Music
The only chip in the cookie
Vance Gilbert is black. Vance Gilbert plays the acoustic guitar. Vance Gilbert does not play the blues. Most of us assume a black man...
In the thick of transition
People from around the world know the Curtis Institute of Music is highly selective. With just a 4.8 percent admission rate, Curtis only grants...
The Smashing Pumpkins front man confronts reality
Less than two minutes into our conversation, Billy Corgan asks me to hang on. I hear a muffled and brief interaction he’s having with...
A busy classical weekend
In September, there were two the same day; now Boulder will see three ensembles launch their seasons in the city’s crowded classical-music calendar on...
Putting the ‘p’ in Pixies
The Pixies rose out of the subcultural netherworlds to transform the frenzied and underground indie-punk movement into something the mainstream could understand, or at...
Who the hell is Tyler Bates?
It’s around one in the morning in Kiev, Ukraine, and Tyler Bates is just settling into his hotel room. It’s the first day of...
‘Bachtoberfest’ concerts are all about Bach, not beer
Boulder’s ever-adventurous Bach Festival embarks on a new season of exploration, with concerts in Boulder Oct. 12 and Longmont Oct. 14.
Boulder Bach Festival music...
The ambassadors of Mexico
At around 11 a.m. local time on Sept. 19, residents of Mexico City methodically filed out of office buildings, homes and restaurants — wherever...
Ars Nova singers open season with the Monet of choral music
If Monet’s paintings were music, they would be the choral works of Maurice Duruflé.
That’s the view of Thomas Edward Morgan, director of Boulder’s Ars...
Looking at time
One late night last year M. Ward dreamt he was sitting in a smoky blues club watching Chuck Berry perform on the stage. In...
The recesses of unconscious
Sam Amidon wears headphones a lot, although a lot less than he used to. Think of them like a stethoscope and Amidon the physician,...
Al Stewart’s cast of characters
In April of this year, Al Stewart was awarded A Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC2 Radio Folk Awards ceremony. These events are usually bittersweet...
