2025 Pueblo Recap

Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Pueblo reaches conclusion at The Downtown Bar, Smitty's Greenlight Tavern, Presley's The Lunchbox and The Ethos

Published by Sareth Ney on July 31, 2025 at 7:45 p.m.
Updated on Aug. 3, 2025 at 2:16 p.m.

PUEBLO, Colo. -- Sareth-Fest Music and Comedy Festival Pueblo wrapped up the final year in Colo., from July 17 through July 19. The venues were The Downtown Bar, Smitty’s Greenlight Tavern, Presley’s and The Ethos. Thirst murdered by Liquid Death. It was sponsored by Chico, K Nails & Spa and Kuan’s Kitchen.

Erin Bates, Regional Marketing Manager of Liquid Death, sent a shipment of Liquid Death to Sareth Ney. It consisted of a Liquid Death hat, eight boxes consisting of 12 packs of three different flavors of Death Dust and seven cases of Liquid Death six packs (Doctor Death, Rootbeer Wrath, Sweet Reeper).

Some assisted him with photography/videography throughout the festival, after technical difficulties with Ney’s camera. Scott “Scoot” Limardo performed for the 12th year, on July 17. He was followed by Nate Wilde Baptist for his fourth appearance and brought up a special guest, Quack & Bush. The music portion was headlined with an almost 50 minute set by DJ Grinch of Grinch Studios. Limardo and an audience member danced in the walkway. The owner of The Downtown Bar, Keith Avery, stated the audience wanted more from DJ Grinch. He had 20+ minutes more than the other musicians.

The Sean Beeman Gallery

Scott "Scoot" Limardo

Nate Wilde Baptist

DJ Grinch

The Sareth Ney Gallery

High & Dry Comedy Show followed and featured special guest sets from Nina Davis, Logan Hojdila and Nick Sandoval. Nolan Kreeger, Charley McMullen and Sareth Ney took part. The regular stand-up sets were 10 minutes each from Kreeger and McMullen. Ethan Everhart and Cori Stewart opted to perform 15 minutes. McMullen headlined. He was Ney’s guest on Pueblo’s Independent Multimedia Podcast, to wrap up the first night at The Downtown Bar.

Nina Davis

Nolan Kreeger

Logan Hojdila

Ethan Everhart

Nick Sandoval

Cori Stewart

Charley McMullen

On July 18, Adam Perez assisted with sound and Chico helped with duties at Smitty’s Greenlight Tavern. Ney interviewed Jeremiah Bundy about his journey as a musician.

Adam Perez

Chico

The Hardly Nevers and some of the members mentioned it had been over a decade since they sang songs at Smitty’s Greenlight Tavern. The Assault Shakers followed with hillbilly bluegrass, as the crowd grew in size. The spectators demanded an encore from Scream At The Sky and it was their Pueblo debut. Diskount Vodka was the direct support and people were dancing in their seats. Apocalypse Born headlined and Tyler Richardson strolled through Smitty’s aisle to the front entrance, played his wireless bass and back up to the stage.

The Hardly Nevers

The Assault Shakers

Scream at the Sky

Diskount Vodka

Apocalypse Born

The Sareth Ney Gallery

After everyone’s set, Perez took down their contact information to book them for future gigs. Then, some folks went to Bite Me Cake Company / Flip A Coin Arcade Bar for the after party.

Pueblo’s Independent Multimedia Podcast at Presley’s started everything off, on July 19. Ney interviewed Ed and Presley Casack. Ney’s phone overheated while filming and they did a take two at the end. Pivotal Backfiire played punk rock music for the first half hour. Al-Phở-Bet Soup was hosted by Yen Hearts. Loose Leaf – A Storytelling Show followed with Ney, Mo Alexander and Compton Smith.

Pivotal Backfire

Compton Smith

Mo Alexander

Filmed by Chico

The Sareth Ney Gallery

Velociriffer was the opening act, Death By Cemetery followed, Beneath The Floorboards were next and Thirteen Plagues with additional backup vocals from Alex Avery headlined at The Ethos. During Velociriffer’s recital, Emily Gradisar of The Ethos took Ney on a tour for Pueblo’s Independent Multimedia Podcast. Before Thirteen Plagues performed—vocalist, David Greene, stated Beneath The Floorboards music took him to another dimension. To end the festival—stand-up comedy was by Jared Chandler, Maria Fetterhoff, Ney and Smith. Alexander headlined from his seat, for his comedy set.

The Alfonso Romero Slideshow

The Steven Arguello of Beneath The Floorboards Gallery

Velociriffer

Death By Cemetery

Photo credit: Steven Arguello of Beneath The Floorboards

Beneath The Floorboards

Thirteen Plagues

To end the festival—stand-up comedy was by Jared Chandler, Maria Fetterhoff, Ney and Smith. Alexander headlined from his seat, for his comedy set. Ney signed one of the hallway walls of The Ethos. He took the banner from the stages, which had several autographs on it and gifted it to Smith. Ney proceeded to go to the another after party at Bite Me Cake Company / Flip A Coin Arcade Bar.