Music

An unintentional self-portrait

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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...

Body talk

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The cacophonous, shape-shifting blend of hardcore, hip-hop and noise put forward by New York City’s Show Me the Body is a jolt to the...

‘Your ears are gonna hurt’

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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

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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

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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...

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,...

We know why the flightless bird shreds

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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

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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

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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...

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...

Love and Haiti

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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

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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...