Music
Classical music and classic musical madness
For years now, the Curious Theatre Company has impressed me. Always serious but never pretentious, Curious pushes envelopes while never forgetting that the first rule of theater is — and no, it’s not that you do not talk about theater — that theater must ...
Super slash
If you’ve been waiting to see jazz/ funk/rock group Garage A Trois in concert, you’ll have to forgive the quartet for being so busy. After all, each member is spinning multiple plates, which is why they’re so popular in the first place. Yet Skerik wouldn’t have it ...
Knowledge is power
The word ‘planet’ means wanderer,” the narrator says, explaining the captivating, wandering harmonies of Gustav Holst’s popular orchestral piece The Planets. “To the ancient world, the planets were the stars that changed position, that wandered from one place to ...
REVIEW: Trentemøller @ the Ogden Theater, Oct. 21
Leaves are becoming crispy and the chill of night creeps ever earlier into the sunlight. Yes, it’s time to ditch the summery tunes and head for colder territory, and Trentemøller’s show at the Ogden was definitely a solid shiver. The Danish group creates powerful, ...
Performance plus music
People who see He’s My Brother She’s My Sister can expect the band to be able to faithfully reproduce the songs from their recently released full-length debut CD, Nobody Dances In This Town, in a live setting...
People power
Ziggy Marley wants people to get up, stand up and be heard, especially when it comes to genetically modified organisms (GMOs...
Scotland sojourn: Pro Musica Colorado retraces Mendelssohn’s misty journey
"It’s really amazing to me how atmospheric this wonderful composition is...
Queens of the Stone Age reissue landmark album
Rated R put Queens of the Stone Age on the rock map as a force to be reckoned with in 2000. Led by singer-guitarist-songwriter Josh Homme and bassist Nick Oliveri, both of influential stoner-metal band Kyuss, Queens of the Stone Age went on to produce some of the ...
Accidental Institution
"Man, I seen so much stuff go down,” reflects Dirty Dozen Brass Band saxophonist Roger Lewis. “We was playin’ a gig in some club, I can’t remember what city, and this woman took all of her clothes off. I ain’t lyin’, this woman just got buck naked on the stage. She ...
Keep it simple
Bands are chemistry experiments, and the introduction of a couple new elements can change the mix in not readily apparent ways. Dr. Dog has been together for more than a dozen years and released six albums of widescreen psych-pop, redolent of hooks and rather ...
Train’s on schedule
Members of local bluegrass fusion band Mountain Standard Time migrated from around the country before they collected in the beloved Front Range mountain town of Nederland. The group has self-proclaimed their sound as “Rocky Mountain free grass,” avoiding ...
















