Music
Boulder Philharmonic reveals 2012-13 season
The Boulder Philharmonic will welcome back violinist Sarah Chang and the acrobatic Cirque de la Symphonie, present a tribute to Louis Armstrong, and feature Boulder composer Jeffrey Nytch as part of their 2012–13 season.The season of seven concert programs running ...
Back to pilfer Xmas
We’ll never begrudge a rapper moving beyond the cheap sensationalism of bitches, banging and bling, but we also don’t need a loquacious, underemployed PBS viewer schooling us on life’s finer points, as is the custom of many so-called “conscious rappers...
From France with congeniality
American audiences may not be aware that Martin Solveig’s brand of upbeat dance music is erupting all over Europe, just as Solveig himself has never visited this part of the U.S. But both of those things are about to change when the French DJ rocks Beta Nightclub ...
Pura musica conspiracy
Gypsy-punk pioneers Gogol Bordello are touring now with an album that’s an athem to and call to action for gypsy punks worldwide. If you’re unfamiliar with the band, the simplest way to describe them is that they thrive on total chaos. And Gogol Bordello will invade ...
THE FEW, THE PROUD, THE MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 2014
TAYLOR SWIFT, who says she looks at albums as “sort of statements,” has sold an awful lot of albums this year. The unabashedly pop (as opposed to country-pop, her previous focus) 1989 sold more than a million albums in its first week and has spent a total of 29 weeks...
Rick Rubinesque
Fans that head to The Avett Brothers for any of the shows during its three night stint at Red Rocks Friday, July 11 through Sunday, July 13 expecting the kind of stripped-down, acoustic performance that was the group’s trademark will be in for a surprise...
Colorado musicians unite for Ukraine benefit concert
Denver’s Hi-Dive will host Nick Urata, Slim Cessna and more
From country ghettos to orange blossoms
Orange Blossoms, the new album from JJ Grey & Mofro, has a more relaxed and soulful feel than its predecessor, 2005’s Country Ghetto, which displayed a decidedly grittier edge...
Fun-loving criminals
I’ve always been kind of obsessed with the idea of outlaws,” says Will Buck, guitarist for West Water Outlaws, and the man who came up with the band’s name. “Back in the day the outlaws were these guys who were famous for being criminals, and people kind of loved ...
Widespread Panic to play two nights at Pepsi Center on New...
Earlier today, jam band icons Widespread Panic announced two dates at the Pepsi Center on Dec. 30 and Dec. 31. G. Love and Special Sauce open...
Swamp thing
Dustin Arbuckle’s year is still young, but if the guy at the recent New Brunswick, Canada, gig is any indicator, he may want to plan for longer set lists...
