Music

New York critics call it “scruffy-elegant” (The New Yorker) and its offerings “fresh, zesty” (The New York Times...

The Who’s rock opera Tommy is now more than 40 years old. But one won’t hear Who singer Roger Daltrey accepting the notion that this piece of music, or for that matter, Who music in general, is something that falls into the realm of nostalgia or oldies...

There is a long list of reasons those ephemeral troikas known as “supergroups” are becoming rare. But two main causes is that players often hate them and they usually produce lousy music...

Michael Christie is really up for this weekend’s concerts at the Colorado Music Festival (CMF...

In the music industry, where major record labels constantly turn out new pop hits reminiscent of something we heard the week before, great music doesn’t always make successful music. In this restrictive environment, musicians often have to balance commercial ...

Otis Taylor’s got a lot going for him when it comes to the blues. He’s got a Randy Newmatic voice, a masterful grip of how blues guitar should be played, and some pretty imaginative ways of making the blues sound fresh. All of these tools come into play on his new ...

Last summer, the Boulder Theater and Fox Theatre joined forces under the name Z2 Entertainment, and this week’s First Annual  Blues & Roots Summit represents the most visible bloom on this new partnership. This inaugural festival represents what’s  possible when both...

In November 2010, Otis Taylor, Boulder’s grizzled guitar-wielding and banjo-slinging statesman of the blues, found himself with some rare time off between bouts of playing his signature trance blues in Europe. The 11-time Blues Music Awards nominee decided to bring ...

Red Bull's Thre3Style Competition U.S. Finals came to Denver on October 10 at Denver's Beta nightclub. The contest asks DJs to rock a crowd for 15 minutes with at least three different genres of music in their mix. A panel of judges decided who rocked the crowd the ...

As Communikey approaches its fifth year as a festival and its eighth year as an organization, founder, creative and managing director Kate Lesta is in disbelief over how the electronic music scene has changed in the past decade...

With jangly earrings and an innocent smile, you would never guess Ana Sia was taking the stage to rip your mind apart...

Important Update: Due to health issues, Jennifer Koh has had to cancel her appearance for the August 3 concert.  We are thrilled that Adele Anthony  has stepped in to replace her. Adele began playing the violin at the age of 2 1/2 in Tasmania. She studied with Beryl...