Music

Still bringing the “Umph”

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After forming in 1997, Umphrey’s McGee soon began their relentless touring schedule. Meticulously recorded on its website, the band tracks the venue and set list for every live show the band has ever played over 17 years: a number that currently sits right above 2,...

Sia kills Denver with cuteness

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For those who are unfamiliar with Aussie singer-songwriter Sia and her music, she’s the type of artist that dig deeps and delivers emotional, soul-searching, introspective lyrics over subdued electronic beats and melodies. Listening to her music, you’d think that ...

The anguish of slavery

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For many, the word “Klezmer” conjures up images of Jewish brides in chairs being hoisted in the air by friends and family while “Hava Nagila” plays in the background, or perhaps the scene in Fiddler on the Roof where men dance with bottles on their heads. But a group...

Digital building blocks

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In between a few club dates and an appearance at Australia’s renowned Rainbow Serpent Festival, the electronic music producer, known by his stage alias...

It’s about time

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It was the cover. The cover kind of said something, and then it kind of said something else, because the times and the world...

Sing

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Ellis with special guest Justin Roth...

Greg Laswell takes a bow

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  It is nice to know that Greg Laswell has a sense of humor. When asked how his latest album, Take a Bow, compares to his previous albums, he deadpans, “I use different song titles and lyrics and melodies...

The Bela Fleck of the ukulele

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In the world of stringed instruments, the four-string ukulele has a small and kitschy lute that was associated with the likes of the late...

A meritorious spirit

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  Tift Merritt is haunted by ghosts. But not in a bad way...

Salvador Santana quests ‘toward individuation’

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When you are the son of a living legend, like, say, Carlos Santana, anything is possible — you could turn out to be a downright raunchy and selfish individual who could care less about the world, ignoring everything you were ever exposed to … right...

Paradise Found

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When Paradise Found Records & Music opens on April 1 at the corner of 17th and Pearl, it’ll be a homecoming of sorts. Pearl Street...

Funky roots

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For a guy who makes his living — hell, draws nearly his every breath — from da funk, it was only a matter of time before Dave Watts made this pilgrimage...