Music
A star-studded week at CU
It will be a week of superstars in Boulder.
First will be famed Wagnerian soprano Deborah Voigt, presenting her one-woman show Voigt Lessons at Macky...
You had to be there
We’ve all been there before — awkwardly on the outside of an inside joke, waiting out the chorus of laughter and the inevitable, “You...
Focus puller
When it came time for singer-songwriter-guitarist William Fitzsimmons to start work on his newest project, Lions — which released in February — it felt like a personal and professional reboot...
Gas Pops, revisited
Anyone familiar with Clay Rose’s songwriting knows his favorite themes: dancing with, or running from, personal demons, testing the limits of mortality, sin and...
Climate classicism
What’s the sound of a biosphere on the brink? For Drew Hemenger, the answer to that question lies in a multitude of voices. That’s why...
Gallery: Slayer slays Magness Arena
Heavy metal band Slayer, along with Megadeth and Testament, took over DU's Magness Arena on Wednesday. Check out images from the show. Photos by David Accomazzo.
Covering your tracks: Boulder favorites The Motet amp up for New...
Drummer and Motet bandleader Dave Watts was enjoying a little pre-holiday chill time when we caught him last week...
So long, jesters
In 1984, Frank Zappa released his landmark live album Does Humor Belong In Music? Based on the state of pop music over the past two-and-ahalf decades, the answer has been an overwhelming no. Aside from a few sardonic cracks from clever indie bands like the Hold ...
Electric Red: Ghosts of fusion past
You hear it immediately, and practically see it, too. The glowering and stooped visage of post-Bitches Brew Miles Davis, prowling across a stage and cueing one of his sidemen for a solo with a hand gesture, the trumpet pointed south, the music tightening and ...
Boulder Phil’s ‘Mozart and More’ features Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Music director Michael Butterman will be both conductor and soloist at the Boulder Philharmonic’s next concert, Saturday (Jan. 25) in Macky Auditorium.
His solo turn...