Music

Octopus Nebula emerges from the depths

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It`s becoming pretty clear that the summer of 2010 will be the launching point of Octopus Nebula’s success. This is the year when hard work is converted directly into new studio albums, national tour dates and even chumming around with the big names at Colorado’s ...

Begin again

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Laughter is the first sound cutting through the tape hiss on Quitters, the sophomore offering from L.A.-based singer-songwriter and guitarist Christian Lee Hutson. It...

You had to be there

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We’ve all been there before — awkwardly on the outside of an inside joke, waiting out the chorus of laughter and the inevitable, “You...

Nineteen voices a snap for Ars Nova singers

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A choral piece for “only” 19 parts is almost too easy for the experienced voices of Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers. Last year they sang two...

With new music on the way, Flobots’ activism remains a priority

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The Front Range has been plentiful in its supply of musical success stories over the past several years. The Fray effectively candy-coated radio airwaves in a transcontinental scope and, in turn, provided a steady supply of green to starving music industry wallets. ...

Eklund Opera presents ’the perfect Verdi opera’

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Nicholas Carthy describes La traviata as “the perfect Verdi opera.” Based on the 1848 novel by Alexandre Dumas, La Dame aux Camélias (The lady of...

How he listens

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When I get to Harry Tuft’s condo, one among dozens of identical blue boxes, I found the door wide open. Sheepishly, I walk inside...

Greensky Bluegrass: All grown up

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Maturity is a term some musicians prefer not to see associated with themselves or their bands. After all, music is considered a young person’s...

Not as simple as it seems

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Have you ever been stranded in an airport between flights? If so, Boulder’s Ars Nova Singers and Denver’s Stratus Ensemble have a musical program for...

CMF opening weekend

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The opening weekend of the Colorado Music Festival’s 40th anniversary season, Thursday, June 29 through Sunday, July 2, will set the pattern for the...

Takács Quartet and Boulder Phil deliver a classical double-header

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Boulder will see a classical-music double-header Sunday, Sept. 24 as the Takács Quartet and the Boulder Philharmonic both open their seasons the same day. The...

Grandoozy these artists

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One of the great joys of going to a big music festival is finding new music. Denver’s Grandoozy festival is offering more than 50...