>>> HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?

>> 20 YEARS.

>> I THINK SO.

>> 15 YEARS MAYBE.

>> YES.

YES.

>> WOW.

>> YEAH.

I TRIED TO THINK THE FIRST TIME WE PLAYED.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> YOU KNOW MY NUMBER ONE GOAL AS A MUSICIAN.

>> YES, WE HEARD THAT.

YOU WERE SO HONORED AND HYPED ABOUT IT.

I DON'T KNOW HOW THAT MADE IT BACK?

YOU WERE IN THE BUSINESS OF MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE.

>> YEAH.

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YO.

THE NEW ALBUM.

THE CELEBRATION OF THE NEW ALBUM.

CAN WE CELEBRATE AN INCREDIBLE BAND BUILT WITH INCREDIBLE PEOPLE.

RIGHT?

THE WORD FAMILY GETS TOSSED AROUND FAR TOO EASY.

THEY HAVE CULTIVATED A FAMILY FOR WELL ON 15 YEARS.

CAN WE GIVE THEM A ROUND OF APPLAUSE.

[ CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ] I HAVE KNOWN SEVERAL MEMBERS OF THIS BAND FOR A WHILE.

ONE OF THE GREATEST HONORS OF MY LIFE WAS IN SARA'S WEDDING.

THE FOLKS SHOWING UP IN THIS STAGE.

THE PEOPLE ON THIS STAGE SHOWED UP FOR THEM.

SO LET'S GIVE THEM SOME MORE LOVE.

AS YOU ARE HERE SUPPORTING THIS INCREDIBLE BAND.

PLEASE GIVE IT UP FOR HEAVY DIAMOND RING.

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WHAT FEELS LIKE A CATALYST?

>> YEAH, WELL, JUST OUR RELATIONSHIP AND OUR FRIENDSHIP, OUR MUSICAL BOND HAS BEEN -- HAS BEEN ALMOST 20 YEARS PLAYING TOGETHER.

AND WHEN OUR LAST PROJECT PAPER BIRD WAS CALLING IT QUITS, IT NEVER OCCURRED TO US TO STOP PLAYING TOGETHER.

IT WASN'T LIKE ARE WE DONE?

WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO NEXT?

SO THAT LIKE WAS THE CATALYST THE WICK OF THE CANDLE THAT KEPT BURNING THIS WHOLE TIME.

>> I THINK MAKING THAT FIRST RECORD WE KIND OF WERE FINDING THE MEMBERS OF THE BAND AS WE WERE MAKING THE RECORD.

WE FELL IN LOVE WITH EACH OTHER IN THE STUDIO DURING THE PROCESS.

SO IT WAS REALLY MAGICAL.

>> THE DAY WE MET MIKE.

THE FIRST TIME I MET MIKE OUR KEYBOARD PLAYER.

BLAKE HAD INVITED MIKE TO COME SEE THE STUDIO.

>> GET A TOUR.

>> BLAKE WAS TRYING TO GET HIM INTO THE BAND.

HE SHOWED UP AND HE IS A PIANO PLAYER AND HE IS SO GOOD.

HE IS PLAYING ALONG.

THAT'S WHAT IS MISSING.

THAT IS WHAT WE NEEDED.

>> HE STAYED.

>> I HAVEN'T SPENT MORE THAN FEW WEEKS APART FROM HIM.

>> WHAT SONGS ARE YOU PLAYING TONIGHT?

WHICH SONGS ARE YOU RECORDING FOR US TONIGHT.

>> ALL OUT OF ANGELS.

>> WHAT WOULD YOU SAY THE VIBE OF THAT SONG IS?

>> IT IS PROBABLY THE MOST POP.

>> PROBABLY.

>> IT IS LIKE A POWER POP.

>> LIKE THAT.

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I DEEPLY REGRET WHAT I JUST DID.

THAT IS ONE OF THE ONES THAT PBS WAS GOING TO DO.

SORRY GUYS.

SORRY.

WHOOPS.

>> THEY WILL JUST FIX IT.

>> PBS YOU GOT IT.

LET'S PICK ANOTHER ONE.

CAN WE CHANGE IT?

I ALSO PROBABLY SHOULDN'T SAY THE F-WORD.

VAGINA.

>> YOU GOT A HIGH OF MUSICIANS THAT YOU PLAYED WITH, FELLOWSHIPED WITH.

I REMEMBER, I SAW WAS THE FIRST BAND YOU PLAYED WITH BLAKE.

>> IT WAS ALL THE LADIES.

>> HE JUST CAME UP AND DID ONE VERSE.

>> HE DID.

HE DID.

I FORGOT ABOUT THAT.

BLAKE, CHRIS, MAX, ALL OF THOSE PEOPLE ARE IN DIFFERENT PROJECTS AND DOING REALLY WELL.

IT IS FUN TO SEE WHERE EVERYONE HAS GONE AND WHAT THEY ARE DOING.

>> DO YOU THINK THAT IS A SPECIAL FEATURE OF COLORADO?

YOU ALL ROLL SO DEEP.

SUCH A DEEP FAMILY OF MUSICIANS.

WHAT CONTRIBUTED TO THAT?

>> IT IS HARD TO SAY.

WE ARE FROM HERE.

THAT IS WHAT WE KNOW.

WE HAVE DONE A LOT OF TOURING AND TRAVELLING.

I HAVE YET TO COME ACROSS ENDURING TRIBE OF MUSICIANS DOING WHAT WE HAVE BEEN DOING.

OF COURSE, THAT'S BECAUSE I'M A PART OF IT.

I KNOW IT INTIMATELY.

