Music
Tone of voice
More than 30 years after the release of Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai’s landmark instrumental solo album and an essential component of the instrumental...
You’ll need a shot to rock at Z2
Lollapalooza. Telluride Blues and Brews. Bonnaroo. Across the country, music festivals and entertainment venues are requiring patrons to show proof of full vaccination for...
Musical medics
Everything you need to know about psych-rockers The Black Angels is right there in the name. Think other-wordly dark comfort, inspired by the Velvet Underground and their fuzz-laden epic, “The Black Angel’s Death Song.” Billowing clouds of guitar shrouding sultry ...
The perils of being a blog band
The argument has been decided for so long now, it seems quaint to even mention it. But back in 2005, there were serious discussions about whether music blogs could possibly impact the conversation that had for so long been dominated by stodgy music mags, ...
Genre jumper
Afronauts bassist Eric Keeney is a self-proclaimed music geek. For much of his life as a musician, he played in bands that cater to music geeks — complex and technically impressive, but not necessarily conducive to an all-night dance party. That all changed, however...
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. ...
Steve Hackett’s day job
Even among its most ardently faithful adherents, there’s little dispute that the glory days of progressive rock — at least relative to its commercial...
