One of the most fondly-remembered bands of the Boulder revolution was Magic Music. 40 Years in the Making: The Magic Music Movie is currently playing at The Sie Film Center. On Friday, August 17, the whole band will participate in a Q&A, with a special live acoustic performance following the 7:30 p.m. film screening at the Sie. Organizers are giving away two VIP seats to the special screening, a signed poster and popcorn and soda.
You can enter to win by emailing: moviesindenver@gmail.com with your name, date of birth and and MAGIC MUSIC in the subject of the email. Winners will be drawn at noon on Friday and immediately notified via email with event details.
If you don’t win tickets to the event there are tickets for purchase here.
Magic Music is one of the most fondly remembered bands of the Boulder Revolution. Living in a makeshift camp up in the mountains in the early 1970s, they would delight local residents and university students with their original songs, acoustic instruments, and light harmonies; their growing popularity brought them to the brink of success more than once.
Unfortunately, they never signed a record deal and eventually broke up in 1975.
Four decades later, one of their greatest fans, Boulder alumnus and acclaimed director Lee Aronsohn, tracked down the original Magic Music members. Making a dream come true for himself, fellow fans, and the band, he brought them together – in Boulder – for a sold-out reunion concert that finally preserved Magic Music for posterity.
Aronsohn brings the band’s always colorful – and sometimes poignant — history to life in this new documentary film.