Music
Best Western
I met Greg Schochet in 2017 when he toured with Gasoline Lollipops in Belgium and Holland, filling in with us on lead guitar when Donnie...
Higher power
When Colorado country-punk icon Slim Cessna drove from his home in South Park recently to be interviewed in Boulder, where he grew up, he...
Life in the elephant cage
As Danny Shafer’s marriage came to an end a couple of years ago, songs began to flow out of him.
“I knew I had to...
‘Bamboozling’ piece anchors Boulder Phil concert
Michael Butterman, conductor of the Boulder Philharmonic, was sitting in his driveway, thinking “What on earth is going on?”
“It was just an amazing mix,”...
Love and Haiti
If mass media is your only window into the Republic of Haiti, mention of the island nation likely conjures a small constellation of sufferings....
Veteran reggae artist Anthony B honors Bob Marley’s birthday
Anthony B is a reggae artist loved for his righteous lyrics and positive attitude. A defender of the poor and a believer in the strength and beauty of Jamaican culture, his dancehall style is rich, powerful and uplifting. While other artists bow to peer pressure and ...
No competition in art
Some of the greatest pop music to emerge from the Western World has been a result of great friendships: Lennon and McCartney, Richards and...
REVIEW: Soundgarden at Red Rocks, July 18
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-...
‘Your ears are gonna hurt’
If our quiet corner of the Front Range has seemed louder in recent years, that’s partly by design. Fueled by its beating black heart in...
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...
‘Punch your way into the party’
Author Erin K. Barnes, who writes under the pen name GoGo Germaine, calls herself a “pretty typical Coloradan.” But the adolescent at the center...
Takács Quartet will play “Three Bs” plus one
The Takács String Quartet is offering music by “Three Bs” for their spring concert series in Boulder — in fact, “Three Bs” plus one.
These...


















