Music
Branching out
The next time you bemoan a bad driver in Boulder with a Texas license plate, or see another “Go Back to Texas and Tell...
Filling the gap between Medeski, Martin and Wood
Bassist Chris Wood was taking some midday chill time in Athens, Ga., when we caught up to him last weekend, cooling his heels before his gig that night with The Wood Brothers band, his six-year project with his brother, guitarist and singer Oliver. The Wood Brothers ...
With parenthood comes perspective
One of the real changes in how Ani DiFranco approaches live performing these days may be something she does while not performing. But rest assured, DiFranco indicated during a recent phone interview that it’s making a difference in her concerts...
All together now
If something feels familiar about the latest from Chicago indie darlings Ratboys, that’s partly by design. Since its release in August, The Window —...
Dr. Dog returns with new album
With their forthcoming album, Psychedelic Swamp, Philadelphia band Dr. Dog is forging a new aesthetic steeped in redefining reality. For Scott McMicken, lead singer,...
A scene to be seen
When Widespread Panic takes the stage at Red Rocks this weekend for a three-night run of shows, it will mark the Athens, Georgia-bred band’s...
Jeff Tweedy dominates the Boulder Theater
How could one man possibly expect to carry the tightly knit...
The composition of carbon
The reason why Ryan Fechter, the bassist for Denver/ Boulder-based indie-rock band Carbon Choir, makes music is a unique one...
Looking in from the Pharcyde
Name a group that released a debut album so potent it sustained interest in the group, with relatively modest help from from subsequent albums, for decades...
Bahman Saless will take the night off from the BCO
Boulder Chamber Orchestra (BCO) has some holiday surprises planned for a concert Saturday (Dec. 21) that opens with music by Mozart. And one of...
Twerking across the country
Brace yourself, the Twerk Tour is coming. But, have no fear, this is a twerk tour sans, well, twerking. Instead of that strange form of upside down shaking, or what some call dancing, this tour features the musical combination of two eclectic, funk jam bands: Twiddle...
