Tift Merritt, Ben Arnold

Players Club, Boulder, CO.....

 


Players Club (formerly Tulagi) was a bar right next to the Fox Theater, and for these radio convention showcase performances, conference attendees could go back and forth between venue to see the artists performing at each with staggered set times. Here's who was at the Fox this night.

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