Today's show features an exclusive interview with Elephant Revival's Bonnie Paine, who just released her debut solo record, Unseen. 

She joins the show today to talk about how the record came together, her path to headlining Red Rocks, and a little known band out of Oklahoma called The Rat Nurses. 

You can read the full story at cariboucurrent.com, or in our May issue, on news racks all over Nederland, Boulder and the Peak to Peak today.

Bonnie will be at Fox Theatre in Boulder on Saturday, May 16.

Also

• Skate culture is alive and well in Nederland at Nathan Lazarus Skatepark
• American Football drummer Steve Lamos at CU
• MainStage Brewing brings the house down with Bluegrass
• Rebuilding from Colorado filmmaker Max Walker-Silverman resonates with wildfire threatened communities on the Front Range
• Boulder Arts Blueprint sets stage for the next 10 years of art in Boulder 

The song at the end of the show is Bonnie Paine's "Unseen", the title track off her new record. Listen to it here.

Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here.

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