Music
A busy classical weekend
In September, there were two the same day; now Boulder will see three ensembles launch their seasons in the city’s crowded classical-music calendar on...
It’s a family affair
One thing lacking in the world of hip-hop is the promotion of family. Hip-hop doesn’t endorse the traditional husband-wife-child model taking on the world as a unit. Sure, we get hip-hop condemning the ills of society and government, along with hip-hop that promotes ...
How should Tamara Lindeman look at the stars?
Tamara Lindeman wasn’t sure she wanted to share the songs that became her upcoming record, How Is It That I Should Look At The...
Knowledge is power
The word ‘planet’ means wanderer,” the narrator says, explaining the captivating, wandering harmonies of Gustav Holst’s popular orchestral piece The Planets. “To the ancient world, the planets were the stars that changed position, that wandered from one place to ...
From a whisper to a scream
Boz Scaggs calls the trio of albums he’s released beginning with 2013’s Memphis a trilogy. These releases — Memphis, 2015’s A Fool To Care...
Psych rock group Eugene’s Axe on the leading edge
There’s some undeniable peril in tapping a rock song reference to name your band. The casual listener may mistake you for a tribute band (and conversely, if you are a tribute band, you’re more or less compelled to do it), and the obsessive-retentive types are likely ...
Bass logic
When Victor Wooten, arguably the greatest electric bass player of his generation, rolls into town this week, he will uncharacteristically be playing without any of his brothers — his band instead will consist of some longtime friends and players, several of whom ...
