A Brief History of Denver Americana

by Tom Murphy

One of the most enduring legacies of Denver music beyond the Mile High City belongs to its Americana scene. Since the 1990s, various people have referred to “the Denver Sound,” meaning Gothic Americana and bands like Sixteen Horsepower, Slim Cessna’s Auto Club, and DeVotchKa. Those in the know would at least include Tarantella, Munly (also a long-runnin…