Music

Rogue Wave’s show redeemed by final minutes

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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...

MahlerFest XXXII offers two orchestral concerts in expanded schedule

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Colorado MahlerFest is growing.  This year, the 32nd edition of the festival will feature more repertoire than ever, including two separate orchestra programs in Macky...

Sia kills Denver with cuteness

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For those who are unfamiliar with Aussie singer-songwriter Sia and her music, she’s the type of artist that dig deeps and delivers emotional, soul-searching, introspective lyrics over subdued electronic beats and melodies. Listening to her music, you’d think that ...

Carmen to corruption to hope

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MinTze Wu is finding her inner Carmen...

Music for Maui

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As flames engulfed the Hawaiian island of Maui in early August, Jessica Rogalski immediately thought about how to help all her friends dealing with...

Next level

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The Infamous Stringdusters have been on tour pretty much non-stop since the start of 2017 and will have soon released two live albums, one...

Being honest with yourself

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I put as much energy and love into the craft as I possibly could,” says Seattle hip-hop MC Ben Haggardy, summarizing the last few years, “to redevelop a relationship I had lost with the art...

Berta Rojas carries torch for tradition

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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 ...

Taylor Shae releases new single as a fundraiser for Rocky Mountain...

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With just a month left before graduation at CSU, local Americana troubadour Taylor Shae has hit that phase of her senior year in college...

Ruess’ new band is brash, effervescent on debut CD

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It ain't the fall that gets you; its the landing...

Progress via antiquity

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During the 2011 Communikey Festival, a few hundred local hipsters packed the obscure and highly under-used Odd Fellows Hall on Pearl Street to see why Dark Dark Dark — a poignant Minneapolis-based indie-pop and chamber-folk group that plays old-world instruments — ...

Spinnin’ on a rock in space

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It’s early November, and high winds are whipping up tiny whirlwinds in the parking lot of a quadplex in Nederland where Ted Bruner lives...