Music
Partying: a determination to maintain the belief that life is good
If you had access to MTV in the early 2000s, you likely witnessed the era of high-energy, raucous young men who lived by a...
As written
In the spring of 2018, Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir put a vinyl recording in a specifically engineered waterproof bottle and dropped it into Arctic Ocean...
Climate classicism
What’s the sound of a biosphere on the brink? For Drew Hemenger, the answer to that question lies in a multitude of voices. That’s why...
Review and gallery: Danzig at the Boulder Theater
Glenn Danzig is far from a household name, but in the hardcore/metal world, few figures are more influential. From his work in the Misfits to his eponymous solo albums, Danzig's voice and songwriting have influenced countless hardcore and metal bands, and at 55, he ...
Joyful noise
Ecstasy may not be the first emotion that springs to mind when beholding the ghoulish dirge of black metal, but that’s what sets apart...
Near-lost composers come to life at Colorado Music Festival
Boulder’s Chautauqua this summer will be home to several music festivals...
When you don’t want the spotlight
Alexi Murdoch does his own thing. It just happens to be getting picked up by the mainstream and put on national TV...
Rogue Wave’s show redeemed by final minutes
The set was kind of funny at first. There were two drum sets next to each other, eight guitars on a rack in the back, a keyboard, and a few more guitars sprinkled on the stage for good measure. It almost looked like the front window at a music store...
Inspired by Boulder’s past, Otis Taylor digs into his own
Brant Turney drove his shovel into the soil on a property in west Boulder a couple of years ago, working a landscaping project for the property owner, when the business end of the blade hit something that wasn’t supposed to be there. Or, wasn’t supposed to be found...
Ditching the smoke machines
The live music scene in Tokyo (but not so much in smaller cities in Japan) works a little differently than it does here in...
Canuck crooners Jepsen and Bieber tour together
Carly Rae Jepsen admitted that she felt a little uneasy when she stepped on stage for her first night opening for Justin Bieber on that teen star’s fall arena tour. It was, after all, her first time performing in such a large venue...

















