Sun Jr.
2026-05-10 02:00 - 04:00 UTC | The Arts Campus At Willits 400 Robinson Street Basalt, CO 81621
Sun Jr. is the sons of the sons of the founders of rock n' roll, part blues, part country, blended together to make the sound that changed the world. Like the acts from Sun Records, but with almost a centuries worth of influences and genres to bend.

On the family tree of The Grateful Dead, Pink Floyd, and The Doors, and raised under the influence of their kindred cousins, My Morning Jacket, Sturgill Simpson and Wilco, the sound feels both familiar and original at the same time. [Try Sun Jr. Radio on Spotify] Yet out of their chemistry, love of improv and unique configuration of pedal steel, banjo, electric guitar, bass-organ, and drums, the band spins Rock n' Roll in a way that is both classic and indie.

Never allowing the song structure to harness the impulse of the moment, Sun Jr. creates a wall of sound through their unique tapestry of folk, Americana, and rock, melded with swirling psychedelic effects, or what we call Psych-Mountain Rock. Effortlessly slipping through the ebb and flows of ethereal space ballads, dark surf waltzes, and swampy foot-stomping jams, the band plays the moment more than the song.

Layered above and within the song, dynamic dual vocals Jim Heekin and Matt Kubis both compliment and contrast one another, as Jim's rumbling twin-engine aircraft echos between desert canyon walls, Matt's banished angel calls out into the still mountain night. More an experience than performance, tune in and drop out with Sun Jr. and you'll be reverberating in the glow of the little sun for days and nights to come.

Formed in 2013, and hailing from Boulder, Colorado, Sun Jr. has played in highlighted venues including Mackey Auditorium, The Boulder Theater, The Aggie, E-Town, The Skylark Lounge, Cervantes' Next Door, Lulu's Downtown, Roots Music Project, The Velvet Elk, The Lariat, and Big B's Delicious Orchard.
