“We are just trying to add to the live music culture of Boulder,” Query said. Growing up in Boulder, Query said he had his pick of the town’s live music places: The Blue Note, Tulagi, JJ McCabe’s and Peggy’s Hi-Lo. “For a very long time, Boulder had a great reputation as a place to see live music,” Query told Boulder Reporting Lab. So when The Post’s neighbor Silver Vines Winery closed during the pandemic, he bought the lot and opened his live music venue. But Query was pining for a larger home for The Velvet Elk Lounge. The lounge originally opened in 2017, with The Post, as a small performance space that could be accessed through the restaurant’s dining room. Owner Dave Query opened the venue in May 2022, his 18th business under the Red F Restaurant Group, which also owns Boulder’s Centro Mexican Kitchen, Jax Fish House & Oyster Bar, The West End Tavern and The Post Chicken & Beer restaurant. The Roots Music Project and The Spark - both nonprofit organizations with a mission to resurrect Boulder-local music and art - opened in 2019 on East Pearl Street as performance spaces to fill the gap.Īnd The Velvet Elk Lounge on 13th Street is the latest, though more traditional newcomer to this scene. But a resurgence of venues that cater to area bands and DJs is quietly underway.
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