Music
Career change
Plenty of young musicians decide to put college on hold to take a shot at having a career writing songs and performing...
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...
Death in Memphis
In her landmark 1977 book On Photography, Susan Sontag calls photographs a testament to “time’s relentless melt.” For the influential essayist and cultural critic,...
Boulder Phil’s ‘Mozart and More’ features Anderson & Roe Piano Duo
Music director Michael Butterman will be both conductor and soloist at the Boulder Philharmonic’s next concert, Saturday (Jan. 25) in Macky Auditorium.
His solo turn...
Family ties
The arts, and more specifically music, is sort of a family business for Lindsey Saunders...
Zappa on Zappa
There’s a common misconception that Frank Zappa’s music was closer to Weird Al Yankovic’s than Beethoven’s, but those really in the know understand there’s more sophistication in Zappa’s body of work than one might imagine. Granted, with album titles like Burnt Weeny...
At the opposite end of the spectrum
The next concert from the Pro Musica Colorado Chamber Orchestra and conductor Cynthia Katsarelis will bring together two opposing worlds.
The concert, titled “Love and...
Funky roots
For a guy who makes his living — hell, draws nearly his every breath — from da funk, it was only a matter of time before Dave Watts made this pilgrimage...
Indie madness meets sincere cuteness
Deerhoof concerts have always been uniquely fun, but lately more of a festive connection between band and audience has been on the quartet’s mind, according to singer/bassist Satomi Matsuzaki, who lived in her native Japan until the mid-’90s...
Big Easy beats
Proving the old adage that patience pays off, the Frazier brothers — Keith and Phil — are finally breaking through into the national scene after plying their trade for 28 years. With their heavy, funky brand of New Orleans brass, the Rebirth Brass Band are now ...

















