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Evolution of a sellout
When word got out last year that Koe Wetzel had signed a major label deal with Columbia Records, he heard it from some of...
Lysergic settings
There’s a nostalgic element to the term “psych-rock” that harkens back to the tie-dyed, patchouli-scented dorm rooms that spun the records of The Doors, Jefferson Airplane and Velvet Underground. Calling something “psychedelic” invokes a sort of free-love, tripped-...
music | Week of March 27, 2014
Friday, March 28: Dark Star Orchestra. 9 p.m. Boulder Theater, 2032 14th St., Boulder, 303-786-7030...
Boulder’s Summa: Balancing the rock equation
Jake O’Neal, the front man of local indie rock outfit Summa, is neither left-brained nor right-brained. He’s both a falsetto-wielding singer-songwriter who pens lyrics charged with emotion and an electrical engineer who graduated summa cum laude from CU-Boulder last ...
Some wolves do survive
The tour leg that swings Los Lobos through Boulder this weekend is something of a victory lap for the East Los Angeles-bred band. It comes just after their December release of Disconnected in New York City, a live chronicle recorded during a three-night stand at the ...
Pigeons Playing Ping Pong
Monday, March 17: Pigeons Playing Ping Pong. 9 p.m. Fox Theatre, 1128 13th St., Boulder, 303-447-0095...
Being honest with yourself
I put as much energy and love into the craft as I possibly could,” says Seattle hip-hop MC Ben Haggardy, summarizing the last few years, “to redevelop a relationship I had lost with the art...
Seizing the reins
The year 2010 was tough for many, but musically, Louisville singer-songwriter and coffee shop staple Jeremy Dion has been having a career year...
Two guys and a process
Update: The El Ten Eleven show at the Fox Theatre Feb. 8 has been canceled due to an injury to guitarist Kristian Dunn. The band is offering refunds for purchased tickets. For more information, see The Fox Theatre...
Digging in the vaults
Pasadena´s Jet Propulsion Laboratory is not usual résumé material for orchestral maestros. But Bahman Saless, who leads the Boulder Chamber Orchestra (BCO) in concerts Friday, Feb. 11, and Saturday, Feb. 12, is not your usual maestro...
Homeward bound
She may have left Colorado in the late ’90s, but Seattle-based musician Sera Cahoone returns often to her hometown of Littleton. In fact, the...
A backing track to hedonism
Take the chance to brush up on your Greek mythology as you groove to “Maenad,” a new track by local producer Alex Ho Mégas.
“Maenad...