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EPISODE · May 12, 2025 · 43 MIN

Music of the Mountains: Christopher Clauss and Ryan Benthall of Phoebe Nix

from The Mountain-Ear Podcast · host The Mountain-Ear Staff

[Todd] Smallie [of The Other Brothers] has frequently collaborated with Colorado pianist Ryan Benthall, who has played with various Colorado groups. One of Benthall’s groups is Phoebe Nix, formed in 2014 in New Jersey by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Clauss. Combining funk and jazz sensibilities, the group serves as Clauss’s primary vehicle for his original songs.In this episode of the podcas, we take a deeper dive into the project Phoebe Nix that we didn't take in the Music of the Mountains column focusing on their opening performance at The Caribou Room! Our theme song is courtesy of singer-songwriter Brittney Wagner. Stream her record Better off Dead here. Support the showThank you for listening to The Mountain-Ear Podcast, featuring news and culture from peak to peak! Additional pages are linked below.If you want to be involved in the podcast or paper, contact:Barbara Hardt, our editor-in-chief, at [email protected] Hickman, multimedia producer, at [email protected] Lammers, podcast host, at [email protected] inquiries: [email protected] to our website for all of the latest news. Subscribe to The Mountain-Ear in print and online.Submit local events to promote them in the paper and on our website.Find us on Facebook @mtnear and Instagram @mtn.earListen and watch on YouTube today.Share this podcast by scrolling to the bottom of our website home page or by heading to our main hub on Buzzsprout.Thank you for listening!

[Todd] Smallie [of The Other Brothers] has frequently collaborated with Colorado pianist Ryan Benthall, who has played with various Colorado groups. One of Benthall’s groups is Phoebe Nix, formed in 2014 in New Jersey by songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Christopher Clauss. Combining funk and jazz sensibilities, the group serves as Clauss’s primary vehicle for his original songs. In this episode of the podcas, we take a deeper dive into the project Phoebe Nix that we didn't take in the Mus...

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