Bela Fleck was a man about town at last month’s Telluride Bluegrass Festival, sitting in during multiple sets on multiple stages throughout the weekend. No wonder — Fleck is more or less the Jimi Hendrix of the banjo and has redefined the term “master picker.” He’ll bring his original backing band, the Flecktones, to Denver Botanic Gardens on Sunday, creating music that’s far more adventurous than traditional bluegrass. The show is a double-bill with piano man Bruce Hornsby, who is not to be missed in a live setting. Tickets, $51-$56, are available at .
These United Statesis an Americana quintet that lives on the road more so than most bands today. Fitting, then, that the band members have no single home (they split their time among Brooklyn, N.Y., Washington, D.C. and Louisville, Ky.). They’ll land at Moe’s BBQ & Bowling in Englewood on Thursday with locals Achille Lauro and Tin Horn Player in tow. Tickets, $10-$12, through .
John Hendrickson: @RVRB; jhendrickson@denverpost.com
