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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!

 

Relix Magazine

November Issue

Artist CD Sampler

Bands on the Rise

Feat. "Test of Time"

August 28, 2023

LADY IN BLACK CLIMBS TO #1

"EARLY GRAVE" HITS #1 12-20-22

"BLAME IT ON ME" hits #2 - 4/25/23

Global internet Blues Chart

Oct. 22, 2022 and Nov. 14, 2022

Lucky 13 hits RMR Chart Trifecta

#1 Roots Rock Album USA

#1 Rock Album USA

#1 Album in Colorado

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.”
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“...a blues and roots rock journey that occasionally has a tiny glimpse of old Nashville in it.”

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" If you like soulful acoustic roots rock that was baptized in the waters of the blues you will undoubtedly love Babaux and The Peacemakers!"

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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

“The sound is a stripped down meat and potatoes approach with lots of grease left in to savor.”

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Booking Non-Exclusive:  Mark Brut

Rocky Mountain Artists

mark@rockymountainartists.com

t: 720.883.6890

Management/Booking: Contra Basso Music

contrabassomusic@gmail.com

t: 970.376.2977

Press and Radio: Cristian Basso

Contra Basso Music

contrabassomusic@gmail.com

t: 970.376.2977

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Lucky 13

Song Licensing

All songs on the "Lucky 13" album are published through Contra Basso Music, BMI.  We are a "one stop shop" for music supervisors, as the songs are 100% owned by one writer who owns 100% of the publishing.  We are quick and efficient with our responses to your placement needs.  Interested parties should contact Contra Basso Music c/o Cristian Basso directly.

e:  contrabassomusic@gmail.com

t:  970.376.2977

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