Sam Bush headlines Denver Botanic Gardens, and if you know his name you know what that means. He basically invented newgrass, running bluegrass through a jam band engine for decades, mandolin out front and no shortage of energy. Paul Hoffman, the Greensky Bluegrass mandolinist, opens with his own take on the same lineage.
Expect picking that leans traditional and takes off from there, in a garden setting that makes the whole night feel like an occasion.
