Life Lessons” Album Release When: August 25st, 2021, 7p.m. - 9:00p.m. Who: Tim O’Brien, Bill Frisell, Dale... read more →
All of us at eTown were saddened by the death of Tony Rice, the legendary bluegrass guitar player, singer, and bandleader who died on Christmas Day. Tony changed the landscape for... read more →
Joining us musically for this encore broadcast and their eTown debut is the beloved indie-folk duo known as The Mountain Goats. In addition, talented singer-songwriter Joe Sampson, whose intimate, emotive... read more →
For part two of a two part show, we’re joined by eTown veteran Aoife O'Donovan of the Grammy Award-winning band "I'm With Her." Aoife returns to eTown for a very... read more →
In honor of Loretta Lynn’s birthday, April 14th, we decided to pull up this interview with the country music icon from her visit to eTown back in 2009. We hope... read more →
With the recent passing of the legendary singer-songwriter John Prine (October 10, 1946 - April 7, 2020), eTown host Nick Forster revisits the interview from John’s 1996 visit to the... read more →
Joseph Shabalala (28 August 1941 – 11 February 2020) was the founder of South African musical group Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The group found fame in the late 80's when they were invited... read more →
Needless to say we've been feeling the New Orleans spirit here in Colorado today as we've been reminiscing and revisiting the eternal soul of NO's own Dr. John. We had... read more →
This week we're looking back on a special show from all the way back in 1994 featuring our longtime friend, prolific singer and songwriter Ben Harper. It's really hard to... read more →
Over the years here at eTown we have had the pleasure of having our good friend Béla Fleck join us on the show 6 times! Each time he seems to... read more →
I read a very sweet thing the other day. The wonderfully talented comedian, author and musician Steve Martin was quoted as saying one of the many things he loves about... read more →
Bringing the ‘greenest’ event ever held at Red Rocks, eTown returned to this stunningly beautiful natural amphitheater (right in our own backyard) for a special two-part series taped in front... read more →
There’s no doubt about it – where you are can have a huge effect on who you are as a person at any point in time, as well as who... read more →
Every now and then, an unlikely pairing of artists at an eTown taping reminds me of just how magical things can go down during production. On the surface, pairing an... read more →
All of us here at eTown are saddened to hear of the passing of Scott Hutchison of Frightened Rabbit. We had the pleasure of having Scott on eTown back in... read more →
Something happens to me every spring as the weather begins to warm, and the chances of snow become fewer and further between. I’m sure I am not the only one... read more →
We were digging into the eTown Archive today and stumbled upon this photo of Nick Forster and Ben Harper hangin' out at our 100th show all the way back in 1994!... read more →
Our go-to employee for office music here at the eTown offices curated a Spotify playlist of our favorite tunes from artists that joined us on eTown this year (plus a... read more →
Today we revisit a very special show from 1992 featuring the late, legendary singer/songwriter Townes Van Zandt. Sit back, relax and enjoy! https://soundcloud.com/etown-3/townes-van-zandt-live-at-etown-december-6-1992
Since eTown's inception all the way back in 1991, we have been lucky to have some amazing musicians grace the eTown stage. More often than not when we are digging into... read more →
This week we're throwin' it back to a taping from not too long ago that was so nice we've played it way more than twice here at the eTown offices!... read more →
This week we're throwing it back to our first-ever taping in Aspen, Colorado, at the historic Wheeler Opera House in January of 2010! Exquisitely talented singer-songwriter John Hiatt made his return to the... read more →
In this classic show from not too long ago, eTown gets even more soulful than usual, as hosts Nick & Helen Forster welcomed the late Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, the... read more →
Literally weeks before American musical legend, John Hartford, lost his battle with cancer he visited the eTown stage one last time with his friends, David Grisman and Mike Seeger. This... read more →
As many of you know, before we built our new, solor-powered home, eTown Hall, we taped the show at the historic Boulder Theatre here in our hometown of Boulder Colorado.... read more →
When Nickel Creek began as a bluegrass trio in 1989, its pre-teen members stunned audiences with their remarkable musical gifts. Since then, members Chris Thile, Sara Watkins and Sean Watkins have found... read more →
As we enter a new election year, we felt it appropriate to revisit one of the larger shows we've ever put on throughout our 24 year history at the Democratic... read more →
Written by our host Nick Forster: Ralph was one of the pioneers, an original. His singing and his banjo playing were instantly recognizable, and he had a great sense of... read more →
If you've seen My Morning Jacket live at anytime during their 18 year career, you understand why they are hailed as one of the greatest American rock bands of the 21st century.... read more →
Like Townes Van Zandt, Lyle Lovett, Lucinda Williams, and Nanci Griffith, Guy Clark, carried the tradition of the rough-hewn Texas singer/songwriter to his own personal corner of American roots music.... read more →
This week we're throwing it back to one of the most eclectic tapings from our early years featuring legendary musician, singer, songwriter, poet, author and activist Willie Nelson AND Grammy... read more →
In this honor having the Wood Brothers on our current show this week, we're going to throw it back to the last time that they made a trip to eTown... read more →