Music
An unintentional self-portrait
                
Boulder’s self-proclaimed non-genre-conforming band Magic Beans has been around the block once or twice — after 10 years together, their sound has continued to...            
            
        ‘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...            
            
        Review: Pretty Lights at Red Rocks
                There’s absolutely no way I can write this review without bias. No one altered my college music sensibilities like Pretty Lights, whom I knew as the spearhead for Colorado’s charge into electronic music and indisputable winner of the hearts and ears of a generation ...            
            
        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...            
            
        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...            
            
        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...            
            
        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...            
            
        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...            
            
        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....            
            
        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...            
            
        
		
	

















