Music
The birth of a tradition
For the second year running, the Boulder Chamber Orchestra (BCO) will reveal a young soloist at their New Year’s Eve concert. Last year it...
The horror
If fending off zombies sounds more appealing than hearing “Monster Mash” at another costume party, never fear: Boulder musicians have much to offer this Halloween. Acts like Devotchka, Paper Bird, The Motet and more are coming to town, offering Halloween-themed ...
How to transcend time
Less than 2,000 people live in the unincorporated community of Trona, California, nestled against the western edge of a dry lake bed southwest of...
Let’s sing it out
During our conversation, Carlos Medina walks around Coyoacán, a “folkloric” neighborhood in Mexico City, known for its cobblestone streets, art galleries, Frida Kahlo Museum...
Knotty by nature
The mysterious process of making art can bring once-buried feelings to the surface. Just ask Sadie Dupuis, the celebrated singer-songwriter behind the Philadelphia indie-rock...
How magic happens
The sun is shining the day I talk to Stevie Jackson, lead guitarist for the Scottish indie-pop band Belle and Sebastian.
“It rains a...
We’re just getting started
Modern politics and media are so intertwined it’s hard to view one without the other. But hasn’t it always been this way? Where would...
MahlerFest XXXI includes chamber and orchestra concerts with a focus on...
The 31st MahlerFest is all about late artistic transformations.
The 2018 festival begins Monday, May 14, and culminates Saturday and Sunday, May 19 and 20,...
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...
Seicento celebrates Scarlatti and son
Evanne Browne, artistic director of the Baroque vocal ensemble Seicento, wants you to know that she is excited about their next concert. Very excited.
“I...
Getting on the Dechen Hawk plan
He sits alone by the window of The Laughing Goat. A laptop, lunch and red wine are in front of him and conversation with another table happens to his left...


















