Music
With new music on the way, Flobots’ activism remains a priority
The Front Range has been plentiful in its supply of musical success stories over the past several years. The Fray effectively candy-coated radio airwaves in a transcontinental scope and, in turn, provided a steady supply of green to starving music industry wallets. ...
House concerts bring community and culture to a living room near...
Depending on which Saturday night you decide to stop by Dan Fairchild’s house, you could be treated to a string quartet, a Brazilian guitar trio, or a Balkan brass band. Fairchild is one of several hosts of house concerts in Boulder and has been bringing artists and ...
After touring the world, Trace Bundy comes home
There was a time not long ago when Trace Bundy, former CU engineering professor turned full-time acoustic guitar instrumentalist, was affectionately known around here as the “acoustic ninja,” a moniker applied informally by an early and enthusiastic fan. And not ...
Coco Montoya continues to redefine an age-old sound
With all the hallmarks of the classic rocky road to success as a blues musician, Coco Montoya’s story is filled with its share of peaks and valleys. But no matter how you shake it, there always seemed to be a certain feeling of destiny attached to Montoya’s rise to ...
Hawthorne Heights move forward with a new label, album
When Hawthorne Heights release their new CD, Skeletons, in early 2010, it figures to be a major event for the hard rocking alternative band...
Idaho’s Finn Riggins continue their indie-pop roll
Idaho indie wunderkinds Finn Riggins are...
Mark Vann Foundation Benefit Show turns 7
Seven years seems like the mere blink of an eye or a small eternity...
John Mayer plays the fame game like a champ
I don't own a single John Mayer CD or even a single single...
Edward Sharpe saves humanity via gypsy-folk
Up from Below, the debut full-length album from the ecstatic Los Angeles musical cult known as Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, is in many ways a revelation. The group’s aciddrenched science-fiction is a welcome throwback for older hippies (reformed and not) who ...
From country ghettos to orange blossoms
Orange Blossoms, the new album from JJ Grey & Mofro, has a more relaxed and soulful feel than its predecessor, 2005’s Country Ghetto, which displayed a decidedly grittier edge...
