Music
Near-lost composers come to life at Colorado Music Festival
Boulder’s Chautauqua this summer will be home to several music festivals...
The frog king cometh
Theoretically, when you drop a stone into water, the ripples continue on forever, ad infinitum.
So while Jeremy Enigk doesn’t regret coming out as...
Bringing joy
Early in their 12-year career, the Infamous Stringdusters had a mission that was plenty ambitious.
“Originally, our goals were almost strictly musical, I think, being...
Frizzle frying up something new
One thing fans can count on with the current Primus tour (with original drummer Jay Lane on board and a new CD on the way) is it won’t be a nostalgia trip...
From politics to Boulder jazz
During the 2000 election, the second Carmen Sandim saw a waving field of grain or a Rockwellian downtown tableau flash across the screen, she knew what was coming next...
The Sadies keep it dark and circular on their latest album
Darker Circles, The Sadies’ latest work, is appropriately titled. The album is as cyclical as it is dark. Guitar chords and drum riffs allude to previous tracks constantly, building a solid and steady album that concludes beautifully...
Some unexpected charisma
The Boulder Chamber Orchestra (BCO) will launch its 11th season with a somber, almost mystical classical-era Requiem...
Wind is blowin’ in paradise
If Paul DeHaven’s first solo album, King of Gold, was a question, then his newest release, Echoes and Overtones, is an answer... of a...
After touring the world, Trace Bundy comes home
There was a time not long ago when Trace Bundy, former CU engineering professor turned full-time acoustic guitar instrumentalist, was affectionately known around here as the “acoustic ninja,” a moniker applied informally by an early and enthusiastic fan. And not ...
Arise 2016
Strolling down the main vendor concourse on Saturday, the middle day, of ARISE last year, we happened upon a guy who, like us, was...
Phone down, eyes up, hearts open
Goose’s Peter Anspach on the raw magic of improvisational live music
A life across six strings
The story goes that when the late Michael Hedges was killing time in Key West—well before he’d achieve fame as a groundbreaking acoustic fingerstyle...


