I'M SURE -- NO OFFENSE TO ANYONE OUT THERE.

THERE IS A LOT OF GREAT SCENES OUT THERE.

>> WHAT I APPRECIATE ABOUT IT THERE IS NOT A LOT OF EGO.

EVERYONE IS REALLY KIND, SUPER RESPECTFUL, HAPPY FOR EACH OTHER.

I THINK THAT IS WHY I STAY HERE.

I JUST LOVE THE PEOPLE AND WHERE PEOPLE ARE COMING FROM.

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MY HUSBAND IS IN THE ROOM.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE YOU ARE SWEET THING.

HE WROTE THE WORDS TO THAT ONE.

THAT WAS A LOVE LETTER HE WROTE TO ME.

HE USUALLY DON'T COME OUT TO A LOT OF SHOWS BECAUSE HE IS AT HOME WITH THE BABY.

CAN WE ALL SAY YEAH, BRETT?

HE IS SUCH A GOOD MAN.

I LOVE YOU.

>> PART OF THE REASON DOING THE SHOW AND BRINGING IT BACK.

I FEEL COLORADO CAN DO A WHOLE LOT BETTER AS FAR AS RECOGNIZING WHO IS IN OUR SCENE.

BEING ABLE TO KIND OF GIVE YOU YOUR FLOWERS AS WELL.

WITH THAT, WHO WOULD YOU LIKE TO GIVE SHOUTOUTS TO?

>> FIRST PERSON THAT COMES TO MIND.

HE IS A DEAR BUDDY.

PATRICK.

A TALENTED GUY WHO, YOU KNOW, JUST, THE WHOLE WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR IT.

HE HAS A VOICE OF AN ANGEL.

>> HE HAS BEEN DOING IT AS LONG AS WE HAVE.

>> YEAH.

>> YEAH, HE IS ONE OF OUR FAVORITES.

>> ANOTHER PERSON.

YOUR BROTHER MARK ANDERSON.

HE WAS IN THE BAND WITH US.

HE HAS BEEN WITH OUR PRODUCER.

HE HAS BECOME A WORLD CLASS PRODUCER, ENGINEER, HAS A GREAT STUDIO, MAKING SOME OF THE BEST RECORDS COMING OUT OF COLORADO.

>> WHAT ARE YOUR FAVORITE VENUES?

>> RIGHT NOW?

NEW DENVER?

>> YEAH.

>> IT HAS BECOME SUCH A DIFFERENT CITY.

>> YES, IT HAS.

>> I'M STILL GETTING TO KNOW A LOT OF THE VENUES.

GLOBE HALL IS MY FAVORITE.

YOU ARE HEARING EVERYTHING.

IT IS JUST REALLY SATISFYING TO LISTEN TO MUSIC IN.

>> WHAT ABOUT ONE THAT IS NO LONGER WITH US?

>> THE BROOK CENTER.

DO YOU REMEMBER?

>> NO.

>> OH, YEAH.

>> AMAZING.

SHE WAS THE CARETAKER OF THAT CHURCH.

>> IT WAS A BLACK BOX THEATER IN THE CHURCH.

IT WAS SPECIFICALLY FOR A COMMUNITY CHURCH.

>> IT WAS SOME OF THE BEST SHOWS I'VE SEEN STILL TO THIS DAY.

>> THAT WAS SUCH AN IMPORTANT PART OF OUR ECOSYSTEM.

>> IT IS KIND OF WHAT STARTED IT TRULY.

>> I THINK THAT PARTICULAR SPOT PROVIDED THE CONTAINER OR -- FOR A LOT OF FANS.

HAVE THE SPACE TO REHEARSE, AND PERFORM, AND GET REALLY WEIRD AND EAT TOGETHER.

>> PRESCHOOL.

>> THERE WAS SO MUCH ACTIVITY AND -- DENVER WAS CHEAPER THERE, WE WERE YOUNGER AND A LOT OF FREE TIME TO SPEND ON THESE THINGS.

PROBABLY NEVER LEFT THAT PLACE FOR WEEKS AT A TIME.

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THAT WAS ANOTHER SONG WE PICKED FOR PBS.

YOU WILL FIX IT.

IT WILL BE A FART SONG.

>> YOU STILL ROLLING?

>> STILL ROLLING.

>> YOU HAVE BEEN IN THE SCENE FOR A WHILE.

WHO ARE FOLKS WHO YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE INFLUENCED IN THE PROCESS?

>> I THINK THE ANSWER IS THE SAME.

THE BROOK CENTER DAYS WE HEAVILY INFLUENCED EACH OTHER.

WHEN I THINK ABOUT THE WHOLE -- BANDS THAT WERE TOURING THROUGH AND PLAYING SHOWS.

I THINK THERE WAS INFLUENTIAL THING THAT WAS HAPPENING AMONGST ALL OF US IN A WAY.

>> I THINK THAT IS HOW IT WORKS.

MUSICIANS INSPIRES EACH OTHER.

I'M INSPIRED BY PEOPLE I PLAY WITH ON STAGE OR WHATEVER.

I WOULD LIKE TO THINK IT GOES BOTH WAYS.

THAT'S ONE OF THE COOL THINGS ABOUT THIS BAND IS THAT WE ALL REALLY LISTEN TO EACH OTHER AND RESPOND TO EACH OTHER IN REALTIME.

IT IS NOT LIKE WE ARE PLAYING OUR PARTS AND WE ARE DONE.

IT IS A LIVING, BREATHING ORGANISM.

>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.

I APPRECIATE IT.

>> THANKS FOR HAVING US.

SO GOOD TO SEE YOU.

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BLAKE STEPH AND ON BASE.

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