Music
Good times for My Chemical Romance
In a way, the huge achievement that was The Black Parade CD and tour almost caused the guys in My Chemical Romance to forget who they are as a band...
The journey is the destination
In a locally published review last winter of their LP Instinct, the generally sympathetic reviewer predicted that this year — 2019 — was going...
Soloists together onstage at last with the Boulder Philharmonic
Jennifer Frautschi and Erik Ruske rarely get to perform together.
The married couple are both highly successful musicians, but she plays the violin and he...
‘The rest is noise’
When the Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra kicked off its 65th season last October, it had the whole world in mind. Ozymandias: To Sell a Planet,...
The shifting narrative of Gen Z
At just 23, Finnish-American nonbinary artist Miki Ratsula is ready to take on transphobia in the music industry—and the culture as a whole—with their...
A whole ’nother World
Reed Foehl grew up in Massachusetts, following his beloved Boston Bruins and listening to his parents’ records — quickly developing a passion, especially, for...
Hustling in the high country
Jamgrass is often associated with the state of Colorado, which has given birth to many of the genre’s well-acclaimed groups, including Leftover Salmon, the...
Returning to CMF
The Colorado Music Festival hosts the return of two guest conductors for the central portion of the six-week festival, July 11–23.
For orchestral concerts July...
Missy Raines is thundering into Boulder
As a kid in the 1970s, Missy Raines didn’t have a lot of female bluegrass role models.
“I come from a genre that, up until...
Professional development
When Emelise Munoz was young—younger than she is now—passersby would hear her busking down the street, drawn by her deep, soulful voice, surprised to...
The language of the people
In 1990, a lawyer named Craig Ferguson found himself in a hotel room in Chicago dreaming of a new phase of his life, one...
Natural Wood finish
In the year before COVID, which seems like a really long time ago, Oliver Wood was dividing his time between putting finishing touches on...
