Topic: Music

Ramona Bruland interviews up and coming bluegrass/folk/rock band The Avett Brothers, who were a megahit at Bluegrass Festival 2007.

Grammy Award-winnig Sister Carol brought the sounds of Kingston, Jamaica to Telluride when she played at the Sheridan Opera House recently. Known as the "Black Cinderella," her sunny, reggae roots tunes provided the audience with a warm reprieve from a long, snowy winter.

Feeling cold and tired of winter weather? Let Sister Carol's warm reggae tunes work their magic and you'll be feelin' irie in no time.

Leeds-based band The New Mastersounds dropped beats left and right with its musical mixture of modern soul, jazz and funk when the band played at the Sheridan Opera House last January.

The New Mastersounds brought its funky sounds to the Sheridan Opera House last January.

Esperanza Spalding plays bass like a rock star, sings smoothly and scats with funk.

At only 23 years old, she was a hit at last year's Telluride Jazz Celebration and teaches at Berklee College of Music. Most recently, she showed off her skills at the Michael D. Palm Theatre this past winter, where Plum caught her in action.

Watch Outformation playing "Into My Arms" at the Sheridan Opera House, where they put on a jammin' show.

And if you like this, be sure to check out Outformation playing "Valley Blue," and John "JoJo" Hermann, pianist for Widespread Panic, who also played at the Sheridan Opera House this winter.

John "JoJo" Hermann, pianist for Widespread Panic, plays "One Arm Steve" in a solo performance at the Sheridan Opera House.

To see more of this concert, watch "JoJo" playing "Step On Over Me" with guest Sherman Ewing, playing "1x1" and playing "Tall Boy."

Before they appeared on Saturday Night Live and the SXSW Music Festival, hit band Vampire Weekend gave Plum an exclusive performance in Juan's Basement. Check out this hot band here.

Eseranza Spalding, a 23-year-old jazz starlet who sings, scats and plays a mean bass, performed a fierce concert at Telluride's Michael D. Palm Theatre.