GRAVEYARD CHOIR LIVE @ WASHINGTON'S - "THE WAKE" ALBUM RELEASE - 1st ANNUAL CASKET ROUNDUP

Schedule

Sat, 01 Nov, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Washington's FoCo | Fort Collins, CO

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GRAVEYARD CHOIR'S 1st ANNUAL CASKET ROUNDUP & "THE WAKE" ALBUM RELEASE PARTY
w/ Rootbeer Richie & The Reveille & Mystee
BROUGHT TO YOU BY COLORADO SOUND 105.5 & MUSIC CITY HOT CHICKEN!!
Graveyard Choir
Graveyard Choir is an Americana band from southern Colorado, known for their poignant and powerful songs inspired by the experiences of their lead singer, Nate Valdez, who worked at a mortuary. The band's music delves into themes of life, death, and the human condition, drawing inspiration from the stories and emotions surrounding loss and love. Nate Valdez's unique perspective, shaped by his time working in the mortuary, infuses their music with a blend of haunting melodies and evocative storytelling.

Rootbeer Richie
Swamp boys gonna do swamp things—even when you take ‘em to a city one thousand miles from home and a mile in the sky. So it goes with Rootbeer Richie and the Reveille, the most soulful rhythm & blue rockers west of the Mississippi. How far west of the Mississippi? As far as you can go without hitting the Rocky Mountains. Denver, Colorado, to be exact. If that seems like a funny birthplace for an eight-piece swamp-pop band soaked to the bone with bayou spirit, well, it’s not.
“I’ve always written songs in my head as rhythm & blues and soul music,” says frontman Rootbeer Richie, a Louisiana native and seasoned veteran of garage and rock &

And what a fine natural form that is—especially when brought to life by some of the hardest hitters in Denver’s diamond-in-the-rough rock & roll scene. The Reveille is a who’s who of Mile-High all-stars, each adding their own flavor to Rootbeer’s long, tall drink of soul-infused pop. Together, the Reveille brings decades of experience across bands and genres to the band’s signature sound, inspired but never derived from legends like Ray Charles, Lee Dorsey, Fats Domino, and Sam Cooke.

It all adds up to something irresistibly individual, just like the city it was brewed in. “I’ve played in so many different music scenes, but I’ve never been a part of one of that felt like Denver,” says Rootbeer. “Everyone lifts each other up, and the level of love and support can’t be beat.”

The same could be said for The Reveille’s live shows, which have quickly gained a reputation as some of the most raucous and soul-shaking occasions in Denver. “The point of the music is to help you feel whatever it is you need to feel,” says Rootbeer. Those who’ve been converted, though, know he’s being modest. After just one spiritual awakening at a Reveille live show, it’s damn near impossible to feel anything other than the unbridled joy of being alive.
Mystee
Mystee began as the solo project of singer-songwriter and seasoned front woman Ilana Held, as an escape from the bleak reality of lockdown restrictions. Drawing inspiration from love and loss in the face of a long spree of bad luck, Held weaves an American folk mentality into her hook-laden indie pop music.

In 2023, after making the move from Boston to Colorado, Held joined forces with Josh, Keaton, and Joey, leveling Mystee up from a solitary project to a four-piece band.
Musically, Mystee draws inspiration from artists like Palehound, Soccer Mommy, and Snail Mail.
DOORS @6pm
Announce: Tuesday, August 5th @ 10am MST
Local Presale: Thursday, August 7th @ 10am MST (code: CASKET) please feel free to share the presale code on social, with friends or however you would like
Public On-sale: Friday, August 8th @ 10am MST

We have some ticketing bundles available too, just to make sure you knew:
$20 flat fee for tickets (ADV or DOS)
Party pack for 2 = $30
Party pack for 4 = $50
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Washington's FoCo, 132 Laporte Ave, Fort Collins, CO 80524-2418, United States

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