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The following five bands had a stand-out 2008 as representatives of the folk/acoustic realm of music in CU. Read on to find out when they play in the area next and what they are up to in 2009.

Casados

Next Performance: April 3 at the Red Herring with Carl Hauck, So Long Forgotten, Good Night & Good Morning, Glowfriends

In 2008: “We intended to spend 2008 in CU focusing on making a debut full-length. What we didn’t expect were the setbacks we had along the way. We began demoing songs for the album in late spring of 2008. In June, on Father’s Day, I was badly injured when a tree limb fell on me at my Dad’s house. I ended up with a broken scapula (shoulder blade), a cracked skull and a punctured lung. I spent the next few months in recovery. In the fall, we got back to work on the record, and in part, I was thankful for the time off. Though I didn’t like getting hurt, it seemed then, and I still believe now, that the record was going to be much better because of the perspective I gained during my time in healing. With the accident behind us, we decided we would set a goal to finish the record by the end of the year. We were on track to do so, and then we found out my Mom had breast cancer in November. Needless to say, we didn’t get the record done by the end of 2008, because we needed to spend time with her. My Mom is still undergoing cancer treatments, and that will continue for a while.” — Nic Dillon

In 2009: “Despite all that, we have been able to find time to finish up recording. The mixing is almost completed as well, and we are sending everything off to be mastered this coming Monday (March 30th). We are very, very pleased with the way things are sounding, and others have seemed pretty excited about what we’ve shared with them also. We plan to release this album late summer or early fall, and we will begin touring to promote it then as well. I am already about three songs into the follow-up album, and though I know things don’t always go as expected, I’ve given myself a goal—I’d like to have a new album written by the end of the year. We’ll see how things go.” — Nic Dillon

Jon-A-Thon Childers

Next Performance: April 11 at the Highdive

In 2008: “2008 was a pretty good year for me as a person, but not so much as a songwriter. Being in a stable relationship and going through life without too many traumatic events doesn’t make inspiration ooze out of my pores, but I did squeeze some songs out and I recorded 15 or so at Midget Pistol Studios. I got the chance to play at a lot of different local venues. While I miss playing some of the house and apartment shows I played in 2007 and at the beginning of last year, this school year I was invited to play at Pygmalion Music Festival which, I have to say, was one of the coolest experiences I’ve had as an artist. Getting to hang out with the local and touring acts in the green room as well as sharing a line-up was something I won’t soon forget.” — Jon-A-Thon Childers

In 2009: “As far as plans for this year, I’m going to mix the tracks I recorded with Jason from Midget Pistol, then release my first solo effort before the summer. It’s been hard trying to get together this album that represents me as an artist, but I’ve decided it’s time to just get it out there and jump the hurdle of the first release. After that, I plan on taking the world by storm with a media blitz, getting a band together to play my tracks and then appearing on all major late night shows by fall. Hopefully I’ll have made enough by then to retire to a cabin in a piney forest with a bottle of whiskey and record my follow up unhindered by deadlines. In all seriousness, I have a bunch of shows coming up in April, a WEFT session on 4/20 and in early May there’s going to be this cool Bob Dylan cover show at Exile on Main St. More details on all of this is available on my Myspace (myspace.com/jonathonchilders) and if you click on my blog titled Jon-a-thon on Facebook.com, you can become a fan on Facebook for updates and invites to upcoming events. It’s a very exclusive club, so get in quick!” — Jon-A-Thon Childers

Carl Hauck

Next Performance: April 3 at the Red Herring with So Long Forgotten, Casados, Good Night & Good Morning, Glowfriends

Corn Desert Ramblers

Next Performance: April 24 at the Iron Post

Hathaways

Next Performance: April 17 at the Independent Media Center at the IMC Fest