Some people call Split Lip Rayfield’s music “thrash- grass,” but really, it’s too intricate to be thrown into the thrasher’s mix. The Wichita band’s instrumental grouping — bass, mandolin and banjo — makes it sound like a bluegrass band. But it isn’t.
There isn’t one right way to explain Split Lip Rayfield. The band’s essence is a conglomeration of so many things. And they’re all wonderful.
Split Lip Rayfield plays eight Colorado shows, starting with Denver’s Bluebird Theater on Jan. 16 and moving on to Grand Junction’s Mesa Theater on Jan. 17, the Black Sheep in Colorado Springs on Jan. 18, Fort Collins’ Aggie Theatre on Jan. 20, the Three20South in Breckenridge on Jan. 21, Vail’s Sandbar on Jan. 22, the Ghost Ranch Saloon in Steamboat on Jan. 23 and Nederland’s Winterfest on the Mountain festival Jan. 24. More:
Photographer Marla Keown shoots regularly for The Denver Post’s music blog, Reverb (). Keown befriended the Split Lip boys years ago and has since photographed them on stage, backstage, on the road and in the studio. See her work at .
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