Aspen was proud to host the 2010 Winter X Games. Events were held Thursday, January 28th through Sunday, January 31st. The games had many highlights.

Check out these links to get all the scoop:

ESPN- Winter X Games 14

Aspen Times

The Who is scheduled to perform at Super Bowl XLIV on Sunday, February 7th. Make sure to get your piece of history with a giclee of The Who. Stop by our store on 111 South Monarch Street or give us a call at 877.264.3356 and we can make sure this piece of artwork is yours. Check out our website for more information: Two Old Hippies Rock n’ Roll Memorabilia

For more information on The Who’s half-time performance, check out the NFL’s official site.

Date | Wednesday January 20th

Time | 4PM - 9:30PM

Come meet Tim, Phylis and Bob, the creators of Mikwright cards.  The Mikwright gang will also be at the Apres Ski Cocktail Hours at the Limelight Lodge on Tuesday January 19th and Wednesday January 20th from 3:30PM to 6:30PM.  These cards, napkins, coasters, air fresheners, etc. will make you laugh out loud!  We will be raffling off a gift basket worth $150 on the night of the 20th.  The money given in the raffle will 100% go to a great charity.  Lots of freebies and all for good causes!

Visit Mikwright online | http://www.mikwright.com/

Date | Saturday January 23rd

Time | 4PM - 6PM

Meet Lutherie Richard Hoover!

Richard Hoover began building guitars and carved-top mandolins in 1972. By 1976 his focus was on the modern steel string guitar. The task of becoming a master at all aspects of guitar making is a lifelong pursuit, and Richard has patiently refined his craftsmanship and knowledge as his company has grown. It was and is Richard’s intent to translate his skills and sensitivities as an individual builder to an exceptional team of craftspeople, each of whom could become an expert in their specialty. Richard’s style of allowing his craftspeople to interpret his vision has propelled Santa Cruz Guitar Company to the forefront of modern guitar making.

Each Santa Cruz guitar receives an extraordinary amount of individual attention due to our “bench style” of building, which necessitates that each worker not only perform his own specialty, but also review the work of those who have completed stages before him. Over half of all the instruments that we build are custom orders, reflecting to a high degree the personality and unique playing needs of the buyer. Every guitar top is graduated and tuned by hand to attain maximum resonance and sustain, ensuring a high level of consistency of sound within each standard model line as well as the ability for custom voicing. The balance, tone, volume, and response of a Santa Cruz guitar are established before the guitar is strung. By limiting the number of instruments built, we can practice a style of lutherie born from a genuine love of the guitar, as opposed to a production line approach that might favor greater numbers at the expense of our attention to detail.

We believe that our approach ensures that every Santa Cruz guitar is exceptional. Our intent is to create a uniquely sophisticated instrument that will inspire and challenge its owner throughout a lifetime.

Visit Santa Cruz Guitars online | http://www.santacruzguitar.com/

Date | Saturday December 26th

Time | Doors 9PM, Show 10PM

An electric and acoustic blend of roots rock and soul.  Oates is best know as half of the rock and soul duo Hall & Oates.

John Oates was destined to be a musician. Singing from the time he could talk and playing the guitar since the age of five, his calling in life was never in question.  Born in New York City, his family moved to a small town outside of Philadelphia, PA in the early 50’s - a move that would change the course of his life.  Like most kids at that time, the impact of the early days of rock left a lasting impression on John.  At the age of four he witnessed his first live concert: Bill Haley and the Comets playing their classic rockabilly hits at a local amusement park. then there were the records…

he began to collect 45 tpm singles - treasures from Little Richard, Chuck Berry, the Everely brothers, Gary US Bonds, and of course, Elvis.  He spent coutless hours twisting the dial on his AM transistor radio trying to tune in the local R&B stations and listening to DJs like Jerry Blavat spinning obscure Do Wop records.

Visit Belly Up Aspen online | http://www.bellyupaspen.com/

Date | Monday December 28th

Time | Doors 9PM, Show 10PM

A Grammy-Award winning blues guitarist and singer-songwriter known for his expressive singing and guitar playing. Rolling Stone magazine ranked him at #3 on its list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time.

His reign as King of the Blues has been as long as that of any monarch on earth.  Yet B.B. King continues to wear his crown well. At age 80, he is still light on his feet, singing and playing the blues with relentless passion.  Time has no apparent effect on B.B., other than to make him more popular, more cherished, more relevant than ever.  Don?t look for him in some kind of semi-retirement; look for him out on the road, playing for people, popping up in a myriad of T.V. commercials, or laying down tracks for his next album.  B.B. King is as alive as the music he plays, and a grateful world can?t get enough of him.

Visit Belly Up Aspen online | http://www.bellyupaspen.com/

Date | December 18th - 23rd

Time | 7PM on December 18th - 22nd, 5PM on December 23rd

Come join us and get into the Holiday spirit like never before. Forty-five children from all over the Valley come together in this incredibly professional production sure to leave you awed by the extravagant costumes, wonderful tap dancing, singing, and very high energy experience!! Based on the beloved, timeless film, this heartwarming musical adaptation features seventeen Irving Berlin songs and a book by David Ives and Paul Blake. Veterans Bob Wallace and Phil Davis have a successful song-and-dance act after World War II. With romance in mind, the two follow a duo of beautiful singing sisters en route to their Christmas show at a Vermont lodge, which just happens to be owned by Bob and Phil’s former army commander. The dazzling score features well known standards including Blue Skies, I Love A Piano, Sisters and the perennial favorite, White Christmas. WHITE CHRISTMAS is an uplifting musical worthy of year-round productions.

Visit Wheeler Opera house online | http://www.wheeleroperahouse.com/wheeler/index.cfm

Hells Bells with Slightly White

Date | December 19th

Time | Door 6PM, Show 10PM

Hells Bells is an all-female AC/DC tribute band that bring all the pure rock brilliance of AC/DC?s career from “High Voltage” to “Back in Black” and beyond.

Slightly White is a rock n’ roll band based out of Aspen, Colorado.  the band has won Battle of the Bands 5 times out of 6.  Our own Miles Phillips is in the band!

Big Head Todd and The Monsters w/ Paper Bird

Date | December 20th & 21st

Time | Doors 6PM, Show 10PM

Big Head Todd and The Monsters are a Colorado-based rock band. Hits include: ?Bittersweet,? ?Circle,? ?Broken Hearted Savior? and ?Resignation Superman?. ?Blue Sky? was written for NASA?s Space Shuttle Discovery and was also used in the 2008 Hillary Clinton campaign.

Visit Belly Up Aspen online | http://www.bellyupaspen.com/