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BEST OF 2022
"Lucky 13" TOP 200 ALbum
#24 ROOTS ROCK ALBUM IN USA
#35 ROCK ALBUM IN USA
September 18, 2023
Roots Music Report Chart
Both Lucky 13 and Moments in Time continue to chart together on the national independent artist Roots Rock Charts!
#1 Roots Rock Album, USA
#1 Rock Album, USA
Babaux and the Peacemakers "Moments In Time" #1 album in the USA!! - 7-24-23
Frisco, Colorado
Summer Series
Todd Smallie (JJ Grey & Mofo) and Mark Levy (Circles Around the Sun) joined the Peacemakers as their rhythm section for a hot night of music!
About
Babaux & The Peacemakers, brings four of Colorado's most acclaimed musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers together for a dynamic excursion across the width and breadth of the Roots-Rock spectrum. Led by singer/songwriter and dobro player Cristian Basso (aka, Babaux), The Peacemakers are Eric Martinez on guitar, along with Alana and Niek Velvis on drums and bass respectively. Basso, whose history includes bass stints for an array of icons from Bo Diddley to Leo Nocentelli (The Meters) to Papa Mali, and has songwriting credits with no less than Eric Lindell (on his acclaimed Gulf Coast Highway album), picked up the dobro in 2020 (his primary instrument is bass) and it sparked a tectonic shift in his songwriting approach and output. "I started writing like crazy because the dobro was this new avenue of expression, it got me out of my old songwriting patterns," he relates. "What really inspired me with dobro is the slide aspect; translating the feel I'm used to from bass into the dobro's slide came very naturally to me. It changed my approach to writing in that it made me think about vocals in a much more melodic way. As a songwriter, I think it's brought me closer to what I mean to say in a more direct fashion rather than try to do a lot of word craftsmanship." While there may be more economy in word craftsmanship, the finely crafted structure and feel of the songs is a direct result of the depth of all four band members' collective experience. Embracing an array of moods and styles from jamband-rootsy to swampy bayou blues with excursions that touch on vintage Laurel Canyon and acoustic funk, each song is like a new chapter in the Roots Music playbook. Smooth and haunting vocals with a rough and tumble poetic delivery nestled atop a series of multi-layered grooves make every song a different experience. "Eric, Alana and Niek are all accomplished producers, engineers and songwriters, they all made really important contributions to the songs that speak to their own music sensibilities." The band's recently released debut album, Lucky 13, was immediately embraced by radio stations across the country, leading to debuts on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Rock Album Chart at #3, the Top 50 Roots-Rock Album Chart at #2 and at #1 on the Colorado Top 50 Album Chart, and remaining in the Top 5, Top 3, and at #1 respectively for the entire first month since its release.
“The vocals sit like a butter patty on warm bread, slowly melting with soul, taste and patience.”
“...a blues and roots rock journey that occasionally has a tiny glimpse of old Nashville in it.”
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Upcoming Performances:
September 23, 2023 - Ein Prosit, Avon, CO 7-10PM
November 17, 2023 - Last Waltz Revisited, Boulder Theater, Boulder, CO 8PM
November 22, 2023 - Last Waltz Revisited, Filmore Denver, Denver, CO 8pm
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Past Performances
September 15, 2023 - El Segundo Eagle, CO 6-8PM
September 14, 2023 - Boneyard closing party 5-8PM
September 9, 2023 - Babaux Solo, Red Sky Ranch, Wolcott, CO 5-7PM
September 8, 2023 - Boneyard, Eagle, CO w/ Eric Martinez 6-9PM
August 31, 2023 - Concert in the Park, Frisco, CO 6-8PM Featuring Todd Smallie (JJ Grey & Mofro on bass and Mark Levy (Circles Around the Sun) on drums.
