Longtime friends and collaborators Patrick Dethlefs and Paul DeHaven (Heavy Diamond Ring, Paper Bird,), hailing from Denver and Santa Fe respectively, decided to meet halfway for a songwriting residency at a yurt in the mountains of Northern New Mexico.

Armed only with their guitars, a cooler of vegetables, and a shared passion for storytelling through song, they embarked on a creative journey that would birth their debut duo record. Over three days in June, the duo wrote eight songs.

In October, they visited Mark Anderson at the Cowboy Cowabunga ranch and recorded the songs to 8 tracks 1/2 inch tape, capturing the essence of their musical camaraderie and the spirit of their friendship in every note.

A spirit of spontaneity and gaiety permeates this breezy collection of songs, exploring territory that feels at once new and familiar, an expression of their individual journeys that could only have come to fruition together.

With this record, Paul DeHaven and Patrick Dethlefs invite listeners on a heartfelt journey, where each strum of the guitar and every lyric sung serves as a testament to the power of collaboration, creativity, and the enduring bond between two kindred spirits.

"Cult Classic" is a song about those songs that should have been household favorites but ended up stuck in secondhand store dollar bins. How many of these went undiscovered over the years? It also has its fair share of tongue-in-cheek hoping against a similar fate. Recorded onto Richard Swift's old 8-track machine, this collaboration between Paul DeHaven and Patrick Dethlefs was written in a yurt in northern New Mexico and is the first single off their first duo record "Essential Poems".

All ages are welcome, 21+ to enjoy beverages at the bar. Tickets are not required. This event is free and open to the public; however, tips to the band are always welcome and appreciated!