Music
Head space
For Jake Leventhal, perception in the music world is damn near everything. How does the average fan perceive their favorite artist? How does that...
It’s a woman’s world
MaryLynn Gillaspie and her sister Gaile had just settled into a hotel room in Tokyo when their tourmate Dizzie Gillespie called. Gaile answered the...
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-...
Hearing history
You can’t walk into Chautauqua Auditorium without feeling the grand sweep of history thrumming within its walls, according to local musician Nick Forster.
“Just seeing...
Longmont shortlist
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...
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...
A little bit country
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...
Anything but blank
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...
Indie hip hop is dead
Musab, aka Sab the Artist, aka Beyond, has gone through his fair share of personal transformations. He started writing lyrics when he was 9,...
The young eTown troubadours
The doors to eTown Hall might be closed on a gloomy weekday afternoon, but while the stage is vacant and the curtains are drawn,...
We know why the flightless bird shreds
Famously, or infamously, the story goes that Buckethead didn’t pass an informal audition to be Ozzy Osbourne’s guitarist at Ozzfest some years ago. Not...
Forward thinking
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...