Music

John Mayer plays the fame game like a champ

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I don't own a single John Mayer CD or even a single single...

Bonobo DJ Set

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Over the last decade, British-born electronic musician Simon Green (Bonobo), made a name for himself by using elements of trip hop and acid jazz to slowly apply layers of samples, drum loops and melodies to build downtempo masterpieces, helping to lay the foundation ...

‘Best of’ lists are for insecure losers

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Comedy legend Mitch Hedberg once cracked that Pringles’ original intention, given the weird tubes the snack comes in, was to sell tennis balls. But when trucks filled with potatoes showed up at the factory, the people in charge of the operation cried, “Fuck it, cut ’...

Music on the electronic frontier

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Jamie Janover is a guy who’ll tell you that you can’t do everything all at once, and then proceed to more or less prove himself wrong...

Bach for a lifetime

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Rick Erickson’s father told him, “When you have Bach, you don’t need anything else...

Lissie’s new EP: Strong start, weak finish

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Folksy bordering on irritating at points, newcomer indie singer/songwriter Lissie's [Lissie Maurus] EP Why You Runnin', out Nov. 10 on Fat Possum Records, makes an unstable but positive debut with her new label...

HEAVY ROTATION: The revolution will not be televised

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‘The Revolution Will Not Be Televised,’ by Gil Scott-Heron “The first change that takes place is in your mind. You have to change your mind...

Are you the one?

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It took a few re-schedules before we managed to get Steven Wilson on the phone, and in retrospect, it was pretty easy to understand...

Kind of blue

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If you hear an entrancing rhythm coming from eTown Hall or the Boulder Outlook Hotel this weekend, don’t fight it. Instead, grab an instrument — or anything you have that can make a sound — and follow the sound. These sirens aren’t trying to wreck your ship; they ...

Mighty fifths to end the summer

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The 2012 Colorado Music Festival (CMF) surges to its conclusion this week with concerts Thursday and Friday by the Festival Orchestra — one of the best I have heard in recent years at CMF — conducted by Michael Christie...

The way Charlie Parr is built

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"The shortened version of the extremely long story,” Charlie Parr begins when I ask about the journey he took to make his new record,...

Eric Johnson: Now and then

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Depending on who you ask and what day you ask it, having that One Monster Hit is either a blessing or a boat anchor...