This week on eTown, @TheLoneBellow returns with songs from across their career, while @SunnyWar makes a spellbinding eTown debut. Plus, Nick talks with Boulder urban farmer Isabel Sanchez about community preparedness. Listen on the radio all week and podcasts anytime.

If @SunnyWar isn't on your radar yet, here's a great place to start. Her performance of “No One Calls Me Baby” showcases her distinctive guitar playing and songwriting, shaped by Blues, folk and a remarkable life. Hear more on our eTown broadcast today and tomorrow.

.@TheLoneBellow are featured on eTown this week, and here they are with “Common Folk,” a song from their latest album, What A Time To Be Alive. The Nashville trio have built their reputation on powerful three-part harmonies and songs that explore complexities of everyday life.

Tomorrow night, Benmont Tench at eTown Hall! After a lifetime behind the keyboards with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers and alongside artists including Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and John Prine, he'll spend the evening sharing the his own music. events.humanitix.com/october…

Really looking forward to having @GettinSweenered at eTown Hall on Wednesday, October 21. The East Texas songwriter doesn't sugarcoat much, and that's part of what makes her so good. For tickets: events.humanitix.com/october…

Jake Xerxes Fussell and Meg Lui at eTown Hall on November 15! Jake reimagines American folk traditions, while Meg Lui shares songs from her Sufjan Stevens-produced debut, Instant Validation. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/novembe…

Pieta Brown and Ásgeir join Nick, Helen and the eTones for John Prine’s “Aimless Love,” the title track from his 1984 album. Prine’s songs have long had a home at eTown, and we’re grateful to share this one with two songwriters we admire.

A Winter's Eve with Megan Burtt and Sturtz returns to eTown Hall on December 19. Colorado singer-songwriter Megan Burtt and folk quartet Sturtz have made this celebration an eTown Hall tradition, with plenty of musical surprises and fun along the way. events.humanitix.com/decembe…

Ásgeir’s “Ferris Wheel,” from his 2026 album Julia, grew out of conversations with his girlfriend about leaving familiar routines behind and imagining a slower life by the sea. The full episode featuring Ásgeir is on the air this week through next Tuesday.

A fun Live Taping last night with The Deslondes, Bonnie Paine and author Paul Loeb! We are looking forward to sharing the full broadcast with you in the coming weeks. Photography courtesy of Sophia Lemen | @lemenphoto on Instagram.

THAO joins The Cactus Blossoms for a Live eTown Taping on November 6! With a new album arriving October 30, THAO joins us for a night of great music. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/novembe…

Tomorrow night at eTown Hall: @frontierruckus and Road Pony. Nearly two decades of intricate songwriting, banjo, harmonies and offbeat instrumentation define Frontier Ruckus. Colorado's Road Pony shares the bill with its take on classic country. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/october…

For 35 years, eTown has shared music, ideas and stories with listeners around the world. That only happens because people believe this work is worth supporting. Join us 11/7 for a special evening in support of eTown. For tickets and more information: cbo.io/app/public/bidapp/eto…

New this week on eTown: @AsgeirMusic makes his eTown debut, @pieta_music returns with new music and @UofDenver historian Susan Schulten joins eTown host Nick Forster to explore what American history can teach us 250 years later. Available all week on air and podcasts!

Alynda Segarra of @hurrayfortheriffraff and Peter One, with the great eTown house band, close this week’s episode with “Midnight Special.” It’s one of those songs that seems to belong to everyone, which makes it a pretty great way to end the broadcast this week.

Nick and Hot Rize are headed to @carolinatheatre. They will reunite on November 5 for One Night on Sugar Hill, a special celebration of the life of Sugar Hill Records founder Barry Poss and the remarkable musical legacy he created. More info + tix: carolinatheatre.org/events/l…

Love, forgiveness and another chance. In “Sweet Rainbow,” Peter One sings to a former love, comparing her multicultural roots to the colors of a rainbow and asking her to leave the past behind and start again. From our broadcast this week:

Dark folk, close harmonies and adventurous string playing. This Saturday, Eastern Canadian duo @mamasbroke joins us at eTown Hall with a sound drawing from Appalachian traditions, Eastern European fiddle tunes and a cappella ballads. Tickets: events.humanitix.com/october…

“Colossus of Roads” came to Alynda Segarra in one tearful sitting. Written after the Club Q shooting in Colorado Springs, the @hurrayfortheriffraff song became a space where outsiders could feel safe together, if only for the length of a song. From this week's broadcast:

Tickets are already almost sold out for October 18’s Hippy Bluegrass Church! Join us for an uplifting morning of songs meant to be sung together. Grab your tickets while you can! Find them here: events.humanitix.com/october…