Music
‘The heat goes on’
Adrian Belew has been busy lately — but that’s nothing new for the 73-year-old music legend. Now 25 albums deep into a solo career,...
Berta Rojas carries torch for tradition
The leadoff track “Tambito josephino” (“Tambito from San Jose”) from Berta Rojas’ recent release Salsa Roja will surprise few of her followers for its lithe and masterful guitar work. Rojas is one of the most accomplished classical guitar instrumentalists on the ...
Cracker works to not be easily definable
Guitarist Johnny Hickman says he wouldn’t be happy playing with a band that stuck to a similar sound from song to song and album to album...
A working-class hero is something to be
The first time Paul Janeway saw the work of Italian painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio, he found himself transfixed by the artist’s choice to...
Imagining a better world
In 1970, Scotland Yard busted into the prestigious London Art Gallery, shutting down a newly opened show and seizing eight pieces of artwork deemed obscene by authorities. The confiscated lithographs, a relatively tame set of erotic nudes created by the artist for ...
Taylor Shae releases new single as a fundraiser for Rocky Mountain...
With just a month left before graduation at CSU, local Americana troubadour Taylor Shae has hit that phase of her senior year in college...
Hands on the wheel
Poised for breakout, Boulder-born Pink Fuzz focuses on forging its own path
Let the world hear
"To be honest, there’s probably a lot of people who would see my name and say, ‘Who is that? That sounds familiar,’” says singer/songwriter...
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...
Bluegrass without borders
Bluegrass lovers revere the genre’s legendary pickers and singers. And every July at RockyGrass — the high holiday for Front Range fanatics taking place...
Everything classical for the holidays
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King have fought their annual battles, the flowers have waltzed and several Messiahs have been sung, but there’s still...
Tone of voice
More than 30 years after the release of Passion and Warfare, Steve Vai’s landmark instrumental solo album and an essential component of the instrumental...


















