Music

Fever dream

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Schedule a video call with Karin Dreijer, and you might not know what to expect on the other end of the screen. The enigmatic...

It’s a woman’s world

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MaryLynn Gillaspie and her sister Gaile had just settled into a hotel room in Tokyo when their tourmate Dizzie Gillespie called. Gaile answered the...

Takács Quartet will play “Three Bs” plus one

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The Takács String Quartet is offering music by “Three Bs” for their spring concert series in Boulder — in fact, “Three Bs” plus one. These...

REVIEW: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, July 18

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A tumultuous roaring sound of fans whistling, screaming and clapping their hands filled Red Rocks Amphitheatre Monday night for a sold out Soundgarden show. A couple of songs into their almost two-hour-long set, Chris Cornell, the frontman of the legendary grunge-...

Longmont shortlist

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While its neighboring county-seat sibling often gets the lion’s share of the glory, there’s lots to love about the Longmont music scene. From blues-tinged...

The young eTown troubadours

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The doors to eTown Hall might be closed on a gloomy weekday afternoon, but while the stage is vacant and the curtains are drawn,...

A little bit country

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The song “Balladeer,” from Colorado country staple Casey Prestwood’s gleaming 2013 album Honky Tonk Bastard World, details the life he led until recently. “All my...

Getting over the obstacles

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Guitarist Matt Flaherty’s been making music in the Boulder/Denver scene for the past 12 years, fronting his own funk-forward rock project Hot Soup, and...

All about Herbie

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Keyboardist Joey Porter remembers the first time he encountered Herbie Hancock — or, to be more precise, the first time he mainlined Hancock’s feral funk stylings after the pianist had left Miles Davis’ legendary quintet in 1968...

Forward thinking

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Despite Boulder’s long-standing reputation as a liberal lodestar, it’s no secret that too many people here fall through the cracks when it comes to...

Anything but blank

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If Denver-based band Blankslate entered last year with a real blank slate, they left an indelible mark on the canvas with the October release...

Waiting for birdsongs

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Songwriter Kina Grannis has learned to let songs creep up on her. They always have a way of finding her — even if she’s...