Show Details

Show Date: Sunday, June 28, 2026 @ 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM MT
Location: RISE Comedy, 1260 22nd St, Denver, CO 80205
Show Stage: Main Stage
Price: $17 online, $20 door

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The Cowboy Confessional – A Storytelling & Music Show - Sunday, June 28, 2026 @ 7:00 PM

The Cowboy Confessional – “The Great Pretender”

Real Stories, Fake Cowboys

The Cowboy Confessional is a one-of-a-kind, themed storytelling and music experience, featuring curated storytellers live-scored by your hosts, a band of phony cowboys. The show will remind you a bit of your favorite classic NPR weekend variety shows.

This month’s theme is all about imposters and fakes.

Musical guest, DANETTE AND THE GOOD GUYS (KUVO Jazz Odyssey All-Stars, Five Points Jazz Festival), will open the show.

Your storytellers are:

Rick DeSimone (Owner: Quarantine Project Hot Sauce)
Jared Ewy (The Moth – Colorado Grand Slam champion, Yonder Radio)
Deb Lastowka (Dry Wit Podcast)
P.T. Smith (featured on The Moth podcast)

Musical guest:

Danette and the Good Guys
(KUVO Jazz Odyssey All-Stars, Five Points Jazz Festival)
Danette Hollowell – vocals
Alex Armstrong – drums
Max Hass – bass
Luke Maxson – keys
Joshua Trinidad – trumpet
The Cowboy Confessional band:

The host band members have diverse backgrounds in comedy, music, and writing/illustration. Some of their credits include: STAB! Comedy TV, Loveland Choral Society, The Campers, The Opalites, Slate Falls Press, and school talent-show-reject lists.