Downey Chase & Cole Scheifele

Downey Chase is the solo project of Nic Lussier, vocalist and guitarist of indie-rock group The Brazen Youth. Stepping into a more intimate and stripped-back sound, Lussier blends delicate fingerpicked guitar with a wide, expressive vocal range to create songs that feel expansive and deeply personal.

Since relocating to Colorado, Downey Chase has quickly become a rising voice in the state’s indie-folk scene, with performances that draw listeners into quiet, atmospheric moments and soaring emotional peaks. Lussier’s latest album, a room in motion, pairs vivid nature imagery with honest, introspective storytelling.

Downey Chase has appeared at the Bluebird Music Festival in Fort Collins and continues to bring his immersive live set to listening rooms and intimate venues throughout the U.S. and Europe.

https://www.downeychase.com/

Cole Scheifele is an up-and-coming folk singer/songwriter based out of Boulder, Colorado. He combines beautiful melodies with deep and thought-provoking lyrics that he says stem from his never ending hunger to discover more about the human experience. “I don’t think we ever stop learning and digesting thoughts and feelings from the world around us” he said, “I try to go into some of the deeper parts of the mind that can be inherently scary, but also endlessly beautiful.” His debut EP “Everything Matters, Nothing Matters At All” was released in 2019 and is a perfect example of this, as it delves into deep human connection, loss, and existential thoughts.

Backed by a stellar local cast, Scheifele has landed gigs opening for international touring acts such as Dermot Kennedy (Red Rocks) and Jade Bird and got chosen as a Top 10 Finalist twice out of over 400 entries for The Planet Bluegrass Rocky Mountain Folk Festival Songwriting Competition. He has recorded two full length albums and two EPs with Ben Wysocki, drummer and producer from “The Fray” the most recent being his 13 song LP “Songs of Sleep & Waking” which was released in November of 2023 and he is in the midst of rolling out his new EP “In Case You Ever Come Around”

https://www.instagram.com/colescheifele/?hl=en