Music
A rebel cry
A week before she sets off on a 26-city, three-month tour, Jackie Venson is packing up to move into more spacious digs in her hometown...
The education of Richard Marx
For a large segment of the pop-music audience who graduated from the waning days of MTV video dominance, Richard Marx, the Chicago-bred singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, will probably be forever associated with a lengthy catalog of late ’80s and ’90s hits, ...
Chompin’ at the bit
Bonnie and Taylor Sims have been integral elements of the Front Range music scene for over a decade, lending their unique talents to just...
Out of the void
The concept of Shoshin arose from the teachings of 13th-century Buddhist priest and philosopher Dōgen Zenji. Practitioners of the ancient discipline are taught to...
Pura musica conspiracy
Gypsy-punk pioneers Gogol Bordello are touring now with an album that’s an athem to and call to action for gypsy punks worldwide. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, the simplest way to describe them is that they thrive on total chaos. And Gogol Bordello will invade ...
Blog bands in Neverland
The Lost Boys of Neverland occupy their days by living in the woods, harassing washed-up pirates, hanging out with mermaids, and occasionally scrapping with the natives before reconciling over a peace pipe. They generally did and said the things that a mob of ...
Beneath the mask
In a post-Daft Punk world, putting on a mask to hide your identity has almost become a prerequisite for emerging DJs. SBTRKT, Deadmau5, Marshmello...
Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas speaks out about his solo disc
More than three years have passed since New York band the...
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...
What makes The Egg roll?
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...
Pro Musica Colorado offers four seasons
The Colorado Pro Musica Chamber Orchestra will perform Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto No. 2: “The American Four Seasons,” but don’t ask which season each movement represents...
Renowned composer Jake Heggie works on his newest opera
It’s a wonderful life for Jake Heggie right now.
As the composer of two highly successful operas, Dead Man Walking (2000) and Moby Dick (2010),...
