Analog Salon #13

Home and work feed our routines. A third space feeds our soul.

Third spaces, places that aren’t home or work, are vital community anchors. They’re where neighbors become friends and creativity grows. They give us room to breathe, to connect, and to be more than just what we do or where we sleep.

Analog Salon is one of those spaces in Denver. It’s a monthly vinyl listening party where music, memory, creativity, and connection meet under one roof. Analog Salon invites people to unplug, slow down, and share space through the crackle of vinyl and the honesty of personal storytelling.

Each Analog Salon unfolds in three intentional phases:

• Social Mixer & DJ Sets (6:00–7:00 PM)
  Arrive to a room full of groove-worthy vinyl, drinks, and good energy. Local DJs spin genre-crossing, vinyl-only sets to warm up the room and encourage curiosity and conversation.
• Storytelling Through Music (7:00–8:00 PM)
  We welcome a featured guest—someone with a story to tell and a record to match. It’s storytelling through soundscape, where the tracks that shaped their life become windows into shared humanity.
• Chill Vibes & Marketplace (8:00–9:00 PM)
  As the night winds down, guests mingle and browse our rotating Analog Marketplace—a place for local creators to showcase books, vinyl, zines, art, and more.

Analog Salon exists to foster creativity, collaboration, and community engagement. It brings together Denver’s curious and creative spirits to celebrate music’s power to inspire and transform. In a world saturated by algorithms and isolation, Analog Salon offers something different: a space built on human presence, mutual listening, and cultural nourishment.

None of this happens alone. We’re lucky to work with partners who believe in the value of third spaces and the power of gathering: CoCreate, Cross-Pollinate Consulting, FM Boutique, Birdy Magazine, Division of Labor, and KGNU

Let’s keep showing up, together.

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Always working with a soundtrack spanning alternative, hip hop, new wave, R&B, and dance music, Andy Mountain has spent decades helping organizations, communities, and ideas grow. His work has touched everything from nonprofit advocacy and public policy to large-scale cultural projects, neighborhood revitalization efforts, and initiatives focused on protecting vulnerable communities.

Over the years, Andy has played a role in projects ranging from the revitalization of Denver’s River North neighborhood to the development of a major arts center in Montana, along with coalition-building efforts tied to transit, education, civic engagement, and community development across the Rocky Mountain West.

More recently, Andy completed what he calls a “Street-Art Sabbatical,” apprenticing with multidisciplinary artists in Denver, Paris, Lyon, and Valencia. The experience reshaped how he thinks about creativity, joy, public space, and the role art can play in building stronger communities.

At Analog Salon, Andy will share the songs and records that helped shape his life, perspective, and creative path through an evening of vinyl, storytelling, and conversation.

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