Music

The delightful imperfections of Frances Cone

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It’s a story Christina Cone, frontwoman of Brooklyn-founded, now Nashville-based indie pop outfit Frances Cone, has only told once live — the story behind...

Boulder Phil: Pianist Simone Dinnerstein returns

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The first time Simone Dinnerstein attended a concert alone she was 12, and she heard music by Philip Glass. Dinnerstein has since become an internationally...

Experimental and exploratory

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The first time Thomas LaFond came through Boulder, he was only supposed to stay a night or two. But after spending time busking on...

It’s funny, the power of music

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Jamie Crawford was in a church in Fort Collins the first time she heard the song “Here for You,” by The Good Time Travelers. “So...

Blues is the route

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The music started about 40 years ago at a party at Mary Flower’s house in Denver. Singer Mollie O’Brien recalls the gathering in 1980...

Music abounds in Boulder, despite lack of venues

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The Fox Theatre’s empty summer calendar said it all, but then came the official word: The venue was closing for the summer, and the reason given was “roof repairs...

Heavier than hell

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Before it was a common stop on most major touring schedules, Ethan McCarthy had a hard time convincing heavy bands to come play the...

The education of Richard Marx

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For a large segment of the pop-music audience who graduated from the waning days of MTV video dominance, Richard Marx, the Chicago-bred singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist, will probably be forever associated with a lengthy catalog of late ’80s and ’90s hits, ...

Steve says, ‘Hi.’

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I’m on a phone interview,” Shawn Colvin yells — away from the phone — about 10 minutes into our chat. “It’s Steve,” she explains....

Robert Olson’s last concert as music director

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Robert Olson has changed the Longmont Symphony, and the Longmont Symphony has changed him. “I’m very, very proud of what we’ve done over three decades,”...

Smelling the air

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The economy had just rushed headlong into the recession when Paul Janeway met his future wife, Caroline; he was unemployed, living in his dad’s...

Bach to Boulder

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The slogan “Across Time Across Cultures” has been a theme of the Boulder Bach Festival for much of Zachary Carrettin’s 10-year run as music...