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BEST OF 2022

"Lucky 13" TOP 200 ALbum

#24 ROOTS ROCK ALBUM IN USA

#35 ROCK ALBUM IN USA

March 17, 2023

Roots Music Report Chart

#1 Album in Colorado

#4 Roots Rock Album, USA

#4 Rock Album, USA

29 weeks on the national charts!

March 24 2023

Goat

Return of the Peacemakers! 9:30PM-12:30AM.

Relix Magazine

November Issue

Artist CD Sampler

Bands on the Rise

Feat. "Test of Time"

December 20, 2022

"Early Grave" HITS #1 !

3/17/23 "Blame It On Me" hits #8

Global internet Blues Chart

Oct. 22, 2022 and Nov. 14, 2022

Lucky 13 hits RMR Chart Trifecta

#1 Roots Rock Album USA

#1 Rock Album USA

#1 Album in Colorado

About

Babaux & The Peacemakers, brings four of Colorado's most acclaimed musicians, songwriters, engineers and producers together for a dynamic excursion across the width and breadth of the Roots-Rock spectrum. Led by singer/songwriter and dobro player Cristian Basso (aka, Babaux), The Peacemakers are Eric Martinez on guitar, along with Alana and Niek Velvis on drums and bass respectively. Basso, whose history includes bass stints for an array of icons from Bo Diddley to Leo Nocentelli (The Meters) to Papa Mali, and has songwriting credits with no less than Eric Lindell (on his acclaimed Gulf Coast Highway album), picked up the dobro in 2020 (his primary instrument is bass) and it sparked a tectonic shift in his songwriting approach and output. "I started writing like crazy because the dobro was this new avenue of expression, it got me out of my old songwriting patterns," he relates. "What really inspired me with dobro is the slide aspect; translating the feel I'm used to from bass into the dobro's slide came very naturally to me. It changed my approach to writing in that it made me think about vocals in a much more melodic way. As a songwriter, I think it's brought me closer to what I mean to say in a more direct fashion rather than try to do a lot of word craftsmanship." While there may be more economy in word craftsmanship, the finely crafted structure and feel of the songs is a direct result of the depth of all four band members' collective experience. Embracing an array of moods and styles from jamband-rootsy to swampy bayou blues with excursions that touch on vintage Laurel Canyon and acoustic funk, each song is like a new chapter in the Roots Music playbook. Smooth and haunting vocals with a rough and tumble poetic delivery nestled atop a series of multi-layered grooves make every song a different experience. "Eric, Alana and Niek are all accomplished producers, engineers and songwriters, they all made really important contributions to the songs that speak to their own music sensibilities." The band's recently released debut album, Lucky 13, was immediately embraced by radio stations across the country, leading to debuts on the Roots Music Report Top 50 Rock Album Chart at #3, the Top 50 Roots-Rock Album Chart at #2 and at #1 on the Colorado Top 50 Album Chart, and remaining in the Top 5, Top 3, and at #1 respectively for the entire first month since its release.

“The vocals sit like a butter patty on warm bread, slowly melting with soul, taste and patience.”
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“...a blues and roots rock journey that occasionally has a tiny glimpse of old Nashville in it.”

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 Upcoming Performances:

March 24, 2023 - Goat Soup and Whiskey, Keystone, CO 9PM-12:30AM 

September 9, 2023 - Red Sky Ranch, Wolcott, CO 5-6:30PM

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Past Performances

March 3, 2023 - The Oriental Theater, Denver, CO supporting Cole Town Reunion - 7:30-8:10PM Buy Tickets 

March 17, 2023 - Devil's Thumb Ranch, Tabernash, CO 6-9PM - The Peacemaker Duo

Feb 3, 2023 - Babaux and Eric Martinez Duo, Moes BBQ, Eagle, CO 5pm

January 28, 2023 - The Woodcellar, Evergreen, CO 8:30PM (Special guest James Dumm on guitar) 

January 20, 2023 - Devil's Thumb Ranch, The Ranch House, Winter Park, CO 6-9pm 

January 21, 2023 - Winter Park Resort, Sunspot Mountaintop Lodge, Winter Park, CO 4-7pm

January 14, 2023 - The GOAT, Keystone, CO 9:30PM

November 11, KRFC Radio Broadcast "Live @ Lunch" 88.9FM Fort Collins, CO

True Grit Roots Network "Music on the Couch" Monday October 17, 2022 7:45pm MNT Online show tune in via www.tgrn.net

July 29, 2022 Town of Eagle Town Park, Vail Valley Foundation Event, Eagle, CO 6PM

July 30, 2022 The GOAT, Keystone, CO 10PM

July 31, 2022 7Hermits Brewing, Eagle, CO 6PM

“The sound is a stripped down meat and potatoes approach with lots of grease left in to savor.”

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Booking:  Mark Brut

Rocky Mountain Artists

mark@rockymountainartists.com

t: (720) 883-6890

Management: Contra Basso Music

contrabassomusic@gmail.com

t: 970.376.2977

Press and Radio: Larry Kay

Nightrain PR

e: nighttrainPR@voicenet.com

t: 215.370.9498

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Lucky 13

Song Licensing

All songs on the "Lucky 13" album are published through Contra Basso Music, BMI.  We are a "one stop shop" for music supervisors, as the songs are 100% owned by one writer who owns 100% of the publishing.  We are quick and efficient with our responses to your placement needs.  Interested parties should contact Contra Basso Music c/o Cristian Basso directly.

e:  contrabassomusic@gmail.com

t:  970.376.2977

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