Music

The story goes that when the late Michael Hedges was killing time in Key West—well before he’d achieve fame as a groundbreaking acoustic fingerstyle...

When word got out last year that Koe Wetzel had signed a major label deal with Columbia Records, he heard it from some of...

Pianist Garrick Ohlsson has, at last count, at least 80 concertos in his repertoire. Yes, eight-zero, 80. “It’s absolutely possible,” Ohlsson says. “It’s probably more...

Believe it or not, it’s been 18 years since Snoop Dogg stepped into the world of music. The launch of his career began with a little ditty called “Deep Cover” with producer extraordinaire Dr. Dre, but Snoop has been far from deep cover since then...

Jeremy Mohney is stuck in the past. Not his past, and not in a bad way. The 31-year-old Boulder native just loves jazz, and...

Last year, Simon Green found himself in that most universal of experiences: Green turned 40 and lost his father, his last living parent. His...

It’s a Wonderful Life, a new opera by composer Jake Heggie and librettist Gene Scheer, started its performance life with a workshop at CU...

The sounds filling Denver’s Mercury Café at the end of each month may come from Colorado musicians, but the traditions behind them traveled a...

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 ...

From “Decadence and Debauchery” to fifth symphonies to a hike in the mountains, the 2021 Colorado MahlerFest will cover a lot of ground, literally...

Ted Thacker grew up in Boulder, so he’s seen the town change from its weird punk-rock past to its idyllic-yet-complicated present. The 56-year-old singer-songwriter’s...

Anyone familiar with Clay Rose’s songwriting knows his favorite themes: dancing with, or running from, personal demons, testing the limits of mortality, sin and...