Music

Taking out the thrash

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How can you have an ’80s revival without inviting the skaters? You can’t, which is why over the last half-dozen years there’s been a thrash resurgence — a wave Richmond’s Municipal Waste was out in front of by five years. Started in 2001, the quartet’s proven one of ...

Fostering affliction

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The next time Mark Foster has a chance to skip out of his work writing songs to go to the beach, don’t be surprised if he decides to stay inside and write...

What makes The Egg roll?

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We caught Ned Scott, keyboardist and one of The Egg’s founding twin brothers, during a quiet evening a couple of weeks ago at home in his Notting Hill flat, just as he was about to step away to prepare (honestly) a cup of tea...

Electric Red: Ghosts of fusion past

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You hear it immediately, and practically see it, too. The glowering and stooped visage of post-Bitches Brew Miles Davis, prowling across a stage and cueing one of his sidemen for a solo with a hand gesture, the trumpet pointed south, the music tightening and ...

Ars Nova and Sphere Ensemble team up for self-led concerts

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There are choirs that sing without a conductor, and orchestras that do likewise. But combined choral-orchestral concerts usually require a conductor...

Season’s greetings

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Growing up in rural Montana, pianist George Winston didn’t have a lot of entertainment options...

New CMF music director aims to build a relationship with the...

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Jean-Marie Zeitouni is excited about his entire first season as music director of the Colorado Music Festival (CMF...

Strumming the sacred steel

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Anyone who has followed the career of Robert Randolph & the Family Band knows that they love giving people a good time. From their legendary, epic shows at The Wetlands, to the insanely catchy groove of tracks like “Ain’t Nothing Wrong With That,” to the Sly & the ...

Review and gallery: Danzig at the Boulder Theater

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Glenn Danzig is far from a household name, but in the hardcore/metal world, few figures are more influential. From his work in the Misfits to his eponymous solo albums, Danzig's voice and songwriting have influenced countless hardcore and metal bands, and at 55, he ...

Joe Bonamassa: Blues workhorse

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Joe Bonamassa’s recently released concert CD, Beacon Theatre: Live From New York, isn’t advertised as a homecoming show, but in a very real sense, it was a return to his beginnings...

Country soul

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For years, Lucero has been considered by some to be an alt-country band. But ask Lucero frontman Ben Nichols about the label, and it’s obvious he always saw his band in a different light...