Music
The sound of transience
Stymied by “a blend of anxiety and boredom” in the lockdown days of the pandemic, Simon Green frequently drove outside of Los Angeles in...
Drunken Hearts’ designated driver
YarmonyGrass turns 10 years old this summer, almost old enough to wander off on the grounds of Rancho Del Rio without direct supervision, and founder Andrew McConathy just published the lineup for the annual high country stringpalooza August 13-16 with headliners The...
Al Stewart’s cast of characters
In April of this year, Al Stewart was awarded A Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC2 Radio Folk Awards ceremony. These events are usually bittersweet...
To prog or not to prog
Progger isn’t the kind of band you might assume it is just from hearing the name.
Then again, it’s not exactly not what you...
Cowgirl Radio looking to cross mediums
Nothing happens quickly in Jerry Greene’s world, at least when it comes to developing and staging his erstwhile music project Cowgirl Radio. The Boulder-based guitarist has staged the band, with varying personnel, off and on at The Laughing Goat for a couple of years...
Musical medics
Everything you need to know about psych-rockers The Black Angels is right there in the name. Think other-wordly dark comfort, inspired by the Velvet Underground and their fuzz-laden epic, “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” Billowing clouds of guitar shrouding sultry ...
School of Rock students learned well
Looking upon the stage from the top of Red Rocks Amphitheater, I saw a rock band decked to the nines in flared pants, tie-dye and bandanas. I heard what I presumed to be an adult opening act covering classic rock favorites — it wasn’t until I reached the front row ...
The passions of Bach
Bach’s St. John Passion is a dramatic musical work that tells the story of Jesus’ betrayal and crucifixion...
