{"id":1664,"date":"2022-05-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sofarsoundsblo.wpengine.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-venue-goldsworthys-backyard-denver\/"},"modified":"2022-10-08T16:18:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-08T16:18:50","slug":"sofar-venue-goldsworthys-backyard-denver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/articles\/sofar-venue-goldsworthys-backyard-denver","title":{"rendered":"This Must Be The Space: The Goldsworthys&#8217; Backyard in Denver, CO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month\u2019s featured space is nothing short of enchanting, the kind of backyard that feels like a secret garden\u2014no, <em>the<\/em> secret garden. But, a space is only as magical as the people filling it, or, the ones who cultivated it. That\u2019s Jim and Lisa Goldsworthy, two people who radiate warmth, hosts who\u2019ve welcomed many of us into their backyard for more than 20 Sofars, and counting.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1665185707featuredimage.avif\" \/><span class=\"sc-kpOJdX jVJdyv\">Jim and Lisa Goldsworthy, photo by Nikki A. Rae<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Back in 2016, a friend invited Lisa and Jim out for a Sofar in Denver. \u201cWe were immediately hooked,\u201d Lisa said. \u201cAs soon as we went to our first show, we wanted to become hosts.\u201d The two put together a party in their backyard and took a little video, then showed it to Sofar Crew Ops Manager Brandy Sachen to give her a sense of the space. It wasn\u2019t long before they were hosting Sofars.<\/p>\n<p>Looking at Jim and Lisa\u2019s backyard, it\u2019s hard to imagine it as anything else but the lush space it is now. But back in 1992 when the two bought the house, it was the opposite. \u201cThe backyard was a place you didn\u2019t want to go\u2014nothing drawing you out there,\u201d Jim said. So, they got to work. Over the next three decades, Jim and Lisa took it a little at a time\u2014tilling the land, cleaning up trees, planting a garden, even building little fireplaces. \u201cEvery spring Jim would go out back and put his hands on his hips, and I knew it was gonna be something,\u201d Lisa laughed. \u201cEvery single year.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1665185707featuredimage-1.avif\" \/><span class=\"sc-kpOJdX jVJdyv\">The backyard in full Sofar swing. Photo by Nikki A. Rae<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cOver time it\u2019s become\u2014what do friends call it?\u201d Lisa asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA sanctuary,\u201d Jim said. \u201cAnd it\u2019s not very big, it\u2019s just a normal backyard, it\u2019s just the way we utilized the space and the vibe that it has.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The vibe is a welcoming one at every Sofar, even when the show is over. Once, Jim and Lisa were hanging in their backyard with the artists after a Sofar, and a group of women walked in, only to realize they\u2019d missed the show. But that wasn\u2019t a problem for the Goldsworthys\u2014Jim simply invited them into the backyard to hang out. \u201cThey pulled up a chair and the musicians played some songs,\u201d Jim said. \u201cIt was a great little intimate, 10 people [show] around the fireplace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe people make the magic in that space,\u201d Lisa said. \u201cWe\u2019ve had beautiful opportunities of bands staying after the show and impromptu singalongs around the fire. That\u2019s magic for us, we\u2019re just so honored to be a part of the Sofar community. It\u2019s changed our lives, we\u2019re just passionate about it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sofarsounds.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/1665185707featuredimage-2.avif\" \/><span class=\"sc-kpOJdX jVJdyv\">Just when you think the backyard can&#8217;t become anymore magical&#8230;Photo by Nikki A. Rae<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Photo credit: photo by Tiffiny Costello<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month\u2019s featured space is nothing short of enchanting, the kind of backyard that feels like a secret garden\u2014no, the secret garden. But, a space is only as magical as the people filling it, or, the ones who cultivated it. 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