Music
The only Church you need to attend
Once upon a time (in the late ’70s and early ’80s), America had a fairly notable love affair with Australia. This was almost a...
The anguish of slavery
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...
The tribal music of our time
Anthropologists debate the exact reason why humans created music — Darwin believed music was produced as sexual enticement; others say it was a way to strengthen the bonds of a community...
Holiday classical concerts in Boulder
The calendar of holiday events by Boulder County’s classical music organizations heats up this weekend with Pro Musica Colorado and St. Martin’s Chamber Choir’s performances of Bach’s rarely heard Christmas Oratorio (see story at left). 7:30 p.m., Friday, Dec. 2, St...
Words from the road
It’s just like me singing in your living room with a three-piece band, or in some little dive bar,” indie-folk singer-songwriter Luke Redfield told me about his new album, The Cartographer, by phone from Minnesota just after spending Christmas with his family there...
On music and madness
It’s safe to say Henry Rollins is still angry. In fact, he’ll be the first to admit he might even be extremely angry. The author/activist/artist doesn’t like LA Weekly renaming his weekly column, he seemingly hates interviews and clearly doesn’t like talking to ...
Music for the people, by the people
There is a tendency to want to compare The Felice Brothers to the past — to say they sound like The Band, Bob Dylan...
The original English major
Somewhere in the course of our phone conversation, I ask Robert Earl Keen how he planned to use his degree in English literature after...
The world is your oyster
Multi-instrumentalist Cautious Clay follows his intuition toward high acclaim
Record year
By the end of every year, I end up with a stack of new books about music so tall I end up needing more...
