MainGrass

Bluegrass in it’s truest form

Oct - May: Friday Nights @ Gunbarrel
May - September: Thursday Nights @ Lyons

Inspired by some of the best band scrambles and picks from around the nation, MainGrass aims to showcase incredible players in front of a receptive audience. Created in 2021 by MainStage and Emma Rose, we individually curate the lineup each week, every lineup is unique, no two groups are the same, and often players are playing together for the very first time on our stage. We carefully select musicians from around Colorado and nationally to play based not only on their individual talent, but by how they can complement each other in the lineup. Playing originals, standards, and the occasional full-out jam, no two shows are the same.

Each week’s lineup can be found on our events calendar as they are released. Since each band is unique and most musicians have full bands and other projects, all lineups are subject to change at any time. Given the amazing music community in Colorado, special guests are always possible.

Past lineups include:
Nick Piccininni (Yonder Mountain String Band)
Bonnie Sims, Eve Panning, Joy Adams, Hazel Royer (Big Richard)
Tom Knowlton, Taylor Shuck, Sam Parks (Fretliners)
Charlie Rose (Elephant Revival)
Emma Rose (WinterWonderWomen)
Kyle Tuttle (Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway)
Sam Armstrong-Zickefoose, Jean-Luc Davis (Lil Smokies)
Dylan McCarthy, Eric Wiggs, Justin Hoffenberg (Jake Leg)
Bradley Morse - (Gasoline Lollipops / Lonesome Days)
Taylor Sims (Bonnie & Taylor Sims Band)
many, many, many, more

Emma Rose

Emma Rose is a bass player/songwriter currently residing on the Front Range. With roots in bluegrass and folk and branches in modern soul music, Emma writes songs with feelings of both. She is the proud frontwoman of the Emma Rose band and also plays upright bass in bluegrass and folk outfits including the notable band, Big Richard.

Living in Austin, TX in 2019, Emma was inspired by the local bluegrass jam that rotated around various bars downtown. After seeing that MainStage was opening in Lyons she asked if she could build something similar here. An absolute rocking success in 2021, MainGrass features some of the best bluegrass musicians from Colorado. These special shows are not to be missed