August 19, 2023 - Prosit, Avon, CO - Babaux solo 7-10PM
August 11, 2023 - Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM Babaux and the Peacemaker Eric Martinez
August 4, 2023 - Moe's BBQ Eagle, CO 5-7PM
August 2, 2023 - Vail Village, Babaux Solo, 2-5PM
July 30, 2023 - El Segundo, Eagle, CO 3-6PM w/ Eric Martinez
July 28, 2023 - Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM Babaux w/ Trevor Jones
July 27, 2023 - Lost Lake, Denver, CO w/Jubalingo and Full Corn Moon
July 26, 2023 - Sing Me a Story Recording, Denver, CO w/ Eric Martinez
July 27, 2023 - Lost Lake, Denver, CO w/Jubalingo and Full Corn Moon - Ticket Link: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/6071496/babaux-and-the-peacemakers-jubilingo-wfull-corn-moon-denver-lost-lake-lounge
July 28, 2023 - Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM Babaux w/ Trevor Jones
July 30, 2023 - El Segundo, Eagle, CO 3-6PM w/ Eric Martinez
August 2, 2023 - Vail Village, Babaux Solo, 2-5PM
August 4, 2023 - Moe's BBQ Eagle, CO 5-7PM
August 11, 2023 - Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM Babaux and the Peacemaker Eric Martinez
August 19, 2023 - Prosit, Avon, CO - Babaux solo 7-10PM
July 23 - Moe's BBQ, Eagle, CO w/ Justin Ernest 3-5PM
July 22, 2023 - 10th Mountain Distillery, Gypsum, CO 7-10PM
July 16, 2023 - Elsegundo's, Eagle, CO w/ Justin Ernest 3-6PM
July 14, 2023 Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM. Babaux and Guest 6-9PM
July 9, 2023, Chasing Rabbits, Vail, CO, 7-10PM w/ Dave Watts on drums and Bob Masters on bass
July 8, 2023 Private Event, Whiskey Hill, Babaux and The Peacemaker Eric Martinez 5-7PM
July 8, 2023 Private Event, Whiskey Hill, Babaux and The Peacemaker Eric Martinez 5-7PM
July 9, 2023, Chasing Rabbits, Vail, CO, 7-10PM w/ Dave Watts on drums and Bob Masters on bass
July 14, 2023 Boneyard, Eagle, CO 6-9PM. Babaux and Guest 6-9PM
June 2, 2023 - Babaux solo at Moe's BBQ, Eagle, CO 5-7pm - Underneath the big tree
May 2, 2023 - KRFC FM 88.9 Rocky Mnt Roots Interview, Moments In Time world premiere 7PM MNT LISTEN HERE
May 20, 2023 - CKMS "Father to Son" Indie Music Podcast, 12 noon, Waterloo, Ontario Canada
June 2, 2023 - Babaux solo at Moe's BBQ, Eagle, CO 5-7pm - Underneath the big tree
March 24, 2023 - Goat Soup and Whiskey, Keystone, CO 9PM-12:30AM
September 9, 2023 - Red Sky Ranch, Wolcott, CO 5-6:30PM
March 3, 2023 - The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO supporting Cole Town Reunion - 7:30-8:10PM Buy Tickets
March 17, 2023 - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Tabernash, CO 6-9PM - The Peacemaker Duo
Feb 3, 2023 - Babaux and Eric Martinez Duo, Moes BBQ, Eagle, CO 5pm
January 28, 2023 - The Woodcellar, Evergreen, CO 8:30PM (Special guest James Dumm on guitar)
January 20, 2023 - Devil's Thumb Ranch, The Ranch House, Winter Park, CO 6-9pm
January 21, 2023 - Winter Park Resort, Sunspot Mountaintop Lodge, Winter Park, CO 4-7pm
January 14, 2023 - The GOAT, Keystone, CO 9:30PM
November 11, KRFC Radio Broadcast "Live @ Lunch" 88.9FM Fort Collins, CO
True Grit Roots Network "Music on the Couch" Monday October 17, 2022 7:45pm MNT Online show tune in via www.tgrn.net
July 29, 2022 Town of Eagle Town Park, Vail Valley Foundation Event, Eagle, CO 6PM
July 30, 2022 The GOAT, Keystone, CO 10PM
July 31, 2022 7Hermits Brewing, Eagle, CO 6PM
